Archive for December, 2011
Hi-tech ads hit the streets
Think facial recognition is only the domain of sci-fi flicks like “Minority Report”? Well it’s a reality now — and it’s starting to make its way to your supermarket, mall and hotel lobby.
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NASA probe circling the moon on New Year’s Eve (AP)
AP – As planet Earth rang in the new year, a different kind of countdown was happening at the moon.
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Year in review: Stories that rocked Brooklyn in 2011
Brooklyn in 2011 saw tragedy with a hero mom and a hero cop both slain protecting others, and scandal, with politicians felled for taking bribes and showing too much skin online.
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LA fears long night of New Year’s arsons awaits (AP)
AP – On what would already be one of their busiest nights of the year, police and firefighters Saturday will be patrolling neighborhoods, taking hotline phone calls and scrambling to identify who was behind the arson fires that have spooked the Hollywood area for two straight nights and were making it an uneasy New Year’s Eve in Los Angeles.
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Gupta, Taylor Armstrong earn early ’12 book buzz
Winter used to be the slow season for publishing, but the list this year is studded with intriguing titles. Some will make news, some are from cherished authors and others just demand to be read.
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Old rock stars have something new for 2012
Need more proof we’ve got an aging population on our hands? The likeliest headline-making music stories of 2012 favor geezers to a staggering degree. All signals indicate the Rolling Stones will tour to celebrate their — yes, folks — 50th anniversary this year.
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