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Rovio Chief Executive Mikael Hed stands in front of an Angry Birds poster at his company's offices in Helsinki

Angry Birds Find Facebook for Valentine’s Day [Video]

Rovio, the Finish company that makes Angry Birds, announced that they would release their trademark title on Facebook back in January, and, true to their word, the repetitive game of slingshots, birds and pigs is now available to all 800 million Facebook users.

Earthquake California: Valentine's Day 2012 Tremor

Earthquake California: Valentine’s Day 2012 Tremor
Just one day after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit northern California, two other earthquakes hit nearby early Valentine's Day: a 5.1-magnitude quake in northwest Mexico and a 3-magnitude earthquake in southern California.
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Japan Priest Fights Invisible Demon: Radiation

On the snowy fringes of Japan's Fukushima city, now notorious as a byword for nuclear crisis, Zen monk Koyu Abe offers prayers for the souls of thousands left dead or missing after the earthquake and tsunami nearly one year ago.
Roland Martin

Roland Martin Suspended: 7 Tweets That Got Celebrities Fired

CNN analyst Roland Martin has been suspended indefinitely after posting several homophobic tweets during the Super Bowl. Martin has agreed to meet with GLAAD, a gay rights group, and CNN has condemned them as regrettable and offensive. But compared to other Twitter controversies, Martin got off easy: for seven other celebrities, their tweets got them fired.

Toyota Highlander Production Will Move to U.S.

Toyota Motor Corp. will add 400 jobs at its Indiana plant to produce the hybrid version of its Highlander sport-utility vehicle, shifting production of the SUV from Japan to the United States.
President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis James Bullard

Fed Reserve Branch Chief Warns of 'Looming Disaster'

The shock to the U.S. economy after the housing bubble burst in 2008 was like an earthquake which has left one part of the land higher than another part, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said, in a somewhat critical note on the actions of the U.S. central bank.
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Earthquake Hit Central Philippines; 7 Dead

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake off the central Philippines island of Negros killed at least seven people on Monday, including two children, with government offices and schools ordered to close after at least 40 aftershocks.
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Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Hits Vanuatu

A powerful earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean near the island nation of Vanuatu on Thursday, seismologists said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
A Sony logo is seen at an unveiling of the company's head mounted display "Personnal 3D Viewer HMZ-T1", in Tokyo

Electronics Giant, Sony, Warns of Yearly Loss

Ailing Japanese electronics giant Sony Corp warned it was heading for a bigger-than-expected $2.9 billion annual loss, presenting a daunting task for incoming CEO Kazuo Hirai, who vowed to move quickly to turn things around.

NRC: Nuclear Accidents Pose Little Risk to Health

The risk to public health from a severe nuclear power plant accident in the United States is very small because reactor operators should have time to prevent core damage and reduce the release of radioactive materials, U.S. nuclear regulators said in a study on Wednesday.
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Japan Snowstorm Kills 52, Injures 600 and Collapses Steel Bridge

At least 52 people are dead and nearly 600 injured after a massive snowstorm battered Japan, dumping some 10 feet of snow on its western coast. The storm, said to be the worst snowstorm in six years, caused at least one steel bridge to collapse and forced school closures in towns and cities across the region.
The crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's No.4 reactor building is seen in Fukushima prefecture, in this handout picture Jan. 14, 2012. on January 14, 2012.

No Big Fukushima Health Impact Seen: U.N. Body Chairman

The health impact of last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan appears relatively small thanks partly to prompt evacuations, the chairman of a U.N. scientific body investigating the effects of radiation said on Tuesday.
Hirai President and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment presents new Sony S and P tablets at IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin

Sony Names Hirai President and CEO, Replacing Stringer

Sony Corp named Vice President Kazuo Hirai as president and CEO, replacing Howard Stringer who will step down from day-to-day management in a long-expected change for a company struggling to regain its driving force in consumer electronics.

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