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Tall, skinny iPhone in US stores Sept. 21

Tall, skinny iPhone in US stores Sept. 21
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - For the first time, the iPhone is growing even as it slims down. After sticking for five years to the same screen size, Apple on Wednesday revealed a new phone that's taller, and has a bigger display. The iPhone

Tall, skinny iPhone in US stores Sept. 21

Tall, skinny iPhone in US stores Sept. 21
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - For the first time, the iPhone is growing even as it slims down. After sticking for five years to the same screen size, Apple on Wednesday revealed a new phone that's taller, and has a bigger display. The iPhone

Apple says iPhone 5 is thinner, lighter

Apple says iPhone 5 is thinner, lighter
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE and PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple Inc. on Wednesday unveiled the iPhone 5, and says it's thinner and lighter than the previous model, even though it has a bigger screen. The screen is taller than on the iPhone 4S, as expected, making room

New iPhone Unveiled At Apple Event In California

New iPhone Unveiled At Apple Event In California
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AP) - Apple Inc. on Wednesday unveiled the iPhone 5, and says it's thinner and lighter than the previous model, even though it has a bigger screen. Apple says the new iPhone 5 will be in stores in the U.S. and several other countries on Sept. 21. The other launch

Problems dogging new high-tech air traffic system

Problems dogging new high-tech air traffic system
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A high-tech overhaul to the nation's air traffic control system is mostly on track to completion, but has yet to produce the benefits that airlines and passengers were told to expect, federal investigators said. Progress in moving from

Problems dogging new high-tech air traffic system

Problems dogging new high-tech air traffic system
By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A high-tech overhaul to the nation's air traffic control system is mostly on track to completion, but has yet to produce the benefits that airlines and passengers were told to expect, federal investigators said. Progress in moving from

Pakistan fires kill 283, lax safety laws blamed

Pakistan fires kill 283, lax safety laws blamed
By ADIL JAWAD and SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Fires at two clothing factories in Pakistan left 283 people dead - many trapped behind locked doors and barred windows - tragedies that highlight workplace perils in a country where many buildings lack basic safety

Sonar to give best view yet of Civil War shipwreck

Sonar to give best view yet of Civil War shipwreck
By MICHAEL GRACZYKAssociated Press ABOARD THE RESEARCH VESSEL MANTA, Gulf of Mexico (AP) - The world will soon get its first good look at the wreckage of the only U.S. Navy ship sunk in combat in the Gulf of Mexico during the Civil War, thanks to sophisticated 3-D sonar images that divers have

US lawsuits target Carnival in Italy cruise crash

US lawsuits target Carnival in Italy cruise crash
By CURT ANDERSONAP Legal Affairs Writer FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - Despite legal obstacles that might force them to sue in Italy, hundreds of Costa Concordia passengers and up to 1,000 businesses on the island where the capsized cruise ship ran aground are pressing ahead with U.S. lawsuits

How the nation and world commemorated 9/11

How the nation and world commemorated 9/11
By The Associated Press A look at some commemorations on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks: - NORFOLK, Va. - Sailors and Marines aboard a warship forged with 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center held a remembrance ceremony and pledged to do all in their power to