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Electric cars and green technology dominate at this year's Geneva Motor Show, which opened its doors on Tuesday, but no one expected a hybrid Ferrari. This Kermit-green Ferrari 599 hybrid is one of the stars of the show and a sure sign that even supercar makers are beginning to address their environmental impact. Called HY-KERS, the hybrid two-seater uses Ferrari's Formula One Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) to recover the braking and decelerating energy in a state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery. That electrical energy is converted into about 650 volts, which gives an additional 100 horsepower that is used to supplement the...

Portland, Ore. -- A jury recommended Friday that Oregon's most prolific serial killer be sent back to death row for a third time. Dayton Leroy Rogers tortured and killed a total of eight women in 1987, binding them with dog collars and coat hangers, stabbing them repeatedly and mutilating them — possibly while some were still alive. The Clackamas County jury was unanimous in its death sentences for six of those murders. Judge Ronald Thom will decide later whether to accept the recommendation, after hearing from families of the victims. Two previous juries had sentenced Rogers to death but the...