China doubled the amount of energy generated from windmills last year, a report from the global wind industry said Wednesday.
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China doubles wind power in 1 year
France denies citizenship to man with veiled wife (AP)
AP - French authorities have denied citizenship to a man who forced his French wife to wear a face-covering veil, saying he had rejected national values of secularism and gender equality.
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U.S. Starts Inquiry Into Brake Problems on Prius
The Prius was drawn into the mounting crisis for Toyota as safety regulators in Washington ordered an inquiry into brake problems on the 2010 model.
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Are Video Games Making You Shy?
As I sit to write this, I want you to know that I myself love to play video games, whether it be Dr. Mario on my old Nintendo or Call Of Duty 5:World at War … the zombie levels of course.
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House faces tough vote on $1.9 trillion more debt (AP)
AP - Facing a politically excruciating vote, House Democratic leaders are counting on new budget deficit curbs to help smooth the way for a bill allowing the government to go $1.9 trillion deeper into debt over the next year — or about $6,000 more for every U.S. resident.
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‘Underemployment’ tops 20 pct in 3 states (AP)
President Barack Obama said in his State of the Union Wednesday that "one in 10 Americans still cannot find work." But in nine states the figure is much worse -- closer to one in five, according to Labor Department data released Friday.
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Video: LeBron James’ wet-and-wild temper tantrum
I joked about LeBron James' "Waterplate scandal" earlier Friday — completely unaware that we were working with a full tray of Gatorade cups, by the way — but here's video of the wet-and-wild temper tantrum he threw at the end of the first quarter in the Cavaliers' win over the Timberwolves on Wed......
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Activist touted ‘project’ before phone tamper case (AP)
AP - Last month, protesters marched in front of Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu's office to criticize her support for health care legislation and complain that they couldn't get through on her office phones
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Nifty iPad tablet looks like another hit for Apple
The iPad is Apple's newest iStar. That's the way it seems at first blush, anyway
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