2015-04-23 U.S. Spotlight

CNET   

George Lucas: Don't look at me for 'Star Wars' spoilers   
CNET
The creator of famed sci-fi franchise says he has no idea what's happening in "The Force Awakens" -- and he's looking forward to finally feeling the thrill of being surprised by "Star Wars." by Joan E. Solsman · @joan_e; April 17, 2015 3:51 PM PDT. comments.

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Boing Boing   

The clone that wasn't   
Boing Boing
Could you design a brand-new game using only a deck of classic playing cards? It's a cool idea -- repurposing familiar components in an original context. But the design for the game that would become Donsol was born out of necessity, the mother of ...

2015-04-23 U.S. Health

Reuters   

Risk low for human infection from US strains of bird flu: CDC   
Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The strain of avian flu that has been identified in 12 U.S. states and led to the extermination of more than 7 million birds is different from the H5N1 bird flu virus that has spread from birds to humans in the past, an official with the U.S. ...

2015-04-23 U.S. Science

Northern Arizona Today   

Lyrid Meteor Shower   
Northern Arizona Today
April 22, 2015 - NAZ Today's Stephanie Frederking, takes a look at the meteor shower that should be passing over the sky's of Flagstaff. This evening during the late hours of the night, the colorful lights of the Lyrid Meteor shower will be in full view. Nicholas ...

2015-04-23 U.S. Sports

New York Times   

Kevin Hayes's Goal Lifts Rangers Past Penguins   
New York Times
PITTSBURGH — Looking for his first career playoff goal, the rookie Kevin Hayes missed the net on an excellent scoring chance that would have tied the game midway through the second period. Given another opportunity, Hayes came through — sending the ...

2015-04-23 U.S. Entertainment

Los Angeles Times   

CinemaCon: Sony announces animated 'Spider-Man' with Lord and Miller   
Los Angeles Times
New Sony Pictures Chairman Tom Rothman pledged to the CinemaCon audience this week that he would “make news” at the convention. The executive made good on his word Wednesday when he announced that the studio would create an animated ...

2015-04-23 U.S. Technology

The Mac Observer   

Google Goes Wireless with Project Fi   
The Mac Observer
Google announced Project Fi on Wednesday, dipping its toes into the wireless carrier business. Project Fi is a U.S.-only service that is built on top of two networks, Sprint and T-Mobile. Google's hook is that devices can use whichever network is strongest, and ...

2015-04-23 U.S. Business

Los Angeles Times   

Comcast bid for Time Warner Cable faces regulatory resistance   
Los Angeles Times
Comcast Corp.'s legal team met Wednesday with federal regulators to discuss mounting concerns that the company would be too powerful if it is allowed to swallow Time Warner Cable. The $45-billion cable deal, unveiled 14 months ago, is very much in ...

2015-04-23 U.S. U.S.

Voice of America   

Baltimore Residents Demand Answers After Detainee's Death   
Voice of America
BALTIMORE—. On the spot where Baltimore police took Freddie Gray into custody April 12, puddles of melted candle wax have hardened around liquor bottles left in tribute. In quick succession on that Sunday, Gray made eye contact with a police officer, ran ...

2015-04-23 U.S. World

CNN   

Man arrested in France in plot to attack churches   
CNN
(CNN) A 24-year-old man is in custody after he called for an ambulance, only to have French authorities come and discover weapons, ammunition and evidence of his plans to target churches -- an attack that someone in Syria requested, a top prosecutor said ...