Two of the children killed in Friday’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., were to be buried Monday, as investigators continued to try to piece together the motive behind Adam Lanza’s rampage, which claimed the lives of 20 children and six adults at the school and Mr. Lanza’s mother before Mr. Lanza killed himself....
U.S. could wrap up Google probe this week: sources
Labels: TechnologyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators this week could drop their investigation of how Google ranks certain searches, without requiring any major changes in how the online giant does business, according to two people knowledgeable about the investigation. Google had been accused of giving competitors in lucrative areas like travel a lower ranking in search results, thus making it harder...
Beck looks for new connection with 'Song Reader'
Labels: LifestyleNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Beck Hansen wants you to think about the way music has changed over the last century and what that means about how human beings engage each other these days.Laboring over the intricate and ornate details of his new "Song Reader" sheet music project, he was struck by how social music used to be — something we've lost in the age of ear buds."You watch an old film and see how...
The New Old Age Blog: In the Middle: Why Elderly Couples Fight
Labels: HealthGeorge and Gracie (let’s call them that because using their real names would make them even unhappier than they already appear to be) are in their 80s and have been married for more than 65 years. Until recently they seemed to ride the waves that are inevitable in any marriage that spans nearly seven decades; through good and bad, they were partners and best friends.But lately — ever since her hospitalization...
La Comay of ‘SuperXclusivo’ Stirs Anger Over Comments on Man’s Death
Labels: BusinessIt’s been a bad few months for puppets in the media. WAPA-TVLa Comay, left, with Hector Travieso, co-hosts of “SuperXclusivo,” a Spanish-language program shown in some United States markets. WAPA-TVJose E. Ramos, president of WAPA Television, said the network tried to use La Comay to keep the officials attuned to issues. In...
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A Sunday of Sorrow in Newtown
Labels: WorldNEWTOWN, Conn. — Seeking solace amid overwhelming grief, residents of Newtown flocked to church services and vigils on Sunday, struggling to comprehend a tragedy that left so many children dead, even as the national conversation turned sharply toward gun control. At the pulpit of the Saint Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in Newtown, the Rev. Peter Cameron looked out over the packed pews,...
Apple falls on lower shipment forecasts, muted China debut
Labels: Technology(Reuters) - Apple Inc shares fell 3.9 percent on Friday after the iPhone 5 debuted in China to a cool reception and two analysts cut shipment forecasts. Jefferies analyst Peter Misek trimmed his iPhone shipment estimates for the Jan-March quarter, saying that the technology company had started cutting orders to suppliers to balance excess inventory. Shares of Apple suppliers Jabil Circuit...
'The Hobbit' tops box office with $84.8 million
Labels: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" led the box office with an opening of $84.8 million, a start better than the three previous "Lord of the Rings" films.Studio estimates Sunday had the Warner Bros. 3-D epic as the biggest December opening ever, surpassing Will Smith's "I Am Legend," which opened with $77.2 million in 2007.Despite generally poor reviews, the adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's...
Dr. William F. House, Inventor of Cochlear Implant, Dies
Labels: HealthDr. William F. House, a medical researcher who braved skepticism to invent the cochlear implant, an electronic device considered to be the first to restore a human sense, died on Dec. 7 at his home in Aurora, Ore. He was 89. The cause was metastatic melanoma, his daughter, Karen House, said. Dr. House pushed against conventional thinking throughout his career. Over the objections of...
As Gold Is Spirited Out of Afghanistan, Officials Wonder Why
Labels: BusinessZalmai for The New York TimesA Kabul jewelry shop. Officials are concerned about gold being flown out of Afghanistan. KABUL, Afghanistan — Packed into hand luggage and tucked into jacket pockets, roughly hewed bars of gold are being flown out of Kabul with increasing regularity, confounding Afghan and American officials who fear money launderers have found a new way to spirit funds from the country....
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