2015年4月16日 星期四

2015-04-17 U.S. Spotlight


CNN
   
US to file complaint over 'unsafe' intercept by Russian fighter jet   
CNN
(CNN) After a Russian fighter jet intercepted a U.S. reconnaissance plane in an "unsafe and unprofessional manner" earlier this week, the United States is complaining to Moscow about the incident. UK Royal Air Force Typhoons, similar to this one seen in ...


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New York Times
   
Saving What's Left of Utah's Lost World   
New York Times
ST. GEORGE, Utah — CEDAR MESA is one of the most sublime and culturally evocative landscapes on Earth. Since 1987, I've made more than 60 trips to that outback in southeastern Utah, hiking, camping and backpacking on forays lasting as long as 10 ...


   


The News Journal
   
Wilmington's Little Italy becoming Little United Nations   
The News Journal
Little Italy, long known for its pizza and pasta, is slowing transforming itself into the proverbial melting pot. And the same goes for the rest of Wilmington's West Side. Both neighborhoods have emerged as the epicenter for ethnic restaurants, a sure-fire place to ...


   


CBS News
   
"Sickening" Fla. spring break gang rape video found   
CBS News
Last Updated Apr 12, 2015 4:51 PM EDT. PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Two college students have been charged with sexually attacking a woman on a crowded Florida beach filled with spring break revelers who apparently did nothing to stop it, authorities said.

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New York Times
   
Risky Moves in the Game of Life Insurance   
New York Times
In July 2013, the smart money was saying the company that runs the Caesars and Harrah's casinos would go bankrupt, when a big investor, Apollo Global Management, offered a lifeline: It was willing to pump millions of dollars into the parent of the struggling ...


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Fox News
   
10 killer apps you shouldn't live without   
Fox News
When you hop into Apple or Google's app stores on your smartphone or tablet and literally have more than a million apps enticing you, it's easy to get quickly overwhelmed. Of course, there are countless options for the boring staples to handle email, maps, ...


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Americans opting out of Common Core tests in droves   
WND.com
Across the United States, concerned parents and students are refusing to participate in new tests aligned with the federal government's Common Core state standards, and international journalist and educator Alex Newman could not be more excited about it.

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New York Times
   
The Dangerous Myth of Appomattox   
New York Times
ON April 9, 1865 — Palm Sunday — Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. Robert E. Lee negotiated their famous “Gentlemen's Agreement” of surrender. In the ensuing celebration, a relieved Grant told his men, “The war is over.” But Grant soon discovered he ...


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Lincoln's assassination: 150 years later   
CNN
The never-ending demands of leading the country during the Civil War had clearly taken their toll on Lincoln when this "cracked plate" photograph by Alexander Gardner was taken in February 1865, two months before the assassination. It's important to note ...


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TechCrunch
   
Twitter Cuts Off DataSift To Step Up Its Own Big Data Business   
TechCrunch
In the push for more revenue growth, Twitter has been building up its business in areas like advertising and commerce, but a move made late Friday night points to another area where the company is setting its sights: big data analytics. Twitter announced that ...


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