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Airplane went down in volatile equatorial zone
There is a region of the world where the weather is always hot and humid and it rains almost every day of the year. Sounds predictable, right? But weather in the Intertropical Convergence Zone, or ITCZ, can be volatile and dangerous
Can Apple beat the too-expensive rap?
SAN FRANCISCO –The big knock on Apple — whether or not it’s always been accurate — is that its products are more expensive than most of its competitors. But in the keynote speech Monday that opened Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, it became clear the company is tackling the price question head on.
Banking Jobs Holding Up Better than Most in Recession
Staffers in the industry at the heart of the nation’s economic woes have been hurt less in the downturn than the rest of the country has. Jobs in the banking and insurance industries have fallen just 5% since the start of the recession. That’s half a percentage point less than the 5.4% overall drop in nongovernment employment over the same time period, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Palm’s Pre vs. Apple’s iPhone
A few weeks ago, Jon Rubinstein was booking up the side of Mount Tamalpais in Northern California while I wheezed like a steam engine in his wake. This was irritating on two levels: 1> I do this hike all the time, and 2> he had already gone for a long run earlier in the day. The executive chairman of Palm Inc., Rubinstein, a wiry 52, is a marathoner.
Obama Calls for New Beginning Between U.S., Muslims
— Quoting from the Quran for emphasis, President Barack Obama called for a “new beginning between the United States and Muslims” Thursday and said together, they could confront violent extremism across the globe and advance the timeless search for peace in the Middle East.
Beatles rock on in video game
They’ve revolutionized music for nearly five decades. Now, some of the Beatles songs are about to hit video-game consoles.
NASA prepares for Sunday shuttle landing
The next landing opportunity for the space shuttle Atlantis at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center is at 10:09 a.m. ET Sunday, NASA said. NASA postponed the landing on Saturday because of weather concerns
NASA looks to Sunday shuttle landing
All Saturday landing attempts for space shuttle Atlantis have been scrubbed because of weather conditions, NASA said. The next landing opportunity at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center will be at 10:11 a.m
Tiny seahorse, world’s longest insect among top new species
A pea-sized seahorse, the world’s longest insect, a "ghost slug" and the world’s smallest snake were among the top 10 species discovered in 2008, a committee of scientists said Friday.