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On Fourth of July, 2011, as United States commemorates the adoption of Declaration of Independence, Earth reaches a point called Aphelion on its orbit and will be farthest from Sun than on any other day in 2011.

Despite the summer heat, numerous natural disasters across the nation have chilled the authorities and local citizens - not just because if their innate threats, but due to the extending threats posed by their neighboring nuclear power plants. The almost record-breaking wildfire in Los Alamos, New Mexico has been raging dangerously close to the Los Alamos National Nuclear Laboratory, while record floods in Missouri threaten two nuclear plants in Nebraska.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is considering stepping down later this year, but will not make any decision until after until after debt limit negotiations conclude, people familiar with his thinking said on Thursday.

With the growing market of smartphones, Google has shifted its focus towards mobile web apps.

The United States will keep applying the utmost pressure on al-Qaeda, even after its former leader Osama bin Laden was removed, according to comments made by U.S. President Barack Obama during a White House press conference.

Australian authorities are investigating an incident that occurred this past weekend in which a Great Barrier Reef dive boat accidentally left behind a U.S. snorkeler.

The recent research project Costs of War find the estimated cost of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan could be $3.7 to $4.4 trillion,

U.S. stocks were mixed in early trade on Wednesday with Nasdaq turns negative after Greece’s parliament approved key austerity bill to prevent a debt default.

Iran test-launched a spate of new missiles that can hit Israel and US installations in the Middle East

Without telling his government, the head of Afghanistan's central bank has left the country and taken up residence in the US.

After LulzSec announced its retirement after 50 days of lulz, or an Internet rampage, the flame of cyber war does not seem to be as active as it'd been. LulzSec apparently jumped back onto the boat of its old buddy, Anonymous, to continue sailing on the Operation Anti-Sec against the governments.

The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has filed for an injunction against BT, UK's largest internet service provider, forcing it to cut off customer's access to a website called Newzbin that promote piracy.

After a series of recent hacks against corporate and federal websites, the US government has spun out a plan to protect internet sites from online attacks.

E-reader ownership has increased to 12 percent from 6 percent between November 2010 and May 2011, according to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center.

The US government has commented that an arrest warrant for Moammar Gaddafi by the International Criminal Court further erodes the legitimacy of his rule.

Ryan Cleary, the 19 year old student from Wickford, Essex who was arrested in connection with the hacking group Lulzsec is diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome.

Online orders of MacBook Air are held in abeyance as Apple plans to release an updated version of its minuscule laptop.

Maho Bay Camps, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, was the pioneer in eco-tourism, opening up its mesh and wood “doors” in 1976 with a non-renewable 36-year lease. 35 years later, the day they’ve been dreading is fast approaching.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William will depart for their U.S. and Canadian tour in five days.

The US Federal Trade Commission confirmed on Thursday that it has accepted Apple’s plea to participate in the bidding for the assets of bankrupt Nortel Networks corp.

Three U.S. senators have called for an investigation after an Associated Press report revealed that regulators are concealing violations at deteriorating nuclear sites.