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Did this Metro PCS ad make the tech world cringe?
Cell phone provider Metro PCS' new campaign, featuring two supposed Indian tech experts, is proving a little controversial. The company admits it has received complaints.

iPad pricing: How low can you go, Apple?
It seems odd that Apple execs would even hint at the possibility of an early price cut lest they give folks already on the fence about buying the first iteration of the device more reason to stay there.

Twins learn of teen brother's death on Facebook
Twins logging on to Facebook to read birthday wishes instead discover that people have left RIP posts about their 17-year-old brother. Police hadn't notified the family.

Silicon: It's good for you, especially in beer
Researchers at UC Davis say that silicon, the most common metalloid and a known booster of bone-mineral density, is highly "bioavailable" when consumed in beer.

University worker accused of extorting student file sharers
Security analyst at University of Georgia tasked with catching copyright violators allegedly uses his position to shakedown students.

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Illinois Woman Told She Is No Longer an American
When Angela Boneva went to renew her passport in 2003, the State Department told her she wasn't an American citizen.

Khamenei: Iran Set to Deliver 'Punch' to Stun West
Iran's Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that Iran is set to deliver a "punch" that will stun world powers during this week's 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution, AFP reported.

Gov't-Run Climate Care?
Obama administration proposes new Climate Service to examine and report on global warming
• YOU DECIDE: Can New Agency Deliver Reliable Data?
• Dutch Allege New Mistakes in U.N. Climate Report

Remembering Rep. John Murtha
Pa. Dem and first Vietnam war vet elected to Congress dies of gallbladder surgery complications at 77
• Lawmakers Eulogize Murtha | Gov. to Set Election Date
• Dr. Manny: How Can You Die From Gallbladder Surgery?

Aid Groups Launch Haiti Mass Vaccination Campaign
Aid groups say they are launching an emergency vaccination campaign for 140,000 people in Haiti to protect them against measles and other diseases.

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Traders make $8bn bet against euro
Data from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange show net short positions against the single currency rising from 39,500 contracts to 43,700 contracts, equivalent to $7.6bn

US courts support for Iran sanctions
The US launched a renewed push to rally support for sanctions against Iran after President Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad pledged to enrich uranium closer to the level needed for nuclear weapons

Xstrata sees ‘advantages’ in possible Glencore link-up
Xstrata fuelled renewed talk of a merger with Glencore, the privately held commodities trader, with the chief executive of the miner suggesting that a union could create value

Patent dispute adds to Toyota’s headache
As if Toyota did not have enough on its plate with its recalls, the Japanese carmaker is embroiled in a patent-infringement row in the US involving a key part of the technology that drives its hybrid petrol-electric vehicles

DE Shaw eyes rival firms’ distressed holdings
DE Shaw has set up an in-house team to look at buying portfolios of distressed assets and is targeting rival hedge fund firms’ holdings

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Source: Murtha's intestines nicked in gallbladder surgery
Rep. John Murtha died as a result of recent gallbladder surgery complications that arose from doctors accidentally nicking Murtha's intestines, a source told CNN.

Experts: Recall may not fix pedal issue
In his hectic, noisy laboratory at the University of Maryland, Michael Pecht is wary when it comes to assessing whether Toyota's suggested repair of sticky gas pedals will have any real impact.

Haitian may have lasted month in rubble
A man pulled alive from the rubble of a building in Haiti's capital may have been trapped since the January 12 quake that leveled much of the city, doctors reported Monday.

Doctor charged in Jackson's death
Dr. Conrad Murray, personal physician to Michael Jackson, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop star's death last summer.

Elizabeth Smart kidnapper pleads guilty
A woman convicted in the 2002 kidnapping of Utah teenager Elizabeth Smart pleaded guilty in the attempted kidnapping of Smart's cousin a month later, court officials said Monday.

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