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Analysis: As growth wanes, Amazon begins to show Wall Street the money

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - After a spending spree in recent years pushed Amazon.com Inc's net results into the loss column, investors are betting that the company is tightening the purse strings and focusing on delivering a solid profit.Full story

Analysis: Amazon's Christmas faux pas shows risks in the cloud

(Reuters) - A Christmas Eve glitch traced to Amazon.com Inc that shuttered Netflix for users from Canada to South America highlights the risks that companies take when they move their datacenter operations to the cloud. Full story

Over 120,000 baby turtles released into wild

  More than 120,000 turtle hatchlings were released into an Amazonian river in Bolivia as part of a project to re-establish a population diminished by excessive hunting. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

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The Belo Monte dam is among 60 Brazil plans to build in its Amazon region to help power its growing economy. But the vision also has its critics.

A view of the Aura garbage dump as it contaminates the Aura River near the mouth of the Amazon in Ananindeua
A view of the Aura garbage dump as it contaminates the Aura River near the mouth of the Amazon in Ananindeua

A view of the Aura garbage dump as it contaminates the Aura River near the mouth of the Amazon in Ananindeua, a municipality on the outskirts of Belem, March 21, 2013. The Lixao do Aura, or Aura garbage dump, is located in an area designated as an Area of Environmental Protection and receives nearl

A garbage picker works around the Aura garbage dump as it contaminates the Aura River near the mouth of the Amazon in Ananindeua
A garbage picker works around the Aura garbage dump as it contaminates the Aura River near the mouth of the Amazon in Ananindeua

A garbage picker works around the Aura garbage dump as it contaminates the Aura River near the mouth of the Amazon in Ananindeua, a municipality on the outskirts of Belem, March 21, 2013. The Lixao do Aura, or Aura garbage dump, is located in an area designated as an Area of Environmental Protection

Garbage pickers work around the Aura garbage dump as it contaminates the Aura River near the mouth of the Amazon in Ananindeua
Garbage pickers work around the Aura garbage dump as it contaminates the Aura River near the mouth of the Amazon in Ananindeua

Garbage pickers work around the Aura garbage dump as it contaminates the Aura River near the mouth of the Amazon in Ananindeua, a municipality on the outskirts of Belem, March 21, 2013. The Lixao do Aura, or Aura garbage dump, is located in an area designated as an Area of Environmental Protection