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EPA power grab? Pols, states claim new water reg could bring feds into your backyard

In this July 7, 2010 file photo, an EPA worker looks at oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill which seeped into a marsh in Waveland, Miss. (Reuters) A river runs through it — and Uncle Sam isn’t far behind. That’s…

Explorer plans hunt for Genghis Khan’s long-lost tomb

Alan Nichols, the president of the Explorers Club, maps out possible locations for the tomb of Genghis Khan. (The Explorers Club) Alan Nichols, the president of the Explorers Club, maps out possible locations for the tomb of Genghis Khan. (The…

Will ObamaCare ‘tech surge’ throw good money after bad?

President Obama’s “tech surge” to turn around the failing HealthCare.gov is running into concerns that the administration could be throwing “good money after bad” while complicating an already complicated situation. Tech experts who spoke with FoxNews.com say that, like any…

Smart gun technologies making weapons more accurate — and more deadly

In the action-thriller “The Bourne Legacy,” Pentagon black ops assasin Aaron Cross takes down an airborne CIA drone with a rifle from more than a mile away. With TrackingPoint’s tech, anyone can perform such a trick. (TrackingPoint) TrackingPoint borrows the…

Politics Of PRISM: White House In Crisis, Obama Doubles Down

Move up http://i.forbesimg.com tMove down Watch Top U.S. Intelligence Officials Repeatedly Deny NSA Spying On Americans Over The Last Year (Videos) Andy Greenberg Forbes Staff The start of President Obama’s second term has been a difficult one. To be sure,…

Why an atheist monument next to a 10 Commandments display is a good thing

People entering the Bradford County Courthouse in Starke, Florida will soon be able to have a look at both a monument featuring the Ten Commandments and another one which will feature quotes celebrating secularism as well. And why not? What’s…

Colossal solar flare, strongest of 2013, shoots from sun

This image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a colossal X1.7-class solar flare erupting from the sun at 10:17 p.m. EDT on May 12, 2013 (Mother’s Day). It is the strongest solar flare of 2013 so far. (NASA/SDO) The sun…

China’s cotton stockpiling threatens to devastate American producers

AIKEN, S.C. – The Unites States is the third-largest producer of cotton, a product that everyone wears, everyone uses. But that may not be enough to ensure the security of the American cotton industry, with China now a major player…

How did $300M minesweeper become scrap metal? Navy wants answers

The commanding officer and three crewmembers aboard a U.S. Navy minesweeper have been relieved of their duties amid an investigation into how the $300 million ship got stuck on a reef near the Philippines and had to be scuttled. The…