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Morning Digest: Steve Jobs quits as Apple CEO, Cook takes over

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08/25/2011
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Steve Jobs quits as Apple CEO, Cook takes over
SAN FRANCISCO/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple Inc on Wednesday and passed the reins to his right-hand man Tim Cook, saying he could no longer fulfill the duties in a bombshell announcement that raised fears his health has deteriorated further. | Full Article
Libya rebels battle to root out Gaddafi diehards
August 25, 2011 06:00 AM ET
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Rebel forces began to purge Tripoli's streets of diehard gunmen still loyal to fugitive Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday in the final phase of the battle for the Libyan capital. | Full Article
Stock futures signal mixed open; techs eyed
August 25, 2011 06:07 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures pointed to a mixed open on Wall Street on Thursday, with futures for both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones rising 0.3 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.3 percent on news Steve Jobs had stepped down as Apple CEO. | Full Article
Chinese state TV shows military cyber hacking clip
August 25, 2011 05:41 AM ET
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A six-second clip on Chinese state television has provided a rare glimpse into purported cyber hacking attacks launched by the country's military, despite long-standing official denials that the government engages in such activity. | Full Article
How many species on Earth? 8.7 million give or take
August 24, 2011 12:27 PM ET
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Scientists have yet to discover, or classify, about 90 percent of the plant and animal species on Earth, which is estimated to be home to just under 9 million species, a study says. | Full Article
Former Cy Young winner Flanagan found dead
August 25, 2011 12:42 AM ET
BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Former Baltimore Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan, the 1979 Cy Young Award winner, was found dead on property near his home on Wednesday. | Full Article
Will Smith, Jada Pinkett, all smiles in public
August 24, 2011 06:15 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One day after a magazine claimed that their marriage was in trouble, Hollywood super couple Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith appeared together in public Wednesday, smiling broadly for cameras and fans. | Full Article
Bull semen spill causes scare, closes highway
August 24, 2011 11:53 AM ET
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) - A spill of frozen bull semen bound for a breeder in the state of Texas triggered a scare on Tuesday that temporarily shut down a U.S. interstate highway during the morning rush hour. | Full Article
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