Posts Tagged ‘fbi’

Winnette McIntosh Ambrose does double duty at Sweet Lobby bakery and NIH lab

Saturday, April 7th, 2012

On a perfect day, Winnette McIntosh Ambrose would be in the kitchen of the Sweet Lobby , the pastry shop on Barracks Row she owns with her brother, by 6 a.m., in her National Institutes of Health lab by 10 a.m. and home by 8 p.m. Read full article > >

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America loves a vigilante. Until we meet one.

Friday, April 6th, 2012

Of the countless stories we tell ourselves, the American myth of the solitary enforcer of justice may be the most tenacious, beloved and — as the story of George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin has so grievously demonstrated — distorting. Read full article > >

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FBI licenses Unreal games engine

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

The Unreal computer games engines is being licensed to the FBI and other US government agencies to aid training.

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North Korea: Don’t Criticize Us

Monday, March 26th, 2012

As Obama urges nuclear arms cuts.

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Hirshhorn Museum’s “Song 1” is all about projection

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

They gathered Thursday night in cocktail gowns and hipster garb, in wrinkled dress shirts unchanged since the workday, and in the comfortable baggy uniform of the cherry blossom tourists — and stood gawping at the Hirshhorn Museum . The much-anticipated multimedia piece , “Song 1,” by Doug Aitken, finally had its premiere. Read full article > >

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As Justice Department investigates shooting of Florida teen, doubts arise about federal charges

Wednesday, March 21st, 2012

The decision by the Justice Department and the FBI to open an investigation into the slaying of an unarmed black teenager in Florida has spurred internal debate at the agency over whether the federal government could bring criminal charges in the case, which has sparked widespread protest. Read full article > >

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New iPad: Consumer Reports says tablet runs hot

Tuesday, March 20th, 2012

The heat of the new iPad tablet reaches temperatures of around 116 degrees — about 13 degrees warmer than the iPad2 — according to results of heat tests conducted by Consumer Reports that were released Tuesday. Read full article > >

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North Korea says it will launch long-range rocket carrying satellite

Friday, March 16th, 2012

SEOUL — North Korea said Friday that it intends to blast a satellite into space using a long-range rocket, an announcement that drew international condemnation and seemed to run counter to Pyongyang’s recent promise to halt weapons tests in exchange for food. Read full article > >

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Why we’re unfriending one another

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

According to Pew ’s most recent study on social networking sites, most users don’t agree with their friends’ political postings. As the election approaches, it’s only going to get worse. Here’s why we’re unfriending one another these days: Read full article > >

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‘The Bachelor’ names a winner; Kim Kardashian responds to Jon Hamm snub

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Ben Flajnik picked a winner/potential life mate on last night’s “ The Bachelor ” finale. ( SPOILERS FOLLOW !) As expected, model Courtney Robertson, the villainess of the season, was given the final rose and a proposal. On the after-show, Robertson told host Chris Harrison she is still with Flajnik. “I think,” she added. Flajnik was more confident in his answer:“We’re engaged, we’re in a good place. Now that the main part of the show and the negativity is gone, it can only get better.” ( People ; E! ) Read full article > >

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British leader David Cameron heads to Washington to cement ties

Monday, March 12th, 2012

LONDON — Prime Minister David Cameron touches down in Washington on Tuesday for the start of a two-day diplomatic love fest meant to put to rest any suggestion that the relationship between Britain and the United States remains anything other than “special.” Read full article > >

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FBI offers $1 million reward for information about missing former agent

Thursday, March 8th, 2012

In his day, Robert A. Levinson was the consummate G-man. As a special agent in Miami, Levinson was credited in the early 1990s with helping to bring down Colombia’s Medellin drug cartel. When he retired from the bureau after 22 years, he kept working as a private investigator. And exactly five years ago, while on the job in Iran, Levinson disappeared. Read full article > >

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Dear Mitt: Ignore the man in the bow tie

Wednesday, March 7th, 2012

Dear Mitt: Consider me a neighbor leaning over the picket fence. You have a picket fence, don’t you? An ivy-covered wall? Fine, I’ll get a ladder. This is what I want to say: Pay no attention to that man in the bow tie. Just because George Will says something doesn’t make it so. Just because he has written you off as unable to defeat President Obama, don’t believe it. This isn’t over. Read full article > >

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Like its dinosaurs, ‘Terra Nova’ is now extinct

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

The dinosaurs of “Terra Nova” have been put out to pasture. After weeks of deliberation, Fox suits were unable to figure out how to evolve the befuddled, money-gobbling, time-traveling dino-drama into anything that could survive on their prime-time lineup. So they’ve canceled it. Read full article > >

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FCC: Cellphone jammers are illegal

Tuesday, March 6th, 2012

Given the recent interest in cellphone jammers — which block cellphone signals — the Federal Communications Commission felt the need to release a document that states, unequivocally, that the devices are illegal. Read full article > >

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