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NASA Back To Work After Tragedy

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NASA and United Space Alliance workers resume operations on Endeavour after yesterday's tragedy, which saw a technician fall to his death.
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Galpin Jaguar announces $1,000 test-drive challenge.

Galpin Jaguar announces $1,000 test-drive challenge

British luxury car manufacturer, Galpin Jaguar, is offering a $1,000 gift card for its customers who test-drive a new 2011 Jaguar and then purchase a new competing, comparably equipped Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Lexus or Porsche vehicle.
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GM’s CFO unexpectedly resigns

General Motors' (NYSE: GM) chief financial officer chief is quitting, reportedly after he was passed over for the CEO job.
Musicians of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra perform during a rehearsal for the New Year's Concert 2011

U.S. Supreme Court will settle recopyright law debate

The U.S. Supreme Court has admitted a petition for writ of certiorari filed by a music professor of University of Denver, who has challenged a 1994 recopyright law that removed thousands of foreign works from the public domain and gave them copyright protection.
 Toyota Motor to recall 51,000 Tundra trucks

Toyota Motors to unveil 10 more hybrids by 2015

Toyota Motor Corporation plans to expand line of hybrid models, launching about 10 more by 2015, and continue to develop a full range of plug-in hybrid vehicles, pure electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles, the carmaker said in its Toyota Global Vision corporate outline for the future.

Top 10 Cities with the Most Underwater Mortgages

About 23.1 percent of all mortgaged homes (11.1 million households) were underwater in Q4, according CoreLogic's report released on Tuesday, showing an increase from 22.5 percent (10.8 million) in Q3.
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Charlie Sheen's growing real estate portfolio

Charlie Sheen has previously been reported to have purchased a new home in Beverly Hills for $7.5 million. Here are a few real estate buys that Mr. Sheen has made over the years.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs incomplete without Jonathan Ive

The list of breathtaking designs delivered by Apple, which include the translucent Mac computers, iPod, iPhone and iPad, bear their genesis to the alchemy between Apple's star CEO Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice President, Industrial Design.
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Students unhappy over research funding from Lockheed Martin

A section of students at the University of Maryland are protesting the acceptance of research funds from Lockheed Martin, a Bethesda-based aerospace, security and defense technology company because of its engagement in arms manufacturing.
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Sidley associate swaps job for hike with dog

At a time law graduates would sell their arms and legs and maybe something more to get into a BigLaw, a Sidley Austin associate has dumped his cushy job to go hiking from Delaware to California with a tent and his dog, Mabel.
The trial of Mark A. Ciavarella Jr highlights the dangerous gap in the juvenile justice systems of many states - children appearing in court without lawyers

Kids for Cash judge Ciavarella seeks acquittal or new trial

The lawyers representing former Pennsylvanian judge Mark Ciavarella, who was convicted last month by a federal jury in Scranton of 12 of the 39 counts in the 'kids for cash' case, said he is innocent and are seeking an acquittal or a new trial.
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Death knell for BigLaw Howrey ringing?

The death knell for embattled BigLaw Howrey could ring as early as this week with firm partners reportedly set to vote on winding down its operations.

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