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Ron Paul: ‘The welfare system helps the wealthy’
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Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul wants to abolish all income taxes — but he says he’ll have to completely destroy the “welfare system” to do it.
more… | Politics
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Search for Twin Earth Getting Hotter! --NASA Announces 11 New Planetary Systems Hosting 26 Confirmed Planets
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In the past year astronomers have discovered smaller planets are more numerous and diverse than anyone has expected --"Searing hot planets with iron rain, atmospheres with 1,000 mile an hour winds, planetary systems with two suns, a planet that literally skims the surface of its star once every three months," reports Dimitar Sasselov, professor of astronomy at Harvard University.
more… | Science
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Google+ opens up to teenagers
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Google on Thursday opened up Google+ to teenagers, just days after loosening the rules about using real names on the social network.
more… | Technology
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Samsung's second German 3G patent lawsuit against Apple dismissed
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Samsung suffered another reversal in its patent battle with Apple Friday morning, as the Mannheim Regional Court in Germany dismissed the Korean company's second patent complaint related to 3G/UMTS technology. Last week, the same court rejected another similar Samsung complaint about 3G tech.
more… | World News
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How the Recession Changed the Reasons Students Go to College
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Students increasingly go to college as a path toward better jobs, not to pursue particular interests. Researchers found that 85.9 percent of freshmen said they're in college "to be able to get a better job."
more… | Lifestyle
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Apple 'attacking problems' at its factories in China -
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Apple has defended its ethical standards after a newspaper reported factories in China rely on child labour, 24 hour days and unsafe conditions to manufacture iPhones, iPads and computers.
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