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| Two Former Popes to Be Made Saints | | | Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be made saints, the Vatican said on Friday, announcing that a second miracle had been attributed to John Paul. |
| Two Former Popes to Be Made Saints | | | Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII will be made saints, the Vatican said on Friday, announcing that a second miracle had been attributed to John Paul. |
| Cuban columnist claims bribes get U.S. visas | | | A columnist in Cuba's main government-run newspaper Friday accused employees of the United States diplomatic mission in Havana of accepting bribes for visas, charges that American diplomats challenged. |
| Carnival puts cruise fleet under microscope after ship fire | | | MIAMI BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Carnival Corp has launched a comprehensive review of its entire fleet after a fire crippled one of its ships last month, and will share its findings across the industry, Carnival Cruise Lines' chief executive told a conference on Tuesday. |
| Mars Science Lab launch delayed two years | | | NASA's launch of the Mars Science Laboratory -- hampered by technical difficulties and cost overruns -- has been delayed until the fall of 2011, NASA officials said at a news conference Thursday in Washington. |
| F.C.C. Is Told Verizon Underpaid Data Refunds | | | A lawyer told the Federal Communications Commission that Verizon might have collected more than $240 million from false charges, more than four times the amount it agreed to refund. |
| Trade deficit widens sharply as imports rise | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The trade deficit widened sharply in May, as stronger U.S. demand pulled in more imports from China and the rest of the world and sluggish growth abroad pushed exports lower, a... |
| 25 greatest engineering feats | | | The last few months have seen a fair number of impressive construction plans announced, from Norway's intention to create the world's first shipping tunnel, to Maldives' plans for a space-age underwater hotel, to Dubai's plans for the world's biggest shopping mall. |
| Merkel tells Putin Germany wants looted art returned | | | ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel told President Vladimir Putin on Friday that German art seized by the Soviets in the wake of World War Two should be repatriated to Germany, a claim the Russian leader swiftly rejected. |
| Fashion Review Cabinet of Curiosities | | | As the autumn season closed, Valentino sent out a collection that resonated with the past while Viktor Rolf made its first couture appearance in more than a decade. |
| Delay in Obamacare requirement puts onus on the honor system | | | NEW YORK, July 5 (Reuters) - The Obama administration's move to delay a key element of healthcare reform has another, unintended, consequence A crucial part of that reform will depend on consumers observing the honor system, with millions of dollars at stake. |
| Greece to sell gas company DEPA in first half 2014 -source | | | ATHENS, July 5 (Reuters) - Greece will sell its natural gas company DEPA in the first half of 2014, a timetable that could push back plans to sell the country's biggest oil refiner Hellenic Petroleum, an official at the country's privatisation agency said on Friday. |
| Flavored Whiskeys Expand the Market | | | American distillers find that they can create new whiskey drinkers, especially among women, by adding flavors of honey, fruit or maple syrup. |
| Life, Interrupted Unkept Resolutions | | | When I learned I had cancer at the age of 22, my life and my resolution-making were interrupted. There was no time or space to stress over something as small as a three-day juice cleanse or a daily exercise program. Surviving my next cycle of chemotherapy became my singular concern. |
| Battle buddies help injured vets | | | In 2008, Dale Beatty and John Gallina founded Purple Heart Homes, a nonprofit that has modified or helped provide homes to 23 disabled U.S. veterans. |
| China hands Asian memory makers massive bargaining chip | | | SEOUL (Reuters) - Asian chipmakers are set to cash in on a major realignment in the volatile industry which is tilting the power balance their way at the expense of gadget makers such as Apple Inc, after years of cautious investment kept supply in check. |
| Researchers project the future of smart phones | | | June 30 - Researchers at the University of Tokyo are developing indoor projection technology that incorporates a sense of touch for interactive devices of the future. The system emits ultrasonic waves to generate pressure a user can feel and could one day render keyboards, smartphones, and even pens obsolete. Ben Gruber has more. |
| How sensors make your phone "Star Trek smart" | | | Can your current smartphone be any smarter? Sure it can, if the device knows how to better understand its surroundings with the help of internal sensors. Qualcomm's Project Gimbal does just that for app developers. Here's a peek at how Paramount is using the technology. |
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