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Twitter to Censor Content in Some Countries

Twitter announced Thursday that it would begin censoring Tweets in certain countries, marking a policy shift for the social media platform that helped propel the popular uprisings.
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London Olympics Watchdog Member Quits over Deal with Dow Chemical

Meredith Alexander, a member of the body that oversees the sustainability of the London Olympics has resigned in protest at a sponsorship deal with Dow Chemical because of the American company's ties to the 1984 Bhopal gas disaster that killed thousands in Madhya Pradesh.
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Inside SEAL Team 6: Five Things to Know About the Navy Special Ops Force

After Jessica Buchanan's rescue from Somali pirates by the elite Navy force, everyone wants to know: who is SEAL Team 6? Find out what missions SEAL Team 6 has been involved in, how it operates, and what one former sniper thinks of President Obama's work with SEAL Team 6 on the Osama bin Laden raid.
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Megaupload Crackdown: Kim Dotcom E-Mail 'Scared the Hell' Out of Neighbors

The Megaupload founder is currently charged with earning millions in illegal profits from web sites like Megavideo.com. But to his old neighbors, Kim Dotcom is something else: the man who sent them an email joking about cocaine use, infiltrating their families, and hacking into their email accounts.
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iPad 3 Rumors: From Release Date to Specs, What We Know About Apple Tablet So Far

Now that the iPad 3 has a tentative release date set for early March, rumors abound about the best specs, the coolest features and the biggest upgrades slated for Apple's new tablet. Here's a rundown of everything we know (and what's been proved false) so far, from increased battery power to 4G LTE connectivity and a higher display resolution.
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Saudi Female Driver Who Protested Ban on Driving Dies in Car Crash

In an ironical incident, a woman who had actively protested the driving ban on female motorists in Saudi Arabia has died in a car crash. One woman was immediately killed and her companion who was driving the car was hospitalised after she suffered several injuries, police spokesman Abdulaziz al-Zunaidi told AFP.
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Download a Car From The Pirate Bay, For Real!

Those who compulsively download and swear by the BitTorrent sites can't possibly live without filesharing. When the anti-piracy Internet meme You wouldn't download a car became popular, mocking at the impossibility of sharing and owning physical objects through BitTorrent sites, many wondered if it was feasible.

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