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House clears way for spectrum auction; bill faces veto

Congress passed new legislation on Tuesday that would give the Federal Communications Commission the authority to auction off television companies' broadband spectrum, so it can be reallocated for mobile and internet companies.
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Facebook IPO Could Create Thousands of Millionaires

Excavating lost Mayan ruins or traveling to space are normally the stuff of adventure novels. But for Facebook employees, these and other lavish dreams are moving closer to reality as the world's No. 1 online social network prepares for a blockbuster IPO.
Dharavi, Mumbai, India

5 Biggest Slums in the World

As people continue to migrate away from rural areas and into cities, cities that are growing to devour the land around it, the numbers of people living in slums, shanty towns and informal settlements are skyrocketing.
The Mineral Vein 'Homestake'

Water on Mars: NASA Probe Finds Proof of Ancient Flow

A sliver of mineral deposits left over from ancient water flows has been discovered on Mars by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, researchers said Dec. 7. The bright vein of mineral appears to be gypsum and is about an inch wide by 18-inches long.
Republicans fume as Keystone oil pipeline rejected

Keystone overshadows U.S.-Canada border deal

The United States and Canada have agreed to speed up food and other cargo shipments across their border and to sync some regulations related to drugs and cars, U.S. and Canadian officials said on Wednesday.
Cockerell's Bumblebee

Elusive Cockerell's Bumblebee, Last Seen in 1956, Rediscovered in New Mexico

An elusive bumblebee that was last seen in the United States in 1956 was recently rediscovered in New Mexico. Scientists announced Monday that the bee, known as the Cockerell's bumblebee, was rediscovered in the White Mountains of south-central New Mexico by a team of scientists from the University of California, Riverside
A person uses the new Blackberry Bold 9900 at a release party to promote the BlackBerry OS 7 devices made by RIM in Toronto

RIM walks away from BBX name after trademark fight

Research In Motion has unceremoniously dumped the BBX brand name it had chosen two months ago for its new BlackBerry operating system after a U.S. court embarrassed the beleaguered smartphone maker by slapping a temporary ban on its use.
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BCS Bowl Games 2011 Gifts List

The BCS bowl game schedule has been released and led to what will likely be weeks of arguments about the national championship game rematch and other apparent mishaps.
People work at a cafe in Taipei in this July 31, 2009 file photo.

Newer Economies Allow more High Tech Freedom at Work

Employees in fast-growing economies have more freedom over the technology they use for work than their counterparts in developed countries, and are more likely to see corporate provision of devices as a perk, according to a study.

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