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Cheap Fracked Gas Could Help Americans Keep on Truckin’

A different kind of truck stop is coming soon to Atlanta. Greg Roche, vice president for infrastructure at Clean Energy Fuels , is presently scouting locations to build one of the California-based company's natural gas fueling stations for long-haul trucks by the end of this year

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Video: Dick Cheney receives heart transplant

After suffering a total of five heart attacks in his lifetime, Dick Cheney received a heart transplant at the age of 71. Jeff Glor spoke with CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook on what the surgery could mean for the former vice president's health

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To Find New Audiences, Reach Out To The Fringes

Wanting to lure new audiences to your website or brand? John Wiseman, vice president of marketing and partnerships at Thrillist, tells Fast Company how they work with would-be competitors to find new fans.

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The iPhone Effect: Slick, New Mobile Gadgets Strain the Limits of Wireless Networks

Friday’s release of the new iPhone 4S , with its more sophisticated phone camera, faster processor and iCloud access, has Apple fans licking their chops in anticipation of the boosted services. This latest addition to the iPhone family is likely, however, to have the service providers that support the new handset holding their collective breath with its promise of even more traffic to their already groaning wireless networks.

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From Nuclear Plant to Nuclear Park?

Twenty-five years after the tragedy at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine, tons of concrete shield workers and visitors from the puddle of dangerously radioactive melted fuel that lurks in the basement. In contrast, more than 30 years after the accident at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, Pa., the next-door twin of the partially melted-down reactor is still in operation and surrounded by homes.

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Flexible work hours and time off for community service drive this family-like work environment.

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Smart Grid Exposes Utilities to Smart Computer Hackers

A year ago, an unidentified computer intruder tried to penetrate the Lower Colorado River Authority's power generation network with 4,800 high-speed log-in attempts that originated at an Internet address in China, according to a grid official's confidential memo that was leaked to the media. And that was probably just an amateur's work, says David Bonvillain, vice president of Accuvant LABS, a cybersecurity consulting firm based in Hanover, Md

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Watson Looks for Work

A team of IBM researchers spent four years building Watson, a computer system clever enough to beat the best Jeopardy players in the world.

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