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February 13, 2012
February 13, 2012
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For AT&T Customers, 'Unlimited Data' Has Limits
Under a new policy, AT&T slashes data speeds as part of an attempt to manage data usage on its mobile network. The slowdown means a Web page that would normally take a second to load instead takes almost two minutes.
Israeli Blames Iran For Twin Attacks On Diplomats
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blames Iran and Hezbollah for a pair of alleged attacks against diplomats in India and Georgia.
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Neuroscience the new face of warfare: experts
LONDON (Reuters) - Directed energy weapons that use wave beams to cause pain, and electrical brain stimulation that boosts a soldier's combat ability - it may sound like science fiction warfare, but experts say advances in neuroscience mean it's on the horizon.
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Israel envoys 'target of attacks'
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blames Iran after bombers apparently targeted diplomats in India and Georgia, injuring four people.
Brussels praises Greek cuts vote
The European Commission welcomes Greece's approval of tough austerity measures, needed for a massive bailout package, which sparked riots in Athens on Sunday.
'No foul play' in Houston death
A coroner says foul play was not suspected in the death of Whitney Houston as the music world pays tribute to the singer at the Grammy Awards.
Israeli Blames Iran For Twin Attacks On Diplomats
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blames Iran and Hezbollah for a pair of alleged attacks against diplomats in India and Georgia.
Bombers Target Israeli Diplomats In Georgia, India
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu swiftly accused archenemy Iran, and its Lebanese proxy, Hezbollah, of the near-simultaneous strikes. Officials said two people were wounded in a car bombing in New Delhi but an attempted car bombing in Georgia was thwarted.
Syrian Rebels Battle Government Forces In Key Town
An activist group said the rebels have repelled a push by government tanks into the central town of Rastan. The attack comes a day after the Arab League called for the Security Council to create a joint Arab-U.N. peacekeeping force for Syria.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called on Monday for aggressive spending to boost growth and for higher taxes on the rich, laying out an election-year vision for America in a budget that was criticized sharply by Republicans for failing to curb the deficit.
ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europe gave Greece until Wednesday to convince skeptical international creditors that it would stick to the punishing terms of a multi-billion-euro rescue package, endorsed by parliament as rioters torched downtown Athens.
PARIS (Reuters) - The international economic outlook is showing tentative signs of improvement, with the momentum shift spreading from the United States and Japan to other developed countries, the OECD's December survey of growth prospects showed on Monday.
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Caravanserai has headed to upstate New York with several performances dedicated to the mission of bringing the music and arts of the East to the region. WRVO's Mark Lavonier met with tabla drum master Ustad Tari Khan to find out more about one of the esteemed artists on the road with Caravanserai.
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says chances are better today for passing new funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist victims of natural disasters in New York and nationwide.
Most people remember exactly where they were and what they were doing on 9/11/01. Some central New Yorkers reflect.
Global to Local
- Global to Local: Immigration and Diaspora Part 2
- Global to Local: Immigration and Diaspora Part 1
- Immigration from the professor perspective - a round table. Part 2
- Immigration from the professor perspective - a round table. Part 1
- Choreographer Alex Escalante talks about his show, "Clandestino" and how immigration issues weave themselves into his performance.
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