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Was Israel the birthplace of modern humans?

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Archaeologists have discovered evidence that places Homo sapiens in Israel as early as 400,000 years ago -- the earliest evidence for the existence of modern humans anywhere in the world.

'I CAN fix the economy': Obama reveals his New Year's resolution

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The president said recent data showed the economic recovery was gaining traction even though millions of Americans were still out of work.

The 30 Biggest Concerts of 2010

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From Jay-Z's hometown triumph to Gorillaz' star-studded tour, SPIN picks the best in live music!

Falling Sales, Falling Profit Margins: Record Companies Tank in 2010

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Illegal downloading is only part of a wider shift in how fans consume music. No one really wants an album anymore; they want the single they heard on the radio; they want track four that played at the end of last night's episode of Mad Men or The Office. And for 99 cents they can have it, if they want to pay iTunes or Amazon for the convenience.

How WikiLeaks Helped a Dictator

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Not all governments stand to suffer from the WikiLeaks dump—Zimbabwe's strongman Robert Mugabe, for example, could use information gleaned from the leaks to tighten his grip on power.

Can Anyone Save Delicious? Only If Yahoo Lets Them.

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With Delicious in purgatory, can anything bring the trend-setting social bookmarking site back to (even half of) its former glory, pre-Yahoo? Some are

One tip enough to put name on Terror watch list

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A year after a Nigerian man allegedly tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, officials say they have made it easier to add individuals' names to a terrorist watch list and improved the government's ability to thwart an attack in the United States.

Is This the First Oscar-Worthy YouTube Video?

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The venerable movie critic Roger Ebert has declared that Idiot with a Tripod, shot by an amateur filmmaker named Jamie Stuart during this week's snowstorm in New York City, should win the Academy Award for best live-action short subject.

News of the Weird: Tea Party Calls Department of Homeland Security a Liberal Hate Group

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In the Tea Party's latest bit of revisionist history, founder Judson Phillips -- you know, the guy who wants to rewrite the Constitution -- has characterized the Department of Homeland Security as its number two "liberal hate group" of 2010, mainly because of the TSA.

Top 10 Hollywood Blunders of 2010

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They certainly don't rise to the level of the BP oil spill or the Democrats' handling of the mid-term election, but Hollywood had its well-publicized blunders this year. Here is a look at the top 10:

xkcd: Audiophiles

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For years, I took the wrong lesson from that Monster Cable experiment and only listened to my music through alligator-clipped coat hangers.

Don’t Hold Your Breath for a Nokia-Windows Phone 7 Hook-Up

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I, like a bunch of other bloggers, jumped on the report of Nokia considering Windows Phone 7 as an operating system. But the hook-up, something I said would reek of desperation, is not going to happen, according to a soon to be ex-Nokia employee.

Lisa Rinna goes sans makeup on Twitter and proud of it

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Lisa Rinna stood up to a rude follower on Twitter by showing herself with no makeup.

Katie Couric: Maybe we need a Muslim version of The Cosby Show

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CBS anchor Katie Couric believes a "Muslim version of 'The Cosby Show'" could open the eyes of Americans and perhaps put an end to all the "seething hatred many people feel towards all Muslims."

US Navy introduces smoking ban on submarines

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Giving up smoking may be a New Year's resolution for some, but all US sailors will now have to follow suit, as the US Navy moves to ban its crews from smoking aboard submarines starting Friday.

The Most Memorable Movie Moments Of 2010 [Clips]

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Whatever the movie, in that moment, for those seconds, you're carried away by unstoppable laughter, soaring on waves of emotion, or left sinking into the pits of sadness and despair. For a few specific seconds some films are able to capture lightning in a bottle.

Wikimedia Commons Pictures of the Year (PHOTOS)

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"The Commons Picture of the Year is a competition that was first run in 2006. It aims to identify the best freely-licensed images from those that during the year have been awarded Featured picture status." Here are 23 of the best winners from the Creative Commons Pictures of the Year competition

Why the iPad is Destroying the Future of Journalism

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The iPad has been dubbed a revolutionary device and the journalism industry has raced to embrace it. But their embrace is more of a desperate final grasp at the past. The iPad is a delightful device, but it can't salvage the existing model for journalism.

John Ridley's Top 7 'Nontroversies' Of 2010

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They consumed our Facebook and Twitter streams! Hijacked our RSS feeds and blog readers! Loopty-looped on all the cable news channels! But it turns out, they were much ado about nothing.

The Happiest Penguin Ever (VIDEO)

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The Happiest Penguin Ever: If only all the socially awkward penguins out there could be as happy and carefree as this little guy...
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