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Should we let wunderkinds drop out of high school?

By BETH J. HARPAZAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - It's one thing to say tech geniuses don't need degrees. After all, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg all dropped out of college. But now we've got David Karp, who doesn't even have a high school diploma. Karp, 26, founded

Under Mayer: Boosting mobile, buying companies

By The Associated Press Yahoo Inc. lured Marissa Mayer from Google in July to become its fifth CEO in as many years. Her task: Help the Internet pioneer regain its stature after years in a financial funk. In her 10 months leading the company, she has overseen a redesign of Yahoo services and

Curiosity rover drills into second Martian rock

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - NASA's Curiosity rover drills again. The space agency said Monday that Curiosity has bored a hole in a second rock and will transfer a pinch of powder to its onboard laboratories later this week for analysis. Sunday's drill was the first major activity by Curiosity

Study: Most shipwrecks a minor US pollution threat

By SETH BORENSTEINAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A new government report details 87 shipwrecks - most sunk during World War II decades ago - that could pollute U.S. waters with tens of millions of gallons of oil. Even so, the potential for pollution is less than scientists had expected. The