June 19, 2013

More news, science and technology Articles

  • AP-Daybook-Wed-General

    06/19/13 09:01 AM

    AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Wednesday, June 19 GENERAL ALL DAY June 14 - 22. CYBER SECURITY INCIDENTS TRAINING — To help organizations defend against cyber attackers, SANS will host SANSFIRE 2013 training. http://www.sans.org/info/130572 On the Net: http://www.sans.org June 16 - 19. NATIONAL...

  • Social-network gaffes plague Japanese politicians

    06/19/13 08:34 AM

    TOKYO (AP) — On the Internet, no one can save you from yourself. That is a lesson many Japanese politicians have learned recently in painful, awkward and at times costly fashion. In the latest flap, a senior reconstruction official in charge of helping victims of the Fukushima Dai-ichi...

  • BC-LA--Louisiana-News Digest,ADVISORY, LA

    06/19/13 04:01 AM

    Louisiana at 2 a.m. on Wednesday. Good morning, Louisiana editors. If you have any contributions for or questions about the report, call 1-800-662-7717. To report technical problems: 1-800-469-1362. AP stories, along with the photos that accompany them, can also be obtained from...

  • The Associated Press

    06/19/13 01:16 AM

    AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Wednesday, June 19 GENERAL ALL DAY June 14 - 22. CYBER SECURITY INCIDENTS TRAINING — To help organizations defend against cyber attackers, SANS will host SANSFIRE 2013 training. http://www.sans.org/info/130572 On the Net: http://www.sans.org June 16 - 19. NATIONAL...

  • A look at Netflix's international expansion

    06/19/13 01:16 AM

    Netflix Inc. got its start renting DVDs through the mail in the U.S. during the late 1990s and added Internet video streaming in 2007. It has been expanding globally with a streaming-only service. Here's a look at its international expansion so far. — Sept. 22, 2010: Service in Canada begins,...

  • Study: LAX does not exceed air pollution standards

    06/19/13 12:01 AM

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — While Los Angeles International Airport is a significant source of air pollution for the region, a study finds efforts by the airport and airlines to reduce emissions have been working. The Los Angeles Times reports (http://lat.ms/16GZcmp ) research released Tuesday...

  • AP-Daybook-Wed-General,2takes

    06/18/13 09:01 PM

    AP WASHINGTON DAYBOOK, Wednesday, June 19 GENERAL ALL DAY June 14 - 22. CYBER SECURITY INCIDENTS TRAINING — To help organizations defend against cyber attackers, SANS will host SANSFIRE 2013 training. http://www.sans.org/info/130572 On the Net: http://www.sans.org June 16 - 19. NATIONAL...

  • 'Dead zones' predicted for Gulf, Chesapeake Bay

    06/18/13 08:46 PM

    NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Scientists are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico, while it will be smaller than average in the Chesapeake Bay. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released predictions Tuesday for the annual zones where nutrient runoff from major...

  • Scientists: Timber in Lake Michigan centuries old

    06/18/13 08:17 PM

    FAIRPORT, Mich. (AP) — A wooden beam embedded at the bottom of northern Lake Michigan appears to have been there for centuries, underwater archaeologists announced Tuesday, a crucial finding as crews dig toward what they hope is the carcass of a French ship that disappeared while exploring the...

  • CUB: Illinois residents waste $1.4B on data plans

    06/18/13 07:48 PM

    CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois residents using mobile phones are wasting $1.4 billion a year by signing up for the wrong cellphone data plan, according to a consumer advocacy group's study released Tuesday. In a news release, the Citizens Utility Board said that the analysis found that the...



From the Weekly Standard

  • June 17, 1953

    Today, speaking at the Brandenburg Gate, President Obama paid appropriate tribute to the brave East Germans who rebelled 60 years ago against Communist dictatorship:

    Read More...
  • Problems of the Second Generation

    The Boston Marathon bombings highlighted, once again, the challenges of assimilating Muslim youth. And while the onus of accountability ought not rest exclusively on Muslim Americans, it...

    Read More...
  • Release Osama Bin Laden’s Files on Taliban

    The Obama administration announced on Tuesday that it was moving forward with its attempt to negotiate with the Taliban, which has opened a long-awaited political office in Doha, Qatar. The...

    Read More...