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Eight Great Historic U.S. Homes That You Can Visit

The United States may not have the oldest buildings in the world, but we have our share of great historic homes and mansions-the habitats of presidents, heroes and heroines, bad guys and business tycoons.

HP expands stock buyback program by $10 billion

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Hewlett-Packard Co said on Monday its board approved the buyback of an additional $10 billion of shares to boost investor confidence as it finds itself involved in a bidding war for high-end data storage company 3PAR Inc .
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HP approves extra $10 billion in stock buyback

Hewlett-Packard Co said on Monday its board approved the buyback of an additional $10 billion in shares, even as it finds itself involved in an escalating bidding war over high-end data storage company 3PAR Inc .
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Stock futures edge up ahead of GDP data, Bernanke talk

Stock index futures rose slightly on Friday ahead of a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and an estimate on second-quarter economic growth, which may offer clarity on how strongly a recovery is taking hold.
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Futures edge up ahead of GDP data, Bernanke talk

Stock index futures rose slightly on Friday ahead of a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and an estimate on second-quarter economic growth, which may offer clarity on how strongly a recovery is taking hold.
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Stock futures higher ahead of GDP data, Bernanke talk

Stock index futures were slightly higher on Friday ahead of a speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and an estimate on second-quarter economic growth, which may offer clarity on how strongly the recovery is taking hold.
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Slumdog helps usher in Hollywood's Indian era

Maybe it's the success of Slumdog Millionaire. Perhaps it's because corporate outsourcing is now a very real -- and frustrating -- part of Westerners lives. Or perhaps it's because India is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and its influences have finally spread to Hollywood.
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Adding talk therapy to meds may ease adult ADHD

Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who still have symptoms despite taking medications might benefit from talk therapy, also known as cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, according to a study released Tuesday.
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ADHD induced by pesticides widely used in Australian agriculture

A study tracking the development of more than 300 Mexican American children living in the farming region of Salinas Valley has provided another disturbing proof linking exposure to a pesticide - widely used in Australian agriculture - to rising cases of child Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
A French High Speed Train (TGV) arrives at Marseille's railway station during a national strike.

U.S. high-speed railway: a matter of cost and demand

The federal government has committed at least $8-billion (and counting) for the development of a nationwide high-speed intercity passenger railway system in almost three-dozen states. Rail advocates have long dreamed of an extensive railway grid that will provide clean, speedy, energy-efficient travel.
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Obama seeks new design for housing, Fannie/Freddie

The U.S. government's role in housing finance should undergo fundamental change, but it should still provide some guarantees in the mortgage market, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday.
Senior scientist Murat looks at DNA fingerprints of truffles at a laboratory of the INRA in Champenoux near Nancy

News galore at gene sequencing firms

Gene sequencing industry is getting hotter each day as many start-ups are going public and also many smaller firms are getting acquired by larger players.
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Porsche to meet U.S. fuel standards-exec

Porsche AG will meet strict U.S. fuel economy standards of 35.5 miles per gallon when they go in force by 2016, Detlev Von Platen, the German automaker's North American president
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Australian corals may hold answers for cancer and climate change

A type of fluorescent shallow-water corals found at the Lord Howe Island, 400 miles east of Australia could lend vital health-beneficial clue in the development of potential cancer-fighting drugs and may shed light to the understanding of global warming, says researcher from the University of Western Sydney.

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