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Free Comic Book Day finds print, digital in demand

Free Comic Book Day finds print, digital in demand
By MATT MOOREAssociated Press When the doors open for Free Comic Book Day - an annual event that's grown in stature from a few stores to some 2,000 worldwide - publishers and purveyors of tales of heroes and villains will court new readers who, despite the ease of digital displays, are making

For 3, bomb suspect's friendship leads to charges

For 3, bomb suspect's friendship leads to charges
By DENISE LAVOIE and ALLEN G. BREED BOSTON (AP) - Just hours before one of the Boston Marathon suspects and his brother allegedly gunned down a campus police officer, authorities say he exchanged a series of text messages with a friend who'd become suspicious after seeing what looked like a

Texts, TV, then trouble for bombing suspect's pals

Texts, TV, then trouble for bombing suspect's pals
By ALLEN G. BREEDAP National Writer Dias Kadyrbayev was driving back to his apartment when he got a call from a college buddy. A clearly anxious Robel Phillipos told him authorities had released photos of the alleged Boston Marathon bombers - and one of them looked very familiar. When he got home,

DreamWorks buying AwesomenessTV for about $33M

DreamWorks buying AwesomenessTV for about $33M
GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) - DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. is buying AwesomenessTV, a YouTube teen network, for about $33 million in cash as it looks to tap into the popularity of online content. DreamWorks said Wednesday that AwesomenessTV founder and CEO Brian Robbins will continue to direct growth at

Media companies benefit from higher network fees

Media companies benefit from higher network fees
By ANICK JESDANUNAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Media companies benefited from higher fees for cable television networks such as TBS, Comedy Central and CNBC in the first three months of the year. Time Warner Inc., Viacom Inc. and Comcast Corp. all saw growth in their cable network businesses

Media companies benefit from higher network fees

Media companies benefit from higher network fees
By ANICK JESDANUNAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Media companies benefited from higher fees for cable television networks such as TBS, Comedy Central and CNBC in the first three months of the year. Time Warner Inc., Viacom Inc. and Comcast Corp. all saw growth in their cable network businesses

IBM makes tiny movie by pushing molecules around

IBM makes tiny movie by pushing molecules around
By Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Scientists have taken the idea of a film short down to new levels. Molecular levels. IBM says it has made the tiniest stop-motion movie ever - a one-minute video of individual carbon monoxide molecules repeatedly rearranged to show a boy dancing

IBM makes tiny movie by pushing molecules around

IBM makes tiny movie by pushing molecules around
By Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - Scientists have taken the idea of a film short down to new levels. Molecular levels. IBM says it has made the tiniest stop-motion movie ever - a one-minute video of individual carbon monoxide molecules repeatedly rearranged to show a boy dancing

Obama offers praise, complaints for Republicans

Obama offers praise, complaints for Republicans
By JIM KUHNHENNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama needled a GOP senator Tuesday, then praised Republicans working to solve the immigration riddle. He pledged to re-engage with Congress to close the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, then decried the intractability of