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Amazing (and Disturbing) X-Ray Images
This post contains some remarkable and somewhat disturbing x-ray images. The most amazing thing is that most of these patients survived.
RIAA to Stop Suing Music Fans
After suing more than 35,000 people for illegally sharing music since 2003, the RIAA has reached agreements with several ISPs to cut off subscribers' internet connections if they ignore warnings to stop, Wired.com has confirmed.
A Giant Breach in Earth's Magnetic Field
NASA's five THEMIS spacecraft have discovered a breach in Earth's magnetic field ten times larger than anything previously thought to exist. Solar wind can flow in through the opening to "load up" the magnetosphere for powerful geomagnetic storms. But the breach itself is not the biggest surprise. Researchers are even more amazed at the strange and unexpected way it forms, overturning long-held ideas of space physics.
Fresh Intelligence : Radar Online : Star Trek Creator Gene Roddeberry's Widow Dies
Majel Barrett Roddenberry, who helped keep Star Trek alive after her husband passed away, has died of leukemia at the age of 76. She was surrounded at her death by many friends, including her son Eugene Roddenberry Jr. Barrett was part of the Star Trek
'Deep Throat' of Watergate Scandal Fame Dies
How many people search for a news story about this today and accidentally see something else?
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GM and Chrysler Reopen Talks on a Merger
GM and Chrysler have reopened merger talks, as Chrysler owner Cerberus has signaled willingness to give away part of its stake in the car maker.