Mass. cops puzzled by butcher-quality meat chunks (AP)

AP - Police are trying to figure out who keeps leaving chunks of meat on the town common, and why. Police said residents have been finding butcher-quality cuts of meat on the common for about five weeks. In the most recent incident, a resident discovered a large piece of raw, unwrapped meat, along with what appeared to be a liver and some bones on Tuesday.

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Astronauts finish second spacewalk outside station (Reuters)

NASA guests pose for pictures in front of the space shuttle Endeavour at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida November 13, 2008. The shuttle is covered by the protective Rotating Service Structure. Launch of Endeavour on Mission STS-126 to the International Space Station is scheduled for November 14. (Scott Audette/Reuters)Reuters - Shuttle Endeavour astronauts working outside the orbiting International Space Station faced glitches during a second spacewalk on Thursday, as one astronaut experienced high carbon-dioxide levels after his crew mate lost a tool bag on the mission's first spacewalk.




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Top anti-drink cop caught drunk driving (Reuters)

Reuters - A senior Tokyo police official tasked with keeping the city's roads clear of drunk drivers has been arrested for driving under the influence, police said on Tuesday.

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NY couple, trucker help injured butterfly migrate (AP)

AP - A monarch butterfly has a chance at completing its species' famed migration to central Mexico thanks to some tiny cardboard splints, a bit of contact cement and a trucker from Alabama.

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Mammoth task: Scientists map DNA of ancient beast (AP)

This undated handout photo provided by Stephen Schuster, Penn State University, shows a ball of permafrost-preserved mammoth hair containing thick outer-coat and thin under-coat hairs. (AP Photo/Stephen Schuster, Penn State University)AP - Bringing "Jurassic Park" one step closer to reality, scientists have deciphered much of the genetic code of the woolly mammoth, a feat they say could allow them to recreate the shaggy, prehistoric beast in as little as a decade or two.




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Microsoft's Morro Could Challenge Security Giants (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - McAfee and Symantec could be affected as Microsoft moves to provide free antivirus software. If the software, code-named Morro, successfully protects against viruses, analysts said, it could mean an exodus from well-known security brands.

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Dell 3Q profit falls as PC spending slows (AP)

AP - PC maker Dell Inc. said Thursday its third-quarter profit fell 5 percent as businesses around the world bought fewer computers and other technology products.

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Farmer avoids jail in fake tiger photo trial (Reuters)

A South China tiger known as Cathy, mother of an 11 day-old male, is seen in the Free State province of South Africa, December 4, 2007. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Reuters)Reuters - A farmer in northern China found guilty of doctoring photos of an endangered tiger after collecting a cash reward from wildlife authorities, has been handed a lighter sentence on appeal, local media said on Tuesday.




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Lawmaker apologizes for blocking Wikipedia (Reuters)

Reuters - A member of parliament who got a court order blocking online encyclopedia Wikipedia in Germany for two days because of entries linking him to communist-era security police apologized on Tuesday for overreacting.

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Cell phone in man's chest pocket stops bullet (AP)

AP - A man says his cell phone saved his life. A stray .45-caliber bullet hit R.J. Richard's chest while he was mowing the lawn — hitting so hard he thought it was a stone kicked out by his tractor. He pulled out the phone. It fell apart.

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China farmer avoids jail in fake tiger photo trial (Reuters)

Reuters - A farmer in northern China found guilty of doctoring photos of an endangered tiger after collecting a cash reward from wildlife authorities, has been handed a lighter sentence on appeal, local media said on Tuesday.

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Online advertising up 11 percent from last year (CNET)

CNET - The growing economic slump doesn't appear to have fully struck Web advertising.

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Kangaroo genes close to humans (Reuters)

Kangaroos are seen on the Department of Defence property in Belconnen, Canberra, in this May 17, 2008 file photo. Australia's kangaroos are genetically similar to humans and may have first evolved in China, Australian researchers said on Tuesday. REUTERS/Stefan Postles/FilesReuters - Australia's kangaroos are genetically similar to humans and may have first evolved in China, Australian researchers said Tuesday.




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Sumo-Happy hunter Asashoryu plots New Year ring return (Reuters)

Reuters - Volatile grand champion Asashoryu will not return to the ring until the New Year despite being fit enough to hunt and cook wild animals in the Mongolian mountains.

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Google's virtual world Lively to die next month (AP)

AP - Lively, a virtual reality service from Google Inc., is dying.

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Scientists say Copernicus' remains, grave found (AP)

In this image provided by the Kronenberg Foundation in Warsaw on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008, a computer-generated reconstruction of what astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus may have looked like on the basis of a skull discovered in the cathedral in Frombork, northern Poland, is seen. Polish and Swedish researchers said Thursday they have identified the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus by comparing DNA from a skeleton they have found with that taken from hair retrieved from one of the 16th-century astronomer's books. (AP Photo/Kronenberg Foundation, HO)AP - Researchers said Thursday they have identified the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus by comparing DNA from a skeleton and hair retrieved from one of the 16th-century astronomer's books. The findings could put an end to centuries of speculation about the exact resting spot of Copernicus, a priest and astronomer whose theories identified the Sun, not the Earth, as the center of the universe.




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Man accused of getting SUV stuck on edge of cliff (AP)

AP - A 21-year-old man was accused of getting his vehicle stuck on the edge of the Rimrocks in Billings with a passenger passed out inside. The man was charged with felony criminal endangerment and misdemeanor driving under the influence.

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British PM comments on NASA hacker Gary McKinnon (CNET)

CNET - British prime minister Gordon Brown spoke on Thursday (at least indirectly) about the future of Gary McKinnon, a 42-year-old UFO enthusiast accused of hacking into several U.S. military sites. It was the prime minister's first public comments on the case which, after six years, took a twist over the summer.

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IBM Extends Lotus Notes to Millions of Nokia Phones (NewsFactor)

NewsFactor - Nokia and IBM on Thursday launched IBM Lotus Notes support for Nokia's S60-based mobile phones. That means millions of Lotus Notes users will be able to access their e-mail on Nokia devices in December.

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Warrant, cocaine lead to job seeker's arrest (AP)

AP - A mid-Michigan man who'd been looking for work found trouble after an arrest warrant popped up during a background check at a police station. Police also found cocaine in his pocket. The company the man was applying to required a police background check.

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