| PEOPLE |
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 World
Chess Champion Loses to
Computer
Afterwards, Vladimir
Kramnik (right) defeats
Deep Fritz (left) in vodka
drinking contest. |
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| FACTOID |
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Richest 2% Own More Than
Half of World's Wealth
But they're good tippers. |
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| BUSINESS |
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Consumers Still Resisting
High-Definition TV
Many say they're waiting for
“feelies.” |
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| INTERNET |
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Yahoo: “britney
spears” Top
Search Term for 2006
Here are the top 10: |
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10. |
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addiction hotline |
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| SCIENCE |
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Scientific Journals Found in
Dumpster At NASA's Ames Research
Center As Gov't Shuts Down Science
Libraries
Hope for future lies with garbage
collectors. |
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Egypt Discovers
4,000-Year-Old Mummy Of Doctor, With
Surgical Instruments
And health insurance forms. |
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 Alps
Warmest in 1,300 Years
The hills are alive
with the sound of
melting. |
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| HEALTH / MEDICINE |
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EPA May Remove Lead
From Toxins List
Might drop strychnine, too. |
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Bad News: Chemicals in Teflon,
Gore-Tex, Stainmaster Cause
Cancer
Good news: food doesn't stick to pan. |
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| ALSO IN
THE NEWS . .
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 Government
Distributes “Faces
of Global Terrorism”
Poster
Provides number to call
if you ever spot Ayman
al-Zawahiri at the
cleaners. |
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