| TECHNOLOGY |
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Robot
Able to Plug Itself in When It
Needs a Recharge
Able to unplug other robots when
it feels they've had enough. |
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Japan
Train Workers Must Please
Smile- Rating Software
Or become bus drivers. |
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| SPORTS |
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Pitcher Completes 18th
Perfect
Game in Baseball History
Didn't allow a single spit, scratch or
emptying of the nasal passage in nine innings of play. |
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Sheer, High-Tech Swimsuits
Banned From International Competition
Cleared for use promoting international
competition. |
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Baseball
Using DNA Testing for Age
Verification
And, in some cases,
carbon dating. |
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| TRAVEL |
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Massive Quake Moves New
Zealand Closer to Australia
Passengers on Melbourne-Wellington route
demand cheaper fares. |
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| Drug manufacturers, doctors, health providers,
big businesses, health insurance companies and members of
Congress have reached agreement about affordable health care.
The agreement is |
| A ) | that choices must
include a public option. |
| B ) | that costs must
be cut. |
| C ) | that affordable health
care must continue to be available to drug manufacturers, doctors,
health providers, big businesses, health insurance companies
and members of Congress. |
| Hint: it's difficult to get so many diverse
groups to agree on anything, but that's the magic of our
political process. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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Study: Four Times as Many
Accidents When Using Cellphone Than
Driving Drunk
Conclusion: much safer to drive drunk. |
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Bra for Men
Gaining Popularity in
Japan
But athletic supporters
for women a flop. |
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