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VeriSign to spend more than $300M on tech upgrades
Report finds online censorship more sophisticated
Report finds online censorship more sophisticated
NEW YORK (AP) -- Repressive regimes have stepped up efforts to censor the Internet and jail dissidents, Reporters Without Borders said in a study out Thursday....
Feds pledge tough review of Comcast-NBC deal
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators are pledging rigorous reviews of Comcast Corp.'s proposed purchase of NBC Universal to ensure that it would not stifle competition or harm consumers....
VeriSign to spend more than $300M on tech upgrades
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- VeriSign Inc., whose technology is key to allowing Internet users to access Web sites with names ending in ".com" and ".net," plans to spend more than $300 million over the next decade to upgrade its systems....
February video game sales drop 15 percent
SEATTLE (AP) -- U.S. retail sales of video games declined 15 percent in February, hurt in part by an ongoing decline in sales of music games and lower sales of the Wii system....
Twitter unveils tool to share tweeting locations
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Twitter can now let the world automatically know your whereabouts as well as your thoughts and activities....
Sony unveils new motion contoller to slow Nintendo
TOKYO (AP) -- Sony has a new message for Nintendo Wii gamers: Come join us....
Palm Inc. teeters in crowded smart phone market
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: A new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre and fresh, intuitive operating software....
Pink Floyd wins battle with EMI over online sales
LONDON (AP) -- Album lovers may rejoice a little at last: a British court says Pink Floyd, purveyor of iTunes-unfriendly concept records, cannot be unbundled....
Sen. Reid's wife, daughter injured in accident
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were hospitalized Thursday - the wife with a broken back and neck - after their minivan was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck on an interstate highway in suburban Virginia, authorities said....
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:15:56 GMT
US criticizes China's domestic, economic policies
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration accused China on Thursday of abusing its citizens' rights and maintaining currency policies that cost millions of U.S. jobs, a double-barrel attack that comes amid a growing willingness to confront and even antagonize the Asian power....
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:06:43 GMT
Dodd to offer his own financial regulation bill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- With one eye on the calendar and the other on elusive bipartisanship, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd plans to offer his own version of a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations without Republican support....
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:50:42 GMT
Obama pushes trade initiative as jobs helper
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama sought Thursday to put some detail behind his lofty drive to double U.S. exports over the next five years, calling the effort imperative to putting people back to work. But doubts remain about how many net jobs his trade agenda will create - and how he will get it done....
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:52:12 GMT
Gov't may seek more authority on vehicle safety
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Government vehicle safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks and are weighing a range of new safety requirements in response to Toyota's recall of more than 8 million vehicles over brake and acceleration problems....
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:45:54 GMT
Obama says he's committed to immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday assured immigration advocates frustrated by the wait for a promised overhaul of U.S. immigration laws that he remains committed to fixing a system he has said is broken. What remains unclear is whether Congress will send him a bill this year....
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:32:55 GMT
Senate seeks to boost regional airline safety
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate is pushing to strengthen pilot training and hiring requirements in an effort to improve the safety of regional airlines, a problem exposed by an air crash last year that killed 50 people....
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:31:47 GMT
GOP loses bid for ethics probe of Dem leaders
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democrats on Thursday stopped a Republican bid to force an investigation of Democratic leaders aimed at determining whether they covered up sexual harassment allegations against ex-Rep. Eric Massa....
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:08:08 GMT
Author assumes guise of 10-year-old to punk famous
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Over the years, "Little Billy" learned much from the country's top minds....
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:07:26 GMT
Al-Qaida seen eyeing less complex attacks on US
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ever since al-Qaida attacked the United States in 2001, U.S. authorities have worked to detect and prevent the next big terrorist strike....
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:06:18 GMT
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Ohio State University police guard the scene at a campus maintenance building, left, after an employee opened fire at the building, killing a co-worker and wounding another Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio. The suspect also was wounded and is in custody, according to authorities. (AP Photo/The Columbus Dispatch, Tom Dodge)
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Mar 09, 2010tate University
The sandwich board at the Panera store shows the calorie count for each item in Brookline, Mass., Monday, March 8, 2010. Panera bread company is announcing that they will become the first chain to post calories on menus nationally. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Mar 09, 2010Posting Calories
In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Alice Eve, right, and Jay Baruchel are shown in a scene from, "She's Out of My League." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Darren Michaels)
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Mar 09, 2010She's Out of My League
In this film publicity image released by Paramount Pictures, Alice Eve, right, and Jay Baruchel are shown in a scene from, "She's Out of My League." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Darren Michaels)
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Mar 09, 2010She's Out of My League
An Afghan policeman looks at remains of an attacker who blew himself up after storming an abandoned government building in Khost, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, March 8, 2010. Police say attackers have detonated a bomb near a government building in eastern Afghanistan and have holed up in another building nearby where they are firing on Afghan police and U.S. troops.
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Mar 09, 2010Eastern Afghanistan Attack
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Feb 08, 2010Westfield Colleen
Orlando Magic guard Vince Carter, right, and Boston Celtics guard Rajon Rondo battle for a loose ball during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Orlando, Fla., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. The Magic won 96-94. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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Jan 29, 2010Rondo on the floor
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Dec 11, 2009Comics for Saturday, December 12, 2009
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Dec 11, 2009Christmas Carol Songbook For Monday, December 14, 2009
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Dec 01, 2009Amahl and the Night Visitors at WSC Dec. 4th and 5th.
Pulse of the People
Physical Fitness Presentation at the Westfield Senior Center
WESTFIELD - In the next session of the Westfield Council On Aging's Understanding the Language of Medicine series, "Get Going! Understanding Physical Fitness in Everyday Life," Dr. Melissa Roti, Assistant Professor in the Movement Science Department at...
Westfield State's Musical Theatre Guild to present Once on This Island
WESTFIELD - Westfield State College’s Musical Theatre Guild will present Once on This Island, a musical that takes place in Haiti, for its spring production. The show will take place at Dever Auditorium at 7:30 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, March 4-...
SOUTHWICK - Pomeroy Sugar House - Friday, March 19, 2010. Leave the Sr. Center at 9:00 AM. Cost is $2.00 for Transportation. Sign up at Center or call Alice 569-5498
Pizza Party - Wed. March 31st PIZZA PARTY in the Dining Center. Sign up with Nancy by...
John Root to Speak on Wildflowers of the Northeast
SOUTHWICK - The Southwick Public Library, through the generosity of its Friends Association, will present Wildflowers of the Northeast just in time for spring! John Root, a naturalist and educator, will deliver the informative, free program Tuesda...
WESTFIELD - On Friday, March 19th from 3:00pm-8:00pm and Saturday, March 20th from 9:00am-5:00pm, Cope and the Kinship Fund will sponsor a PROM GOWN EXTRAVAGANZA” in the Westfield High School cafeteria. This is a fundraiser for the Kinship Fund which...
Associated Press Headlines
APNewsBreak: Terror suspect worked at nuke plants
BUENA, N.J. (AP) -- A spokesman for a group of nuclear power plants in New Jersey says a U.S. man charged in Yemen with being a member of al-Qaida had previously worked at the plants....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:41:28 GMT
Dems look to health vote without abortion foes
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democratic leaders Thursday abandoned a long struggle to strike a compromise on abortion in their ranks, gambling that they can secure the support for President Barack Obama's sweeping health care legislation with showdown votes looming as early as next week....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:32:44 GMT
Obama says he's committed to immigration overhaul
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday assured immigration advocates frustrated by the wait for a promised overhaul of U.S. immigration laws that he remains committed to fixing a system he has said is broken. What remains unclear is whether Congress will send him a bill this year....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:32:55 GMT
Fed. appeals court upholds 'under God' in pledge
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A federal appeals court upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:13:55 GMT
GOP loses bid for ethics probe of Dem leaders
WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Democrats on Thursday stopped a Republican bid to force an investigation of Democratic leaders aimed at determining whether they covered up sexual harassment allegations against ex-Rep. Eric Massa....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:08:08 GMT
Sen. Reid's wife, daughter injured in accident
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were hospitalized Thursday - the wife with a broken back and neck - after their minivan was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck on an interstate highway in suburban Virginia, authorities said....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:15:56 GMT
NYC to pay up to $657M to settle WTC health cases
NEW YORK (AP) -- After years of fighting in court, lawyers representing the city, construction companies and more than 10,000 ground zero rescue and recovery workers have agreed to a settlement that could pay up to $657.5 million to responders sickened by dust from the destroyed World Trade Center....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:45:12 GMT
Lesbian teen in prom flap sues, returns to school
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Constance McMillen didn't believe her Mississippi school district would really call off her senior prom rather than allow her to show up with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. On Thursday, a day after the Itawamba County school board did just that, the 18-year-old lesbian high school senior reluctantly returned to campus to some unfriendly looks, she said....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:32:23 GMT
Betty White to host 'Saturday Night Live'
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Internet has gotten its way: Betty White will host "Saturday Night Live."...Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:51:23 GMT
AP sources: Woods likely to return at Masters
DORAL, Fla. (AP) -- Tiger Woods intends to remain out of golf at least until the Masters, two people with knowledge of his plans told The Associated Press on Thursday....Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:33:20 GMT
