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What if the Wetterling boys had a cell phone?

What if the Wetterling boys had a cell phone?

While the discovery of Jacob Wetterling's remains has rekindled fears of deadly stranger abductions, experts say the number of such incidents has fallen over the years, thanks in part to technology.
by Brandt Williams

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QWERTY traveled from typewriter to iPhone, but alternative keyboards do exist

QWERTY traveled from typewriter to iPhone, but alternative keyboards do exist

The QWERTY keyboard layout has been around since the 19th century. Aren't there other arrangements better fit for the computer age? They vary from radical changes to slight alterations.

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Why your Facebook habit at work makes economists worry

Why your Facebook habit at work makes economists worry

Productivity, a key measure of the economy's health, has been growing more slowly in recent years. Can Facebook and other social media distractions on the job be partly to blame?

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NASA probe takes first-ever close-up images of Jupiter's north pole

NASA probe takes first-ever close-up images of Jupiter's north pole

"It's bluer in color up there than other parts of the planet, and there are a lot of storms," a Juno mission leader says of the gas giant's northern reaches.
by Joe Palca

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Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 over exploding, burning batteries

Samsung recalls Galaxy Note 7 over exploding, burning batteries

The device launched just a few weeks ago. Dozens of users reported that their waterproof smartphones caught fire or exploded. Samsung traced the problem to the battery, and promises replacements.
by Elise Hu

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'Alien' signal source reportedly located (it wasn't the Vulcans)

'Alien' signal source reportedly located (it wasn't the Vulcans)

If it were a phone call, we might call it a butt-dial: A strong radio signal that set off speculation about possible alien origins is now believed to have come from a terrestrial source.
by Bill Chappell

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Test of experimental Alzheimer's drug finds progress against brain plaques

Test of experimental Alzheimer's drug finds progress against brain plaques

Researchers have failed repeatedly in their efforts to slow or halt Alzheimer's disease. But there are hints that an experimental drug can do what previous medicines could not.
by Jon Hamilton

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Explosion rocks SpaceX launch site in Florida during test

Explosion rocks SpaceX launch site in Florida during test

NASA says SpaceX was conducting a test firing of its unmanned rocket when the blast occurred. The test, considered routine, was in advance of a planned Saturday launch.
by The Associated Press

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Watch: International Space Station flies over 3 hurricanes

Watch: International Space Station flies over 3 hurricanes

Two hurricanes in the Pacific - Lester and Madeline - are threatening Hawaii. Meanwhile, Gaston is crossing the open Atlantic. The space station got a good view of all three of them on Tuesday.

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Scientists looking for alien life investigate 'interesting' signal from space

Scientists looking for alien life investigate 'interesting' signal from space

Russian astronomers detected an unusual radio signal last year. The SETI Institute says it's too soon to say whether the signal came from intelligent life-forms — but researchers are checking it out.

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