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Rockwall District Attorney Ray Sumrow admits to errors, not wrongdoingDallas Morning News, TX -1 hour agoBefore Rockwall County employed computer technicians, Mr. Sumrow repaired computers for the county government. In the past, he built computers for his …
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Other area news: Missouri Supreme Court rules on Oak Grove sewer …Kansas City Star, MO -43 minutes agoJoy Brigman will be the new principal of Meadow Lane Elementary School next year. Brigman was named to replace Mike Coulter, who will retire at the end of …
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Fannie, Freddie CEOs, OFHEO, plan news conferenceReuters -4 hours agoN: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday said it would hold a news conference with chief executive officers of the largest providers of US home funding on …
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CNN Student News Transcript: March 19, 2008CNN -3 hours agoCARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: On Headline News, online and on iTunes, this is CNN Student News. And we're glad you're spending part of your day with …
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How local TV embraced fake newsSalon -2 hours agoBy Farhad Manjoo Note: Here is another excerpt from my new book, "True Enough: Learning to Live in a Post-Fact Society." (For previous excerpts, see here …
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College news: Central Florida football player diesKansas City Star, MO -54 minutes ago•ANNOUNCEMENT: Highly-touted quarterback Terrelle Pryor is scheduled to announce where he will attend college at a news conference today. The Jeannette (Pa. …Breaking News! UCF WR Ereck Plancher dies during conditioningOrlando Sentinelall 305 news articles
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Industry Giants Try to Break Computing’s Dead EndNew York Times, United States -1 hour agoIf the research efforts succeed, this would enable the development of new kinds of portable computers and would help computer engineers tackle areas as …Microsoft, Intel invest $20 mln to develop parallel computingXinhuaMicrosoft and Intel Give; Apple Gains; Techies Split PoliticallyWall Street JournalMicrosoft, [...]
House technology helps hearing-impaired lawmakerAtlanta Journal Constitution, USA -2 hours ago"I don't want to miss anything," says Smith, who introduced a bill last year that could help make more of the same whiz-bang technology, based on FM radio …
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Triesman attacks technology rulingIndependent, UK -4 hours ago"I thought there was a very good case for the work [on goal-line technology] to continue. It was only whether the ball crossed the goal-line. …
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Giving computers the personal touchVancouver Sun, Canada -2 hours agoBy Marke Andrews, The Vancouver Sun Harwood builds Murderbox, a custom-made computer, in his Vancouver condo, and the business is - at least for now …
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