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The Internet Stages A Blackout To Get Your Attention: SOPA and PIPA

Wikipedia and hundreds of other websites are blacked out today to protest legislation that would strictly regulate content on the internet (Annie Jenkins)
Some of the most popular websites are "going black" today to protest a bill that's up for a Senate vote on January 24. At issue is the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and if it passes it will change the internet, and the way we all get information.

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Zappos.com Hacked

More than 24-million Zappos.com customers woke up to the news that their passwords had been reset this morning. And it's all because hackers managed to access the company's database and steal personal information.

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Braille Buns Deliver Big Message [Video]

The popular burger joint "Wimpy" got extremely creative when it rolled out new braille menus for the blind last week.

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 14:  Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman speaks at the Brookings Institution November 14, 2011 in Washington, DC. During a question and answer session Huntsman detailed his plan to strengthen the American economy and lower the nation's unemployment rate.  (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 14: Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman speaks at the Brookings Institution November 14, 2011 in Washington, DC. During a question and answer session Huntsman detailed his plan to strengthen the American economy and lower the nation's unemployment rate. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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Huntsman Quits GOP Race [Video]

Campaign sources say republican John Huntsman will formally withdraw his name from the race for the President some time today.  

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Murder Rates Drop To All Time Low

For the first time since 1965, murder is not one of the leading causes of death in America, according to the CDC.

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Marimba Interrupts Mahler’s 9 At Lincoln Center

 

Old world beauty took a stand against new technology Tuesday night. During a performance of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra at Lincoln Center, Music Director Alan Gilbert stopped the show when a cell phone in the front row interrupted Gustav Mahler's 9th Symphony at it's most climactic moment.

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Beautiful And Bald Barbie Gains Momentum

The iconic Barbie doll has worn just about every popular hairstyle, including a bunch little girls have come up with on their own. Now there's a new movement to take that hair away and make her Beautiful and Bald.

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Indiana Man Charged with Killing 9-Year-Old Girl

The Indiana man given the responsibility of taking care of a 9-year-old girl and her two smaller sisters while their mother recovered from the flu, is now charged with killing the little girl.

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President Obama Welcomes Home US Soldiers After 8 Years of War [PICTURES, VIDEO]

President Barack Obama finally made good on his 2008 campaign promise to end the war in Iraq. On Wednesday, the president was at Fort Bragg in North Carolina to welcome troops returning home from Iraq for the last time.

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What Are the Most and Least Dangerous Cities in America?

The 2011 CQ Press City Crime Rankings, which purports to identify the most dangerous cities in America, was released on Thursday — but experts say not to put too much stock in the controversial annual report.

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