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Photos of Beatles’ 1964 D.C. concert togo on auction block
NEW YORK — In 1964, an enterprising 18-year-old snapped pictures of the Beatles’ momentous first U.S. concert in Washington, D.C. On Wednesday, Christie’s auction house was to sell 50 silver gelatin prints that the photographer, Mike Mitchell, made from the negatives. The images, plus photos from another Beatles concert, were estimated to fetch a total … Continue reading
DTE Energy wants to keep Fermi 2 nuke plant open until 2045
DTE Energy has asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to allow the company to operate the Fermi 2 nuclear plant until 2045.Fermi 2, located in Monroe County on Lake Erie, is a 1,140 megawatt plant that has the same GE Mark 1 design as the Fukushima, Japan power plant that melted down this spring following an … Continue reading
Tourists swept over Yosemite waterfall
Search and rescue rangers at Yosemite National Park were scouring an area below the Vernal Falls on Wednesday after three tourists were swept over the popular scenic spot. Jonah M. Kesse/Tahoe Tribune/Associated Press Three people presumed dead after being swept over a raging waterfall in California's Yosemite National Park ignored warning signs and crossed a … Continue reading
Editorial: Shining some light on sunscreen claims
Associated Press When you are searching for sunscreen, trying to weed out the less effective from the genuine article, the information on the packages ought to be a good starting point. Something labeled as “waterproof” would seem to be a good choice for a day at the beach or the pool. And one with an … Continue reading
Convicted sailor faces Article 32 investigation – Navy News
navytimes.com/news/2011/07/ap-convicted-sailor-faces-article-32-investigation-070811/ By Brock Vergakis - The Associated Press Posted : Friday Jul 8, 2011 16:54:10 EDT NORFOLK, Va. — A Navy sailor who has already been convicted in a civilian court for the shooting death of an unarmed man outside of a bar could soon face murder charges in the same case during a military … Continue reading
Accuser issues shake Strauss-Kahn case
Last Updated: July 01. 2011 7:12AM Jennifer Peltz and Tom Hays/ Associated Press New York— Prosecutors have serious questions about the credibility of a hotel housekeeper who has accused former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault and are taking the extraordinary step of seeking to substantially reduce his pricey bail, according to … Continue reading
466 Cases of Possibly Mutated Scarlet Fever Worry Hong Kong Officials
Scarlet fever is a contagious disease. Treatable with antibiotics, it is not commonly thought to be a killer. Now Dr. Thomas Tsang from Hong Kong's Center for Health Protection reveals a dangerous rise in scarlet fever cases. Is it a pandemic in the making? Scarlet Fever in and around Hong Kong Officials went on record … Continue reading
Carlson: Like champions do, Kevin Durant delivered in crunchtime
Copyright ©2010. The Associated Press. Produced by NewsOK.com all rights reserved. this material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Even after he had embraced everyone on the Thunder payroll, congratulated anyone in Grizzlies blue, soaked in the series-clinching celebration and conducted a postgame television interview, Kevin Durant still had one more thing … Continue reading
Game 5 quoteboard: Charles Barkley says, ‘This game was over … quickly’
Copyright ©2010. The Associated Press. Produced by NewsOK.com all rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. TNT ANALYST CHARLES BARKLEY • “This game was over ... quickly. This thing got ugly early.”THUNDER PG RUSSELL WESTBROOK • “We started off a little slow, but once the second quarter started everybody … Continue reading