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Crave Ep. 127: Robot battles human for golf supremacy
2013-07-04 19:00:00| CNET News.com
This week on Crave, a robot named Jeff challenges golf pro Rory McIlroy to a game of golf on the driving range. We look at 3D-printed casts meant to counter itchiness, and researchers drive cockroaches with electrical signals in hopes of using the bugs for search-and-rescue missions. All that and more on this week's show. [Read more]
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Portugal battles to defuse crisis
2013-07-04 10:53:27| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Portugal's prime minister fights to patch up his fragile coalition, as markets spooked by the latest eurozone crisis watch nervously.
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Bay Area Battles Chevrons Dangerous Tar Sands Refinery
2013-07-03 22:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: 350BayArea.org, joined by local groups and unions, last week announced plans for a massive protest Aug. 3 at California`s Chevron Richmond oil refinery. Smoke from the Chevron refinery explosion spreads across the bay. Photo by Drew Dellinger, a bay area resident. The largest greenhouse gas polluter in the state, Chevron, along with the other four Bay Area refineries, is already refining tar sands oil from Canada, brought into the area by rail. Chevron is among industry giants pressing for...
U.S. IRS battles tech companies over 2004 offshore tax holiday
2013-07-03 01:11:08| Semiconductors - Topix.net
The Internal Revenue Service and two technology firms are fighting in court over tax bills from a 2004 corporate tax holiday, with other multinationals watching closely for a result that could come any day, said tax lawyers.
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Fight isn't finished in court battles over MTA tax
2013-07-02 13:52:09| Railroads - Topix.net
Nassau County, the lead plaintiff in the litigation contesting the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's payroll tax, will appeal last week's adverse ruling.
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