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Originally published: Jan 20, 2012 - 2:21 pm

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Power of Moore tornado dwarfs Hiroshima bomb

Tuesday, May 21, 5:58 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.: wind speed, moisture in the air, temperature and timing. And when they did, the awesome... Read more...
Senate panel approves immigration bill

Tuesday, May 21, 5:33 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - Far-reaching legislation to grant a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a solid bipartisan... Read more...
The new consoles from Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony

Tuesday, May 21, 4:21 pm
NEW YORK (AP) - Microsoft is the last of the three big video game console makers to unveil its latest gaming system. The unveiling comes nearly eight years after the Xbox 360 went on sale. It follows... Read more...
Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter

Tuesday, May 21, 2:52 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - Twitter is booming as a social media destination for teenagers who complain about too many adults and too much drama on Facebook, according to a new study published Tuesday about... Read more...
Apple's Cook faces Senate questions on taxes

Tuesday, May 21, 2:46 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate dragged Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, into the debate over the U.S. tax code Tuesday, grilling CEO Tim Cook over allegations that its Irish subsidiaries... Read more...
Slow pokes: Acupuncture helps hypothermic turtles

Tuesday, May 21, 1:11 pm
QUINCY, Mass. (AP) - Two endangered sea turtles that are shells of their former selves after getting stranded on Cape Cod during a cold spell are getting some help easing back into the wild _ from... Read more...
Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment

Tuesday, May 21, 12:50 pm
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft thinks it has the one. The company unveiled the Xbox One, an entertainment console that promises to be the one system households will need for games, television,... Read more...
Sprint boosts buyout offer for Clearwire

Tuesday, May 21, 11:48 am
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - Sprint Nextel Corp. is offering 14 percent more than before for the stake in wireless data network operator Clearwire Corp. it does not already own, but a large shareholder... Read more...
Sprint to listen to Dish offer

Tuesday, May 21, 11:44 am
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) - Wireless company Sprint Nextel Corp. says it can now let Dish Network Corp. see its books and talk with Dish to see whether its competing offer to buy Sprint is better than... Read more...
With high-tech guns, users could disable remotely

Tuesday, May 21, 11:40 am
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - A high-tech startup is wading into the gun control debate with a wireless controller that would allow gun owners to know when their weapon is being moved _ and disable it... Read more...
Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?

Tuesday, May 21, 11:11 am
NEW YORK (AP) - It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college. But now we've got David Karp, who... Read more...
US envoy in Cuba engages critics on and offline

Tuesday, May 21, 11:10 am
HAVANA (AP) - The meeting on a sunny Havana square was a little bit revolutionary for Cuba's revolution. And for U.S. diplomacy as well. Dozens of young bloggers and tweeters gathered to... Read more...
Internet cable from Cuba to Jamaica comes online

Tuesday, May 21, 10:41 am
HAVANA (AP) - A new branch of the Venezuela-to-Cuba undersea fiber-optic cable has reportedly come online, linking the island to nearby Jamaica, increasing Cuba's potential international communications... Read more...
Germany's SAP to recruit tech staff with autism

Tuesday, May 21, 10:28 am
BERLIN (AP) - German software giant SAP AG said Tuesday it plans to recruit people with autism to take make full use of their talents to process information. Autism is a developmental disorder... Read more...
Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks

Tuesday, May 21, 9:32 am
(AP) - The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, May 13, to Sunday, May... Read more...