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- Mayo Clinic gets $16 million for genetics research September 7, 2010
The Mayo Clinic received $11 million for the continued study of how genetics determine an individual's response to medication, it said Tuesday. - Fidel slams Ahmadinejad anti-semitism September 7, 2010
Here's our daily roster of stories that evaded full-on blog treatment: • In a rare interview with the American press, Fidel Castro slammed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for "slandering the Jews. … - iWeb update polishes comments, search September 7, 2010
available Tuesday , fixes a variety of unnamed issues “related to publishing sites to MobileMe.” It also polishes comment and search support for blogs and podcasts. The update is a rotund … - Judges can demand warrant for phone locales September 7, 2010
PHILADELPHIA—A U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia says judges may require warrants for police to get cell phone records that could help track a person's location. The novel case involves th … - Google milks animated doodle mystery on Twitter September 7, 2010
SEATTLE—For a dozen years, Google Inc. has been occasionally swapping its everyday logo for a "doodle," a sketch celebrating holidays, inventions, artists and sporting events, and show … - NY lawsuit seeks to halt suspicionless searches September 7, 2010
NEW YORK—Civil rights lawyers sued the government Tuesday to stop authorities from snooping in the laptops, cell phones and cameras of international travelers without probable cause. The lawsuit … - Stocks fall as worries about European debt return September 7, 2010
NEW YORK — Stocks closed lower today following new worries about Europe's debt problems. Treasury prices rose and gold settled at a new high as investors sought out safe assets. European st … - Unrepentant Saints planning to put the hits on Brett Favre — again September 7, 2010
METAIRIE, La. — About 45 minutes before Monday's news conferences with the Saints coaching staff, a team official announced that defensive coordinator Gregg Williams would not be available … - 2 Wis. men cited for drunken driving same truck September 7, 2010
EMMET, Wis.—Two Wisconsin men have been cited for drunken driving the same truck within minutes of each other in Marathon County. The Wausau Daily Herald reports that according to the Marathon C … - Hepatitis C cases spike this summer in Dakota County September 7, 2010
Dakota County is seeing an outbreak of hepatitis C this summer among young people sharing needles while using heroin and other drugs, state health officials said Friday. In July and August, the Minne. … - Oracle's Surprise, Mark Hurd Named President September 7, 2010
Plenty of skeptics weighed in following Oracle's announcement last year that it planned to buy Sun Microsystems. As the critics were quick to point out, Sun's sales had slumped and Oracle fa … - Privacy Won't Be a Casualty September 7, 2010
Despite being under constant assault from hackers around the globe, U.S. military and government cybersecurity efforts will not compromise individual civil liberties or unnecessarily invade citizens … - Startup formation follows consistent patterns September 7, 2010
Startups for decades have accounted for most net job creation in the nation — a situation caused by the fairly steady patterns by which they’re set up and by which they survive, a new surv … - Cuomo announces SUNY agreement September 7, 2010
State University of New York that will protect students from “deceptive and unfair credit card marketing.” SUNY has adopted Cuomo’s Student Credit Card Reforms for Colleges and Univ. … - Berkeley Lab building to open early, saving $500,000 September 7, 2010
The new building, named in quintessential government style the “Advanced Light Source User Support Building,” is right next to the ALS dome, visible behind to the left. - Former State Department official to head 'Google Ideas' September 7, 2010
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A former State Department official credited with helping bring social networking and other Web 2.0 tools to US diplomacy has been tapped to head a new division at Google calle … - European police target online film piracy network September 7, 2010
STOCKHOLM (AFP) – Police in 14 European countries on Tuesday launched a series of raids against an online film pirating network, Swedish authorities said. The major operation, organised after… … - Polls Show Netizens Oppose Craigslist's Censorship September 7, 2010
Washington Post asked its readers, "Do you agree with Craigslist's decision?" to block access to its Adult Services section. Fifty-two percent of them said no. At last count, 1989 peo.. … - Japan reporter tricked captors into using Twitter September 7, 2010
Freed Japanese freelance journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka ponders on reporters' questions during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. T … - Denny Hecker to plead guilty to reduced charges today in deal with prosecutors September 7, 2010
Denny Hecker, right, walks through a hallway inside the Federal Building Tuesday afternoon September 7, 2010 enroute to his hearing. (Pioneer Press: Chris Polydoroff) - Government launches plan to help 'under water' borrowers September 7, 2010
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is trying to jump-start its sputtering attempts to tackle the foreclosure crisis with an effort to assist homeowners who owe more on their properties than t …
