Google Maps blamed in border dispute
Google Maps has been embroiled in a Central American border dispute that saw two neighboring countries dispatch troops and heavily armed police to their joint border.
Internet
Nov 6, 2010
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Bloomberg to promote electric taxis in cities
(AP) -- City authorities are often better placed than national governments to combat climate change, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Saturday, vowing to promote the use of electric taxis as he takes over the leadership ...
Energy & Green Tech
Nov 6, 2010
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Scientists, politicians take the threat of an electromagnetic pulse very seriously
The sky erupts. Cities darken, food spoils and homes fall silent. Civilization collapses. End-of-the-world novel? A video game? Or could such a scenario loom in America's future? There is talk of catastrophe ahead, depending ...
Other
Nov 6, 2010
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Dell has not ruled out going private, CFO says
US computer giant Dell has not ruled out going private as it weighs its options for the future, chief financial officer Brian Gladden said in an interview published Friday
Business
Nov 6, 2010
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Sprint axes China's Huawei, ZTE on security grounds: WSJ
Sprint Nextel is excluding China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. from a multi-billion dollar contract to upgrade its cellular network largely because of national security concerns in Washington, The Wall Street Journal ...
Telecom
Nov 6, 2010
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Satellite launched from Vandenberg
(AP) -- A rocket carrying an Earth-observation satellite for civilian and military use has launched from California's Central Coast.
Space Exploration
Nov 6, 2010
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2008 Wenchuan earthquake: a landmark in China's history
The devastating 2008 Wenchuan earthquake marks a defining moment for China's earthquake science program. The focus of a special November issue of the prestigious Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America (BSSA), the ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 6, 2010
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US News and World Report going Web-only
US News & World Report, which dropped its weekly format two years ago and went monthly, is now abandoning print entirely for the Web.
Internet
Nov 6, 2010
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Hurd accuser claimed inside info
(AP) -- A person familiar with the ouster of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s former CEO Mark Hurd tells The Associated Press that the woman who accused Hurd of sexual harassment also claimed that he told her about a major acquisition ...
Business
Nov 6, 2010
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Scientists find damage to coral near BP well
For the first time, federal scientists have found damage to deep sea coral and other marine life on the ocean floor several miles from the blown-out BP well - a strong indication that damage from the spill could be significantly ...
Environment
Nov 6, 2010
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