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Environment

Team Hunts Deadly 'Ghost Nets' in the Pacific

Every year high seas fishing boats lose and abandon fishing nets that can be miles long. These so-called ghost nets keep on killing, sweeping up fish, turtles, seabirds and whales. Now a team of American scientists says it has learned to track their movements throughout the Pacific Ocean.

Team Hunts Deadly 'Ghost Nets' in the Pacific

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Business

The Marketplace Report: Microsoft's EU Anti-Trust Deadline

Alex Chadwick talks with John Dimsdale of Marketplace about Microsoft's deadline for abiding by a European Commission anti-trust ruling. The software giant must comply with the ruling or face a fine of up to $5 million a day.

The Marketplace Report: Microsoft's EU Anti-Trust Deadline

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Double-Checking 'Smart Buy' Web Site Advice

Many comparison-shopping Web sites note "smart buys" on electronics purchases. They aren't necessarily the lowest price on a product, but they're supposed to be the lowest price from a reputable seller. However, New York Times columnist David Pogue says "gray market" sellers have figured out how to "game" the system.

Double-Checking 'Smart Buy' Web Site Advice

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Digital Life

Audiostiles.com Picks Tunes For You

Using a questionnaire, a musical consulting company assembles a mix of songs from artists it predicts clients will like. Jennifer Ludden tried it out and received a CD with 16 songs. She talks to audiostiles.com co-founder Jeremy Abrams about how the choices are made.

Audiostiles.com Picks Tunes For You

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ATM Skimming on the Rise

There is a new trend amongst money-hungry criminals known as ATM skimming -- when debit-card information is illegally recorded and used by thieves. Though it is rare in the United States, a recent case in Boston illustrates officials' concern that ATM skimming is growing.

ATM Skimming on the Rise

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Your Money

Understanding Identity Theft

Millions of Americans have become the victims of identity theft since the beginning of the year. Renee Montagne talks with former FBI agent Kevin Barrows about where that information goes and how it's abused. Barrows led the bust of one of the country's largest identity theft operations in 2002.

Understanding Identity Theft

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Digital Life

Come One, Come All: The Rise of Podcasting

A new sensation is piggy-backing on the phenomenon that is the iPod: podcasting. The personalized audio recordings, which can be heard on any digital music player, have given an outlet to marginalized experts and frustrated DJs alike. And media critic Jeff Jarvis says that's the beauty of podcasting.

Come One, Come All: The Rise of Podcasting

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Digital Life

'Musical Genome' Helps Find New Favorites

The company Savage Beast's "music genome project" catalogues songs to the smallest detail in a bid to more accurately link people to music that they might like. Scott Simon talks with Tim Westergren, the founder of Savage Beast technologies. An interactive product will be available soon.

'Musical Genome' Helps Find New Favorites

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Business

Video Game Boxes Do Battle at Entertainment Expo

The Electronic Entertainment Expo is often where the "next big thing" in computer games becomes clear. This year it's Sony and Microsoft battling for control of your living room with their new game consoles, the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Both will allow users to watch movies, show pictures and connect to the internet.

Video Game Boxes Do Battle at Entertainment Expo

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Digital Life

The E3 Expo and the Gaming Industry

The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2005 is showcasing its wares at the Los Angeles Convention Center this week. Farai Chideya discusses the gaming industry and the new products being launched with tech expert Mario Armstrong. She also has a conversation about controversial games, character stereotypes and careers for blacks in the electronic entertainment field with Armstrong, Nicole Bradford of Vivendi Universal Games and Joe Salter, CEO of Entertainment Arts Research.

The E3 Expo and the Gaming Industry

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Internet Phone Firms Ordered to Ensure 911 Service

The FCC votes to require Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone companies to link their customers with 911 services. Witnesses testified at the FCC meeting about dire results when they tried to call 911 and couldn't get through.

Internet Phone Firms Ordered to Ensure 911 Service

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Opinion

Digital Life

I Blog, I Said: Writing Amid the Rabble

Blogs have gained currency as a buzzword among the tech-savvy. But for commentator Catherine Seipp, a Web diary isn't just a fad: It's a compulsion. The adoption of the medium by celebrities made her wonder why anyone else does it.

I Blog, I Said: Writing Amid the Rabble

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Law

High Court Allows Interstate Wine Shipments

The Supreme Court rules that wine buyers can purchase directly from wineries in other states. The court struck down a ban on interstate shipment of wine, calling it discriminatory and anti-competitive. Richard Cartiere, editor of the Wine Market Report newsletter, discusses how the decision will affect wine buying.

High Court Allows Interstate Wine Shipments

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