CALIFORNIA

Ed Lee Wins San Francisco Mayor's Race

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee reacts as his wife, Anita, looks on during his election day party in San Francisco 09/11/2011
Ed Lee won San Francisco's mayoral race on Wednesday, becoming the first elected mayor of Chinese descent in a city steeped in Chinese American history.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee and his wife, Anita greet commuters on election day in San Francisco, California November 8, 2011.

San Francisco Backs Mayor's Pensions Plan

San Francisco voters backed interim Mayor Ed Lee's plan for tackling the city's rising pension expenses for its public employees over a competing plan on Tuesday's ballot, according to unofficial results on Wednesday.
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A sign at the entrance to the headquarters of bankrupt Solyndra LLC is shown in Fremont

Solyndra Scandal: E-mails Reveal White House Ties

E-mails made public by the U.S. House of Representatives appear to show a major donor to President Barack Obama's 2008 campaign and investor in Solyndra discussed federal loans to the solar company with officials, despite White House assertions to the contrary.
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Apple iCloud - the New Digital Hub

Barclays Capital believes that iCloud could be Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) most important new service since the launch of iTunes in 2003.
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Nvidia Unveils Newest Bet in Tablets and Phones

Chipmaker Nvidia Corp, rushing to stake out more territory in tablets and smartphones, said its new Tegra 3 processor delivers up to three times the graphics performance of its predecessor and uses 61 percent less power.
This radar image of asteroid 2005 YU55 was generated from data taken in April of 2010 by the Arecibo Radar Telescope in Puerto Rico.

Big Asteroid Has Close Encounter with Earth

A black asteroid as big as an aircraft carrier zoomed past Earth on Tuesday, delighting astronomers who trained telescopes on the ancient body in hopes of learning more about its composition and origin.
Autism Spectrum Disorder

Study: Autism Key in Too Many Brain Cells, Pre-Birth Development

A UC San Diego study shows autistic children have an average of 67 percent more brain cells, with significantly heavier brains than their normally developing peers. The excess of brain cells in the prefrontal cortex suggest autism begins in the womb, not (as previously imagined) in infancy or toddlerhood. Extra brain cells cause autistic kids to have too much of a good thing.

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