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LinkedIn Follows Up IPO with Strong 2011 Outlook

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LinkedIn Corp (LNKD.N) projected faster-than-expected 2011 revenue growth after chalking up a surprise second-quarter profit, as the professional networking site sets off to prove it can fulfill the promise of its monster IPO and rich valuation.

Buyers ditch usual optimism after Wall Street mauled

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After the terrible rout in markets on Thursday investors spoke of holding fast and even poking around for buying opportunities, but that's hard when the market is likely facing another weak U.S. jobs report on Friday.
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Earth and Two moons

Two Moons? Collision Resulted in One Moon for Planet Earth [VIDEO & PHOTOS]

The collision of two moons orbiting Earth may have resulted in the planet's present-day lopsided moon, scientists say. Research published on Wednesday in the journal Nature states that in its younger years, Earth's moon was shadowed by a lightweight companion that was about one-thirteenth of its mass.
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High Price of Healthy Food Keeping America Fat

Eating enough healthy food to satisfy the government's nutritional guidelines can be prohibitively expensive, with potassium alone adding $380 to the average person's grocery bill, a study found.
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Teen Survives Being Buried Alive as Sand Tunnel Caves

A 17-year-old teenage boy is lucky to be alive after being buried on a California beach after a sand tunnel caved in. Matt Mina and his friends were digging a tunnel five to seven feet below the beach's surface when the incident occured. He screamed for help, but wasn't sure anyone could hear him.
Food crisis

Want to Eat Healthy Foods? Tack on $380 to Your Grocery Bill

Inexpensive ways to add nutrients such as, potatoes and beans for potassium and dietary fiber to a person's diet are hard to come by, and a recent study published in Health Affairs, only confirms the obvious toll on one's pockets for healthier food items.
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Salmonella Outbreak: Turkey Recall One of the Largest Ever

36 million pounds of turkey have been recalled from the Minnesota-based company Cargill. The recall was announced Wednesday after a Salmonella outbreak which reportedly killed one California resident and sickened at least 77 others.
Vampire Bat

Blood-sucking Vampire Bats Use Heat Sensors on Prey: How Do They Do It?

Vampire bats can locate hotspots or blood vessels in their prey using infrared vein sensors on their lips, a new research claims. A study discovered that unlike other variants of bats, this species of blood-sucking vampire bats do not track prey by producing a constant stream of high-pitched sounds and then analyzing the echoes.
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Far Side of the Moon Shaped by a Crash in Space?

Scientists believe that they may be able to finally explain why the two sides of the lunar body are so different from each other. A new study published in the journal Nature has suggested that Earth originally had two moons in orbit around it until a second moon flattened itself to the bigger moon more than 4 billion years ago.

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