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Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Launch Washington Think Tank

Silicon Valley Entrepreneurs Launch Washington Think Tank

March 31, 2015

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs launch Washington think tank By Andrea Chang Los Angeles Times (TNS) Silicon Valley is becoming more involved in Washington. On Tuesday, a number of high-profile tech...

ABC News Streaming Live On Roku

March 17, 2015

By Robert Channick Chicago Tribune ABC News is available as a streaming channel on Roku, executives said Monday. The network’s continued expansion into streaming services will bring millions of...

Spring Break Alternative Plan

Spring Break Alternative Plan

March 3, 2015

Gina Kinslow Glasgow Daily Times, Ky. (TNS) HORSE CAVE — Six volunteer students from the University of Michigan spent part of Monday morning cleaning an illegal dump site just outside Horse Cave on...

Live From Beijing, It’s ‘Saturday Night’? China Wants Its Own Version Of ‘SNL’

March 3, 2015

By Julie Makinen Los Angeles Times (TNS) BEIJING — It’s hard to imagine a Chinese version of “Saturday Night Live” — could mainland censors really abide sharp satires of President Xi Jinping...

Princeton Receives Its Biggest Gift, A $300M Rare-Volume Collection

Princeton Receives Its Biggest Gift, A $300M Rare-Volume Collection

February 17, 2015

By Susan Snyder The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) Princeton University on Monday announced its largest gift in history: a rare book and manuscript collection — including the first six printed editions...

Researchers Forecast Mega-Drought In Parts Of US In Second Half Of Century

Researchers Forecast Mega-Drought In Parts Of US In Second Half Of Century

February 17, 2015

By Monte Morin Los Angeles Times (TNS) Global warming will bring the” risk of a decades-long mega-drought in the American Southwest and Great Plains during the second half of the century, researchers...

Here’s How To Pick An Heir For Your Facebook Account

Here’s How To Pick An Heir For Your Facebook Account

February 12, 2015

By Brittny Mejia Los Angeles Times (TNS) Facebook is making it easier for your account to live on even after you die. The social networking site Thursday introduced a feature in the U.S. that allows...

Hostage’s Role In Islamic State Videos May Have Raised His Value To Group

February 12, 2015

By Mitchell Prothero McClatchy Foreign Staff (TNS) IRBIL, Iraq _ The Islamic State issued a new video Monday featuring its last known Western hostage narrating a news-broadcast-like report from the...

Obama Administration Pushes For Legislation On Student Data Privacy

Obama Administration Pushes For Legislation On Student Data Privacy

February 5, 2015

By Christi Parsons Tribune Washington Bureau (TNS) WASHINGTON — The White House began pushing Thursday for legislation to protect the online privacy of students, allowing them to do schoolwork while...

Jordan Makes Islamic State A Counteroffer: Your Bomber For Our Pilot

Jordan Makes Islamic State A Counteroffer: Your Bomber For Our Pilot

January 29, 2015

(HAS TRIM) By Mitchell Prothero McClatchy Foreign Staff (TNS) IRBIL, Iraq — The Jordanian government agreed Wednesday to open negotiations with the Islamic State over a prisoner exchange that would...

Millions May Face Tax Penalties Under Health Law Provisions

Millions May Face Tax Penalties Under Health Law Provisions

January 29, 2015

(HAS TRIM) By Tony Pugh McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) WASHINGTON — An estimated 3 million to 6 million households that file 2014 income tax returns might incur penalties this tax season for...

Deal To Allow US Sales To Indian Nuclear Plants

Deal To Allow US Sales To Indian Nuclear Plants

January 27, 2015

By Anita Kumar McClatchy Washington Bureau (TNS) NEW DELHI — President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a deal Sunday to clear the way for American companies to help...

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