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Twitter and Airbnb Founders Want to Build a Smarter City
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Social Good Summit Day 3: Highlights and Pics
Social Good Summit Day 3 United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano and President and Publisher at ForbesWoman, Moira Forbes United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet...
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Police Reportedly Missed Casey Anthony ‘Suffocation’ Google Search
The Florida police investigator responsible for analyzing the computer of Casey Anthony following the death of her 2-year-old daughter apparently missed a Google search for “fool-proof” suffocation...
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Researchers at the University of Louisville had only intended to study nerve pathways, but they made a far more surprising discovery. By applying electrical stimulation to the spinal cord through the...
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Third-Party Candidates Turn to Google Hangout for Debate of Their Own
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Mashable Debuts First E-Book: Politics Transformed
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CDC Safety Lapses Shut 2 Labs, Stop Shipments
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Anonymous Dumps Long-Time Ally Wikileaks
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This Unbelievable Photo Shows Beijing’s Off-The-Charts Air Pollution
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‘Will you visit me in prison?’ Asks James Holmes on Adult Sex Profile
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Astronauts Will Have Thanksgiving Feast in Space
Turkey and all the trimmings are a staple for Americans on Thanksgiving, and that doesn’t have to change for Americans in space. Astronaut food has come a long way from the early days of human...
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U.S. Army to Track Employees’ Web Activity to Thwart Future Snowdens
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300 Million Cubic Meters of Magma Are on the Move Within Icelandic Volcano
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Pinterest’s Hidden Talent: Fighting Crime
Image: Mashable Composite. iStockphoto bortonia Pinterest is well-known as a social network where people can find out about new recipes, pass along pictures of delicious-looking food, and plan...
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Biggest Federal Crowdsourcing Challenges Aren’t Technical
The greatest challenges that federal agencies face when trying to draw crowdsourced information from citizens on social media aren’t technical — they’re organizational, political and legal, an analyst...
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Sales of iPhone 5 Could Boost U.S. Economy, Analyst Says
Not only will the upcoming iPhone 5 rake in tons of cash for Apple, it could also boost the overall U.S. economy. At least that’s according to J.P. Morgan’s chief economist, Michael Feroli. In a note...
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