U.S. industry touts ‘drone’ promise as public debate flares
U.S. industry touts ‘drone’ promise as public debate flares By Andrea Shalal-Esa WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Public backlash against deadly overseas drone strikes may undermine promising uses of such technology for anything from disaster response to mail delivery, a top U.S. industry group said as it launched a lobbying effort to “demystify” unmanned planes. The Aerospace [...]
May 22, 2013
LeBron saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1
LeBron saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1 MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night. James finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 [...]
May 22, 2013
Obama honors Carole King at White House concert
Obama honors Carole King at White House concert WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, saluting Carole King‘s five decades as an award-winning singer-songwriter, said Wednesday that music often is a place where people seek comfort and inspiration during trying times. Two days after much of Moore, Okla., was flattened by a powerful tornado that killed [...]
May 22, 2013
HP raises 2013 outlook as Whitman’s plan takes hold
HP raises 2013 outlook as Whitman’s plan takes hold By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly results beat low expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman‘s turnaround plan helped offset shrinking personal computer sales with enterprise computing services. While fiscal second-quarter profit plummeted 32 percent, Wall Street had [...]
May 22, 2013
Meteoroid impact triggers bright flash on the moon
Meteoroid impact triggers bright flash on the moon By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) – An automated telescope monitoring the moon has captured images of an 88-pound (40 kg) rock slamming into the lunar surface, creating a bright flash of light, NASA scientists said on Friday. The explosion on March 17 was the biggest [...]
May 22, 2013
How many students from your school take out loans?
How many students from your school take out loans? For two days John McCain and Ted Cruz have been fighting on the Senate floor over the rules for negotiating a budget, but, like so many fights, it’s also about so much more. Cruz is being annoying about the budget, but worse, he just doesn’t get the [...]
May 22, 2013