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Cops: Google Maps Helped Burglar Case Homes
(Newser) - So you want to rob some houses, but you’re not sure where to start? Well, Samuel A. Watson came up with the idea to use Google Maps, he admits to Chicago police. Watson, suspected of breaking into as many as nine homes since March, “said he Googled ‘... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 29, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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Lawmakers Want FTC to Investigate Facebook
(Newser) - Two longtime critics of Facebook on Capitol Hill want the FTC to investigate the company over new privacy allegations, reports Politico . Democrat Ed Markey and Republican Joe Barton sent their letter after an Australian blogger reported that Facebook keeps collecting data on users even after they are logged out. Gawker... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 29, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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Germany OKs Expanded Bailout
(AP) - German lawmakers have cleared the way for an expansion of the size and powers of the euro zone bailout fund, in a major step toward tackling the bloc's sprawling sovereign debt crisis. A clear majority of lawmakers in Germany's lower house of parliament voted today in favor of... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 29, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.
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ISS Captures Southern Lights
(Newser) - An increase in solar activity is causing more spectacular displays of the northern—and southern—lights, as recently captured by the crew of the International Space Station. NASA has released rare footage of the Aurora Australis, or southern lights, taken by ISS astronauts as the station passed over the Indian... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 29, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science & Health.
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Assange Memoir Sells Just 644 Copies
(Newser) - A war of words between Julian Assange and publisher Canongate generated plenty of free publicity for Julian Assange: The Unauthorized Autobiography but that hasn't translated into sales. The book—which the WikiLeaks founder worked on with a ghostwriter before withdrawing from the project earlier this year—sold only 644... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 29, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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Obama Asks Supreme Court to Hear Health Care Case
(AP) - The Obama administration launched its Supreme Court defense of its landmark health care overhaul today, formally appealing a ruling by the federal appeals court in Atlanta that struck down the law's core requirement that individuals buy health insurance or pay a penalty beginning in 2014. Though the case has... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 29, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) .
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Reebok to Refund $25M for Bogus Toning Shoes
(Newser) - Reebok has agreed to dole out up to $25 million in refunds for people who bought its EasyTone and RunTone shoes, in the mistaken belief that they’d actually help them tone their lower body as advertised. The move settles an FTC complaint that Reebok’s various claims about the... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 29, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business.
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NASA: Satellite Fell in Remote South Pacific
(Newser) - Now that NASA's had time to crunch the numbers regarding last weekend's falling satellite , it has a pretty good idea of where it splashed down—in the middle of nowhere in the South Pacific. The dead UARS craft entered the atmosphere generally above American Samoa, according to the... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 29, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science & Health.
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New Kindle Can't Touch iPad
(Newser) - Amazon’s new Kindle Fire has been getting a lot of hype as an “iPad killer,” but Apple shouldn’t exactly be quaking in its boots, opines John Paul Titlow of ReadWriteWeb . “As far as hardware is concerned, the Kindle Fire looks more like a cross between... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 29, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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We Need a Match.com for College Admissions
(Newser) - It's time to bring the college admissions process into the modern age, writes Kevin Carey at the Atlantic . He doesn't mean the process by which elite students get into Ivy League schools—he means the real world, where the vast majority of students end up picking a school... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 29, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology, Arts & Living.
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Women Better at Fighting Disease
(Newser) - Ever wonder why women tend to live longer than men? Well, it turns out the fairer sex is made of stronger stuff when it comes to fighting off disease and riding out shocks to their systems, according to a study published today from Ghent University in Belgium. Researchers found that... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 29, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science & Health.
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Kindle Fire Price Tag: $199
(Newser) - Amazon is introducing its new Kindle Fire tablet in New York, but Bloomberg got some details—and Mashable got a picture—early. For one thing, the $199 price tag is lower than rumored. It will feature a 7-inch display and WiFi capability, but no 3G, camera, or microphone. A free... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 29, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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Best Online Shoppers: Tablet Users
(Newser) - Marketing in the modern age: It seems tablet users make the best online shoppers, reports the Wall Street Journal . Industry stats put the coveted "conversion rate" at 4% or 5% for tablet users vs. 3% for PC users. What's more, perhaps because tablet users tend to be wealthier,... More » Newser located this story for you on Thursday, September 29, 2011 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Business, Technology.
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