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- I, rubato: Detroit Symphony led by robot (Yahoo! News) 2 hours ago
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- 1 hour ago - A giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef can see a world beyond the rainbow that is invisible to other animals, scientists said on Wednesday. Mantis shrimps, dubbed "thumb splitters" by divers because of their vicious claws, have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom, capable of seeing colors from the ultraviolet to the infrared, as well as detecting other subtle variations in light. They view the world in up to 12 primary colors -- four times as many as humans -- and can measure six ...
1 hour ago - Divers trained in archaeology discovered a marble bust of an aging Caesar in the Rhone River that France's Culture Ministry said Tuesday could be the oldest known. The life-sized bust showing the Roman ruler with wrinkles and hollows in his face is tentatively dated to 46 B.C. Divers uncovered the Caesar bust and a collection of other finds in the Rhone near the town of Arles founded by Caesar. Among other items in the treasure trove of ancient objects is a 5.9 foot marble statue of Neptune, dated ... 
1 hour ago - James Garner, who was hospitalized late last week after suffering a minor stroke, is doing well and should be going home shortly, the veteran television and film star's publicist said Tuesday. The star of such TV shows as "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files" went to the hospital after becoming ill at home Friday, said his publicist, Jennifer Allen. "He's still in the hospital but my understanding is he is doing well and will be going home soon. When, exactly, we have not been told yet," Allen told The ... - 1 hour ago - China poured more troops into the earthquake-ravaged province of Sichuan on Wednesday to quicken a search for survivors as time ran out for thousands of people still buried under rubble and mud. Some 30,000 troops will join 20,000 already digging through rubble in the southwest province of Sichuan, where Monday's 7.9-magnitude earthquake crumpled homes, schools and hospitals, the Xinhua news agency reported, citing a Ministry of Defence spokesman. Across the region there were clusters of weary survivors ...
- 1 hour ago - A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday. Arwel Wynne Hughes, 27, attacked Jedi church founder Barney Jones aka Master Jonba Hehol with a metal crutch, hitting him on the head, prosecutors told Holyhead Magistrates' Court. He also whacked Jones' 18-year-old cousin, Michael Jones known as Master Mormi Hehol bruising his thigh in the March 25 incident, prosecutors ...
1 hour ago - Excerpts of Democrat Barack Obama's speech on Tuesday in Cape Girardeau, Mo., before the polls closed in West Virginia's Democratic primary, as provided by his campaign: ___ There is a lot of talk these days about how the Democratic Party is divided. But I'm not worried, because I know that we'll be able to come together quickly behind a common purpose. There's too much that unites us as Democrats. There's too much at stake for our country. And there will be a clear choice on November 4. ___ There is a ... - 1 hour ago - Writer James Frey's first book since a 2006 scandal is receiving mixed reviews. But at least this time everyone agrees the book is fiction. Frey sparked a major literary scandal when it was discovered that his memoir "A Million Little Pieces" contained key chunks of fiction. This time there is no argument over "Bright Shiny Morning." It is an admitted work of fiction that the New York Times says restores his reputation as a writer. But the reviewer for the Los Angeles Times says "Bright Shiny Morning" is " ...
- 1 hour ago - Applied Materials Inc said on Tuesday the semiconductor equipment industry was nearing the end of its downturn, but industry capital spending this year would fall more than it previously expected. The microchip equipment maker, which reported a drop in quarterly earnings, forecast a chip equipment spending decline of 25 percent to 35 percent for the calendar year compared with its previous expectation of a 5 percent to 15 percent drop. "We think there will be an improvement in the next quarter and the first ...
- 1 hour ago - Actor James Garner, best known for starring in the classic television series "Maverick" and "The Rockford Files," underwent surgery this week after suffering a minor stroke, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday. Garner, 80, who built a six-decade career playing ruggedly charming, good-natured anti-heroes, suffered a stroke at home last Friday and was admitted to a Los Angeles-area hospital, publicist Jennifer Allen said. The actor underwent surgery on Sunday, and his prognosis following the operation was described ...
1 hour ago - A federal immigration raid at a kosher meatpacking plant in northeast Iowa was the largest such operation in U.S. history, with nearly 400 people arrested, federal officials said Tuesday. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said at least 390 people were arrested on immigration charges as part of a raid Monday morning at Agriprocessors Inc. in Postville. The plant had about 900 workers before the raid. Most of the 314 men and 76 women arrested are from Guatemala and Mexico, but some were ...
