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Scientists discuss new photo-taking satellite

Scientists discuss new photo-taking satellite
By DIRK LAMMERSAssociated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Nearly 120 scientists and engineers from around the world are meeting in South Dakota this week to discuss operational and technical issues with collecting images from the Landsat 8 satellite. The U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Resources

NYC to offer free phone-charging stations in parks

NYC to offer free phone-charging stations in parks
By BETHAN MCKERNANAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - It's a message busy New Yorkers hate to get: the low-battery message on your cellphone when there's no charger in sight. Now that could be a thing of the past. New York City has teamed up with AT&T to install 25 solar-powered charging

Nobel Prize winner for physics dies in Maine

Nobel Prize winner for physics dies in Maine
SACO, Maine (AP) - Kenneth Wilson, a physicist who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions, has died in Maine. He was 77. Wilson, who died from complications of lymphoma, was in the physics department at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.

Kenneth Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies

Kenneth Wilson, Nobel winner for physics, dies
SACO, Maine (AP) - A physics professor who earned a Nobel prize for pioneering work that changed the way physicists think about phase transitions has died in Maine at age 77. Kenneth Wilson was in the physics department at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., when he won the Nobel Prize in 1982 for

Stuntwoman sues News Corp. over alleged phone hack

Stuntwoman sues News Corp. over alleged phone hack
By LINDA DEUTSCHAP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES (AP) - A woman who worked as a stunt double for Angelina Jolie sued Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. in Los Angeles on Tuesday, claiming she's a victim of a phone hacking scheme to obtain information about the actress. Eunice Huthart, of

Dreamworks strikes TV show deal in Germany

Dreamworks strikes TV show deal in Germany
By The Associated Press Dreamworks Animation, the studio that is home to Shrek, Kung Fu Panda and Madagascar, is making its way to Germany television under a deal with a children's television operator. Dreamworks and Super RTL announced a five-year television agreement Tuesday under which they

Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks

Spotify's Top 10 most viral tracks
By The Associated Press The following list represents the most viral tracks on Spotify, based on the number of people who shared it divided by the number who listened to it, from Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16, via Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and Spotify. UNITED STATES 1. Grouplove, "Ways to Go

Hewlett-Packard puts Bradley in strategy role

Hewlett-Packard puts Bradley in strategy role
By MARLEY SEAMANAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Todd Bradley, the head of Hewlett-Packard Co.'s printing and personal computer business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the company's strategy with a focus on China, the company said Tuesday. HP said Bradley, 54, will be

Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks

Spotify's Top 10 most streamed tracks
By The Associated Press The following list represents the top streamed tracks on Spotify from Monday, June 10, to Sunday, June 16: UNITED STATES 1. Robin Thicke, "Blurred Lines" (Star Trak LLC) 2. Imagine Dragons, "Radioactive" (KIDinaKORNER/Interscope Records) 3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat.

US video game retail sales fall 25 percent in May

US video game retail sales fall 25 percent in May
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. retail sales of video games, hardware and accessories declined 25 percent in May as demand for aging game consoles continued to fade and fewer new games launched compared with last year, according to market researcher NPD Group. NPD said late Monday that total video game sales

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FIRST ON KHQ.COM: Spokane Valley Homeowner Catches Would Be Burglar; Holds Suspect At Gunpoint Until Authorities Arrive

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Education Dept. offers more time to reach goals

Education Dept. offers more time to reach goals
By PHILIP ELLIOTTAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - States can ask for another year before being required to use student test results to decide whether to keep or fire teachers, Education Secretary Arne Duncan told school chiefs on Tuesday. Thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia have

UPDATE: Wrong-Way Crash On Hwy. 195 At Cheney Spokane Rd.

UPDATE: Wrong-Way Crash On Hwy. 195 At Cheney Spokane Rd.
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