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Will Sibley join the push for public broadband?

County, city and township officials in Sibley County in central Minnesota are mulling whether to join the push for publicly owned broadband networks.
by Dave Peters

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Verizon to start selling iPhone early Feb.

Verizon Wireless made the long-awaited announcement Tuesday that it will start selling a version of the iPhone 4 on Feb. 10, giving U.S. iPhone buyers a choice of carriers for the first time.

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The year in science

The year in science

2010 was a big year for natural disasters on earth, but stories about what lies beyond our solar system also made the headlines. Midmorning looks at the big science stories from 2010.

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Newsmaker: The buzz from the Consumer Electronics Show

Newsmaker: The buzz from the Consumer Electronics Show

Today is the first day of the Consumer Electronics Show. Each year industry visionaries and journalists flock to the trade show to witness the next generation of electronics. What will be the iPad of 2011?

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Fake White House holiday e-mail is cyber attack

A malware-laden e-mail masquerading as a White House Christmas card was a sinister move by hackers to steal sensitive documents from U.S. law enforcement and military officials, according to cybersecurity analysts.

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US, Russia plan more anti-hijacking exercises

US, Russia plan more anti-hijacking exercises

A first-of-its-kind hijacking exercise involving the U.S., Canadian and Russian militaries went so well that a similar drill is planned for 2011, an American officer said.

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Report says Facebook nets $500 million investment

Report says Facebook nets $500 million investment

Social networking behemoth Facebook has raised $500 million from Goldman Sachs and a Russian investment firm in a deal that values the company at $50 billion, The New York Times reported.

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1st state broadband status report: Mixed at best

The Minnesota Broadband Advisory Task Force has finished its first report tracking how well the state is keeping up in the realm of high-speed Internet access. The picture is mixed.
by Dave Peters

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UMD professor tracks geological secrets in Antarctica

UMD professor tracks geological secrets in Antarctica

John Goodge, a geologist at the University of Minnesota-Duluth, is part of a research team in Antarctica. Goodge and others are sampling rocks and glacial deposits to help build a better picture of the continent beneath the polar ice cap of Antarctica.
by Tom Crann

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