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HERNDON, Va. - Northrop Grumman Corp.
Glance: Countries in Internet censorship report
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Reporters Without Borders issued its annual report on countries least tolerant of Internet freedoms:
Enemies of the Internet: Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.
Pentagon: F-35 fighter jet cost doubles
Anne Flaherty
WASHINGTON - The cost to build the Pentagon's next-generation fighter jet has doubled since 2001, when the program began.
Suburban Propane Partners prices $250M note offer
AP
WHIPPANY, N.J. - Propane and fuel distributor Suburban Propane Partners has priced an offering of senior notes at $250 million.
- World backgammon champion Tim Holland dies at 79
- US report: Afghan, Iraq human rights abuses up
- Sweden labels mass killing of Armenians genocide
- Report finds online censorship more sophisticated
- Group still needs millions for Hollywood sign land
- At a Glance: Smithfield Foods 3Q results
- Woman rescued after car plows off Calif. bridge
- Pair picked for DOJ unit probing public corruption
- Vote keeps Everglades restoration deal alive
- Protests at groundbreaking for Brooklyn arena
- Report: Ex-Vienna choir boys say they were abused
Police: US troops kill Iraqi reporter and husband
Sameer N. Yacoub
BAGHDAD - U.S. troops opened fire on a car in western Baghdad, killing an Iraqi journalist and her husband, a police official said Thursday.
Ohio State shooter left note, tells woman 'sorry'
AP
COLUMBUS, Ohio - An Ohio State janitor who shot two supervisors in a campus maintenance shop before killing himself left behind a brief handwritten note directed to a woman named Donna that said "sorry I let you down," according to documents released Thursday.
Al-Qaida seen eyeing less complex attacks on US
Lolita C. Baldor
WASHINGTON - Ever since al-Qaida attacked America in 2001, U.S.
Toyota troubles put spotlight on US safety agency
Stephen Manning
WASHINGTON - A top government auto safety official tells Congress that his agency may need more authority to regulate the auto industry.
- Yemen holds NJ man after al-Qaida sweep, shootout
- Ex-La. school official gets prison in bribery case
- Italy murder convict blames Knox and ex-boyfriend
- Pair to head DOJ unit probing public corruption
- Man convicted in slaying of Denver Broncos player
- Verdict reached in death of Denver Broncos player
- Mass. club pleads no contest in boy's Uzi death
- US Customs: Mexican cartels corrupt border agents
- Cyprus ex-leader's stolen body is reburied
- House votes to impeach US judge from Louisiana
- Former aide to US Rep. Shays pleads guilty
More quakes hit Chile as new president takes over
Michael Warren
SANTIAGO, Chile - A series of strong aftershocks from last month's devastating quake rocked Chile on Thursday as a new president was sworn into office and immediately urged coastal residents to move to higher ground in case of a tsunami.
Cop: Driver in NY Prius crash was headed to dealer
AP
HARRISON, N.Y. - Police say a New York woman who claimed her Toyota Prius accelerated on its own was on her way to have its gas pedal checked at the time of the accident.
Pinera assumes Chile presidency amid strong quakes
Michael Warren
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera is urging citizens along the coast to move quickly to higher ground following five strongly felt aftershocks, including the biggest since last month's 8.8-magnitude temblor.
Bomb planted outside store kills 4 in NW Pakistan
AP
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A homemade bomb placed outside a store in northwestern Pakistan where locals watch movies exploded Thursday, killing four people, including a child, said officials.
- Biggest aftershock hits Chile on inauguration day
- Haiti: Kidnappers release 2 European aid workers
- Strongly felt quakes shake Chile inauguration
- Highway deaths drop to lowest levels since 1950s
- Search for Air France black boxes delayed
- 1 killed, many homes damaged in Arkansas tornadoes
- Suicide bombing in NW Pakistan wounds 3 children
- BA employee in court on suicide bombing charge
- Greece hit by strikes over austerity plan
- Spain marks 6th anniversary of Madrid bombings
- Bachelet says Chile is in good shape for Pinera
Devotees of Fla. man say they ingested snail mucus
AP
MIAMI - Devotees of a man claiming to practice a traditional African religion said they had to ingest the mucus of a Giant African Snail that sickened them.
PETA offers anti-meat trash cans for Colo. parks
AP
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The animal rights group PETA is offering to help the cash-strapped city of Colorado Springs by paying to put trash cans back in parks - on one condition.
Early Iraq results: PM battling secular challenger
Lara Jakes
BAGHDAD - Partial vote results in Iraq's historic election released Thursday showed a tight contest between the nation's prime minister and a secular challenger during a chaotic count that was marred by accusations of fraud.
Mummy of Egypt's monotheist pharaoh to return home
Paul Schemm
CAIRO - The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring mysteries - the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten's mummy.
Book clubs for doctors show human side of medicine
Alan Scher Zagier
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Doctors, nurses and other health care workers are tapping into their inner Tolstoys to better connect with patients.
Virginia beats Boston College 68-62 in ACCs
Aaron Beard
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Sammy Zeglinski scored 16 of his season-high 21 points in the first half to help Virginia beat Boston College 68-62 on Thursday in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.
Warning: Ancient sex on show in Paris
Emma Vandore
PARIS - The latest show at Paris' Quai Branly museum comes with a warning for visitors: "This exhibition of Moche ceramics shows sexual acts of an explicit nature."
But the extraordinary and graphic testimonial of the ancient Moche civilization of Peru isn't about physical pleasure or procreation, according to the curator.
Smart Spending: Wedding gifts on a budget
AP
PORTLAND, Ore. - Spring has sprung and so have the wedding invitations.
- Police: US troops shoot Iraqi reporter and husband
- Obama lauds Colombian president for heeding court
- NC-bound jet hits birds, returns to NY airport
- Israeli soldiers indicted for Gaza war conduct
- Second union at American seeks step toward strike
- Jet to NC hits birds, returns safely to NY airport
- Exxon Mobil forecasts $28B in spending in 2010
- Council eyes Calif., Oregon, Wash. salmon changes
- Partial results from Iraqi vote show tight contest
- Colorado interstate set to reopen after rock slide
- HBO brings WWII veterans to memorial in DC
- Teesta demands to file an FIR against Modi
- US envoy inaugurates international food festival in Delhi
- Maoist leader surrenders in Orissa
- Centre constitute a committee to study cost of working capital
Forbes Billionaire List 2010
soumitra
San Francisco (GaeaTimes.com) The annual list of Forbes magazines top Billionaire list is out and the Mexican telecom giant Carlos Slim has grabbed the top position in this list with his $53.5 billion net worth of property.
Richest man in The World: Carlo Slim Helu
soumitra
San Francisco (GaeaTimes.com) - The Mexican telecom tycoon Carlo Slim Helu now holds the top position in the Forbes top Billionaire list.
Phillies 4, Tigers 0
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No. 1 KU tops Texas Tech 80-68 to reach 2,000 wins
John Marshall
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Cole Aldrich had 12 points and 18 rebounds, and No.
Be prepared: Do some planning before a trade show
Joyce M. Rosenberg
NEW YORK - It can be a daunting experience: running your small company's booth at a trade show for the first time.
Greece hit by strikes, clashes over austerity plan
Elena Becatoros
ATHENS, Greece - Clashes between riot police and rock-throwing, masked youths broke out during a demonstration Thursday in central Athens by tens of thousands of striking workers protesting austerity measures that the Greek government has said it has no choice but to implement.
NY attorney general to comment on Paterson probe
AP
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is planning an announcement about his investigation of Gov.
Court upholds 'under God' in Pledge of Allegiance
AP
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal appeals court in San Francisco has ruled that the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance is constitutional.
RSA 1024-bits Key Encryption Cracked
soumitra
San Francisco (GaeaTimes.com) RSA Encryption method is used for almost every secured transactions and the RSA 1024 bit encryption is used in almost every banking sites and credit card transaction points.
Gov't may seek more authority on vehicle safety
Stephen Manning
WASHINGTON - Government vehicle safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks following Toyota's recall of more than 8 million vehicles for safety problems.
Motorola to add Microsoft's Bing to smart phones
Bureau News
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. - Motorola Inc. said Thursday that it will add Microsoft Corp.'s Bing search and map functions to its smart phones that use Google Inc.'s Android operating software.
Sanyo VPC ZH1r At Amazon
shantanu
SAN FRANCISCO (GaeaTimes.com)- Amazon is among the most sought after online retail sites, that witness a huge number of visitors and buyers every day.