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Big data companies try to outwit Mother Nature's chaos

Just a few years ago, meteorologists regularly shared an inside joke about forecasts: Anything beyond three days is a guess. But on the heels of this week's disastrous tornadoes in Moore, Okla., and last October's Hurricane Sandy, it has never been more critical to be able to forecast long range events.

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Pope to tweet farewell as he leaves Vatican

Pope Benedict XVI, the first pope to join Twitter, will post his last tweet on the social network at 11 a.m. ET, Thursday, right when he's expected to leave the Vatican by helicopter on his last day as pontiff. The papal Twitter account, @Pontifex, will be then be suspended until his successor is elected.

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