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AT&T matches Verizon, unveils shared data plans

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AT&T launched its own "Mobile Share" plans today, matching Verizon...

Refusing chickenpox vaccine puts children at risk, study finds

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Children whose parents refuse to let them be...

As the pill turns 50, family planning too costly for many

WASHINGTON — On May 9, 1960, the Food and Drug Administration...

A cloud is on the horizon for online music listeners

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In the 2000s, the ability to download individual songs and shuffle them in iPod remade listening habits and musical tastes...

Lawmakers eye mobile-home bill

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Rep. Dickey Lee Hullinghorst, D-Longmont, says she and Sen. Rollie Heath, D-Boulder, plan to sponsor legislation this spring to provide more protections to residents of mobile home parks, partly in response to complaints about park owners in Boulder...

Food industry seeking federal GMO law

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Politico is reporting that the Grocery Manufacturer's Association, an industry group representing food giants like ConAgr, PepsiCo and Kraft is starting a push for federal legislation regarding labeling of GMOs...

WikiLeaks suspends ‘publishing operations’ to focus on fundraising

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WASHINGTON — Nearly two months after it made public...

Big Oil’s Banner Year: Higher Prices, Record Profits, Less Oil

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General economic theory holds that companies will produce more of a good if its price is higher, or if it receives subsidies. Funny that these rules didn’t seem to apply to Big Oil in 2011, when the highest oil price since 1864 and $2 billion in subsidies to the five...

Ball to benefit students in Africa

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Boulder-based nonprofit Educate!, which aims to educate and empower children in Africa, will host its annual fundraising ball on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 5:30 to 11 p.m. at Rembrandt Yard Art Gallery and Event Center...

US to announce new sanctions against Iran

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will designate...

Google files for patent on Siri-like TV user interface

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Google has filed for a patent on a technology that would let users...