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Now running for governor of California, Meg Whitman stands by eBay's Skype purchase and says her experience can help turn the state around.

Team of scientists from Aberystwyth University recorded the song of birds living in and around 20 urban areas in the UKBirds that live in cities sing higher-pitched songs than their country-dwelling cousins in order to be heard above the urban din, according to scientists who have compared the songs of birds in different locations.In a survey of great tits living in and around 20 urban areas in the UK, researchers also found that city birds were more likely to recognise the songs of their fellow urban dwellers than those in the country. These birds may only live a few miles away from the city-slickers but sing lower-pitched songs.'Most man-made noise is of a fairly low frequency - the rumble of traffic, the clatter of machinery, that sort of thing,' said Rupert Marshall of Aberystwyth University, who led the survey. 'So the great tits in the city sing at a higher pitch to overcome that.'Male great tits are territorial birds and they sing to defend their patch - usually around 100m sq -

CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent Lara Logan reports that Muslims around the world are paying close attention to the overtures made by Barack Obama who is visiting Egypt.

California Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet Tuesday filed suits to shut down nine car wash businesses around the state for failing to register with the state's Labor Standards Enforcement division.

Madrid - Brazilian superstar Kaka was set to move from AC Milan to Real Madrid for a fee of around 65 million euros (93 million dollars), several media reports said Tuesday in Spain and Italy. Later Tuesday, however, various media reported that Chels...

We race around LA and Barcelona in Bizarre Creations' upcoming vehicular combat game.

A boyish comedian and mimic known for his dead-on (if somewhat toothless) impersonations of such notables as George Bush, Ross Perot, James Stewart and Johnny Carson, Carvey began his career performing stand-up around the san francisco Bay area. In 1981,

. Yankees 12, Rangers 3: In New York, Hideki Matsui and Jorge Posada hit three-run homers, and Derek Jeter became the fourth active player with 1,500 runs as New York took over the best record in the AL.

Last week CNET got a little visit from a man who had come to test the electronics in our building. This largely involves walking around with a machine that drives grown men mad with its beeping, making sure that every cable and appliance isn't going to suddenly go all sadistic and kill us with mains electricity.

By the time General Motors filed for bankruptcy protection Monday, few in the auto industry doubted that's where the troubled automaker belonged. Whether GM's plan for a quick trip through bankruptcy will be enough to turn around the company is still up for debate.