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Obama: 'Family tattoo' may discourage daughters

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has a strategy to discourage his daughters from rebelling, perhaps by getting a tattoo himself. Obama says he and his wife, Michelle, have told 14-year-old Malia and 11-year-old Sasha that if they ever decide to get a tattoo then "mommy and me" will get the

Hollywood yielding to China's growing film clout

By PETER ENAVAssociated Press Coming soon to a theater near you: China's Communist Party. From demanding changes in plot lines that denigrate the Chinese leadership, to dampening lurid depictions of sex and violence, Beijing is having increasing success in pressuring Hollywood into deleting

Gannett 1Q earnings up 53 pct, helped by paywalls

MCLEAN, Va. (AP) - Gannett Co., the owner of USA Today and other newspapers and television stations, reported a 53 percent increase in first-quarter net income Tuesday. The results were boosted by a one-time tax benefit and new fees to access many of Gannett's newspaper websites. The media

TV-over-Internet service Aereo expands to Boston

By ANICK JESDANUNAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Aereo, the television-over-the-Internet service that is threatening the broadcast and cable TV industries, is expanding to Boston on May 15. With prices starting at $8 a month, Aereo will offer 28 Boston-area broadcast channels, plus the cable