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How wealth of Silicon Valley's tech elite created a world apart - The Guardian


The Guardian

How wealth of Silicon Valley's tech elite created a world apart
The Guardian
The city knows better than anyone that technology companies like having things their way, whether it be taxes, transport or lifestyle. This dominance, critics say, has produced a cossetted caste which lords it over everyone else, a pattern established ...

Call of Duty: Ghosts – preview - The Guardian


The Guardian

Call of Duty: Ghosts – preview
The Guardian
Gaining traction in popular culture these days is a tricky business. There is so much competition. In an earlier era, everyone would have been familiar with, say, Sinatra or the Stones. But where is the modern equivalent? Pop has seen its position of ...

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What's The Most Advanced Technology Used In Racing History? - Jalopnik


What's The Most Advanced Technology Used In Racing History?
Jalopnik
And let's face it, the cars these days are so rule-bound that they're not exactly always on the bleeding edge of technology. I always liked the idea of turbine-powered cars pounding around the Brickyard, as the near-constant demands for speed give an ...

Orange libraries offer free technology training online - Orlando Sentinel


Orange libraries offer free technology training online
Orlando Sentinel
Aspiring technology entrepreneurs and workers who need new software skills to get a job or promotion can now get free online instruction at Orange County libraries. The library system is offering its cardholders the online-learning services Lynda.com ...

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Trips, tips & deals - Chicago Tribune


Trips, tips & deals
Chicago Tribune
Travel deals south of the border look muy, muy bueno — just in time for summer vacation season. Savings of as much as 60 percent are showing up in deals at Mexico beach regions, including Riviera Maya, Los Cabos, Cancun, Puerto Vallarta and Cozumel.

Travel deals galore - Hindustan Times


Travel deals galore
Hindustan Times
This is the best time to book your holiday. Intense competition and the economic slowdown have combined with normal discounts to throw up great deals for tourists. “The slowdown has impacted the hospitality industry just as it has other industries ...

Las Vegas deal: Free weddings for military members and vets - Los Angeles Times


Las Vegas deal: Free weddings for military members and vets
Los Angeles Times
For couples hoping to get hitched in Las Vegas, the offer for free weddings on Memorial Day (Monday) could prove to be the deal of a lifetime. Victoria's Wedding Chapel is offering free marriage ceremonies, with roses included, for active-duty service ...

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Travel Deals & Steals: May 19, 2013 - New York Daily News


New York Daily News

Travel Deals & Steals: May 19, 2013
New York Daily News
This week in Deals and Steals, they're all Steals. And your options abound. Take the family to Aruba and kids stay free with lots of perks. Or book a suite in Anguilla for 40% off. Or enjoy a romantic escape to St. Lucia with loads of tours and activities.

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British police arrest 3 over soldier's killing
Sat, 25 May 2013 22:39:03 +0000

Floral tributes for Drummer Lee Rigby, of the British Army's 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers, are lined at the scene of his killing in Woolwich, southeast LondonCounter-terrorism police on Saturday arrested three people suspected of involvement in the killing of a soldier hacked to death in a London street by two men shouting Islamist slogans. The killing of the soldier in what the government said appeared to be a terrorist attack has led to angry protests against radical Islam and fears of a possible anti-Muslim backlash. Michael Adebolajo, 28 and Michael Adebowale, 22, are under armed guard in hospital after being shot and arrested by police on suspicion of murder on Wednesday. ...


San Antonio flooding kills 1; 200-plus rescued
Sun, 26 May 2013 00:50:14 +0000

Flood waters cover eight lanes of Highway 281, Saturday, May 25, 2013, in San Antonio. The San Antonio International Airport by Saturday afternoon had recorded nearly 10 inches of rain since midnight. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)Torrential rains swamped San Antonio with flash floods on Saturday, leaving at least one person dead as emergency workers in boats rushed to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes. Authorities were searching for at least two other people .


Missouri highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass
Sun, 26 May 2013 01:25:28 +0000

Emergency personnel respond to the scene of a train derailment near Rockview, Mo. on Saturday, May 25, 2013. The National Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into the cause of a cargo train collision that partially collapsed a highway overpass in southeast Missouri, injuring seven people. (AP Photo/The Southeast Missourian, Fred Lynch)A highway overpass in southeast Missouri collapsed early Saturday when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge's pillars after a cargo train collision, authorities said. Seven people were injured, though none seriously.


NYPD investigating actress Bynes allegations
Sun, 26 May 2013 01:31:17 +0000

Twitter Latest News: Amanda Bynes Claims Sexual Harassment by CopsInternal Affairs officers were looking into allegations made by Amanda Bynes that New York Police Department officers sexually assaulted her when she was arrested for heaving a marijuana bong out the window of her Manhattan apartment.


Graduates in tornado-raked Oklahoma town vow to stay
Sat, 25 May 2013 22:52:36 +0000

Southmoore High School senior Jake Spradling, hugs a classmate as they get ready to attend their commencement ceremony in Oklahoma City Saturday, May 25, 2013, five days after a tornado destroyed a large swath of their attendance area in Moore, Okla. Spradling's home was among those destroyed after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Seven tornadoes have swept through their town since they were born, but as new graduates donned caps and gowns to say goodbye to their high schools Saturday, they vowed they wouldn't say goodbye to Moore.


Rebuilding rules as rain soaks Jersey shore on Memorial Day weekend
Sat, 25 May 2013 23:37:28 +0000

Workers dismantle shattered concrete in front of a storm-wrecked house on the beachfront in Manasquan, N.J., Saturday, May 25, 2013. Communities that were hard-hit by Superstorm Sandy, including Manasquan, are hoping for a profitable summer season to help them recover. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)Saws and sledgehammers joined beer and barbecues — under covered porches — as a fixture of the first Memorial Day weekend at the Jersey shore since Superstorm Sandy roared through.


NTSB: Bridge collapse in Washington is wake-up call
Sun, 26 May 2013 01:18:18 +0000

A collapsed section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River is seen in an aerial view Friday, May 24, 2013. Part of the bridge collapsed Thursday evening, sending cars and people into the water when a an oversized truck hit the span, the Washington State Patrol chief said. Three people were rescued from the water. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Friday declared a state of emergency in three counties around the bridge, saying that the bridge collapse has caused extensive disruption, impacting the citizens and economy in Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom Counties. (AP Photo/The Seattle Times, Mike Siegel)The chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday the bridge collapse in Washington state is a wake-up call for the nation. Her team will spend a week to 10 days looking at the bridge.


Swedish capital returning to normal after week of violence
Sun, 26 May 2013 00:01:38 +0000

A bystander checks the debris around a row of burnt cars in the suburb of Rinkeby after youths rioted in several different suburbs around StockholmSweden's capital was relatively calm on Saturday night with only isolated incidents of violence by youths after nearly a week of car-burnings and vandalism that have highlighted growing inequality in Swedish society.


Protesters in over 400 cities march vs Monsanto
Sat, 25 May 2013 22:49:36 +0000

People carry signs during a protest against Monsanto in Montpelier, Vt. on Saturday, May 25, 2013. Marches and rallies against seed giant Monsanto were held across the U.S. and in dozens of other countries Saturday. Protesters say they want to call attention to the dangers posed by genetically modified food and the food giants that produce it. Monsanto Co., based in St. Louis, said Saturday its seeds improve agriculture by helping farmers produce more from their land while conserving resources such as water and energy. (AP Photo/Mark Collier)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Organizers say two million people marched in protest against seed giant Monsanto in hundreds of rallies across the U.S. and in over 50 other countries on Saturday.


French soldier stabbed in throat outside Paris
Sat, 25 May 2013 21:36:19 +0000

Police officers stand near the cordoned off spot where a French soldier was stabbed in the throat in the busy commercial district of La Defense, outside Paris, Saturday May 25, 2013, and France's president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent slaying of a British soldier.(AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)A French soldier was attacked in a busy commercial district outside Paris on Saturday, and France's president said authorities are investigating any possible links with the recent slaying of a British soldier.


Kerry presses Egypt on economic reform, says aid depends on it
Sat, 25 May 2013 21:35:44 +0000

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in Addis AbabaBy Arshad Mohammed ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egypt to act swiftly on economic reforms to secure a $4.8 billion International Monetary Fund loan, saying the measures were needed to get further aid from the U.S. Congress, an American official said. Kerry met Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi for about an hour on the sidelines of an African Union summit on Saturday, discussing Syria's civil war, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, human rights in Egypt and the country's faltering economy, the official said. ...


‘Heavy but grateful heart’ on Memorial Day
Fri, 24 May 2013 18:55:25 +0000

Remembering Our Fallen Soldiers This Memorial DayFriends and family remember those who gave all to serve their nation.


Thousands walk, run final mile of Boston Marathon
Sat, 25 May 2013 16:19:34 +0000

Rachel, left, and Pam Vingsness of Newton, Mass., hug each other after crossing the finish line as runners who were unable to finish the Boston Marathon on April 15 because of the bombings were allowed to finish the last mile of the race in Boston, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)Rosy Spraker was only a half-mile from the finish line of her seventh Boston Marathon when the bombs went off. She and thousands of other athletes joined victims of the blast to run and walk the last mile of the race.


Gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy
Sun, 26 May 2013 00:54:22 +0000

FILE - In this Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009 file photo, Columbus Crew's Robbie Rogers celebrates after scoring against the San Jose Earthquakes during the second half of an MLS soccer match in San Francisco. Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by gay athletes. Rogers tells The Associated Press his fears about returning to soccer were eased by the support he received from family, fans and players, including Galaxy star Landon Donovan. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)Robbie Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by openly gay athletes in professional sports.


Key senators tightly control immigration debate
Sat, 25 May 2013 13:53:27 +0000

FILE - In this March 18, 2013, file photo, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, holds a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee about immigrant women and immigration reform on Capitol Hill in Washington. For all the soothing words she heard from fellow Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Hirono never had a chance to win a relatively modest change to far-reaching immigration legislation. Instead, the hidden hand of the bipartisan Gang of Eight reached out and rejected her attempt to create an immigration preference for close relatives of citizens with an extreme hardship _ the same force that had already derailed dozens other proposals deemed to violate the delicate trade-offs made by the bill’s bipartisan authors. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)For all the soothing words she heard from fellow Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii never had a chance to win a relatively modest change to far-reaching immigration legislation.


Russian police detain activists, foes at gay rally
Sat, 25 May 2013 14:40:20 +0000

Police detain a gay rights supporter, left, and an opponent, right, who scuffle during an unsanctioned gay rally near the City Hall in Moscow, Saturday, May 25, 2013. The Kremlin initiated a bill banning "propaganda of homosexuality" and routinely banned gay rallies and parade. Russian police say they detained at least 30 gay rights campaigners and their opponents at an unsanctioned rally in Moscow. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)Gay rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in Moscow but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at a demonstration which went ahead despite a court order.


What Detroit crisis? Pension fund trustees hang out in Hawaii
Sat, 25 May 2013 12:08:06 +0000

Detroit's emergency financial manager Kevyn Orr talks to members of the media about the report he delivered to the State of Michigan about Detroit's finances, in DetroitThe city of Detroit may be facing a deepening financial crisis but that hasn't stopped four trustees of its public pension funds from spending $22,000 of retirement system funds to attend a conference in Hawaii this week.


Improving economy alters political landscape
Sat, 25 May 2013 07:09:50 +0000

FILE - In this May 15, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama speaks on the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups for extra tax scrutiny in the East Room of the White House in Washington. The economy is clearly, if slowly, recovering on Obama’s watch and robbing Republicans of a central argument against Democrats. But the alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies is giving the GOP something else to talk about and investigate. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)Alleged misbehavior by the Internal Revenue Service and other federal agencies gives the GOP something else to talk about and investigate as the economy clearly, if slowly, recovers on President Barack Obama's watch and robs Republicans of a central argument against Democrats.


Arias jury foreman says life or death decision unfair
Sat, 25 May 2013 08:26:47 +0000

Jodi Arias stands as the jury enters the courtroom before the verdict for sentencing was declared a hung jury for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix on Thursday, May 23, 2013. The jury in Jodi Arias' trial was dismissed Thursday after failing to reach a unanimous decision on whether the woman they convicted of murdering her one-time boyfriend should be sentenced to life or death in a case that has captured headlines worldwide with its sex, lies, violence. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, David Wallace, Pool)In the Jodi Arias trial, the jurors faced a decision that was wrenching and real, with implications that could haunt them forever.


Girl's suicide after alleged attack troubles town
Sat, 25 May 2013 20:32:26 +0000

Sheila Pott poses with a portrait of her daughter Audrie in Los Altos, Calif., Thursday, May 23, 2013. Audrie Pott committed suicide in September 2012 after being sexually assaulted by three boys during a house party in Saratoga, Calif. Photos of the incident were circulated around Pott's high school prompting the teenager to hang herself in a bathroom at home. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)One evening last Labor Day weekend, 15-year-old Audrie Pott walked up the driveway of a classmate's home alongside other teenagers.


Chile's Indians take on world's largest gold miner
Sat, 25 May 2013 12:18:13 +0000

In this May 23, 2013 photo, security officers walk away from the entrance of the Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama facilities, in northern Chile. Chile's environmental regulator blocked Barrick Gold Corp.'s $8.5 billion Pascua-Lama project on Friday, May 24, 2013, and imposed its maximum fine on the world's largest gold miner, citing "very serious" violations of its environmental permit as well as a failure by the company to accurately describe what it had done wrong. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)The Diaguita Indians live in the foothills of the Andes, just downstream from the world's highest gold mine, where for as long as anyone can remember they've drunk straight from the glacier-fed river that irrigates their orchards and vineyards with its clear water.


Paper: Japan government says unaware of ghosts at PM residence
Sat, 25 May 2013 10:22:06 +0000

Japan's Prime Minster Shinzo Abe talks as he visits the Myanmar International Terminal Thilawa port outside YangonA delay in Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife moving into their official residence, the site of past assassinations, has revived talk of ghosts in the corridors.


ANGEL FLIGHT DOWN: Nonprofit Group's Plane Crashes in NY; 2 Dead

EMOTIONAL REUNION:Survivor, Rescuer Meet Up At Maine B-52 Crash Site

REPEAL OR REFORM:Unions Split From President on Health Law

RECLAIMING TRIUMPH:Thousands Run Final Mile Of Boston Marathon

Drone Rules Provide Limits, Ambiguity

President Obama leaves plenty of ambiguity in new policy guidelines that he says will restrict how and when the US can launch targeted drone strikes, leaving himself significant power over how and when the weapons can be deployed.Obama Defends US Drone Program, Renews Push to Close GitmoREAD: Obama's Speech on Counterterrorism Policy at National Defense University

San Antonio flooding kills 1, more than 200 rescued

Ohio doctor accused of raping pregnant woman, injecting her with heroin

Libertarian movement gaining steam in NH

Honduras' gangs announce truce to reduce violence

Report: Collapsed bridge had gouges, damage in 2012- Thousands of bridges at risk of freak collapse- Mo. highway buckles after rail cars hit overpass

Illinois lawmakers approve concealed carry measure- Texas lawmakers send bill to modify concealed handgun licenses to governor

Authorities search for Iowa teen amid rain, wind

Cops arrest 3 more in probe of UK soldier killing- Authorities investigating possible link to UK attack after French soldier stabbed in throat

Arias trial juror calls life or death decision unfair

Tesla fights bill that could ban automaker in NC

Arizona Sheriff Arpaio to appeal racial profiling ruling

US attorney takes heat for handling of leak probes - Holder OK'd warrant for Fox reporter's emails

Graduates in tornado-raked Okla. town vow to stay

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Hagel: Cadets must stamp out sex assault 'scourge'

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Tornado Survivor: 'I Couldn't Replace' Dog
Sat, 25 May 2013 15:58:11 +0000

The woman who reunited with her dog in the rubble of her tornado-hit home says she has what matters most - her beloved pet Bowser.

Arizona Sheriff 'Profiling Hispanics' - Judge
Sat, 25 May 2013 12:06:07 +0000

America's self-styled "toughest sheriff" Joe Arpaio is known for immigration patrols and making inmates wear pink undergarments.

Apple 1 Computer Sells For Record £441,000
Sat, 25 May 2013 15:38:04 +0000

Originally sold for over $600 as a motherboard, one of Apple's first computers is called the holy grail of collectable technology.

Downed Bridge: No Fix For Holiday Weekend
Sat, 25 May 2013 16:57:04 +0000

Officials look for ways to get traffic moving on a busy weekend after the collapse of a portion of the Skagit River bridge.

Tornado: Shattered Community's Message Of Hope
Sat, 25 May 2013 10:57:24 +0000

A community hit by a deadly tornado two years ago says the town of Moore will recover and be "bigger and better".

Amanda Bynes After Arrest: 'I Don't Do Drugs'
Sat, 25 May 2013 17:30:11 +0000

The 27-year-old star takes to Twitter to defend herself after her arrest and court appearance in a messy blong wig.

Sex Slave Row: Mayor's Japan Brothel Gaffe
Sat, 25 May 2013 11:09:42 +0000

Japanese mayor apologises for saying US soldiers on Okinawa should visit brothels but does not retract wartime sex slave comments.

Iceland: Picnic Tourists Rescued From Iceberg
Sat, 25 May 2013 10:55:36 +0000

A group of US tourists are rescued after ice they were picnicking on broke from the shore and floated away.

Arrest Warrant For 'Dead' Rapper Tim Dog
Sat, 25 May 2013 13:43:28 +0000

There is no proof of death for rapper wanted over unpaid money owed to woman he met on a dating website.

Trayvon Martin: Gun And Drug Texts Released
Fri, 24 May 2013 10:44:53 +0000

The defence team of accused killer George Zimmerman argues the new images and messages show a fuller picture of the Florida teen.

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