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Plans for man-made islands — designed by Rice University architecture students — have attracted the attention of one of the world's largest oil companies as a way to house way-offshore oil workers.

Workers will lay cable across the Atlantic to guarantee the neutrality of the Internet and shield Brazil from U.S. surveillance.

After his debit card was declined at an Applebee's, Michael Williams pulled out the big bucks. He tried to pay with a $1 trillion bill. The U.S. has never issued such a bill.

The Tokyo-based company is the subject of reports that a large amount of the virtual currency may be missing. It's another blow to the bitcoin market.

In an accompanying article, the tabloid Red Pepper praised the new law that not only criminalizes gay sex, but also makes it a crime not to report gay people.

There was enough information for an influential panel of doctors, nurses and scientists to recommend against taking the antioxidants vitamin E and beta carotene to prevent heart attacks and cancer.

The comedy actor, writer and director had co-written and planned to star in the long-awaited Ghostbusters III —but did not get the chance. He died Monday in Chicago at age 69.

A study argues that if we want to cut emissions from meat production, we should help farmers produce more meat with less land. Farmers also need incentives not to cut down forests to graze animals.

Piers Morgan announced that CNN will be canceling his show, just weeks after Fox TV said it would be parting ways with British star and American Idol alum Simon Cowell.

Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin is calling on federal and state prisons to ban solitary confinement for juveniles, pregnant women and the mentally ill. He held a hearing in Washington on Tuesday.