January 24, 2021
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Small plane lands on New York City beach
A small plane is forced to land on a beach in the Queens section of New York City. Three people were on board but no one was hurt in the landing. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
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MIT robots take stage in new opera
In Death and the Powers, a new opera by MIT Media Lab professor Tod Machover, the main character wishes to leave the physical world, but remain there digitally. He downloads himself into The System and continues to interact with the audience and other characters through robots and a technique called disembodied performance.
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Gaddafi son: Libya will never surrender
Muammar Gaddafi most prominent son, Saif, said Libya would defeat the rebels, even if Western powers intervened. Jon Decker reports.
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Supercomputer crushes human opponents
IBMs Watson beat two Jeopardy champions during a three-day competition.
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Google offers Android web store
At Google on Wednesday, the company demonstrated its upcoming Honeycomb Android OS again and launched a Web-based store for Android applications.
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Sony unveils new playstation
Sony has unveiled a successor to its PlayStation Portable, a new handheld gaming device that will go on sale at the end of 2011. Provisionally dubbed the next generation portable, or NGP, the device has a 5-inch OLED touchscreen, WiFi and 3G, front and rear cameras and, answering the calls of many gamers, dual analog sticks.
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Suicide bomber hits Russian airport
At least 31 people are dead and more than 130 injured in a suicide bombing at Russias biggest airport.
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To have or have not in Iran
Irans nouveau riche shrug off sanctions, but many Iranians face financial woes as the economic situation worsens.
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Philly gas blast caught on tape
A utility workers is killed in a gas explosion as engineers were fixing a ruptured pipeline in Philadelphia.
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Dozens killed in Iran plane crash
An Iran Air Boeing 727 with more than 100 passengers and crew on board crashes in bad weather.
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Egypt blames foreign hands for church bomb
A powerful bomb exploded in front of a crowded Coptic Christian church a half hour into the New Year early Saturday, hitting worshippers emerging from a holiday Mass in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. At last report 21 where killed in the blast.
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iPhone fridge beer cannon
This is the maiden voyage of a mini fridge that now shoots beers via iPhone. It is controlled by an iobridge via a web based iPhone interface and shoots the beers from an air cannon in the housing.
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Former Israeli president found guilty
Moshe Katsave, the former president of Israel, has been found guilty of rape and other sexual offences by a court on Thursday.
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Year End 2010 Gadget Review
2010 proved to be a busy year for the world of technology as continued innovation brought forth new products as well as controversy.
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2010 Apple Review
2010 was yet another successful year for Apple, but it was not without controversy. Watch video for full story.
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