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#science Cocaine turns anybody that takes it into a bit of a douche—we all know what. But while there's plenty of evidence that the drug affects heart function and screws up the brain's natural reward system, here's another reason to avoid it: scientists have found...(more)
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Egyptians vote on Thursday in the second day of a gripping presidential election in which candidates are pitting stability against the ideals of the uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak's rule.
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Jane Lynch narrates. Lady Gaga claps. Barney Frank has a cameo. Same-sex couples embrace. President Barack Obama's reelection campaign released a new ad on Wednesday to court lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) voters. The video has playful moments. After Lynch says that Obama "counted us...(more)
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Yahoo's search group attempts to take control of its destiny by launching its own browser. Surprise: It's good. [Read more]
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Now they call it Fadebook – shareholders call in lawyers as stock price tumbles and regulators are not far behindFacebook's founder, Mark Zuckerberg, has gone from hero to zero as the stockmarket flotation of the decade flounders amid lawsuits and accusations of greed, hype and deception.The...(more)
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - NetApp Inc forecast revenue below expectations and its CEO warned he is cautious about the outlook for business in Europe, sending the data storage equipment maker's shares down nearly 22 percent in after-hours trade.
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Nine English children are "protected" after a global police investigation uncovers a paedophile ring using social networking sites to post images of sexual abuse.
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LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline said it would not proceed with its $2.6 billion offer for Human Genome Sciences unless the U.S. biotechnology company dropped a "poison pill" shareholder rights plan imposed to block the deal. Human Genome adopted the stockholder rights plan earlier this month in...(more)
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The definition of a successful public launch of a stock shouldn't rest on how much money the investment bankers make. Better is how close the offering price is to where the stock actually trades. [Read more]
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A Panamanian man who watched his two companions die while surviving at sea for 28 days in their small disabled boat has sued a U.S. cruise line because one of its ships failed to help, his attorney said.
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To say that President Obama's announcement of support for gay marriage yesterday was historic is something of an understatement. But it appears that it didn't just make history in the fight for gay rights — it may have also made Twitter history … Continue reading →...(more)
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Regulations to significantly reduce the cost of using a mobile phone abroad have been passed by the European Parliament.
