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Study: Humans, orangutans in genetic link
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AARHUS, Denmark, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Though chimpanzees are our closest relatives, humans have some genes more like those of a more distant kin, the orangutan, Danish researchers say.
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Astronomers spot farthest, earliest galaxy
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- U.S. astronomers say NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found the most distant object ever seen in the universe, at a distance of 13.2 billion light years.
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Dell: Austerity, inflation: Can do
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DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Michael Dell, chief executive officer of U.S. computer giant Dell Inc., said he is not worried by the budget-cutting trend in Europe.
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Obama praises entrepreneurs, innovation
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GREEN BAY, Wis., Jan. 26 (UPI) -- America needs the determination of a Super Bowl champ to win the future, President Obama said Wednesday in Wisconsin, home of NFC champion Green Bay Packers.
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Obama: U.S. must reinvent to succeed
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- America must reinvent itself and reunite to succeed in a shifting global economy increasingly spurred by China and India, U.S. President Barack Obama said.
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State of the Union address
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- Following is the State of the Union address delivered Tuesday by U.S. President Barack Obama before a joint session of Congress:
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More heroin detected using new saliva test
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MADISON, N.J., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- Drug testing using saliva has revealed about five times more heroin use in U.S. workers than previously thought, a diagnostic testing provider says.
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County IQ and county crime rates linked
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- There is an association between county-level IQ and county-level crime rates in the United States, researchers say.
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U.S. behind China in wind power energy
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- China has surpassed the United States in electricity production from wind power, a U.S. trade group says.
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U.S. drone system fails in testing
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- A proposed U.S. Air Force drone spy system, intended for use in Afghanistan, is flawed and "not operationally effective," a Pentagon assessment said.
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U.S. drone sytem fails in testing
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- A proposed U.S. Air Force drone spy system, intended for use in Afghanistan, is flawed and "not operationally effective," a Pentagon assessment said.
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Positive emotions may buffer stress, aging
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ITHACA, N.Y., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- An optimistic outlook has been shown to combat stress -- a known risk factor for heart disease and other illnesses, U.S. researchers say.
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'Rogue' storm blamed in Pakistan flooding
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SEATTLE, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say a "rogue" weather system caused the disastrous Pakistan floods of last summer that killed more than 2,000 people and left millions homeless.
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Google gears up for 6,000 hires
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- U.S. technology giant Google said Tuesday it will hire more workers in 2011 than it has ever hired in one year.
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S.F. Bay mercury tied to historic mining
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- High mercury levels in fish in San Francisco Bay are a legacy of a century and a half of California gold and mercury mining, researchers say.
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