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Occupy Wall Street Protests May Face Futuristic, 'Less-Than-Lethal' Weaponry

A long-range acoustic sound cannon mounted atop a police vehicle
Occupy Wall Street protests are facing down the futuristic barrel of 'less-than-lethal' weaponry. As protests test police patience, crowds may see previously-unknown high-tech crowd control gear. What could the protesters face, as their “radical democracy of the future” meets the radical crowd control of the future?

Black Hole's Obliteration of Stars Found by Astronomers

Astronomers Found Evidence of Elusive Destroyed Stars
Scientists have hypothesized that black holes, super dense masses with gravity so strong not even light escapes, can vacuum up stars and shred them to pieces and squash them to smithereens. Trouble is, proof of the ripped-up stars eluded astronomers - until now.
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iPhone 4S Pre-orders Set New Record Sell-out

There is a bad news to those who have not preordered iPhone 4S: pre-orders for iPhone 4S have been sold out. The iPhone 4S is so popular that it was sold out in a single day at the online Apple store. The company started accepting online pre-orders on Oct. 7. Like the previous iPhone 4, the iPhone 4S also has black and white two color versions, each with 16 GB storage capacity for $199, 32 GB for $299?and 64 GB for $399.
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Stock Futures Slip as Slovak Vote Awaited

Stock index futures were lower on Tuesday after a strong rally in the prior session as investors awaited the results of a key vote by Slovakia on expanding the euro zone rescue fund.
National Basketball Association commissioner Stern answers questions to members of the media outside the Louvell hotel in New York

NBA Cancels First Two Weeks of Regular Season

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has canceled the first two weeks of the regular season after the league owners and players were unable to resolve a bitter labor dispute on Monday.
Nobel Prize for Economics winners Professors Sims and Sargent during a news conference at Princeton University in Princeton New Jersey

Sims, Sargent Win 2011 Economics Nobel

Americans Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims shared the Nobel prize in economics on Monday for work that helps governments and central banks weigh up responses to crises -- though it offers no immediate answer to current global problems.
Singer Paul McCartney and his bride Nancy Shevell leave after their marriage ceremony at Old Marylebone Town Hall in London

Day after wedding, McCartney announces tour dates

The day after he tied the knot with American heiress Nancy Shevell, ex-Beatle Paul McCartney announced 11 extra dates for his On the Run tour ending in his native town of Liverpool, England, on December 20.

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