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Velcro, a popular brand of hook-and-loop binding, was inspired by burrs that stuck to clothing and fur. NASA did not invent it, but the space agency helped popularize it.
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Beñat Intxausti won the 16th stage of the Giro d’Italia, and the favorite, Vincenzo Nibali, retained the overall lead as the race entered the final week.
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Xbox maker acknowledges "confusion" exists around secondhand games for next-gen platform, doesn't deny fee will be required to play secondhand titles.
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Volunteers from the American Red Cross are on the ground in Moore, Okla., where a violent tornado tore through homes, a hospital and two elementary schools killing 24 people and injuring at least 240 more. Full coverage of the Oklahoma tornado The organization, which provides...
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(Reuters) - A unique first edition of "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" annotated by author J.K. Rowling has sold for a record 150,000 pounds ($227,421) at a London charity auction, Sotheby's said on Tuesday.
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A registered sex offender who committed suicide is the suspected abductor, police say.
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A Harvard-educated NYPD captain responsible for training police administrators was nabbed for attacking his wife in front of their 13-year-old son, police said Tuesday.
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Leahy withdraws amendment that would have allowed gay citizens to petition for foreign spouses.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Senate panel voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to send weapons to rebels fighting Syria's government, but it was not clear who would get the arms even if the bill succeeds, as Washington struggles to deal with its response to the conflict.
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JAKARTA (Reuters) - The death toll from a tunnel collapse at a mine run by the Indonesian unit of Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc has been raised to 28, the company said in a statement on Wednesday, after giving up hope of finding any more...(more)
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Along with whether or not Al Gore invented the Internet, figuring out the correct pronunciation of GIF is one of the earliest questions of the Internet. I grew up believing it was hard-G GIF. Most people I know pronounce it like that too. Even the...(more)
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In a bold move to protect the well-being of dolphins, India has moved to ban dolphin shows -- a push that helps elevate their status from creatures of mere curiosity to one that borders more closely to the personhood we seem to share.
