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What recovery? Top 10 cities losing jobs
For some regions of the US, talk of an economic recovery is more wishful thinking than reality. Here are the top 10 metropolitan areas that continue to struggle with unemployment, from the Carpet Capital of the World to the home of an Ivy League university.
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New ‘time cloak’ conceals data so well, even its recipients can’t read it
Scientists have discovered how to cloak information so that it appears to have never been sent at all, offering hopes of eventual ultra-secret communications schemes.
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Wearable computers: Marty McFly, meet your jacket
Clothing will not just be embedded with devices, but actually will be devices, from belly band fetal monitors to shirts that charge your cell phone to dresses that release insecticide on command.
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The Monitor's View Alternative currencies like bitcoin are a mirror of their users
The e-currency bitcoin spiked and then fell last week, sowing doubts about alternative currencies, whether on the Internet or in local communities. Such experiments need a firm basis of trust.
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Mysterious Martian spheres baffle NASA researchers
The new Mars photo by Opportunity shows a close-up of a rock outcrop called Kirkwood covered in blister-like bumps that mission scientists can't yet explain.
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With end of long strike at Caterpillar, a blow to US labor movement
Machinists striking against Caterpillar since May 1 have voted to accept a new labor contract that calls for concessions on benefits and a virtual freeze on wages. It's not much to cheer for manufacturing workers, analysts say.
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College rampage threat 5 days after the Colorado shooting leads to arrest
Five days after the Colorado shooting, a Kent State sophomore allegedly 'tweeted' profanities and threats at university president, threatening to 'shoot up' the school.
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Cities going broke: Can Scranton's minimum wage plan work? (+video)
A judge told Scranton's mayor he couldn't break the contracts. Pennsylvania told him he couldn't declare bankruptcy. But he didn't have the money to pay more than minimum wage. Unions sued.
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Mars rover beams amazing panorama back to Earth (+video)
NASA's Mars Opportunity Rover has sent us a postcard, a stunning panorama view of the Red Planet, stitched together from 817 different images taken over six months.
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'Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane donates Carl Sagan's papers to Library of Congress (+video)
Seth MacFarlane said that the papers belonging to the astronomer and popularizer of science Carl Sagan were extremely influential to him, and that they should be accessible to everyone.
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What recovery? Top 10 cities losing jobs
For some regions of the US, talk of an economic recovery is more wishful thinking than reality. Here are the top 10 metropolitan areas that continue to struggle with unemployment, from the Carpet Capital of the World to the home of an Ivy League university.
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Huge crowds turn out for Space Shuttle Enterprise (+video)
Hundreds of spectators watched as the Space Shuttle Enterprise arrived by barge at New York's Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum.
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Change Agent Gleaning for good: an old idea is new again
Picking crops that would otherwise be left in a garden or field to rot, and sharing them with those in need, is a time-honored idea that's gaining fresh momentum today.
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Chapter & Verse A victim turns the tables on con men
Author Amy Reading discusses her new book 'The Mark Inside,' which details the story of a Texas rancher who got his revenge on a gang of grifters.
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Cover Story Modern romance: Gen-Y is late to the wedding, but wants marriage
Gen-Y is is rewriting modern romance as the path to marriage gets longer but more certain: Young people want more certainty before the wedding.
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Grebes birds: Thousands of birds make crash landing in Utah
Officials say stormy conditions probably confused the flock of eared grebes birds, a duck-like aquatic bird likely making its way to the Mexican coast for the winter.
12/14/2011 04:56 pm -
How to kick-start gratitude – on Thanksgiving and year round
A Thanksgiving kick-start for gratitude: Four suggestions.
11/19/2011 02:17 pm -
Why New York's 'Silicon Alley' may never match Silicon Valley
New York will offer free land and up to $100 million in infrastructure funds to a university willing to establish a world-class, high-tech school in the city, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Tuesday.
07/20/2011 07:58 pm -
Worried about jobs, college women go 'geek'
A rising share of computer science majors at top schools are women. High-tech jobs offer stability in an uncertain economy.
06/27/2011 10:48 am -
Europe's E. coli outbreak: Does new food safety law prevent that in US?
A new US food safety regimen became law in January. It expands government regulation of growers, but it's not clear Congress will allot enough funds to implement and enforce the law.
06/10/2011 02:59 pm -
Rent or own? Increasingly Americans opt for rental homes.
Homeownership is supposed to be better for neighborhoods and children than renting a home. But the rent or own debate is not so clear-cut?
06/01/2011 02:43 pm -
Somerville, Mass., aims to boost happiness. Can it?
Forget GDP, say a growing number of cities and nations. Instead, they're measuring happiness and hope to increase it.
04/04/2011 01:00 pm -
Stardust-NExT to make Valentine rendezvous with comet Tempel 1
NASA sent its Deep Impact probe to comet Tempel 1 in 2005, but failed to get the data it wanted. Now, with Stardust-NExT returning this Monday, NASA gets a second shot.
02/13/2011 01:04 pm -
Commonwealth Games: Best and worst of times for India to attract foreign capital
India's private sector is strong, but the public sector's mismanagement of the Commonwealth Games may have tarnished the image of India as an investment opportunity, say economic analysts.
10/14/2010 09:08 am -
US jobs: In China trade fight, does protectionism help, or hurt?
Congress is considering legislation that would punish China for devaluing its currency, a policy the Obama administration regards as hindering US jobs growth. But some say protectionism is even more costly.
10/04/2010 03:27 pm -
Editor's Blog For some veterans, wars never end
Troops now coming home from Iraq -- and those scheduled to return from Afghanistan next year -- often carry the war with them.
08/17/2010 10:54 am
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