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  1. EU probes new Google privacy policy

    → Technology Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:45 pm MST

    BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union's data protection authorities have asked Google to delay the rollout of its new privacy policy until they have verified that it doesn't break the bloc's data protection laws.

  2. Google, Facebook remove content on India's order

    → Technology Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:45 pm MST

    NEW DELHI (AP) — Google India has removed web pages deemed offensive to Indian political and religious leaders to comply with a court case that has raised censorship fears in the world's largest democracy, media reported Monday.

  3. Bigger US role against companies' cyberthreats?

    → Technology Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:45 pm MST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A developing Senate plan that would bolster the government's ability to regulate the computer security of companies that run critical industries is drawing strong opposition from businesses that say it goes too far and security experts who believe it should have even more teeth.

  4. Pew study: Facebook users get more than they give

    → Technology Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:45 pm MST

    NEW YORK (AP) — The goody-two-shoes among us say it's better to give than to receive. That's not true for the average Facebook user, though.

  5. Motorola: Some refurbished tablets weren't wiped

    → Technology Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:45 pm MST

    NEW YORK (AP) — Motorola Mobility says about 100 Xoom tablet computers that it refurbished for sale on Woot.com may not have been properly wiped of the previous owners' data.

  6. Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard call

    → Technology Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:45 pm MST

    LONDON (AP) — Trading jokes and swapping leads, investigators from the FBI and Scotland Yard spent the conference call strategizing about how to bring down the hacking collective known as Anonymous, responsible for a string of embarrassing attacks across the Internet.

  7. HP awards new CEO Whitman with $16.5M pay package

    → Technology Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:45 pm MST

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hewlett-Packard Co. ushered in Meg Whitman as its CEO with a $16.5 million compensation package that hinges on the one-time politician's ability to lift the stumbling technology company's stock price during the next two years.

  8. Hackers apparently hit Swedish government site

    → Technology Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:45 pm MST

    STOCKHOLM (AP) — A group linked to the hacker network Anonymous on Saturday said it had attacked the Swedish government's website, bringing it down for periods of time by overloading it with traffic.

  9. Apple, Motorola in patent struggle in Germany

    → Technology Headlines | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:45 pm MST

    FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Apple Inc. has temporarily blocked Motorola Mobility's attempt to have it withdraw several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany, the latest twist in an extended legal duel over patents between the companies.

  10. Granddad: Boys played happily before fatal visit

    → AP Top Headlines At 4:38 p.m. EST | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:37 pm MST

    GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) -- The maternal grandparents of Josh Powell's two sons said Monday that the boys played happily and didn't want to visit their father when the time came for their weekly Sunday visit....

  11. Romney campaign takes aim at Santorum

    → Reuters: Top News | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:30 pm MST

    GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado (Reuters) - Republican presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney on Monday focused his campaign's firepower on Rick Santorum to head off his surge in two of three states with nominating contests this week.


  12. Deeper Iran sanctions; US targets its central bank

    → AP Top Headlines At 4:38 p.m. EST | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:28 pm MST

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Targeting Iran's economy, the U.S. ordered tough new penalties Monday to further pinch the country's financial system and encourage Israel to give sanctions more time before any military action against Iran's nuclear program....

  13. Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox

    → AP Top Headlines At 4:38 p.m. EST | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:24 pm MST

    NEW YORK (AP) -- Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks....

  14. Wall St edges lower after string of gains

    → Reuters: Top News | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:20 pm MST

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks closed slightly lower on Monday as lingering questions about Europe's debt crisis and corporate earnings overshadowed growing optimism about economic growth after a five-week rally.


  15. Gingrich shunned lobbying, but hired lobbyists

    → AP Top Headlines At 4:38 p.m. EST | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:13 pm MST

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich says his consulting group never lobbied for clients. But his business hired state and federal lobbyists to work with clients, and some staff left to take lobbying jobs, according to lobbying disclosures and corporate reports....

  16. US closes Syrian embassy as diplomacy collapses

    → AP Top Headlines At 4:38 p.m. EST | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:13 pm MST

    BEIRUT (AP) -- The U.S. closed its Syrian embassy and Britain recalled its ambassador to Damascus Monday in a dramatic new Western push to get President Bashar Assad to leave power as diplomatic efforts to resolve one of the deadliest conflicts of the Arab Spring collapsed....

  17. U.N. nuclear talks in Tehran: frustrated hopes

    → Reuters: Top News | 6 Feb 2012 | 2:05 pm MST

    VIENNA (Reuters) - After two days of rare and intensive talks in Tehran, senior U.N. nuclear officials may have felt they were finally making headway towards getting Iran to address suspicions that it is bent on developing the ability to make atom bombs.


  18. U.S. closes embassy in Damascus

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:49 pm MST


    DAMASCUS, Syria, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The United States suspended operations at its embassy in Damascus and evacuated its staff Monday, citing the deteriorating situation across Syria.

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  19. Palestinians take step toward unity

    → AP Top Headlines At 4:38 p.m. EST | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:44 pm MST

    RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) -- After months of wavering, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took a decisive step Monday toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant group Hamas, a move Israel promptly warned would close the door to any future peace talks....

  20. Tax reform in this election year: It's not likely

    → AP Top Headlines At 4:38 p.m. EST | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:43 pm MST

    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tax reform sounds like a good idea to lots of people, but where to start? Eliminate the popular deduction for home mortgages? End the write-off for charitable contributions? How about expanding the Social Security payroll tax?...

  21. Mo. teen describes killing as amazing, enjoyable

    → AP Top Headlines At 4:38 p.m. EST | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:41 pm MST

    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri teenager who admitted stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a young neighbor girl wrote in her journal on the night of the killing that it was an "ahmazing" and "pretty enjoyable" experience - then headed off to church with a laugh....

  22. Syria bombards Homs; West scrambles for new strategy

    → Reuters: Top News | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:33 pm MST

    BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian forces bombarded Homs on Monday, killing 50 people in a sustained assault on several districts of the city which has become a centre of armed opposition to President Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian National Council opposition group said.


  23. Iraq's al-Qaida claims 2 deadly attacks on Shiites

    → AP Top Headlines At 4:38 p.m. EST | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:29 pm MST

    BAGHDAD (AP) -- An al-Qaida front group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for the two deadliest attacks on Shiites since the U.S. military completed its withdrawal last month, underlining an escalating sectarian security and political crisis that threatens to drive the country toward civil war....

  24. Randy Travis arrested for public intoxication

    → AP Top Headlines At 4:38 p.m. EST | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:25 pm MST

    SANGER, Texas (AP) -- Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church....

  25. Lockheed to help with virtual training

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:25 pm MST


    ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Air Force's center for virtual training and experimentation will receive technical support from Lockheed Martin under an ID/IQ contract.

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  26. CACI wins ONE contract

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:23 pm MST


    ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Communications capabilities of the U.S. Department of Defense and other U.S. agencies are to be improved by CACI International.

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  27. Man accidentally shoots self at gun show

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:22 pm MST


    SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Police in Georgia said they are investigating in incident in which a gun show attendee apparently accidentally shot himself in the leg.

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  28. Neighbors' garage door openers all quit

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:20 pm MST


    ST. CHARLES, Mo., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Neighbors on a Missouri cull-de-sac said they are baffled as to why all of their garage door openers stopped working at the same time.

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  29. Poll: Corporations dodge taxes

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:18 pm MST


    WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Small U.S. business owners are unhappy with the amount of taxes large corporations and their executives pay, a recent survey indicates.

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  30. New info system for first responders

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:18 pm MST


    TORRANCE, Calif., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has a contracted technology systems integrator for Phase II development of a helmet display for first responders.

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  31. Gen. Cartwright joins Opera Solutions

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:15 pm MST


    JERSEY CITY, N.J., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- Data analytics solutions company Opera Solutions LLC announced that a former vice chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff is joining its advisory board.

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  32. Anders Breivik to be jailed for another 10 weeks

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:14 pm MST


    OSLO, Norway, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The man who confessed to killing 77 people in a 2011 gun and bomb rampage in Norway appeared in court Monday for his last remand hearing before his trial.

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  33. Two injured in circus mishap

    → Latest News - UPI.com | 6 Feb 2012 | 1:08 pm MST


    SAGINAW, Mich., Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A stunt driver and a shiner were injured during the final Shrine Circus show in Saginaw, Mich., when a motorcycle stunt went terribly wrong, officials said.

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  34. Greeks delay bailout talks as Merkel demands action

    → Reuters: Top News | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:44 pm MST

    ATHENS/PARIS (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Greece on Monday to make up its mind fast on accepting the painful terms for a new EU/IMF bailout, but the country's political leaders responded by delaying their decision for yet another day.


  35. With economy improving, Obama would beat Romney: poll

    → Reuters: Top News | 6 Feb 2012 | 12:32 pm MST

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama - bolstered by a stronger economic outlook and recent job growth - would win in a match-up against the two leading Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich, a poll on Monday showed.


  36. Montana man fined $1K for instigating police chase

    → AP Top Strange News At 12:40 p.m. EST | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:40 am MST

    BUTTE, Mont. (AP) -- A Butte man who told officers he instigated a police chase because he always wanted to try it, found out it'll cost him a $1,000 fine to go with his tire damage....

  37. Analysis: Euro zone strugglers lack innovative knack

    → Reuters: Top News | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:29 am MST

    LONDON (Reuters) - To get an idea of the economic mountain euro zone strugglers Greece and Portugal have to climb, consider this: per million inhabitants, they each filed fewer than eight applications with the European Patent Office in 2010.


  38. U.S. closes embassy in Syria, vows further pressure

    → Reuters: Top News | 6 Feb 2012 | 10:16 am MST

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States closed its embassy in Damascus on Monday and President Barack Obama vowed to ratchet up pressure on Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad to step down, even as world powers remained divided over how to end the crisis.


  39. Insight: Two firms flourish in frenzied MF Global aftermath

    → Reuters: Top News | 6 Feb 2012 | 8:02 am MST

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mad rush to move client money out of MF Global Inc. after its collapse left two firms with the bulk of customer accounts, while other brokerages emerged with only minor gains from the chaos of carving up a multibillion-dollar business.


  40. Giants win Super Bowl thriller against Patriots

    → Reuters: Top News | 6 Feb 2012 | 4:45 am MST

    INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - The New York Giants reclaimed the greatest prize in North American sports with a nail-biting 21-17 Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.


  41. Chopper makes emergency landing at CA playground

    → AP Top Strange News At 12:40 p.m. EST | 5 Feb 2012 | 7:35 pm MST

    MODESTO, Calif. (AP) -- Authorities say a helicopter encountered mechanical problems before making an emergency landing at an elementary school playground in a Modesto, Calif., neighborhood....

  42. Chicago college offers class on Occupy movement

    → AP Top Strange News At 12:40 p.m. EST | 5 Feb 2012 | 11:20 am MST

    CHICAGO (AP) -- A Chicago college is offering a class on the Occupy movement....

  43. Kobayashi downs record 337 wings at Pa. Wing Bowl

    → AP Top Strange News At 12:40 p.m. EST | 3 Feb 2012 | 10:22 pm MST

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Competitive-eating champ Takeru Kobayashi (tah-kah-roo koh-bee-yah-shee) conquered Philadelphia's annual gustatory gorge-fest by eating 337 chicken wings in a half-hour before a crowd of nearly 20,000 at Wing Bowl XX....

  44. Sheep herding Swedish bunny becomes online hit

    → AP Top Strange News At 12:40 p.m. EST | 3 Feb 2012 | 10:40 am MST

    STOCKHOLM (AP) -- Champis the bunny doesn't only hop - he also knows how to herd his masters' flock of sheep, possibly having picked up the skill after watching trained dogs do the job....

  45. Wrong-number call helps Ohio woman having stroke

    → AP Top Strange News At 12:40 p.m. EST | 3 Feb 2012 | 10:00 am MST

    CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio (AP) -- A woman who called the wrong number when she suffered a stroke still found help a couple of time zones away....

  46. Pet elk denied re-entry to Pennsylvania from W.Va.

    → AP Top Strange News At 12:40 p.m. EST | 3 Feb 2012 | 4:47 am MST

    ALEPPO, Pa. (AP) -- A runaway elk can't go home to Pennsylvania, even if it wanted to....

  47. Man admits to jumping on backs of student athletes

    → AP Top Strange News At 12:40 p.m. EST | 2 Feb 2012 | 8:31 pm MST

    HELENA, Mont. (AP) -- A 250-pound man with a history of jumping on the backs of student athletes in the Pacific Northwest has pleaded guilty to assault....

  48. Inmate adds pig image to Vt. police cruiser decals

    → AP Top Strange News At 12:40 p.m. EST | 2 Feb 2012 | 6:30 pm MST

    MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- A prison inmate who makes stationery and license plates pulled a fast one on state police by adding the image of a pig to the state decal on their cruisers....

  49. Officers cleared for using pepper spray on dancers

    → AP Top Strange News At 12:40 p.m. EST | 2 Feb 2012 | 5:32 pm MST

    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Two police officers were cleared of wrongdoing Thursday for using pepper spray and a baton on a dozen spectators performing a traditional Polynesian war dance after a Utah high school's losing football game....



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