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ATHENS, Greece – Flights were canceled and motorists stuck in gridlock Athens streets on Wednesday, as transport workers and other unions staged a 24-hour nationwide strike. The subway, buses and trams canceled all services, while courts, government offices, schools and public utilities were closed. State hospitals operated on a skeleton …

NEW YORK – Faced with opposition from conservative groups and some pornography Web sites, the Internet’s key oversight agency voted Wednesday to reject a proposal to create a red-light district on the Internet. The decision from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers reverses its preliminary approval last June …

WASHINGTON – Air purifiers, cosmetics, sports equipment, computers, clothing, bedding, household appliances, medical devices. Nearly every item of daily life could be made — and made better, say supporters — with nanotechnology. But with billions spent by U.S. taxpayers and private industry on nanotechnology research and product development, some policymakers, …