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  • Facial recognition technology quickly identifies Boston Marathon bombing suspect

    Researchers at Michigan State University including an Indian professor were able to quickly identify one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects from law enforcement video, using the latest in automatic facial recognition technology. In the Pattern Recognition and Image Processing laboratory, Anil Jain, MSU Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering, and Josh Klontz, a research ...

  • Thousands run Boston Marathons final mile to honour bombing victims and reclaim experience

    Runners who were unable to finish the Boston Marathon on April 15 because of the bombings cross the finish line on Boylston Street after the city allowed them to finish the last mile of the race in Boston, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Winslow ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 25

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Baltimore Orioles: 1. ...

  • Springfield Diocese ordains 5 new deacons

    Bishop Timothy McDonnell ordained the deacons during a ceremony on Saturday at St. Michael's Cathedral. They are David Culliton of Greenfield; Keith Davies of Ware; George Galli of Williamstown; Daniel Romanello of West Stockbridge; and Spencer Trova of ...

  • Thousand of runners finish last leg of Marathon remembering the bombing victims

    The deadly bombings near the finish line of last month's Boston Marathon stopped runners in their tracks, many just moments away from the triumphant, redemptive end to months of grueling training and fund-raising. But on this dreary, drizzly morning, thousands of runners and their supporters came out to finish what they started, jogging the final mile from Kenmore Square to the finish line ...


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The Golden Age of Television [DVD]

The Golden Age of Television [DVD]

On May 9, 1961, Newton Minow, then chair of the Federal Communications Commission, delivered a speech to the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, D.C., that will forever be known as the Vast Wasteland Speech. In it, Minow excoriated the three maj ... ...

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  • Probe into suspicious fatal car crash in Conn.

    STERLING, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut state police investigators are treating the death of a driver at the scene of a minor car accident as suspicious after they determined that the person had suffered chest injury not related to the ...

  • Paul George earns respect of LeBron James MAY 25

    Chris Andersen . James responded by draining a 30-foot heave at the buzzer. After the breathtaking sequence, James approached George and slapped hands with him, telling ...

  • Monty Williams endorses Mike Malone for head coaching job MAY 25

    Clippers want to do everything in their power to convince the star point guard to re-sign. Hiring Malone - now an assistant under Mark Jackson in Golden State - would seem to be a good start, and Williams believes it would be a solid hire. "You don't know what it takes to get a job. It's not just about basketball all the time. But I just hope, I hope that he gets a job soon," ...

  • Nuggets in tricky situation with Masai Ujiri MAY 25

    Nuggets GM Masai Ujiri has established himself as one of the top executives in the NBA over the past couple of years, which is why team president Josh Kroenke has been working hard to get Ujiri locked up to a new multi-year deal. The two sides have agreed in principle on a new contract, but the situation got tricky when ...

  • Maine senators oppose border crossing fees

    AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine's two senators are joining other members of Congress in opposing border crossing fee along the northern and southwestern borders. U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican, and independent Sen. Angus King, along with a bipartisan group of other senators, sent a letter Friday expressing their concerns about the Department of Homeland Security's plan to study the ...

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