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Feds Seize Pirated Android App Sites
The seizure by federal prosecutors of websites trading in smartphone applications is the first of its kind
Tropical Storm Isaac Organizes Overnight, Still Headed for Florida
Could make landfall in the Keys or South Florida, still headed in the direction of the GOP national convention in Tampa, threat to Caribbean islands more immediate
Nikon to Release Android-Powered Camera
Polaroid made similar plan but Nikon has set an actual release date
Facebook Cofounder Sells His Shares
Dustin Moskovitz sold 450,000 shares for between $19.38-$20 each
Democrats Look to Build on Rape Gaffe
GOP House candidates across the country are being linked to Akin
Democratic Convention to Sidestep the Economy
Abortion rights, women's health, and equal pay will feature heavily at the convention
Apple-Samsung Case Goes to Jury
Just try to imagine sitting on the jury of a giant patent case. Just try.
Researchers Say Circumcisions Reduce Future Health Costs
Doctors fighting against downward trend in foreskin removal.
Animal Smugglers Flew Deer, Sheep into Hawaii
They have no predators on new home. Ecosystem now all screwed up.
Calif. Bill Would Turn Stores into Mandatory Recycling Centers
Large shops would be required to have in-house plastic bag recycling programs.
19 Million Americans Lack Broadband Internet
Apparently the FCC thinks this is a problem it is supposed to fix.
Mars Rover to Begin Actually Going Places on Mars
Various tests passed. Curiosity will be getting curiouser tomorrow.
Court: Texas Can Cut Planned Parenthood Funds
Clinic had argued law forbidding giving state funds to abortion providers violated free speech.
Nikola Tesla Museum in the Works
The electricity pioneer was somewhere between wacky and way ahead of his time
Wiretapping Law May Have Been a Response to Deregulation
Intelligence court likely ruled that loosened broadband market was beyond the reach of existing snooping rules
Private Mars Missions Are Possible
The massive cost estimates tossed around by NASA are, let us say, based on the bureaucratic factor
Energy Regulators Think You're Crazy
A new study uncovers what regulators really think of American consumers.
Europeans Dig Internet Taxes
Scheme requires giving a UN body more power, which is always a good idea
Congressman Has Never Heard of a Child Getting Pregnant Through Rape or Incest
Capitol Hill really is a bubble
Todd Akin Wants Your Forgiveness
"Used the wrong words in the wrong way and for that I apologize."
Maddow Gives Her Thoughts on Akin
Says Akin's 'fake science' is the 'new normal' in the GOP
Fossils Dealer Suing US Government Over Seized Dino Bones
The feds seized the fossils to hand them over to the government of Mongolia, which claimed ownership
Could RNC in Tampa Be Rocked By Hurricane?
A blip in the Atlantic could be the first signs of a Hurricane Isaac that could hit Florida as the RNC begins there
Derailed CSX Train Outside Baltimore Kills 2
Train fell off a bridge into a parking lot
"Net Neutrality" Ripped by Verizon
Says lawsuit aimed at reining-in out-of-control regulators
Universe Didn't Explode Into Being, It Kinda … Froze
Physicists are rewriting the origins of everything
Surveillance Is All About Crunching the Data
Complicated software takes the inputs and "sees" patterns
Private Company Bails Out Nebraska Nuke Plant
The publicly owned power plant has been off-line for 16 months
Bulk Texts Banned in Indian Anti-Violence Move
Authorities fear messages are used to coordinate ethnic and religious attacks
