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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 ...

  • Maine senators oppose border-crossing fees

    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 feasibility of imposing a border crossing fee along the ...

  • Rangers eliminated after Game 5 loss to Boston Bruins

    Photo credit: AP | Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist makes a save against the Boston Bruins during the first period in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. (May 25, ...

  • Rescuers look for pilot in deadly New York Angel Flight

    First responders gather at a command post in Ephratah, N.Y., on Saturday, May 25, 2013, as the search for the pilot of a downed Angel Flight out of Massachusetts continues. The twin engine light plane plane carrying two passengers and the pilot crashed in a wooded area in upstate New York on ...

  • RECLAIMING TRIUMPHThousands Run Final Mile Of Boston Marathon

    May 25, 2013: 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 ...


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The Docks of New York [DVD]

The Docks of New York [DVD]

The story in Josef von Sternbergs The Docks of New York, his fourth production for Paramount Pictures in two years, is slight, but it is one the great directors most visually impressive silent films. Awash in mist and smoke, it is a masterpiece of expressive light and ... ...

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  • Rain snow knocks out power in Vermont

    Green Mountain Power says more than 4,000 customers were without power Sunday evening and that total is expected to rise overnight as cold rain turns to wet ...

  • Pedroia lifts Red Sox late for win vs. Indians

    CLE@BOS: Pedroia's double scores Carp as lead run BOSTON -- Forget about the power, Dustin Pedroia is still playing like the guy who won the American League MVP Award in 2008. After Jon Lester battled back from a rough third inning, setting a season-high with 124 pitches through seven innings, Pedroia stepped into the batter's box with two outs and the game tied in the eighth. ...

  • Judge denies Bulgers bid for name of informant

    BOSTON (AP) -- A federal judge in the trial of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger has denied a request by his lawyers to order prosecutors to name a confidential informant they hope can help undermine the credibility of two key government ...

  • Indy 500 tightens security in wake of Boston bombings

    INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Security at Sunday's Indianapolis 500 will be ramped up as race officials of one of the year's biggest one-day sporting events respond to last month's deadly Boston Marathon ...

  • MLB Boston 7 Cleveland 4

    Dustin Pedroia delivered a go-ahead RBI double during a big eighth inning that rallied the Boston Red Sox over Cleveland 7-4 Saturday. Trailing 4-3 entering the eighth, the Red Sox erupted for four runs and went on to notch a second straight win over Cleveland. Pedro Ciriaco (3-for-4) ignited the rally with a one-out double against Vinnie Pestano (1-1) and scored the tying run when the next ...

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