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Coast Guard, storm watchers await Bill

NECN: Jennifer Eagan, Chatham, Mass.) – The Coast Guard said that the waters were pretty dangerous on Saturday night.

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Biggest parties around the world

Mardi Gras? Carnival?

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Average gamer is 35, obese, and depressed

Researchers from the CDC found that the average gamer is 35, obese, and depressed. Adult gamers are also less social and assertive, in addition to poor overall health

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Artificial life is only months away

Artificial life will be created within four months, a controversial scientist has predicted. Craig Venter, who led a private project to sequence the human genome, told The Times that his team had cleared a critical hurdle to creating man-made organisms in a laboratory.

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Competition lacking between private health insurance carriers

One of the most widely accepted arguments against a government medical plan for the middle class is that it would quash competition – just what private insurers seem to be doing themselves in many parts of the U.S. Several studies show that in lots of places, one or two companies dominate the market. Critics say monopolistic conditions drive up premiums paid by employers and individuals.

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100 German professors accused of taking bribes

100 German professors accused of taking bribes to help students get their Ph.D. German prosecutors were investigating 100 professors across the country on suspicion they took bribes to help students get their doctoral degrees, authorities said Saturday. The investigation focused on the Institute for Scientific Consulting, based in Bergisch Gladbach, just east of Cologne, which allegedly acted as the intermediary between students and the professors, said Cologne prosecutor's spokesman Guenther Feld

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Crowdsourcing used to monitor afghan elections

Online hubs like Twitter and Facebook can be valuable communication tools where traditional media channels are being censured. Two Web sites have been documenting the 2009 Afghan elections – with support by a variety of tech companies and international donors. (Please click on the above photo to read the full article).

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Fuel from beer waste

“After beer is made, the waste from breweries could help generate power, researchers now suggest. One problem brewers face is what to do with the thousands of tons of grain left over at the end of the brewing process. In the past, they just sold the waste to farmers who either fed it to their animals or spread it on their fields as fertilizer

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Lightning helps create artificial blood vessels

Lightning bolts could help create artificial organs, according to new research by scientists at Texas A&M University.

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Death panel originator Betsy McCaughey resigns in disgrace

Death panel originator Betsy McCaughey resigns in disgrace after humiliating herself on the Daily Show with John Stewart.

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