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The first-ever film shot in color has been revived by the UK museum. The earliest movies known to be shot in color have been revived by film archivists, who on Wednesday gave an audience at London’s Science Museum a glimpse at cinema’s first attempts to show us the world as we see it. The obscure film segments were long considered ... Read More »

An ex-banker and convicted tax cheat who told the IRS how his employer, UBS, helped thousands of wealthy clients duck U.S. taxes has just been awarded $104 million by the U.S. government, a sum his lawyers say is the largest payout ever for a whistleblower. Bradley Birkenfeld, who was released from federal prison six weeks ago, pleaded guilty in 2008 ... Read More »

Please make sure your seat belts are buckled, put your trays in the upright position, and make sure all electronic devices are powered off. Unless, of course, you’re the pilot: American Airlines has won approval from the FAA to jettison hefty in-flight reference manuals for Apple iPads. Though iPads are more expensive than the 35-pound reference books they’re replacing, the ... Read More »

Now it is Samsung’s chance to get a hit at Apple. Samsung Electronics will sue Apple over the release of its iPhone 5 for infringing on its fourth-generation (4G) long-term evolution (LTE) connectivity patents. The Korea Times reported on Monday, citing industry sources, that Samsung has decided to take immediate legal action against Cupertino, with countries in Europe, and even ... Read More »

Chicago public school teachers will go on strike as the talks with the school district over compensations, health benefits and teacher evaluations have failed. “We will be on the (picket) line,” Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis said after emerging from all-day talks with district negotiators. “This is a difficult decision and one we hoped we could have avoided,” she ... Read More »

France’s Elysee Palace says former Beatle Paul McCartney has been decorated with the legion of honor for services to music. The Legion of Honor is France’s highest honor. On Saturday the presidential office said that seventy-year-old McCartney — who sang and co-wrote hits like “Hey Jude” and “Yesterday” — was decorated at the rank of officer by French President Francois ... Read More »

In yet another strange incident, thousands of dead fish and birds have washed up on the shores of Lake Erie, Canada. Tens of thousands of dead fish and dead seagulls washed up on the shores of in an mysterious mass animal death.Rick Nicholls, Member of Provincial Parliament for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, is mystified by the mass Lake ... Read More »