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Study credits ‘app economy’ with 500,000 U.S. jobs
The surge in mobile software and other apps has also led to a surge in jobs, almost half a million just in the U.S., estimates a study out today from CEO network TechNet...
Alaska Oil and Gas Drilling Threatens Endangered Whales
Endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales are threatened by oil drilling...
Apple sells 3 million new iPads worldwide
No sooner than we heard Apple's Fifth Avenue flagship store do crazy numbers — 13,000 in 12 hours, about 18 per minute — the company went official with some "record breaking" launch day sales statistics. Since March 16th (just last Friday) Apple has sold over 3 ...
Scientists use Thoreau’s journal notes to track climate change
Fittingly for a man seen as the first environmentalist, Henry David...
L.A. earthquake rattles region awake, but no major damage reported
LOS ANGELES — Authorities said the 4.4-magnitude earthquake that hit the Los Angeles area Tuesday morning rattled nerves but caused no major damage or injuries...
Tar Sands Pipeline Proposal Has Canadians Scared after Disastrous Michigan Spill
Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation blasted Enbridge for “too little focus on safety” that led to a disastrous tar sands oil spill in Michigan two years ago, and compared the company’s response to the “Keystone cops...
Obama to launch oceans initiative
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday is set to create a national stewardship policy for America's oceans and Great Lakes...
Obama outlines $3 trillion deficit plan, rejects ‘class warfare’ claim
WASHINGTON — President Obama on Monday made an...
Apple to Let Inspectors into Foxconn Factories in China
Apple continues to try and salvage its good name in the aftermath of a damning New York Times story that listed numerous labor abuses at its factories throughout China. Last month the company released a list...
Freshman Rep. Markey may have voted herself out of a job
LOVELAND, Colo. — When freshman Democratic Rep. Betsy Markey voted against President Barack Obama's health care plan in November, she won the respect of independent voters like Doug Collins...
