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America's Top 10 Winter Beach Escapes

With winter snow fast approaching, many in the Northern U.S. and Canada are looking for a sunny beach to escape to. Here are ten of the most beautiful beaches in America, all just a short plane ride away.

Google launches music service

Google launches music service
Google Inc has turned on the music at its new online store, aiming to wrest the lead from Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc in audio entertainment distribution despite the absence of a major record label.
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Healthcare educator Rainelle White (rear) checks the weight of client Norma Ferguson in the Family Van in Boston

Super Committee Should Not Be Bamboozled By Sham Medical Claims

The drum beat to limit medical care for the elderly grows louder. President Barack Obama's health law reduces future funding for Medicare by over $500 billion in the next decade and shifts most of those resources to fund a vast expansion of Medicaid. It's like robbing grandma to spread the wealth. To bamboozle the public, advocates for limiting health care spending on the elderly are distorting science to make their case.
Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich 2012: What Are His Positions?

With Herman Cain's fall, Newt Gingrich is up to bat as the latest conservative alternative to Mitt Romney. Where does the former speaker of the House stand on the issues?
Jamie Rosenberg, director of Digital Content (Android) at Google, speaks at the launch of Google Music in Los Angeles

Google unveils music service

Google Inc unveiled a new online music store on Wednesday, in a move to challenge the dominance of market leaders Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc.
A new AMD Opteron 6000 series processor is seen on a motherboard during a product launch in Taipei

AMD Fires 12%: What Went Wrong

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) announced the company's plan to lay off 1,400 workers as part of the company's strategy to cut costs. This means that AMD would cut down at least 10% of the firm's global workforce.
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Encouraging Signs for Munis, Though California Bumpy

Threats of money problems continue to hang over U.S. local governments, but most cities and counties will still be able to pay their debts in the near future, Janney Capital Markets said in a special report on Wednesday.
Canadian singer Justin Bieber

Lawsuit dropped, but Bieber baby claim lingers

The woman who claimed teen singer Justin Bieber fathered a baby with her has dropped her paternity lawsuit, but Mariah Yeater's lawyer said on Wednesday she is pursuing her claim out of court.
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Manson Follower 'Tex' Watson Seeks Parole Again

Former Charles Manson follower Charles 'Tex' Watson is seeking parole for the fourteenth time this week. He has been in jail since 1971 for the Tate/LaBianca murders committed by the infamous 'Manson Family' in 1969.
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Rambus Loses Antitrust Trial Versus Micron, Hynix

Rambus Inc lost and was awarded no damages in an antitrust trial in which it accused Micron Technology Inc and Hynix Semiconductor Inc of conspiring to prevent Rambus's computer memory technology from becoming the industry standard.
Local and mainland Chinese university students dress as Foxconn workers during a rally in Hong Kong in May, demonstrating against the "dire" working conditions of workers from Foxconn and Apple.

Apple Addresses Factory Pollution in China

Five different Chinese environmental groups told Apple that as many as 22 different parts suppliers of Apple products had been releasing toxic gases and heavy metal sludge into the environment.

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