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 BG Wants Google High Speed Fiber Network
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Last Updated: 9:09 PM 03/11/10 - The City of Bowling Green is currently applying to be one of a select few communities that Google will deploy an experimental, high speed fiber network in. (Full Story)
Google Threatens to Leave China
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Last Updated: 11:09 PM 01/14/10 - Google and China may go their separate ways after the latest hacking incident. (Full Story)
WKU Hosts Kentucky First Lego League State Robotics Championship
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Last Updated: 7:15 PM 01/07/10 - About 300 of the state's brightest students will be at Western Kentucky University this Saturday, January 9, showing off their skills in robotics, team work, and problem solving. It's the Kentucky First Lego League State Robotics Championship. (Full Story)
Are Social Networks Becoming Addictions?
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Last Updated: 3:35 PM 12/28/09 - The Facebook social networking site has 350-million users who spend about an hour-a-day on the site. (Full Story)
Texting Outnumbers Talking on Cell Phones
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Last Updated: 3:21 PM 12/28/09 - New data shows cell phones are increasingly being used not for talking but for sending texts. (Full Story)
Lifeflight Now Using Night Vision Goggles
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Last Updated: 10:27 PM 12/11/09 - Vanderbilt Lifeflight Is now using technology once reserved for military operations or secret spy missions. (Full Story)
 New Hearing Aid Debuts in Louisville
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Last Updated: 5:45 PM 09/29/09 - A new hearing aid that fits deep in the ear, is bringing remarkable results to many people in Louisville. (Full Story)
Muhlenberg County a First for Coal-to-Diesel Production
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Last Updated: 1:51 AM 09/07/09 - It's a first for not only Kentucky, but the entire United States. Muhlenberg County has been selected to be a location for the first coal-to-diesel production plant in the country. (Full Story)
Apple, AT&T To Answer FCC Query On Google Voice
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Last Updated: 3:44 PM 08/21/09 - Apple Inc. and AT&T Inc. are expected to tell federal regulators Friday why they rejected Google Inc.'s phone service for the iPhone. (Full Story)
Preparing For The Digital Transition
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Last Updated: 4:11 PM 06/11/09 - In just two days, the way you watch television will change forever.

All television stations will begin broadcasting exclusively in a digital format.
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