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FOX removes 'Family Guy' episode from websites
April 16, 2013, 6:31 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) -- FOX has pulled from websites a recent episode of "Family Guy" that depicts mass deaths at the Boston Marathon, and the network has no immediate plans to air it again.
FOX spokeswoman Gaude Paez said Tuesday that the episode has been removed from Fox.com and Hulu.com.
In the episode, protagonist Peter Griffin is asked by sports announcer Bob Costas about his performance at the marathon. A flashback shows Peter mowing… Continue
NEW YORK (AP) -- FOX has pulled from websites a recent episode of "Family Guy" that depicts mass deaths at the Boston Marathon, and the network has no immediate plans to air it again.
FOX spokeswoman Gaude Paez said Tuesday that the episode has been removed from Fox.com and Hulu.com.
In the episode, protagonist Peter Griffin is asked by sports announcer Bob Costas about his performance at the marathon. A flashback shows Peter mowing… Continue
Added by Burbia on April 17, 2013 at 3:54am — 3 Comments
FDIC closes Arizona bank, makes 5th failure of '13
The Associated Press • Published April 05, 2013
WASHINGTON – Regulators have closed a small bank in Arizona, bringing the total number of U.S. bank closures to five for this year.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday that state regulators closed Gold Canyon Bank, in Gold Canyon, Ariz.
The bank had about $45.2 million in assets and $44.2 million in deposits as of Dec. 31.
First Scottsdale Bank, N.A., based in Scottsdale, Ariz., agreed to… Continue
WASHINGTON – Regulators have closed a small bank in Arizona, bringing the total number of U.S. bank closures to five for this year.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday that state regulators closed Gold Canyon Bank, in Gold Canyon, Ariz.
The bank had about $45.2 million in assets and $44.2 million in deposits as of Dec. 31.
First Scottsdale Bank, N.A., based in Scottsdale, Ariz., agreed to… Continue
Added by Burbia on April 6, 2013 at 1:18pm — No Comments
How gun research, rules get shot down
By Anita Kumar McClatchy Newspapers
WASHINGTON —
Each year, lawmakers quietly tuck language into spending bills that restricts the ability of the federal government to regulate the firearms industry and combat gun crime.
It’s the reason the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can’t research gun violence, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) can’t use data to detect firearms traffickers, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and… Continue
WASHINGTON —
Each year, lawmakers quietly tuck language into spending bills that restricts the ability of the federal government to regulate the firearms industry and combat gun crime.
It’s the reason the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) can’t research gun violence, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) can’t use data to detect firearms traffickers, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and… Continue
Added by Burbia on April 4, 2013 at 5:00pm — No Comments
Texas prosecutor shootings are investigated amid tight security
Authorities look for links with a white supremacist prison gang. Gov. Rick Perry is asked to quickly appoint a new Kaufman County district attorney.
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times April 1, 2013 ,7:16 p.m.KAUFMAN, Texas — The fatal shooting of a north Texas district attorney and his wife, just two months after an assistant district attorney was gunned down near the local courthouse, could have a chilling effect on recruiting future prosecutors, officials… Continue
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske and Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times April 1, 2013 ,7:16 p.m.KAUFMAN, Texas — The fatal shooting of a north Texas district attorney and his wife, just two months after an assistant district attorney was gunned down near the local courthouse, could have a chilling effect on recruiting future prosecutors, officials… Continue
Added by Burbia on April 2, 2013 at 2:36pm — No Comments
U.N. passes treaty regulating arms sales
By Associated Press and Times staff April 2, 2013 ,10:10 a.m.UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved the world body's first treaty regulating the multibillion-dollar international arms trade Tuesday, a goal sought for over a decade to try to keep illicit weapons out of the hands of terrorists, insurgent fighters and organized crime.
The resolution was approved by a vote of 154 to 3 with 23 abstentions. As the numbers appeared on the electronic board, loud… Continue
The resolution was approved by a vote of 154 to 3 with 23 abstentions. As the numbers appeared on the electronic board, loud… Continue
Added by Burbia on April 2, 2013 at 2:16pm — No Comments
Obama proposes $100M for brain mapping project
President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Congress to spend $100 million next year on a new project to map the human brain in hopes of eventually finding cures for disorders like Alzheimer's, epilepsy and traumatic injuries.
By NEDRA PICKLERS Associated Press
WASHINGTON —President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Congress to spend $100 million next year on a new project to map the human brain in hopes of eventually finding cures for disorders like Alzheimer's, epilepsy and… Continue
By NEDRA PICKLERS Associated Press
WASHINGTON —President Barack Obama on Tuesday asked Congress to spend $100 million next year on a new project to map the human brain in hopes of eventually finding cures for disorders like Alzheimer's, epilepsy and… Continue
How to get that Lady Gaga tune out of your head
Scientists to the rescue. According to writer Richard Gray, scientists have found a way to dislodge those annoying tunes that play on an endless loop inside our heads.
"The solution can be to solve some tricky anagrams to force the intrusive music out of your working memory allowing the music to be replaced with other more amenable thoughts. 'The key is to find something that will give the right level of challenge,' says Dr Ira Hyman, a music psychologist at Western Washington… Continue
"The solution can be to solve some tricky anagrams to force the intrusive music out of your working memory allowing the music to be replaced with other more amenable thoughts. 'The key is to find something that will give the right level of challenge,' says Dr Ira Hyman, a music psychologist at Western Washington… Continue
Drone industry worries about privacy backlash
Originally published Friday, March 29, 2013 at 4:05 AM
It's a good bet that in the not-so-distant future aerial drones will be part of Americans' everyday lives, performing countless useful functions.
By JOAN LOWY Associated Press
WASHINGTON —It's a good bet that in the not-so-distant future aerial drones will be part of Americans' everyday lives, performing countless useful functions.
A far cry from the killing machines whose missiles incinerate terrorists,… Continue
It's a good bet that in the not-so-distant future aerial drones will be part of Americans' everyday lives, performing countless useful functions.
By JOAN LOWY Associated Press
WASHINGTON —It's a good bet that in the not-so-distant future aerial drones will be part of Americans' everyday lives, performing countless useful functions.
A far cry from the killing machines whose missiles incinerate terrorists,… Continue
New clinic helps transgender kids 'decide who they may be'
By REX W. HUPPKE — Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO — At about age 6, there was dissonance in Jae's life.
"I started to play with dolls and to do all these things that girls would do," Jae said. "But people would say, 'Why are you doing that? You're not supposed to do that.' And I thought, 'I'm just doing what I want to do.'"
Jae is anatomically a boy. But at the age when most children begin to differentiate between the sexes, the trappings of boyhood seemed undesirable.… Continue
CHICAGO — At about age 6, there was dissonance in Jae's life.
"I started to play with dolls and to do all these things that girls would do," Jae said. "But people would say, 'Why are you doing that? You're not supposed to do that.' And I thought, 'I'm just doing what I want to do.'"
Jae is anatomically a boy. But at the age when most children begin to differentiate between the sexes, the trappings of boyhood seemed undesirable.… Continue
Added by Burbia on March 29, 2013 at 6:38am — No Comments
Pope breaks with Catholic church law by washing young women's feet on Holy Thursday
BY NICOLE WINFIELD, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MARCH 28, 2013 5:51 PM
ROME - In his most significant break with tradition yet, Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of two young women at a juvenile detention centre — a surprising departure from church rules that restrict the Holy Thursday ritual to men.
No pope has ever washed the feet of a woman before, and Francis' gesture sparked a debate among some conservatives and liturgical purists, who lamented he had set a "questionable… Continue
ROME - In his most significant break with tradition yet, Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of two young women at a juvenile detention centre — a surprising departure from church rules that restrict the Holy Thursday ritual to men.
No pope has ever washed the feet of a woman before, and Francis' gesture sparked a debate among some conservatives and liturgical purists, who lamented he had set a "questionable… Continue
Added by Burbia on March 29, 2013 at 12:09am — No Comments
Arsenal of weapons found in Newtown gunman's home
By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN — Associated Press
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — An arsenal of weapons including guns, a gun safe with shotgun shells, a bayonet and several swords were found in the home and car of the gunman who carried out the Newtown school shooting, according to search warrants released Thursday.
Adam Lanza killed 26 people inside Sandy Hook Elementary School and took his own life within five minutes of shooting his way into the building, State's Attorney Stephen J.… Continue
NEW HAVEN, CONN. — An arsenal of weapons including guns, a gun safe with shotgun shells, a bayonet and several swords were found in the home and car of the gunman who carried out the Newtown school shooting, according to search warrants released Thursday.
Adam Lanza killed 26 people inside Sandy Hook Elementary School and took his own life within five minutes of shooting his way into the building, State's Attorney Stephen J.… Continue
Added by Burbia on March 28, 2013 at 11:46am — 2 Comments
Fire engulfs Hoquiam house during SWAT standoff
Posted by Nick Provenza
Update at 6:50 a.m.:
HOQUIAM (AP) — Fire has engulfed a house in Hoquiam where a standoff has been under way since Wednesday with a man suspected of shooting a police officer.
Video from KOMO and KIRO TV shows this house fully involved in flames before dawn Thursday as firefighters arrived.
Video also showed police withdrawing a robot that had been used in the standoff.
There’s no immediate word on the man who was… Continue
Update at 6:50 a.m.:
HOQUIAM (AP) — Fire has engulfed a house in Hoquiam where a standoff has been under way since Wednesday with a man suspected of shooting a police officer.
Video from KOMO and KIRO TV shows this house fully involved in flames before dawn Thursday as firefighters arrived.
Video also showed police withdrawing a robot that had been used in the standoff.
There’s no immediate word on the man who was… Continue
Added by Burbia on March 28, 2013 at 10:12am — 4 Comments
City crafts limits on how much, where pot can be grown, sold
The Seattle City Council wants to limit pot stores and grow operations in residential and historic areas.
By Bob Young Seattle Times staff reporter
The Seattle City Council is proposing new rules for marijuana that would restrict dispensary and retail locations, as well as the size of grow operations, in an attempt to limit impacts on neighbors, particularly in residential and historic areas.
City officials started drafting the rules last year after… Continue
By Bob Young Seattle Times staff reporter
The Seattle City Council is proposing new rules for marijuana that would restrict dispensary and retail locations, as well as the size of grow operations, in an attempt to limit impacts on neighbors, particularly in residential and historic areas.
City officials started drafting the rules last year after… Continue
Added by Burbia on March 28, 2013 at 10:03am — No Comments
Effort in Ariz. would give residents free shotguns
A former mayoral candidate in Tucson, Ariz., is launching a privately funded program to provide residents of a crime-prone area with free shotguns so they can defend themselves against criminals.
The Associated Press
TUCSON, Ariz. —A former mayoral candidate in Tucson, Ariz., is launching a privately funded program to provide residents of a crime-prone area with free shotguns so they can defend themselves against criminals.
Shaun McClusky says the program… Continue
The Associated Press
TUCSON, Ariz. —A former mayoral candidate in Tucson, Ariz., is launching a privately funded program to provide residents of a crime-prone area with free shotguns so they can defend themselves against criminals.
Shaun McClusky says the program… Continue
Added by Burbia on March 27, 2013 at 11:58pm — No Comments
Bars test limits of legal-marijuana laws in WA, CO
By GENE JOHNSON — Associated Press
TACOMA, WASH. — John Connelly leaned forward on his barstool, set his lips against a clear glass pipe and inhaled a white cloud of marijuana vapor.
A handful of people milled around him. Three young women stood behind the bar, ready to assist with the preparation of the bongs, as the strains of a blues band playing downstairs sounded faintly off the exposed brick walls.
"It feels so comfortable in here," said Connelly, 33.… Continue
TACOMA, WASH. — John Connelly leaned forward on his barstool, set his lips against a clear glass pipe and inhaled a white cloud of marijuana vapor.
A handful of people milled around him. Three young women stood behind the bar, ready to assist with the preparation of the bongs, as the strains of a blues band playing downstairs sounded faintly off the exposed brick walls.
"It feels so comfortable in here," said Connelly, 33.… Continue
Superspreaders could make coronavirus the next SARS: experts
TORONTO - People who think the new coronavirus couldn't take off and cause a SARS-like crisis may have forgotten a phenomenon that was a game-changer during SARS — patients called superspreaders.
At present, this new coronavirus doesn't seem to spread easily from person to person, a fact which some people use to argue it will not become the next SARS. Some limited human transmission has occurred, but confirmed cases are few and sporadically seen.
However, several experts… Continue
At present, this new coronavirus doesn't seem to spread easily from person to person, a fact which some people use to argue it will not become the next SARS. Some limited human transmission has occurred, but confirmed cases are few and sporadically seen.
However, several experts… Continue
NKorea training teams of 'cyber warriors'
Investigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronized cyberattack in South Korea last week. But in Seoul, the focus is fixed on North Korea, which South Korean security experts say has been training a team of computer-savvy "cyber warriors" as cyberspace becomes a fertile battleground in the nations' rivalry.
By YOUKYUNG LEE AP Technology Writer
SEOUL, South Korea —Investigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronized cyberattack in South… Continue
By YOUKYUNG LEE AP Technology Writer
SEOUL, South Korea —Investigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronized cyberattack in South… Continue
Added by Burbia on March 25, 2013 at 12:13pm — 3 Comments
SEC approves Nasdaq's Facebook IPO payment plan
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday that it has approved a plan by the Nasdaq stock exchange to pay $62 million in reimbursements to investment firms that lost money because of technical problems during Facebook's initial public offering last year.
The Nasdaq had said in June that it would pay $40 million but later increased the amount to $62 million.
Facebook went public May 18 amid great fanfare, but computer… Continue
NEW YORK — The Securities and Exchange Commission said Monday that it has approved a plan by the Nasdaq stock exchange to pay $62 million in reimbursements to investment firms that lost money because of technical problems during Facebook's initial public offering last year.
The Nasdaq had said in June that it would pay $40 million but later increased the amount to $62 million.
Facebook went public May 18 amid great fanfare, but computer… Continue
End of Iraq, Afghan wars offers opportunities
By ROBERT H. REID — Associated Press
WIESBADEN, GERMANY — The end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will give America's ground forces in Europe a chance to review and refocus training at a time of financial cutbacks throughout the military, the top U.S. soldier in Europe said Monday.
Nearly one-third of the U.S. Army units based in Europe fought in the Iraq and Afghan conflicts, and an armored cavalry squadron is due to rotate to Afghanistan this year for what is likely… Continue
WIESBADEN, GERMANY — The end of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will give America's ground forces in Europe a chance to review and refocus training at a time of financial cutbacks throughout the military, the top U.S. soldier in Europe said Monday.
Nearly one-third of the U.S. Army units based in Europe fought in the Iraq and Afghan conflicts, and an armored cavalry squadron is due to rotate to Afghanistan this year for what is likely… Continue
Added by Burbia on March 25, 2013 at 11:14am — No Comments
Audacious crime family from Portland gets federal comeuppance for armored car heists
By Bryan Denson, The Oregonian
on March 20, 2013 at 8:00 PM, updated March 20, 2013 at 10:34 PM
A Portland family staged the robberies of two armored cars and a security vault, stashed away nearly $4 million and lived under the radar for years -- indulging in small, guilty pleasures such as a cigar club, cookbooks and a used Hummer SUV -- before federal agents brought them to justice.
All the while, prosecutors say, the money provided no happiness as they lived in a… Continue
on March 20, 2013 at 8:00 PM, updated March 20, 2013 at 10:34 PM
A Portland family staged the robberies of two armored cars and a security vault, stashed away nearly $4 million and lived under the radar for years -- indulging in small, guilty pleasures such as a cigar club, cookbooks and a used Hummer SUV -- before federal agents brought them to justice.
All the while, prosecutors say, the money provided no happiness as they lived in a… Continue
Added by Burbia on March 21, 2013 at 12:30pm — No Comments
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