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• Scientists say paper battery could be in the works

  Reuters – Mon Dec 7, 4:28 pm ET

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ordinary paper could one day be used as a lightweight battery to power the devices that are now enabling the printed word to be eclipsed by e-mail, e-books and online news. Full Story »

• Virgin Galactic unveils commercial spaceship

  AP – Mon Dec 7, 10:28 pm ET
  AP

  MOJAVE, Calif. - The sleek, bullet-shaped spacecraft is about the size of a large business jet — with wide windows and seats for six well-heeled passengers to take a thrill ride into space. Full Story »

• AP sources: Dems reach deal to drop gov't-run plan

  AP – 27 mins ago
  AP

  WASHINGTON - After days of secret talks, Senate Democrats tentatively agreed Tuesday night to drop a full-blown government-run insurance option from sweeping health care legislation, several officials said, a concession to party moderates whose votes are critical to passage of President Barack Obama's top domestic priority. Full Story »

• UN: 2000-2009 could be Earth's warmest decade ever

  AP – 2 hrs 34 mins ago
  AP

  COPENHAGEN - A leaked Danish document at the U.N. climate conference provoked angry criticism Tuesday from developing countries and activists who feared it would shift more of the burden to curb greenhouse gases on poorer countries. Full Story »

• Obama urges major new stimulus, jobs spending

  AP – 1 hr 21 mins ago
  AP

  WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama called for a major new burst of federal spending Tuesday, perhaps $150 billion or more, aiming to jolt the wobbly economy into a stronger recovery and reduce painfully persistent double-digit unemployment. Full Story »

• Historic EPA finding: Greenhouse gases harm humans

  AP – Mon Dec 7, 11:29 pm ET
  AP

  WASHINGTON - The Obama administration took a major step Monday toward imposing the first federal limits on climate-changing pollution from cars, power plants and factories, declaring there was compelling scientific evidence that global warming from manmade greenhouse gases endangers Americans' health. Full Story »

• Student ordered to destroy downloaded music files

  AP – Mon Dec 7, 5:52 pm ET

  BOSTON - A graduate student who must pay four record labels a combined $675,000 in damages for downloading and sharing songs online has been ordered to destroy his illegal music files — but a judge declined to force him to stop promoting the activity that got him in trouble. Full Story »

• Amazon's Kindle to get audible menus, bigger font

  AP – Mon Dec 7, 6:36 pm ET

  SEATTLE - Amazon.com Inc. will add two features to the Kindle e-book reader to make the gadget more accessible to blind and vision-impaired users. Full Story »

• Questions and answers about EPA action on warming

  AP – Tue Dec 8, 3:31 am ET
  AP

  A big meeting in Copenhagen. A cap-and-trade bill in Congress. And now, a determination by the Environmental Protection Agency that global warming pollution is a threat to public health — a move that clears the way for the first-ever federal regulations targeting climate-changing emissions. Full Story »

• Developing nations furious over Danish climate text

  AFP – 37 mins ago
  AFP

  COPENHAGEN (AFP) - A leaked Danish proposal triggered outrage at Copenhagen climate talks, with developing nations condemning a draft deal that they argued would consign most of the world's poor to permanent penury. Full Story »

• Wall St ends down on recovery jitters

  Reuters – Tue Dec 8, 5:32 pm ET
  Reuters

  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Tuesday after disappointing corporate news from 3M Co and McDonald's, while negative developments in global credit markets caused a shift to safe-haven assets. Full Story »

• Offshore oil drilling gets go-ahead in Alaska's Arctic

  McClatchy Newspapers – Mon Dec 7, 7:08 pm ET

  WASHINGTON — The Interior Department on Monday gave the go-ahead for Shell Oil to begin drilling three exploratory wells in the Chukchi Sea, a move that opens the door for offshore oil and gas production in the Arctic. Full Story »

• Japan unveils $81 billion economic stimulus

  Reuters – Tue Dec 8, 5:31 am ET
  Reuters

  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government agreed on a $81 billion stimulus package on Tuesday, aimed at preventing the economy from tipping back into recession as deflation persists and a strong yen threatens exports. Full Story »

• U.S. pay czar to exempt some AIG execs from salary cap: report

  Reuters – Tue Dec 8, 12:27 am ET

  (Reuters) - Kenneth Feinberg, the Obama administration's pay czar, will exempt some executives at American International Group from a $500,000 salary cap after at least five employees threatened to quit, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter. Full Story »

• More on-time credit card payments expected in 2010

  AP – Tue Dec 8, 6:53 am ET
  AP

  NEW YORK - Consumers are expected to further improve their credit management in 2010, but unemployment will hamper the efforts of many Americans to make their credit card payments on time. Full Story »

• Ebay exec emails: Feign surprise to Craigslist

  Reuters – Tue Dec 8, 6:48 pm ET

  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Emails from a top eBay Inc executive showed the Internet giant was aware that a competing online classifieds site it launched while sitting on the board of Craigslist was a sensitive issue to be handled delicately, according to court testimony on Tuesday. Full Story »

• Japan unveils new $81 billion stimulus package

  AP – Tue Dec 8, 3:43 am ET
  AP

  TOKYO - Japan's government on Tuesday unveiled $81 billion of new stimulus spending to keep the world's second-biggest economy from lurching back into recession. Full Story »

• Nissan to sell electric LEAF in San Francisco area

  AP – Mon Dec 7, 6:04 pm ET

  SAN FRANCISCO - Nissan Motors says it will sell its new electric car in the San Francisco Bay area as part of a limited rollout, citing the region's commitment to building electric car infrastructure.