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SKorea analyzes infected computers used in cyberattacks, but says it may not trace culprits
Associated Press WriterSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police are analyzing a sample of the tens of thousands of infected computers used to crash Web sites in South Korea and the U.S., but conceded Sunday they may not lead to the culprit. South Korean intelligence...Tags: Georgia, Computing and Information Technology, Crimes, South Korea, North Korea
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As government tags passports, licenses, critics fear privacy is 'chipped' away
AP National WriterClimbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of strangers, wirelessly, without ever leaving...Tags: Michigan, Censorship, Human Body, Electronics, Credit and Debt
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China riot city is tense but calm 1 week after violence that left 184 people dead
Associated Press WriterURUMQI, China (AP) — The center of the riot-hit city of Urumqi was tense but calm Sunday, one week after ethnic fighting began that left 184 people dead and alarmed China's communist leaders. Armed paramilitary police were on guard in People's...Tags: Parties and Movements, Metal and Mineral, Population, Energy Resources, Natural Resources
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5 Iranian officials suspected by US of militant activity in Iraq return to Tehran
Associated Press WritersTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Five Iranian officials who were held in Iraq for more than two years by U.S. forces on suspicion of aiding local Shiite militants returned to Iran Sunday, where their return was hailed as a victory for Iran. The five diplomats...Tags: Saddam Hussein, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Government, Diplomacy, Heads of State
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McCartney to 'Late Show'
The TV Zone(Getty Images Photo) This is big "Late Show with Dave" news -- Paul McCartney is gonna be in the house on Wednesday. First time on this particular stage in about half a century or so. And how memorable was......Tags: Music Industry, Getty Images Incorporated, The Beatles (band), Television, Paul McCartney
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Scientists seek elusive giant Palouse earthworm
The Associated PressThe giant Palouse earthworm has taken on mythic qualities in this vast agricultural region that stretches from eastern Washington into the Idaho panhandle -- its very name evoking the fictional sandworms from "Dune" or those vicious creatures from the...Tags: Barack Obama, Conservation, Folklore and Mythology, Colleges and Universities, Metal and Mineral
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NAACP's influence felt on Long Island
martin.evans@newsday.comIn a Long Island community where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once visited to promote school integration, the number of black teachers in the Malverne school district is little changed from a generation ago, despite ongoing efforts to further integrate...Tags: Barack Obama, Teaching and Learning, Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Levy, Teachers
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Treasury secretary still sees tall hurdles ahead
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that, while the pace of decline in the U.S. economy has "slowed dramatically," there are still "enormous challenges." "It's going to be a while before we're confident we're going to have a strong, sustainable...Tags: Barack Obama, CNN, Timothy Geithner
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When man first walked on the moon, Long Island was there
jennifer.smith@newsday.comThomas J. Kelly, the propulsion expert known as the father of the moon lander, heaved a sigh of relief as a cargo plane carrying the LM-1 left the Grumman airfield in Bethpage for the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was June 1967, just months after...Tags: Rocketry, International Business Machines Corporation, Metal and Mineral, New Mexico, Cape Canaveral
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Grumman's reign on LI: humble start, lunar high point
james.bernstein@newsday.comGrumman Corp's success in building the spidery-looking vehicle that landed astronauts on the moon brought it worldwide acclaim, but to generations of Long Islanders, the company was as familiar as a next-door neighbor. For decades it was a reliable...Tags: Tom Cruise, Tourism and Leisure Industry, West Islip, Employees, Armed Forces
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Sputnik and the dawn of the Space Race
bart.jones@newsday.comIt was the evening of Oct. 4, 1957, and millions of Americans were tuning in their television sets to watch the premiere of "Leave It to Beaver." Unknown to them, the country's archenemy in the Cold War, the Soviet Union, was carrying out a project...Tags: Hofstra University, Space Programs, John F. Kennedy, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions
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To the moon: Historic TV coverage, global audience
verne.gay@newsday.comhe first words from the anchorman that Friday morning were calm and measured. He didn't seem intent on recording history but, one might have imagined, citing the next stop on a commuter train. "Good morning," said Walter Cronkite. "Man is about to launch...Tags: Walter Cronkite, NASA, Space Programs, Columbus, Ohio
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