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Lip-Reading BCS Computer Kills Officials Who Want To Shut It Down  07.30.10

TEMPE, AZ—BCS 9000, the sentient heuristic computer responsible for arranging five championship bowl games at the end of each college football season, reportedly uncovered a plot to disconnect its cognitive circuits Tuesday and proceeded to kill any... more»

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Bengals Sign Terrell Owens To One-Year, $2 Million Ordeal

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CINCINNATI—The Bengals reached a contract agreement with wide receiver Terrell Owens Tuesday, signing the outspoken six-time Pro Bowler to an excruciating one-year ordeal worth $2 million plus bonuses. more»

In Focus: Online Gambling

Gambling-Addiction Study Gets Out Of Hand  10.09.02

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  • Chelsea Clinton Getting Married
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    Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former president Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, is marrying Marc Mezvinsky this Saturday in a ceremony that will be attended by Barack Obama, Barbra Streisand, and Oprah Winfrey. Here's what to expect from the nuptials.…more»

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  • Bar Patrons Dismayed By Sight Of Band Setting Up
    12 minutes ago

    ATLANTA—Patrons of Valentine's Tavern were visibly crestfallen Tuesday when their pleasant evening of drinking and conversing with friends was suddenly derailed by the sight of a few people plugging in instruments.…more»

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  • BRISTOL, VA—Jake Anderson, 5, has met a lot of new uncles recently.

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  • Lady Gaga Kidnaps Commissioner Gordon
    28 minutes ago

    GOTHAM CITY—Supervillain Lady Gaga brazenly abducted Commis≠sioner James Gordon from a charity fundraiser Tuesday, leaving police baffled and the citizens of Gotham fearing for their safety.…more»

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  • Perfect Pump

    NBC

    9 p.m. EST / 8 p.m. CST

    This week contestants try to put exactly $10 worth of gas into a 2010 Chrysler Sebring.

Science & Technology

  • New Robot Capable Of Unhealthily Repressing Emotion
    43 minutes ago

    PITTSBURGH—Announcing a crucial breakthrough in the effort to create machines that accurately simulate human behavior, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University said Monday they had built the first robot with the capacity to suppress its emotions.…more»

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    John Deere

    $3.60 $63.75 (up 6%)

    Investors were excited about the company’s latest riding lawn mower, which is the size of an average yard and cuts lawn-mowing down time to three seconds.