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Apple's iPad 2 is unveiled

Apple's iPad 2 is unveiled

Steven Jobs continues his indefinite medical leave, but there is no break from innovating at Apple. Apple executives unveil the iPad 2 today.

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Space shuttle Discovery fueled for final flight

Space shuttle Discovery fueled for final flight

A space shuttle that has racked up an impressive list of firsts is about to add one more -- it will soon become the first in NASA's fleet to be retired.

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Cosmic census finds crowd of planets in our galaxy

Cosmic census finds crowd of planets in our galaxy

Scientists have estimated the first cosmic census of planets in our galaxy and the numbers are astronomical: at least 50 billion planets in the Milky Way. At least 500 million of those planets are in the not-too-hot, not-too-cold zone where life could exist.

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3M deploys fast electric car charging stations at Maplewood campus

3M deploys fast electric car charging stations at Maplewood campus

3M is deploying two fast charging stations for electric cars on its Maplewood campus, anticipating electric vehicles will become more common in coming years. The stations can juice up a car in about four hours.
by Martin Moylan

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iPhone-starved states welcome new gadget

iPhone-starved states welcome new gadget

Previously excluded from the iPhone club because of AT&T's at-best spotty coverage in this part of the country, cell-phone users in areas of the Dakotas, Montana, Nebraska and Wyoming can now get the phone through the nation's largest wireless carrier, Verizon Wireless.

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Alliant Techsystems wants to build new NASA rocket

Alliant Techsystems wants to build new NASA rocket

Alliant Techsystems Inc. hopes NASA will pick its rocket design to fly astronauts to the International Space Station.

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Are those photos really priceless?

Are those photos really priceless?

When his hard drive crashed, he lost his family photos. Technicians might be able to save them -- for a price that's all too real.
by Steve Nelson

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Will new broadband money penalize the early birds?

A Federal Communications Commission plan to help get broadband to rural areas doesn’t make every rural broadband provider happy.
by Dave Peters

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Computer glitch delays tax refunds for thousands of Minnesotans

The Minnesota Department of Revenue says a computer glitch is responsible for delaying tax refunds for thousands of Minnesotans who filed electronically.

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