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China's Vice President Xi is in town: what 6 international newspapers say
Chinese Vice President and presumed leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping is visiting the United States this week. From the increased US militarization of the Asia-Pacific region to China’s human rights record, newspapers across the globe are chiming in with their opinions and expectations for this high-profile visit. Here are a sample of six:
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Elizabeth II: 3 biographies about the reigning monarch
3 new biographies of Queen Elizabeth II, all released in time for the queen's Diamond Jubilee
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Ferris Bueller lands in Top 5 Super Bowl car ads of 2012 (+ video)
The Super Bowl is way more than a football game. It's a coming out party for the year's most creative and humorous ads. Here's one viewer's take on the Top 5 Super Bowl car ads for 2012. What's your favorite - Bueller, The Bark Side, or another?
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Sundance: 5 festival documentary favorites
5 films shown at the famous Sundance festival that are already hits with critics and audiences
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How five websites are protesting SOPA
Five major websites will go dark on Wednesday protesting two Congressional bills, which critics argue could curtail Internet and free speech.
If passed, The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate counterpart, the Protect IP Act or PIPA, would allow the US government to seek a court order and even shut down websites that contain content or links to unauthorized copyrighted content. Moreover, advertisers and Internet service providers would be banned from doing business with transgressors.
Proponents of the legislation include companies that are trying to protect their copyrights, such as the Motion Picture Association of America, The NBA, Pfizer, Nike, L'Oreal, as well as the US Chamber of Commerce, the Fraternal Order of Police, and the US Conference of Mayors.
However, voices of opposition include Internet giants Google, Yahoo!, Facebook, Twitter, eBay, Mozilla, and Wikipedia – who say that the proposed laws constitute a First Amendment violation, promote censorship, and harm the democratic flow of information. Check out how five major websites plan to protest SOPA and PIPA:
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Culture Cafe
'Community' returns to NBC in March
'Community' will make its return to NBC on March 15 after a hiatus and fears of cancellation.
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Black hole produces 'cosmic Category 5 hurricane'
A stellar-mass black hole, which is born when an extremely massive star collapses, typically contains about five to 10 times the mass of our sun.
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Elephants in Arabia? Scientists find prehistoric footprints.
The fossilized gigantic footprints detected in the Arabian dessert belong to a herd of elephants, scientists say. The seven-million-year-old discovery marks the world’s oldest evidence on how these ancient mammals lived.
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Whitney Houston 'crack ho' slur on LA radio: Look who's talking
Black people everywhere, who have never even heard of the 'The John & Ken Show' in LA, are in an uproar about the two white radio hosts who called Whitney Houston a 'crack ho' on air and made other offensive comments. Far worse is the everyday use of the 'ho' word by blacks.
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The Vote
Does Rick Santorum have a Satan problem?
Parts of a 2008 speech by Rick Santorum have surfaced online, in which he says Satan is subverting great American institutions. Its appearance comes at a time in the campaign when Santorum's rivals are trying to make voters think twice about supporting him.
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John Glenn's first spaceflight was fraught with risks and unknowns
Before Glenn completed three laps of Earth on Feb. 20, 1962, no American had spent more than 15 minutes in space.
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Hubble telescope spots new class of planet: a steamy 'waterworld'
The planet GJ 1214b is a watery planet covered in a thick, steamy atmosphere, a new study of Hubble data suggests.
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How scientists brought 30,000-year-old flower back to life
In what is being hailed as the oldest successful regeneration of a living plant, researchers from the Russian Academy of Sciences used cells from a 30,000-year-old plant buried in permafrost to create living seedlings.
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300-million-year-old 'Chinese Pompeii' found buried under volcanic ash
Researchers near Wuda, China, have uncovered a tropical forest that was preserved by ash from a volcanic eruption during the early Permian era.
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iPhone tracking: Is Google breaking its privacy pledge?
iPhone privacy feature was circumvented to allow Google to track what iPhone users were doing, privacy researcher says. Google settled another privacy case in October.
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Global News Blog
An app to match your appetite in Cambodia
A cafe in Cambodia recently introduced electronic menus, side stepping language barriers between tourists and restaurant staff.
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Time Warner Cable, MSG reach deal. Linsanity at work?
Time Warner Cable and MSG sports have ended a seven-week blackout of Knicks games for TWC customers. Fan furor over Jeremy Lin – 'Linsanity' – probably played a huge role.
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Privacy for children who use mobile apps
App stores and developers are lapse in helping parents protect the privacy of a child using smart phones and tablets. From Google to Apple, finds an FTC report, clear information is needed.
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John Glenn reflects on NASA's space legacy 50 years after first orbit
On Feb. 20, 1962, Glenn piloted NASA's Mercury capsule, known as Friendship 7, three times around Earth, matching the groundbreaking achievement of the rival Soviet Union, which launched cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin into orbit 10 months earlier.
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Anthony Shadid, New York Times correspondent, dies in Syria
Anthony Shadid won Pulitzer Prizes in 2004 and 2010 for his reporting in Iraq. Anthony Shadid died Thursday at the tail end of a covert reporting trip in Syria.
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Knicks guard Jeremy Lin: Why we love his 'Lin-derella' story
Jeremy Lin is humble. He's religious. His style recalls an earlier era. And the Knicks guard's path to the NBA was unconventional, which gives us hope for our own lives.
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Goats apparently have accents, report goat experts
A study of young goats found that the animals' social environment helps shape their calls.
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How a black hole survived the destruction of its galaxy
The Hubble telescope has spotted the remains of a destroyed galaxy, whose sole remains consist of a black hole and a cloud of gas, which has spawned a cluster of new stars.
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Sarkozy seeks presidency again, promising 'strong France'
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who has presided over a deep economic recession since taking office, formally threw his hat into the ring to seek another term.
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Documents reveal Koch-funded group's plot to undermine climate science
Documents leaked from the 'free-market' Heartland Institute reveal payments to prominent climate-change deniers, a plan to create a fossil-fuel-friendly curriculum for Kindergartners, and efforts to 'keep opposing voices' out of the media.
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Scientists unravel mystery of humongous space explosion (+video)
Great Eruption of Eta Carinae, a massive star some 7,500 light-years away that suddenly lit up the night sky for a decade beginning in 1838 is one of the most studied objects in the Milky Way. But it continues to puzzle astronomers.
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2012 Westminster dog show: some viewers barking over 'Best in Show' choice
The Pekingese, which won Best in Show at the 2012 Westminster dog show, is adorable to many. Some view the waddling ball of fur as a wonder of nature. Others ask, is that really a dog?
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Hawk-eyed scientists spot world's smallest chameleon
A chameleon that could rest on the head of a match has been discovered by scientists on a island off Madagascar. The scientists also announced the discovery of three more species of tiny chameleons.
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Why military hawks are leading drug legalization debate in Latin America
Mexico, Colombia, and Guatemala want to decriminalize drugs, but with a military approach. This means going after criminals and gangs with military and police force before they can regroup.
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NASA to exchange 'flagship' missions for small-ball projects (+video)
NASA is drastically scaling back its Mars exploration initiatives in exchange for smaller, more efficient missions, agency officials say.
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