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Facebook promotes organ donations
(CNN) — On average, 18 people in the United States die each day waiting for an organ transplant.
Billionaire Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg wants to change that. He announced Tuesday that the social networking site wants to “help solve the crisis” by allowing users to volunteer as potential organ donors in the United States and the United Kingdom.
“We think that a lot of people who might just be on the fence about whether or not they want to do this, could be convinced to do that,” Zuckerberg told ABC News.
He described widespread acceptance of organ donation as “a shift in society that will probably take a while to fully take hold” until more Facebook users start sharing their experiences.
“But I think that if people choose to
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New trailer reveals ‘Black Ops’ future
(CNN) — A new teaser trailer for “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2″ reveals important details about the setting and gameplay options for the latest title in the blockbuster “Call of Duty” series.
The clip was posted online Tuesday night and has already attracted 1.4 million views on YouTube. It features a near-future scenario in which the U.S. military has developed technology that puts unmanned vehicles and robots on the front lines of battle. An enemy gains access to that technology and turns it against cities all over the world.
Developed by Treyarch and published by Activision, “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2″ will be released November 18. Its predecessor, 2010′s “Call of Duty: Black Ops,” is the best-selling video game ever in the United States, according to some estimates.
Mark Lamia,
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Facebook encourages organ donations
(CNN) — On average, 18 people in the United States die each day waiting for an organ transplant.
Billionaire Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg wants to change that. He announced Tuesday that the social networking site wants to “help solve the crisis” by allowing users to volunteer as potential organ donors in the United States and the United Kingdom.
“We think that a lot of people who might just be on the fence about whether or not they want to do this, could be convinced to do that,” Zuckerberg told ABC News.
He described widespread acceptance of organ donation as “a shift in society that will probably take a while to fully take hold” until more Facebook users start sharing their experiences.
“But I think that if people choose to
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Facebook encouraging organ donations
(CNN) — On average, 18 people in the United States die each day waiting for an organ transplant.
Billionaire Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg wants to change that. He announced Tuesday that the social networking site wants to “help solve the crisis” by allowing users to volunteer as potential organ donors in the United States and the United Kingdom.
“We think that a lot of people who might just be on the fence about whether or not they want to do this, could be convinced to do that,” Zuckerberg told ABC News.
He described widespread acceptance of organ donation as “a shift in society that will probably take a while to fully take hold” until more Facebook users start sharing their experiences.
“But I think that if people choose to
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When losing e-mail is like a snow day
Editor’s note: CNN Contributor Bob Greene is a bestselling author whose books include “Late Edition: A Love Story” and “Once Upon a Town: The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen.”
(CNN) — In a long line at an airport security checkpoint, the man in front of me wearily reached into his travel cases and began to unload his electronic gear into the gray plastic bin.
He had his laptop computer, two cellphones, a Kindle reading device and some sort of digital music player, each with its own power cord. He probably didn’t need to throw the cords and chargers into the bin with the other devices, but he did anyway.
So, with all the
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