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Bush awards science medals
By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Thursday awarded the highest honors he can bestow in science and technology to 16 individuals and the DuPont Co., for achievements in fields ranging from physics to genetics to the development of semiconductors.
Government launches campaign against some 'pop-up' Internet ads
By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Regulators disclosed a new legal campaign Thursday against an annoying method for delivering unwanted "pop-up" Internet advertisements, accusing a San Diego company of "high-tech extortion" in its offers for software to block the very ads it was sending.
FCC to look at how to regulate phone calls made over the Internet
By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Communications Commission is taking a look at how to regulate phone calls made over the Internet rather than the conventional handset.
California fires may threaten endangered butterflies
By: Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- The wildfires that ravaged San Diego County have proven deadly to some of its smallest inhabitants -- fragile, endangered butterflies that live in the coastal regions and mountains and virtually nowhere else.
Regulators to close most Pacific Coast waters to bottom fishing
By: Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO -- Federal regulators have decided to close a large swath of Pacific Coast waters to bottom fishing for the rest of the year due to concerns about overfishing, California state officials said Thursday.
Google unveils Web-searching without running browser
By: Associated Press
SAN JOSE -- Internet search engine Google has unveiled free software that lets people search the Web quickly -- without launching a Web browser.
Some students wonder whether Penn State downloading service will be enough
By: Associated Press
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State University students are getting the new Napster 2.0 service with their tuition. But will they stop downloading free music from elsewhere? That's another question.
Northwest offers Internet check-in on multi-carrier trips
By: Associated Press
EAGAN, Minn. -- Northwest Airlines has expanded its Internet check-in program to include travel involving six partner carriers.
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