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The controversial horse slaughter issue has some interesting sides of how is for it, and who is against it -- particularly in the animal rights side. PETA, interestingly, supports the change, while the Humane Society is against it.
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Google is considering a move to take on Amazon with Internet-based, one-day shipping retail shopping, according to a report.
Congress and Occupy Wall Street: New Heights of Wealth and Wall Street Ties
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The Humane Society has a firm position against horse slaughter. The organization argues that plants in the U.S. are not a better alternative to foreign-owned plants across the border, in Canada and Mexico where slaughter has been primarily conducted with many exported U.S. horses in the five years since a ban was effectively imposed before recently being lifted.
Wolves Show How Environment Changes Individuals, Populations Together
By tracking 280 radio-collared wolves over an 11-year span, researchers got a glimpse of how long-term environmental changes impacted the animals and found that both population size and attributes such as body size and coat color change together with the environment.
Lexmark Urges Laser Printer Users Get Latest Firmware
Lexmark International Group, the No. 2 U.S. laser printer maker, recommended customers download the latest “firmware” for their devices.
Twitter alum Michael Abbott joins Kleiner Perkins
Former Twitter engineering Vice President Michael Abbott is joining Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers next week as a partner, the firm said, signaling its commitment to social networks, mobile and the cloud.
ITC To Vote On SolarWorld Trade Row Friday
United States International Trade Commission commissioners will vote Friday on weather or not the U.S. solar industry is harmed by the alleged dumping of Chinese solar components. What happens Friday could either break or propel the case forward.
Head Coach Chris Petersen and UCLA Might Be a Perfect Fit
The Bruins desperately need a high-profile coach.
Hopes for Van Halen's reunion dashed - for now
Hopes of an imminent reunion of veteran American rock band Van Halen with original lead singer David Lee Roth were dashed on Wednesday when a Grammy nominations concert came and went without an expected announcement.
Google Chrome Eclipses Mozilla Firefox as No. 2 Browser
Google Chrome now only trails Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the most popular browser, surpassing Mozilla Firefox.
Duke University, USGS To Conduct Baseline Water Sample Tests Ahead of Hydraulic Fracturing
Duke University and the U.S. Geological Survey are planning to conduct a series of tests that could once and for all put to bed the debate surrounding alleged ground water contamination as a result of hydraulic fracturing and natural gas drilling.
Ron Paul Ad Blasts Newt Gingrich For 'Serial Hypocrisy' [VIDEO]
A new ad from the Ron Paul campaign points out Gingrich's plentiful inconsistencies.
Kim Kardashian's 'Fraud' Logic: I Tried to Annul the Marriage First!
Kris Humphries filed to annul his 72-day marriage to Kardashian
Hot Bikram Yoga Suit Heats Up East Village 'Yoga to the People'
As if Bikram Yoga wasn't hot enough, now its founder, Bikram Chaudhury has filed suit against Yoga to the People, an inexpensive East Village Yoga studio, for ripping off his copyrighted moves, according to reports at DNAinfo.
HP Shares Shrug Off S&P Downgrades Citing Cash Levels
Shares of Hewlett-Packard, the world’s biggest computer company, rose slightly Thursday, a day after Standard & Poor’s downgraded the company’s credit two notches.
Santa Ana Winds Lead to Los Angeles Power Outages, Delays
Widespread Santa Ana winds, the strongest in five to ten years, pounded Southern California Wednesday night into Thursday, causing power outages for thousands and delays in the Los Angeles area.
Diabetes Breakthrough Stalled in Safety Debate
It's a dream of medical science that looks tantalizingly within reach: the artificial pancreas, a potential breakthrough treatment for the scourge of type 1 diabetes.
Can California Exports Survive a Recession in Europe?
Wells Fargo Securities said California's wholesale trade, transport and export industries have been big beneficiaries of the growing wealth of Asia and growing demand from other countries, such as Canada and Mexico.
Group Considers $25 Billion Yahoo Deal: NASDAQ Stock to Watch
Yahoo Inc. will be closely watched in the U.S. stock market on Thursday after a report that Alibaba, Softbank Corp., Blackstone Group and Bain Capital are said to be in advanced discussions to make a bid for all of Yahoo.
California Creating More Jobs but Risks Remain: Economist
Wells Fargo Securities said California's labor market has shown some encouraging signs of improvement over the past three months, though jobs creation for much of the year has been a hit-or-miss venture.
Why Netflix is Broken and How to Fix it
Netflix, the online DVD rental firm, is in trouble as it is losing subscribers since it raised its prices in September, a move that will force it to spend more on marketing and report a loss in 2012, triggering investor concerns over its business model.
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McDonald’s Evades SF Toy Ban in Happy Meals
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California groups jockey to put tax hikes on ballot
With California Governor Jerry Brown making little progress in his efforts to solve the state's intractable budget problems, a number of private groups are maneuvering to put new tax measures to the voters next November.
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