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Gas savings drag at higher speeds
Detroit Free PressHow much does your fuel economy fall -- and how much does your fuel cost rise? -- if you drive at 60 m.p.h. rather than 50? How about 70 m.p.h.? 80? Would you believe a 41% decrease in fuel economy from 50 m.p.h. to 80? That's like paying $1.38 more per...Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, U.S. Department of Energy, Brian West, Passenger Cars, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible: First Photos
KickingTiresUpdate: We've added three more photos to the gallery below. The redesigned Chevy Corvette was one of the big stars of the Detroit Auto Show in January. Now the automaker is staking its claim to wooing folks in Switzerland and......Tags: General Motors Corp., North American International Auto Show, Manufacturing and Engineering, Swiss Confederation, Auto Shows
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Travel taxes: high, only partially avoidable
Ed Perkins On TravelYou'll pay more than $40 a day in taxes to visit Chicago. That's the most highly-taxed big city in the United States, says a new report from the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA). At the other end of the scale, four big South Florida cities, three...Tags: Italy, Milan (Italy), Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Passenger Cars, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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10 things you might not know about doomsday
Either the world will end on Dec. 21, or it won't. Your view depends on whether you believe in a much-publicized but debunked interpretation of the Mayan calendar, or you don't. Here are 10 facts so amazing they may crack the time-space continuum: 1 One...
Tags: Large Hadron Collider Experiments, Science and Technology, General Electric Company, Entertainment, The Pentagon
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For Georg Solti, a centenary salute on a global scale
Georg Solti loved birthday parties, especially his own. One can only imagine how thrilled he would have been to witness the outpouring of affection from the international gathering of colleagues who presented a special concert in his honor at Symphony...
Tags: Entertainment, Judaism, Music, Swiss Confederation, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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It's alive! Little Traverse Civic Theatre's Frankenstein opens
PETOSKEY — The Little Traverse Civic Theatre may have picked just the right story for its fall show. On Thursday, in front of a crowded theater at the Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey, “Frankenstein” opened. The production...
Tags: Arts and Culture
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Closest planet found outside solar system
CNNThe hunt for planets like our own has come up with a striking discovery: There's a planet about the same size as Earth in the nearby Alpha Centauri system, and it's the closest planet found outside our solar system. "Close," of course, is a relative...Tags: Science and Technology, Research, News Agency, Astronomy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Newly discovered Earth-sized planet the closest outside our solar system
CNNThe hunt for planets like our own has come up with a striking discovery: There’s a planet about the same size as Earth in the nearby Alpha Centauri system, and it's the closest planet found outside our solar system. “Close,” of course,...Tags: Research, Science and Technology, Astronomy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Omarr's daily astrological forecast
Omarr's Astrological ForecastBIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Kat Graham was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on this date in 1989. She has portrayed Bonnie Bennett on "The Vampire Diaries" since 2009. She had a recurring role on "Hannah Montana" and guest-starred on episodes of "Greek," "CSI"...Tags: Miley Cyrus
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Unclaimed Camera Forces United Airlines Flight From Newark To Divert
A suspicious item prompted the crew of a United Airlines flight to Switzerland to divert it to Boston, as two F-15 fighters shadowed the plane Tuesday night.
The item, found inside an airsickness bag, turned out to be an unclaimed camera. officials said....Tags: Swiss Confederation, Boston, Air Transportation Industry, United Air Lines, CNN (tv network)
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The best and worst of Europe
Rick Steves' EuropeAmericans get the shortest vacations in the industrial world. With so little time, the pressure is on to make all the right choices when planning a trip. But how to select the right destination? It ultimately depends on your interests and your tastes --...Tags: Italy, Portugal, Rome (Italy), Germany, Swiss Confederation
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Allan Powell: Introducing Higgs boson as latest wonder of science
On July 4, a large assembly of scientists in Geneva, Switzerland announced that, after spending $10 billion, employing 6,000 researchers and directing tiny subatomic particles on a collision course of 17 miles, they had found what they were looking for....Tags: Science and Technology, Religion and Belief, Philosophy, Science, Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
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