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Memorial Day Weekend Travel, Weather

Some 2.2 million SoCal residents are heading for a Memorial weekend getaway on a road trip, up from last year, according to Automobile Club of Southern California.
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Endeavour completes historic NASA space station mission (PHOTOS)

The mission is complete. Astronauts on the Endeavour space shuttle has placed the final part of a robotic arm onto the International Space Station. The task was completed after logging in over 1,000 assembly hours. The final completion was 12 years in the making since the project started in December 1998. This marks the last spacewalk and flight for the Endeavour.

Arsenic-Eating Bacteria Discoverer Faces Critics

In December, NASA held a press conference to announce that a bacteria discovered in a salty California lake appeared to use arsenic in its DNA. But the findings ran into criticism right from the start, and now the journal Science has published the critiques of the work, as well as a response from the team that did the original work.

Red light for Google Wallet: Sued by PayPal

Google Wallet is set to face tough time as PayPal has filed a lawsuit for stealing trade secrets, barely hours after Google officially launched Google Wallet and Google Offers services.
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California may review AT&T/T-Mobile USA deal

California regulators may open a formal examination of AT&T Inc's proposed $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile USA, a move that could delay or add conditions to approval of the deal.

Top 10 Most Well-Read Cities in America

Online retailer Amazon has released the list of top ten most well-read cities in America, with Cambridge in Massachusetts topping the list, followed by Alexandria, Virginia.

Lawmakers Leery Of AT&T Acquisition Of T-Mobile

Members of the House Judiciary Committee said they were skeptical that AT&T's planned acquisition of T-Mobile would benefit consumers, and that they feared it would mean higher prices for wireless service.
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91-Year-Old Grandma Selling Suicide Kits

Sharlotte Hydorn opened the door Wednesday morning to her surprise to find federal agents carrying a warrant. They then began seizing boxes of suicide kits from her home.

Schwarzenegger Denies Using State Funds To Hide Dalliances

Arnold Schwarzenegger, the former governor of California who is already dealing with a wide number of embarrassing revelations about his personal life, has denied tabloid reports that he used public funds to hide his extramarital liaisons.

Harold Camping, the 'humble teacher'

Much has been said about Harold Camping after his failed doomsday prediction this past weekend, but of himself, he says he's just a humble teacher.

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