Several lawmakers are bringing special guests to President Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday night in order to make a statement. Several lawmakers are bringing guests to help underscore the importance of gun control. More than 20 House Democrats are bringing guests who have been personally affected by gun violence. A bipartisan pair of Arizona lawmakers, meanwhile, will host former Rep....
North Korea Says it Has Conducted a Nuclear Test
Labels: Business North Korea says it has successfully tested a miniaturized nuclear device Tuesday, according to state media.A large tremor measured at magnitude 4.9 was detected in North Korea and governments in the region scrambled to determine whether it was a nuclear test that the North Korean regime has vowed to carry out despite international protests.Official state media said the test...
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Why we're building a €1 billion model of a human brain
Labels: World The Human Brain Project has just won a €1 billion research prize. Its director Henry Markram says the initiative will unify our understanding of the brain Your project aims to recreate the human brain in a supercomputer. Why?We...
Tech giants summoned by Australia pricing inquiry
Labels: Technology SYDNEY: Global technology giants Microsoft, Apple and Adobe were on Monday ordered to appear before a pricing inquiry examining the often-higher cost of tech goods in Australia compared with other economies.The lower house committee holding the probe, which was launched last May, said it had summoned the trio to appear at a public hearing next month to explain why Australian customers...
'Within seconds, everything changed'
Labels: LifestyleBy Dana Ford, CNNupdated 12:26 AM EST, Mon February 11, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant declares a state of emergency in four countiesAt least a dozen people are injured; no deaths are reported"Within seconds, everything changed," says a Hattiesburg, Mississippi residentiReport: Please send your photos and videos, but stay safe(CNN) -- A tornado touched down in southern Mississippi...
New Englanders slowly recover from weekend blizzard
Labels: Health NEWPORT, R.I. Travel eased and life slowly returned to normal for most New Englanders after a massive blizzard, but many remained without power in cold and darkened homes and a forecast of rain brought a new worry: Weight piling up dangerously on roofs already burdened by heavy snow. 61 PhotosPowerful blizzard descends on NortheastPlay VideoNortheast sees record snow fall The storm that slammed into...
Possible Dorner Sighting Leads to Store Evacuation
Labels: Business A Northridge, Calif., home improvement store was evacuated tonight because of a possible sighting of suspected cop-killer Christopher Dorner, just hours after police announced a $1 million reward for information leading to his arrest.As helicopters hovered overhead and a command center was established, police searched the Lowe's store and eventually told shoppers they could...
Feb
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Sooty ships may be geoengineering by accident
Labels: World GEOENGINEERING is being tested - albeit inadvertently - in the north Pacific. Soot from oil-burning ships is dumping about 1000 tonnes of soluble iron per year across 6 million square kilometres of ocean, new research has revealed. Fertilising the world's...
China ships in disputed waters as tension runs high
Labels: Technology TOKYO: Four Chinese ships were spotted Sunday in disputed East China Sea waters, Japanese officials said, as Tokyo considered disclosing video footage and pictures as evidence of a Chinese frigate's alleged radar-lock incident.For the first time after Tokyo made the allegation last week, China sent maritime surveillance vessels near Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea, known...
Almost famous: See celebs' early roles
Labels: LifestyleBy Henry Hanks, CNNupdated 5:05 PM EST, Thu February 7, 2013Stars who started out like GoDaddy's geekJesse HeimanSylvester StalloneJohn TravoltaKeanu ReevesCourtney CoxMatt LeBlancTina FeyRainn WilsonMegan FoxDean Wint...
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