A Disastrous Year: 2010 Death Toll Already Abnormally High (LiveScience.com)

March 12, 2010 – 3:06 am

LiveScience.com – Just a few months into 2010, and Mother Nature has delivered a slew of costly and deadly natural disasters. From the catastrophic Haiti and Chilean earthquakes to the U.S. blizzard that descended on Washington, D.C., last month, which was mostly just inconvenient by comparison, 2010 is already above average in terms of natural-disaster casualties. Find more info about A Disastrous Year: 2010 Death Toll Already Abnormally High (LiveScience.com) photos videos pictures. read more

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FCC releases Internet speed test tool (Reuters)

March 12, 2010 – 3:06 am

Reuters – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Thursday launched a broadband test service to help consumers clock the speed of their Internet. Find more info about FCC releases Internet speed test tool (Reuters) photos videos pictures. read more

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Lawyers appeal Phil Spector’s conviction (AP)

March 12, 2010 – 3:06 am

AP – Lawyers for legendary music producer Phil Spector have asked an appellate court to throw out his second-degree murder conviction on grounds of judicial error and prosecutorial misconduct. Find more info about Lawyers appeal Phil Spector’s conviction (AP) photos videos pictures. read more

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Asian stocks mixed after S&P index clears hurdle (AP)

March 12, 2010 – 3:06 am

Traders work on the floor of the  New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, March 9, 2010.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP – Asian stock markets were mixed in early trading Friday after the Standard & Poor’s 500 index closed at a 17-month high with investors worried about inflationary pressures in China.


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