Laura Matthews

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Laura is a U.S. politics reporter for the International Business Times. She was always fascinated by the BBC World News each morning on the radio in Jamaica. That, and a love for writing led her to a masters in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelors in media and communication from the University of the West Indies, Mona. She has worked for Gannett's Pacific Daily News in Guam, the Jamaica Observer, the Jamaica Gleaner, the Nassau Guardian in the Bahamas and Choices magazine for whom she ghost wrote the guidebook Help Your Child With Career Choice.

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a news conference at Facebook's headquarters in Palo Alto

Facebook Served 1 Trillion Page Views in June

It's official: Facebook owns the Internet. Well sort of. The largest social network served up one trillion page view in June, according to figures released for Web traffic that month.
Hurricane Irene Over the Bahamas

Hurricane Irene Path: 5 States Declare Emergency [MAPS]

A strengthening Hurricane Irene continues to move towards the U.S. East Coast, destroying some islands in the Bahamas along its path as it heads for the big cities. New York is the latest of five states to declare a state of emergency.
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Hurricane Irene New York: Biggest Storm Threat in 26 Years [MAPS]

Hurricane Irene is gearing up to be the biggest storm threatening to hit the New York metropolitan area in 26 years. Should Irene make landfall on Sunday with hurricane strength, it will be one of about five storms that have come within 75 miles of the city, according to data dating to 1851.
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Hurricane Irene New Jersey: Refineries Could Close Boosting Gas Prices [MAPS]

Hurricane Irene could end up closing refineries on the East Coast, which are concentrated in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, in anticipation for the storm's arrival, analysts say. Irene has been putting a beating down on the Bahamas for about two days. Structural damages, blocked roads and power outages have been reported in the southeastern islands.
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Hurricane Irene New York: City Prepares for Worst Storm to Close in Since 1985

New Yorkers are preparing for Hurricane Irene, which threatens to become one of the biggest storms to hit the metropolitan area in decades. If Irene makes landfall in the New York area at hurricane strength, the powerful storm would be one of about five hurricanes to come within 75 miles of the city, according to records dating back 160 years.
Apple's Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO, Will Continue as Board Chairman

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., resigned as chief executive officer, but will continue at the company that revolutionized consumer electronics as chairman of the board, according to reports. Jobs tendered his resignation on Wednesday, ending a 14-year reign at Apple, a tech-giant company that he co-founded in a garage.
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Steve Jobs Named Chairman of Apple Inc.

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., has stepped down as chief executive officer of the company that revolutionized consumer electronics, but will become chairman of the board, according to the company.
Hurricane Irene Projected Path

Bahamas Suffers 'Direct Hit' from Hurricane Irene

After inflicting what officials call a serious beating on the southeastern Bahamas, Hurricane Irene is now charting its path into the central parts of the islands and inching closer to the East Coast of the United States.
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Hurricane Irene 2011: Batters Bahamas, New York Area in Sight

Hurricane Irene battered parts of the Bahamas on Wednesday, leaving some southeastern islands without electricity, debris-blocked roads, and damaged homes. The Category 3 hurricane is now taking aim at the New York area and the rest of the East Coast of the United States. Irene could become a Category 4 storm by Thursday as it approaches the U.S.
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FDA Approves Botox to Treat Urinary Incontinence

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the drug to treat urinary incontinence in people with neurologic conditions such as spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis who have an overactive bladder.
Hurricane Irene

Mapping Hurricane Irene's Path to the U.S.

Though Hurricane Irene has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane, it is expected to hit along the North Carolina coast, heading north into Virginia and up the Chesapeake Bay by Sunday morning.
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Father Accused of Drowning Sons Apprehended by Dallas Police

A 32-year-old man who allegedly drowned his two sons on the first day of school and led police on a manhunt has been apprehended. Naim Mohammed was caught after a foot pursuit near a neighborhood creek. Helicopters, the SWAT team and dogs were on the ground pursuing the suspect.
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8.7 Million Species Exist on Earth

It was previously estimated the number of species existing on Earth was between three million and 100 million, and there are about 1.2 million officially registered.
Hunt for Higgs Boson

Higgs Boson Signals Fade Narrows at Large Hadron Collider

It was pure excitement last month when CERN scientists reported they glimpsed the greatest riddle in all of physics - the elusive Higgs-Boson particle. Those signals have since faded, scientists said on Monday, dashing the hopes of researchers who have long been trying to find the sub-atomic particle believed to give objects mass.
HP TouchPad

$99 HP TouchPad Sale High Despite Imminent Orphaning

People are still trying to get their hands on the HP TouchPad and the HP Pre 3 smartphone even though the highly discounted gadgets are being discontinued. People are on eBay bidding on TouchPad tablets that are going for around $300, which is just $99 less than the device's last discounted retail price. The discounted retail price for the 16 GB version was $399, and the 32 GB was selling for $499.

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