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Taiwan tech industry faces up to Samsung

Taiwan tech industry faces up to Samsung
By ANNIE HUANGAssociated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Taiwanese companies have long viewed tech giant Samsung as a major threat and the battle has recently appeared to tilt in favor of the South Korean rival as Taiwan's smartphone, memory chip and display panel makers suffered sagging exports.

Senators plan to unveil immigration bill this week

Senators plan to unveil immigration bill this week
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would put the 11 million immigrants in the country illegally on a 13-year path to U.S. citizenship that would cost $2,000 in fines plus additional fees, and would begin only once steps have been taken to secure

Senators plan to unveil immigration bill this week

Senators plan to unveil immigration bill this week
By ERICA WERNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would put the 11 million immigrants in the country illegally on a 13-year path to U.S. citizenship that would cost $2,000 in fines plus additional fees, and would begin only once steps have been taken to secure

Jonathan Winters, man of many faces, dead at 87

Jonathan Winters, man of many faces, dead at 87
By JOHN ROGERSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jonathan Winters was a crowd all by himself, guaranteeing that his multitude of characters, breakneck improvisations and kinetic clownishness kept generations of fans laughing. Winters, who died Thursday at age 87 at his Montecito, Calif., home, was

Navy panel urges ouster of officer who faked death

Navy panel urges ouster of officer who faked death
By MICHAEL MELIAAssociated Press GROTON, Conn. (AP) - A newly appointed nuclear attack submarine commander who went to extreme lengths to end an extramarital affair thought the issue was behind him - until the family of his ex-girlfriend got in touch with the Navy. Now the military career of Cmdr.

Discharge recommended for Navy officer in Conn.

Discharge recommended for Navy officer in Conn.
By MICHAEL MELIAAssociated Press GROTON, Conn. (AP) - A former submarine commander who faked his death to end an extramarital affair should be honorably discharged from the Navy, a panel of officers recommended Friday after a daylong hearing in which the officer said he accepted "full and total

Comedian Jonathan Winters dies at 87

Comedian Jonathan Winters dies at 87
By Sadie Gennis,

Groundbreaking improv comic Jonathan Winters dies

Groundbreaking improv comic Jonathan Winters dies
By JOHN ROGERSAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jonathan Winters, the cherub-faced comedian whose breakneck improvisations and misfit characters inspired the likes of Robin Williams and Jim Carrey, has died. He was 87. The Ohio native died Thursday evening at his Montecito, Calif., home of

Coding boot camps promise to launch tech careers

Coding boot camps promise to launch tech careers
By TERENCE CHEAAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Looking for a career change, Ken Shimizu decided he wanted to be a software developer, but he didn't want to go back to college to study computer science. Instead, he quit his job and spent his savings to enroll at Dev Bootcamp, a new San

Coding boot camps promise to launch tech careers

Coding boot camps promise to launch tech careers
By TERENCE CHEAAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Looking for a career change, Ken Shimizu decided he wanted to be a software developer, but he didn't want to go back to college to study computer science. Instead, he quit his job and spent his savings to enroll at Dev Bootcamp, a new San