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Chinese scientists said they have successfully cloned three “super cow” calves that, once fully grown, are capable of producing 50% more milk than the average American cow. The cloning experiment began last year at Northwest University of Agricultural and Forestry Science and Technology in Shaanxi, China. Scientists sampled tissue from …

Tom Verlaine, a guitarist and co-founder of the seminal proto-punk band Television, has died at the age of 73 following a brief illness, CBS News has learned. Verlaine’s death was confirmed in a statement Saturday to CBS News from Jesse Paris Smith, daughter of musician Patti Smith, a frequent collaborator …

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge eased further in December, and consumer spending dipped — the latest evidence that the Fed’s series of interest rate hikes are successfully putting the brakes on the economy.  Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices rose 5% last month from a year …