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'Man of Steel' takes flight with $125M debut

By DERRIK J. LANGAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - "Man of Steel" leaped over box office expectations in a single weekend. The Warner Bros. superhero film earned $113 million in its opening weekend at the box office, according to studio estimates Sunday. The retelling of Superman's

Officials: NSA programs broke plots in 20 nations

By KIMBERLY DOZIERAP Intelligence Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Top U.S. intelligence officials said Saturday that information gleaned from two controversial data-collection programs run by the National Security Agency thwarted potential terrorist plots in the U.S. and more than 20 other countries - and

Russian tycoon wants to move mind to machine

By PETER SVENSSONAP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Can the City That Never Sleeps become the City That Never Dies? A Russian multimillionaire thinks so. Dmitry Itskov gathered some of humanity's best brains - and a few robots - in New York City on Saturday to discuss how humans can get their

In Trayvon Martin case, history's ghosts linger

By JESSE WASHINGTONAP National Writer Focus on the details, and the cases seem very different. One was killed by virulent white racists, the other by a part-Hispanic neighborhood watchman who insists he faced a vicious attack. One was weighted down and dumped in a river; in the other case, police