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You may remember hearing about the Google barge project. Last year, Google anchored barges in Portland, Maine and San Francisco, California. It was rumored that it would be a moving showroom for Google’s products or as a classroom-like experience to teach consumers about Google’s technology.

Scientists have found a way to make see-through mice — but don’t worry, these critters won’t be scampering in your kitchen. The transparent rodents aren’t alive and they’re for research only, to help researchers study fine details of anatomy.

A health insurer with 5.2 million customers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware said Saturday it will stop covering a procedure that uses a gynecological surgical tool that can spread cancer.

Parents who purchased the new You & Me Mommy Change My Diaper Doll from the Toys ‘R Us chain discovered that the toy came with an unexpected accessory: a penis.

Oscar Pistorius has sold the Pretoria home in which he shot dead Reeva Steenkamp, it has been confirmed, but only after accepting an offer £100,000 ($168,000/€125,000) less than the initial asking price. This follows news in May that the process to sell the house, which lies in the gated Silver Woods Country Estate community in the east of the city, …

Singer Michael Johns died at the age of 35 on Friday, Aug. 1. The “American Idol” alum reportedly died in his sleep after suffering from an ankle injury earlier. A source told TMZ that the injury led to a blood clot.

On Wednesday, Johnson & Johnson announced a recall for uterine surgery tools because they could increase the risk of undetected cancer.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is reminding the public that children under 16 should not be driving all terrain vehicles. The AHS said that at least 38 children in the province have been injured on ATVs since May; 14 were hospitalized and two have died.

Funeral services for a Mendota Heights police officer shot and killed while making a traffic stop earlier this week were announced Friday afternoon, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety.

A parolee was fatally shot and a bystander was killed after an hourslong standoff in Pico Rivera with deputies that turned into a hostage situation, authorities said on Saturday. The incident began late Friday afternoon when deputies were searching for the man, who was wanted in connection parole violations, according to Lt. John Corino with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s …

President Barack Obama signed a bill into, law on Friday making it legal once again to unlock a cell phone without permission from your wireless provider, so long as the service contract has expired, according to The Associated Press.