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• New drug can reverse liver damage; suddenly it’s harder to drink yourself to death.

• China’s recent white paper reveals it’s hell bent on using more coal, which would have been dire if not for the cute smileys peppering the document.

• North America’s largest solar power plant, made by SunPower, is now running.

• How to backup your Google account.

• Doorknobs are headed toward extinction, so love them while you still can.

• The global condom shortage and its deadly consequences. Yes, there is a global condom shortage.

• CDB-4022: New hassle-free contraceptive pill — for men.

• Playing Nintendo’s Wii doesn’t burn fat, but maybe it will if you add sex in the equation.

• Today’s “shuttle delayed” news: delayed again. Wait tomorrow for another “shuttle delayed” news. Hopefully we’ll be able to say it in a new way, like “Ow, my balls!”

• There was a time when the oceans — not humans — ended global warming.

• Korea’s dark half: it’s surprising how dire poverty can look so mysterious.

• Toshiba’s new lithium ion battery can be recharged in five minutes, lasts 10 years, and will start shipping next March.

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