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Shrinking Funds Shut Down Alien Search Institute
Since 2007, astronomers at the SETI Institute in Northern California have been scanning the great beyond for signs of alien life.
However, due to a decrease in the funding the institute receives from NASA and other government sources, the institute will have to shut down the powerful bank of 42 radio dishes that it uses to target unexplored planets.
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Pennsylvania City Changes Name to Title of Morgan Spurlock Movie
Starting this Wednesday at 1PM, the city of Altoona, PA, will change its name to 'POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold,' and keep it for 60 days.
It's all tied to the brand-new documentary from 'Super Size Me' star Morgan Spurlock, which chronicles the prevalence of product placement and advertising in American life.
According to the AP, Altoona -- which has 31,000 residents, and is located 85 miles east of Pittsburgh -- will receive $25,000 for the tongue-in-cheek product placement. It will also play host to the East Coast premiere of the film on Wednesday.
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Hacker May Have Stolen Credit Card Data From PlayStation Users
Millions of PlayStation Network users got the scare of their life yesterday when Sony announced that their personal information, including credit card data and billing addresses, may have been stolen by a hacker.
On its company blog page, Sony said that it believed an "unauthorized person" obtained information from its 77 million-strong user base -- everything from names, to addresses to birth dates.
Also at risk: users' credit-card data.
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Barack Obama Releases Long Form Birth Certificate
After years of speculation, President Barack Obama silenced critics today by releasing the long form version of his birth certificate from the state of Hawaii.
The birth certificate was posted on the White House's official website, with a statement from White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer.
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Rising Flood Waters Throughout Evansville [Gallery]
More photos from the area have been added including shots from Morgan Ave. and the Newburgh riverfront.
Around the Tri-State, many people have been affected by the treacherous conditions created by enormous amount of rainfall over the past number of days.
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Time 100 List Includes Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Oprah
Pop sensation Justin Bieber was just one of many famous faces to make TIME magazine's annual 100 List, honoring the most influential people in the world.
Each entry includes an essay written by another famous face. In Bieber's case, it was Usher.
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Blood-Inspired Perfume Now Available for Sale
Vampire wannabes are braving the sunlight to purchase one of the newest blood-inspired products on the market: perfume.
The EDP comes in four different scents -- A, B, AB and O -- and is applied with a medical dropper tube.
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Eritera Is World’s Most Expensive Place to Buy Gas
Gas prices are utterly crazy!
Last week, the average cost of gasoline in the United States was $3.84. In places like Los Angeles, the price has jumped to $4.23 a gallon. These increases are correlated to conflicts in Middle Eastern oil-producing nations.
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Man Takes First Steps in 20 Years With Robot ExoSkeleton
Imagine losing the ability to walk. Imagine losing said ability for over 20 years.
Now, imagine the kind of elation you'd feel if an invention came along that made it possible for you to walk again.
That's exactly how the man in this video felt after using the ReWalk ExoSkeleton robot. Designed by Argo Medical Technologies Ltd., the robot is a lightweight brace device that attaches to your legs and restores a person's mobility functions.
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Jeremy Renner Set to Take Over ‘Bourne’ Movies
Two-time Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner is set to take over the 'Bourne' franchise from Matt Damon, Deadline is reporting.
Universal Pictures has formally made an offer to him, and Renner is expected to sign on quickly for a September start date.