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Google Fights Glass Backlash Before It Even Hits The Street

May 13, 2013 - 3:06am

From privacy concerns to technology saturation, Google's new technology has had its fair share of criticism — and it's not even on sale yet. The company wants to change those negative perceptions of its wearable computer before it goes on sale to the public.

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Google Fights Glass Backlash Before It Even Hits The Street

May 13, 2013 - 3:06am

From privacy concerns to technology saturation, Google's new technology has had its fair share of criticism — and it's not even on sale yet. The company wants to change those negative perceptions of its wearable computer before it goes on sale to the public.

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Google Fights Glass Backlash Before It Even Hits The Street

May 13, 2013 - 3:06am

From privacy concerns to technology saturation, Google's new technology has had its fair share of criticism — and it's not even on sale yet. The company wants to change those negative perceptions of its wearable computer before it goes on sale to the public.

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Google Fights Glass Backlash Before It Even Hits The Street

May 13, 2013 - 3:06am

From privacy concerns to technology saturation, Google's new technology has had its fair share of criticism — and it's not even on sale yet. The company wants to change those negative perceptions of its wearable computer before it goes on sale to the public.

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Google Fights Glass Backlash Before It Even Hits The Street

May 13, 2013 - 3:06am

From privacy concerns to technology saturation, Google's new technology has had its fair share of criticism — and it's not even on sale yet. The company wants to change those negative perceptions of its wearable computer before it goes on sale to the public.

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Cases Of Mysterious Valley Fever Rise In American Southwest

May 13, 2013 - 3:01am

Each year, an estimated 150,000 people in the Southwest contract valley fever. But doctors say they understand little about the fungal disease. There is no cure and no vaccine. Most cases are misdiagnosed or missed entirely.

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Cases Of Mysterious Valley Fever Rise In American Southwest

May 13, 2013 - 3:01am

Each year, an estimated 150,000 people in the Southwest contract valley fever. But doctors say they understand little about the fungal disease. There is no cure and no vaccine. Most cases are misdiagnosed or missed entirely.

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Cases Of Mysterious Valley Fever Rise In American Southwest

May 13, 2013 - 3:01am

Each year, an estimated 150,000 people in the Southwest contract valley fever. But doctors say they understand little about the fungal disease. There is no cure and no vaccine. Most cases are misdiagnosed or missed entirely.

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Cases Of Mysterious Valley Fever Rise In American Southwest

May 13, 2013 - 3:01am

Each year, an estimated 150,000 people in the Southwest contract valley fever. But doctors say they understand little about the fungal disease. There is no cure and no vaccine. Most cases are misdiagnosed or missed entirely.

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Cases Of Mysterious Valley Fever Rise In American Southwest

May 13, 2013 - 3:01am

Each year, an estimated 150,000 people in the Southwest contract valley fever. But doctors say they understand little about the fungal disease. There is no cure and no vaccine. Most cases are misdiagnosed or missed entirely.

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Cases Of Mysterious Valley Fever Rise In American Southwest

May 13, 2013 - 3:01am

Each year, an estimated 150,000 people in the Southwest contract valley fever. But doctors say they understand little about the fungal disease. There is no cure and no vaccine. Most cases are misdiagnosed or missed entirely.

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Barbara Walters To Announce Her Retirement

May 13, 2013 - 2:51am

The veteran ABC News anchor is set to announce Monday morning on The View that she will retire from TV journalism next summer.

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Barbara Walters To Announce Her Retirement Monday

May 13, 2013 - 2:51am

The veteran ABC News anchor is set to announce Monday morning on The View that she will retire from TV journalism next summer.

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19 New Orleans Shooting Victims Included 2 Kids

May 13, 2013 - 2:43am

Gunmen opened fire on people marching in a neighborhood Mother's Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 19. Mayor Mitch Landrieu urged witnesses to come forward with information during a news conference Sunday night at a hospital where gunshot victims were taken.

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19 New Orleans Shooting Victims Included 2 Kids

May 13, 2013 - 2:43am

Gunmen opened fire on people marching in a neighborhood Mother's Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 19. Mayor Mitch Landrieu urged witnesses to come forward with information during a news conference Sunday night at a hospital where gunshot victims were taken.

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19 New Orleans Shooting Victims Included 2 Kids

May 13, 2013 - 2:43am

Gunmen opened fire on people marching in a neighborhood Mother's Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 19. Mayor Mitch Landrieu urged witnesses to come forward with information during a news conference Sunday night at a hospital where gunshot victims were taken.

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19 New Orleans Shooting Victims Included 2 Kids

May 13, 2013 - 2:43am

Gunmen opened fire on people marching in a neighborhood Mother's Day parade in New Orleans on Sunday, wounding at least 19. Mayor Mitch Landrieu urged witnesses to come forward with information during a news conference Sunday night at a hospital where gunshot victims were taken.

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Checking More Than One Box: A Growing Multiracial Nation

May 12, 2013 - 6:00pm

The last Census showed 9 million people, about 3 percent of the population, reporting more than one race. That's an increase of one-third from the decade before — and that number is only going up.

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Seth Meyers Named Host Of NBC's 'Late Night'

May 12, 2013 - 5:09pm

He takes over from Jimmy Fallon, who's tapped to replace Jay Leno on the Tonight show. Meyers, the longtime SNL cast member who anchors the show's "Weekend Update" segment, will take the 12:35 a.m. segment from Fallon.

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Is It Safe To Use Compost Made From Treated Human Waste?

May 12, 2013 - 4:27pm

Treated human waste has been used on farmland for decades, but the ick factor has not entirely faded. Some environmentalists think the treatment process may not get rid of all the harmful contaminants that could be in the waste.

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