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EcoCAR 2
Gayle Anderson was live in Hollywood to take a look the teams of students from 15 universities across North America in town as part of the EcoCAR 2 competition, a 3-year collegiate engineering competition established by the U.S. Dept of Energy and General...Tags: Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering, General Motors Corp., Automotive Equipment
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Jill Tarter: Famed Alien Hunter Stepping Down From SETI Research Center
KTLA NewsMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Astronomer Jill Tarter is stepping down as head of the Center for SETI Research, halting a 35-year career of actively searching for extraterrestrial intelligence. In his 1985 novel “Contact,” Carl Sagan based the main character,...Tags: Research, Entertainment, Jodie Foster, Radio
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Private Company SpaceX Makes Historic Rocket Launch
CNNThe SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, early Tuesday carrying the first private spacecraft bound for the International Space Station. The rocket -- with its Dragon capsule filled with food, supplies and science experiments...Tags: Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Science, Air Transportation Delays, Economy, Business and Finance, Space Programs
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Cleopatra - The Exhibit Opens
Gayle Anderson was live in Dowtown Los Angeles for a preview of the opening of "Cleopatra-The Exhibition." The West Coast premiere of "Cleopatra: The Exhibition" will open at the California Science Center tomorrow, Wednesday May 23rd. "CLEOPATRA" features...Tags: Arts, Archaeology, Europe, Egypt, Sculpture
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Solar Eclipse Projects 'Ring of Fire' Across Western U.S.
CNNLOS ANGELES -- The shadow of the moon swept across the globe from Hong Kong to the Texas Panhandle as a rare annular solar eclipse began Monday morning in Asia and traversed the Pacific. The sun appeared as a thin ring behind the moon to people in a...Tags: Research, Space Programs, St. George, CNN (tv network), Hong Kong
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Student with Flesh-Eating Bacteria Breathing on Her Own
CNNATLANTA -- Aimee Copeland, the 24-year-old Georgia woman who lost both hands and feet to a bacterial infection, is now breathing on her own, her father said. "Aimee is being Aimee. She's cracking jokes, speaking frankly, displaying her usual early...Tags: Diarrhea, Diseases and Illnesses, Injuries and Wounds, Vanderbilt University , Health and Safety at School
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Analysis: Dispatch Lag Slows LAFD Response Times
Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES -- When Javier Ortiz collapsed in his backyard in Echo Park, rescuers were stationed in a firehouse just a half-mile away. But the Los Angeles Fire Department dispatcher who answered the 911 call from Ortiz's daughter took more than 2 1/2...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Standards, Health, Heart Failure, Police Arrests
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Get Moving May
Gayle Anderson was live in Tustin with Bike Nation, the only southern California based bike share company for Bike-To-Work-Week. Biking is a major topic this month since May is NATIONAL BIKE MONTH accord League of American Bicyclists. The League began as...Tags: Cycling, Economy, Business and Finance, Software Industry, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Crime, Law and Justice
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Yahoo CEO Out After Resume Padding Scandal
CNNNEW YORK -- Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson is out after it was found he padded his resume with an embellished college degree, ending his term at the company after just four months. Yahoo confirmed Thompson "has left the company" in a statement posted late...Tags: Jeff Zucker, Science, Carol Bartz, Scott Thompson, Economy, Business and Finance
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Wayward Dolphin May Have Returned to Sea, Experts Say
KTLA NewsHUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) -- Marine experts say they believe the wayward dolphin who mistakenly made its way into the Bolsa Chica wetlands last month has returned to sea. Officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's marine...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Wetlands, Science, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues
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119,000 Chrysler 300s, Dodge Chargers Recalled
CNNNEW YORK -- Chrysler Group is recalling about 119,000 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger sedans in the United States because of a problem that could cause the anti-lock brakes and electronic stability control systems to malfunction. Anti-lock brake systems...Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Electronics
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Touching The Moon
Gayle Anderson was live in Simi Valley for "Touching The Moon" exhibit at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, where Californians will have the rare chance to touch a 3-billion-year-old piece of moon rock at NASA's "Driven to Explore" traveling...Tags: Libraries, Space Programs, Technology, Rocketry, Ronald Reagan
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