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Modern Warfare 2 Banned in Russia, Still Making Oil Tycoon Money

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been banned in Russia, less than a week after the game's blockbuster release. The move is not surprising: In one controversial level of the game, players enter a Russian airport and kill innocent ...READ»

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Beacon of Greenwashing Gets Go Ahead

Gazprom, the giant Russian oil company, secures approval to build the tallest, "greenest" tower in Europe, in the heart of St. Petersburg. Some say it'll be "monstrous." It'll also be a 77-story middle-finger to the low-carbon movement.READ»

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Facebook and Twitter Attacks Were Political, and Personal

The attacks that took Facebook and Twitter offline had a bizarre, and disturbing twist: They were aimed at a single user's web presence.READ»

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Radiation on the High Seas: First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Due in 2012

Nuclear power is one of the most controversial energy-generating methods, mainly because of safety and terrorism concerns. But that hasn't stopped the United Industrial Corporation, a Russian manufacturer, from pressing forward with ...READ»

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Online Tools Save Endangered Wildlife from Construction Sites

All developments--including alternative energy installations--have to take into account wildlife habitats in their planning stages or risk facing the wrath of conservationists and policymakers. In the past, such analysis has been ...READ»

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105 Days in a Space Condo for Russia's Mars-500 Team

Russian scientists test drive a pied-à-terre for Mars.READ»

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Adoption of a New Idea Takes Time

Sometimes, no matter how much time you've put into an innovative new product, it takes users time to adopt...READ»

The Biggest Hack Exposed: How Safe is the Web Really?

Last week, the Department of Justice cracked the biggest case of credit card and identity theft in U.S. history. Oh, snap. Last Tuesday, Federal prosecutors charged 11 hackers with the theft and sale of more than 40 million credit and ...READ»

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