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Daily Archives: Feb 23, 2012

Starting with March 1 Google controversially changes its privacy policy to allow it to gather, store and use personal information about its users

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Starting with March 1 Google controversially changes its privacy policy to allow it to gather, store and use personal information about its users. There is...
Batman first appearance was in Detective Comics in May 1939

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A collection of early comic books has been sold for $3.5 million at auction in New York. The trove of 345 comics had been bought...
John Nicholson’s book presents the story of how eating meat again, after twenty-six vegetarian years, changed his life powerfully for the better

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John Nicholson’s book “The Meat Fix. How a lifetime of healthy eating nearly killed me!”presents author’ story of how eating meat again, after twenty-six...
Seven US Marines have died after two helicopters collided in Arizona

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Seven US Marines have died after two helicopters collided in Arizona, officials say. The mid-air accident happened near the city of Yuma during a training...

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US researchers have identified how the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat. According to a study published in...
Earth's clouds got a little lower by around one percent cent a year on average during the first decade of this century

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A new NASA-funded university study based on satellite data has found that Earth's clouds got a little lower by around 1% cent a year...
Faster-than-light neutrinos experiment that might have been the biggest physics story of the past century may instead be down to a faulty connection

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Faster-than-light neutrinos experiment that might have been the biggest physics story of the past century may instead be down to a faulty connection. In September...
Raquel Welch is still time-haltingly beautiful forty-six years after she emerged from the sea in mankind's first bikini

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Famous actress Raquel Welch is still time-haltingly beautiful forty-six years after she emerged from the sea in mankind's first bikini. Raquel Welch, 71, attended the...

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At least 48 people died and dozens have been injured in a wave of bombings and shootings across Iraq, police say. The attacks targeted predominantly...
Previous research has suggested the Y sex chromosome, which only men carry, is decaying genetically so fast that it will be extinct in five million years' time

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Male Y chromosome may not become extinct after all, according to a new study. Previous research has suggested the Y sex chromosome, which only men...
Kourtney Kardashian, who already has a two-year-old son Mason, says she and boyfriend Scott Disick feel blessed to have a baby girl

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Reality star Kourtney Kardashian has confirmed she is expecting a baby girl. Kourtney Kardashian, 32, who already has a two-year-old son Mason, says she and...
There were numerous reports this week saying that Aretha Franklin was “banned” from Whitney Houston’s funeral on Saturday

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There were numerous reports this week saying that Aretha Franklin was “banned” from Whitney Houston’s funeral on Saturday. New York Daily News reported that Aretha...