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- U.N. Predicts More Harm to Environment by 2032: The erosion of fields and rising demand for water are likely to threaten human and ecological health, according to a new United Nations report. [The New York Times: |
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- We were told after 9/11 it was an intelligence failure. Nobody could have predicted it. Nobody had any idea. Or intelligence infrastructure was gutted by Clinton. It was Clinton's fault. |
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- DVD site climbs on Wall Street debut. Online DVD rental company Netflix gets a thumbs-up from investors, closing at $16.75 after rising as high as $17.40, or 16 percent. |
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- Sun stands by profitability plan. The server maker reiterates its earlier expectation that it will return to profitability in the current quarter. |
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- 7-Eleven puts Net shopping in stores. The chain is putting special kiosks in its stores that will let people shop online using cash. But for the convenience, consumers may soon have to pay up. |
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- IBM takes top spot in server-speed race. Big Blue's p690 "Regatta" Unix server, introduced late in 2001, has edged ahead of HP's Superdome in the most scrutinized performance test for high-end servers. |
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- With nanotech, VCs are playing it safe. Venture capitalists are in a quandary: Nanotechnology is promising, but memories of the dot-com bust are still fresh. Can the science of small produce big profits? |
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