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NTSB calls for total ban on drivers using cell phones

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A new proposal of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is calling for a law mandating all drivers put the phones down and focus on the road.
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Iran says it won't be returning crashed U.S. drone; demands apology

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The United States lost one of its RQ-170 Sentinel drones over Iran recently, and now it wants it back. The Iranians, however, say no way and that they intend to use the information that glean from the drone to file a lawsuit against the U.S.
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Tantalizing indications, but no proof, of existence of Higgs boson -- 'God particle'

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Scientists and Switzerland have come close to proving the existence of the Higgs boson, but so far they don't have the evidence they need to make a conclusive finding. The so-called 'God particle' is expected to be a key in understanding the presence of mass in the universe.
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EPA acknowledges link between fracking, well pollution in Wyoming

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The Environmental Protection Agency conducted a three-year study of wells in Wyoming near sites where hydraulic fracking has been conducted and found extensive contamination and a possible link to the the fracking process.
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Scams abound targeting holiday shoppers' personal information

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Scam artists are trying to take advantage of the holiday season to get your personal information. Audri Lanford from Scambusters.org has information on some of the biggest scams and best ways to avoid them.
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VIDEO: Iran displays what it says is a captured, top secret U.S. drone

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An American unmanned aerial vehicle was lost over Iran recently, and Iranian officials say it was a top secret RQ-170. They displayed what they said was the drone on state TV recently.
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VIDEO: Apple previews new Grand Central store

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As Apple readies its new Grand Central Terminal store for a Friday opening, analysts are turning up the volume on predictions that an Apple TV — an actual television and not a hardware add-on — can be expected in less than a year.
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U.S. Postal Service proposing to slow down delivery of first class mail

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The U.S. Post Office unveiled a set of proposals Monday that would see the delivery time for most First Class Mail rise from one to two days to two to three days in an effort to reduce the quasi-governmental agency's ballooning deficits.
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Check out some of these awesome inventions from 2011

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Time magazine compiled a list of 50 of the biggest, most consequential inventions of the past year. Siri made the list. So did a malaria vaccine, But others, you'll have to read to believe.
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Cyber warfare developing into larger threat for U.S., it's allies

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Governments around the world are investing in training "kids" in cyber hacking in the hopes that they could be useful in a cyber war. And in this emerging area of warfare, the advantages the United States often has in warfare may not apply.
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