Rick Perry's administration has forced a report on the effects of climate change on Texas to remove all references to, well, climate change. But that doesn't change what's happening to the state's climate. Scientists associated with a major study of environmental changes in the low-lying coastal region around Galveston, Texas, have withdrawn their names from the final report after high-level officials appointed by Governor Rick Perry removed references to sea level rise and climate change from the document.
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Online storage start-up Dropbox raised $250 million for its expansion, one of the largest fundraising rounds in Silicon Valley this year. Online storage start-up Dropbox announced it has raised $250 million for its expansion, one of the largest fundraising rounds in Silicon Valley this year. The investment values the company at $4 billion.
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Erica Hill talks to Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo), who recently decided to make a very public commitment - via Twitter - to shed some pounds.
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