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Songs about me: narcissism in popular music

Songs about me: narcissism in popular music

A recent analysis of the last three decades of hit song lyrics shows a trend in recent years toward narcissism and hostility in popular music. Is today's popular music indicative of increasing self-absorption, or is defining a generation by the Billboard charts a bit of a stretch?

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Microsoft agrees to buy Skype for $8.5B

Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday that it has agreed to buy the popular Internet telephone service Skype SA for $8.5 billion in the biggest deal in the software maker's 36-year history.

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AT&T official says merger would help rural Minn., N.D.

AT&T official says merger would help rural Minn., N.D.

An AT&T official says the company's proposed merger with T-Mobile USA would improve technology in rural areas of the upper Midwest, but some residents and lawmakers remain skeptical.

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U of M researchers to map the Arctic

A team of University of Minnesota researchers who are admired in academic circles for their work mapping Antarctica, are now expanding their work to include the Arctic.

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NASA: Endeavour's last launch delayed again

NASA: Endeavour's last launch delayed again

Space shuttle Endeavour's final launch is off until at least the end of the week because technicians need to replace a switch box in the engine compartment, NASA said Sunday.

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NASA delays space shuttle Endeavour's last launch

NASA delays space shuttle Endeavour's last launch

NASA has called off Friday's launch of space shuttle Endeavour because of a heater failure. Commander Mark Kelly and his crew were on their way to the launch pad, when NASA halted the countdown.

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Getting rural businesses to see Internet value

Getting rural businesses to see Internet value

University of Minnesota Extension’s Center for Community Vitality is using federal stimulus money to encourage rural businesses to use the Internet.
by Dave Peters

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Sony: Credit data risked in PlayStation outage

Sony Corp. said Tuesday that the credit card data of PlayStation users around the world may have been stolen in a hack that forced it to shut down its PlayStation Network for the past week, disconnecting 77 million user accounts.

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Phone app helps parents track teen driving

A smart phone app developed by a Minneapolis company can take parents of teen drivers along for the ride, even though they aren't physically in the car.

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