Mass animal sacrifice begins in Hindu festival in Nepal; 200,000 animals to be killed

Festival of mass animal sacrifice begins in Nepal

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Scientists model cat’s brain with huge supercomputer, a step toward a better-reasoning machine

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Windows 7 isn’t the only fall update: PCs get lighter, ditch DVD drives, embrace multitouch

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Apple tries to keep up its momentum by souping up iMac computers, adding touch-sensitive mouse

Apple updates iMac line, adds 'multitouch' mouse

SEATTLE — Apple Inc. updated its iMac desktop computer line Tuesday and introduced a mouse that responds to the touch of fingers instead of using buttons or scroll wheels.

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Muhozi has added you as a friend: Ugandan gorillas join Facebook as part of online fundraiser

Endangered Ugandan gorillas join Facebook, MySpace

KAMPALA, Uganda — He's hairy, his table manners are atrocious, and he wants to be your friend on Facebook.

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Endangered Ugandan gorillas seek friends on Facebook, Myspace

Ugandan gorillas get friendly on Facebook

KAMPALA, Uganda — He's hairy, his table manners are atrocious, and he wants to be your friend on Facebook.

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State wildlife agents: Unconfirmed cougar sighting on Microsoft’s Redmond campus

State: Cougar reported on Microsoft campus

REDMOND, Wash. — Wildlife officials say there has been a report of a cougar wandering Microsoft's campus in Redmond.

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Fiancee of Yale tech questioned in killing writes: ‘Who are you to judge the life I live?’

Yale tech's fiancee writes on MySpace: Don't judge

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The fiancee of a Yale University animal research technician says on her MySpace page that she's not perfect, but cautioned people not to judge her.

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High-tech UK Chinook helicopters languish in hangars after costly software error

UK Chinook choppers languish after software error

LONDON — A British newspaper says eight high-tech military helicopters have been out of service for eight years because defense officials tried to save money by installing homemade software in the aircraft.

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Summer bummer: Family-owned dude ranches have fewer travelers seeking the Western experience

Summer bummer: Dude ranches lack dudes, dudettes

BUENA VISTA, Colo. — Tom and Sue Murphy's dude ranch should be fully booked this time of year, their guests enjoying pastoral weeks of rafting, long horseback rides in the backcountry and evening hot springs soaks at 9,300 feet in the Rocky Mountains.

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