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SAN FRANCISCO ? Redbox’s DVD rental kiosks are attracting movie lovers fed up with Netflix’s video subscription service. But now Redbox’s owner, Coinstar Inc., is risking its own customer backlash by raising its prices, the same move that triggered Netflix’s recent loss of 800,000 U.S. subscribers. The plot twist emerged Thursday in Coinstar’s latest quarterly [...]

The northern lights shine over West Grand Traverse Bay on Monday night, Oct. 24 2011. The lights, also known as aurora borealis in the northern hemisphere, are caused by charged particles striking the Earth’s atmostphere. (AP Photo/Record-Eagle, Jan-Michael Stump) The northern lights shine over West Grand Traverse Bay on Monday night, Oct. 24 2011. The [...]

Is there anything that Jonathan Adler doesn’t do? His list of day jobs stretches a mile long: decorator, potter, reality television star, author, shop owner, furniture and accessories designer, Lacoste collaborator, purveyor of all things groovy and wacky, ad infinitum. Below, the sought-after decorator, who combines bold patterns and unexpected styles with the dexterity of [...]

ScienceDaily (Nov. 15, 2011) ? University of California, Berkeley, scientists have shown that ionized plasmas like those in neon lights and plasma TVs not only can sterilize water, but make it antimicrobial — able to kill bacteria — for as long as a week after treatment. Devices able to produce such plasmas are cheap, which [...]

COLUMBUS, Ohio ? Israel’s deputy prime minister says it’s time for tougher sanctions against Iran before its nuclear program advances to what he calls “the point of no return.” Silvan Shalom spoke to reporters in Columbus, Ohio, on Wednesday after addressing the state’s Legislature. His comments came as Iran claimed it has achieved two major [...]