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Ancient Crocs Ate Dinosaurs, Scientists Say

Ancient Crocs Ate Dinosaurs, Scientists Say

(USA Today) Ancient Africa's swamps and rivers swarmed with plant-eating and dinosaur-gobbling crocodiles some 100 million years ago, National Geographic paleontologists reported Thursday.

Judge Rejects AT&T's Bid to Pull Verizon Ads

Judge Rejects AT&T's Bid to Pull Verizon Ads

ATLANTA (AP) -- A federal judge denied a request by AT&T Inc. to force competitor Verizon Wireless to pull its "There's a Map for That" commercials.

SC County to Study Garbage

SC County to Study Garbage

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Officials in a coastal South Carolina county want to know what residents are throwing out, but not because they're nosy.

Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches to Space Station

Space Shuttle Atlantis Launches to Space Station

Space shuttle Atlantis blasted off under sunny skies from Kennedy Space Center Monday with a crew of six headed to the International Space Station.

Tweeters to Report on Space Shuttle Launch

Tweeters to Report on Space Shuttle Launch

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Today's scheduled space shuttle launch introduces a new dimension as around 100 of NASA's fans will Twitter away as the spacecraft roars into orbit.

Citadel Graduate Headed Into Space

Citadel Graduate Headed Into Space

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- One of the six astronauts aboard the space shuttle slated for an upcoming launch is a graduate of a South Carolina military school.

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NASA's Shuttle Launch Countdown is Going Smoothly

NASA's Shuttle Launch Countdown is Going Smoothly

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- NASA's countdown is going smoothly and even the weather is looking exceptionally good for Monday's space shuttle launch.

NASA: Water Found in Moon Crater

NASA: Water Found in Moon Crater

LOS ANGELES (USA Today) - Lunar craters may trap "significant" ice deposits, announced NASA scientists on Friday, reporting results from a daring dual-impact mission into the moon's south pole.

Could This Finally Be the Season for Web TV?

Could This Finally Be the Season for Web TV?

NEW YORK (USA Today) - You have good reason to be skeptical when someone says millions of ordinary television viewers are about to start surfing the Internet on the living room's electronic hearth.

Flooding a Concern as Storm Moves Up Coast

Flooding a Concern as Storm Moves Up Coast

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- Remnants of Tropical Storm Ida are pounding the East Coast, flooding coastal areas in New Jersey after slamming the Carolinas and Virginia.

Earth Gets Close Call from Asteroid

Earth Gets Close Call from Asteroid

(WLTX) - Earth almost had an unexpected visitor last Friday night.
 

More Companies Want Employees To Stay In 'Green' Hotels

More Companies Want Employees To Stay In 'Green' Hotels

Many big companies and states are increasingly steering their travel business to hotels that meet "green" environmental standards.

Ford: Inflatable Seatbelts Improve Safety, Comfort

Ford: Inflatable Seatbelts Improve Safety, Comfort

DETROIT (USA Today) - After about a decade of engineering, Ford is ready to roll out a technology that will improve safety for rear-seat passengers: inflatable seat belts.

AT&T Sues Verizon over

AT&T Sues Verizon over "Map for That" Ads

ATLANTA (AP) -- AT&T Inc. is suing Verizon Wireless over its competitor's "There's a Map for That" commercials.

Dark Matter

Dark Matter "Wrecking Ball" May Have Hit the Milky Way

(USA Today) - Darth Vader's Death Star? Ming the Merciless and his war rockets? The awesome power of Chuck Norris?

Marketer Ordered to Pay Facebook $711M in Damages

Marketer Ordered to Pay Facebook $711M in Damages

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Facebook said Thursday a California court has awarded the social networking website $711 million in damages in an anti-spam case against Internet marketer Sanford Wallace.

Device Stops Texting While Driving

Device Stops Texting While Driving

 Jonathan Young is a real estate broker and now president of a company called Textecution.

Verizon's First Google Android Phone

Verizon's First Google Android Phone

NEW YORK - Verizon Wireless' answer to the iPhone - the Droid - will go on sale next week for about $200. Verizon revealed details Wednesday after intensely advertising the device in recent weeks. Verizon has been pointing out the features Apple's phone lacks, such as a physical keyboard and the ability to run several applications at once.

NASA's New Rocket Lifts Off on Short Test Flight

NASA's New Rocket Lifts Off on Short Test Flight

Cape Canaveral, FL (AP) -- After a one-day weather delay, NASA has been able to send its newest rocket up for a brief test flight from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA Tries Again to Launch Experimental Rocket

NASA Tries Again to Launch Experimental Rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- NASA is counting down for the second day in a row in hopes of launching its new, experimental rocket.

Statistics Experts Reject Global Cooling Claims

Statistics Experts Reject Global Cooling Claims

The Earth is still warming, not cooling as some global warming skeptics are claiming, according to an analysis of global temperatures by independent statistics experts.

Church of Scientology Convicted of Fraud in France

Church of Scientology Convicted of Fraud in France

PARIS (AP) -- The Church of Scientology is denouncing a fraud verdict against it in France, calling it "an Inquisition of modern times."

Weather Could Interfere With NASA Test Flight

Weather Could Interfere With NASA Test Flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- NASA's newest rocket is on the verge of blasting off on a test flight.

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