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Mass. woman accused of swiping trooper with SUV

BOSTON – A woman was charged with swiping a state trooper with her Mercedes SUV as he tried to write her a ticket at Boston’s Logan Airport on Tuesday. The trooper was not hurt. The woman pleaded not guilty Monday to assault and battery on a police officer and assault with a dangerous weapon. She was released on her own recognizance. Prosecutors said a trooper directing traffic ordered the 57-year-old woman to move her idling SUV Sunday evening. After refusing, ...

Intel Expects Xeon 5500 To Transform Internet

Intel expects its new line of Xeon processors for servers and workstations to serve as the catalyst to interconnect 15 billion devices worldwide by 2015. Intel also predicts that its latest 45nm chips will create opportunities to push the limits of science and technology. Based on Intel’s Nehalem microarchitecture, the new Xeon 5500 processors have showcased groundbreaking advances in performance, virtualization and workload management, according to Intel Senior Vice President Patrick Gelsinger.

Honeynet Offers Tools To Detect and Contain Conficker

As the clock counts down to April 1, the Conficker hysteria is only growing worse. CBS’s perennial 60 Minutes television broadcast ran with the headline The Internet is Infected on Sunday night. Lesley Stahl went on to report to millions of viewers that malicious computer hackers have been creating more weapons that they plant on the Internet — and the problem is growing. She called Conficker one of the most dangerous threats ever, infecting about 10 million computers worldwide. Conficker ...

American Airlines Will Expand Wi-Fi Access in the Sky

American Airlines is giving passengers Wi-Fi access in the sky. The airline will expand on its trial flight with Aircell, a provider of airborne communications. American will move from the trial phase by installing Aircell’s Gogo Inflight Internet on 300 domestic aircraft over the next two years, the company said Tuesday. Thousands of passengers traveling on more than a dozen of American’s Boeing 767-200 airplanes have had access to the in-flight Internet service on nonstop flights between New York’s JFK ...

Warning sought for burger the size of your head

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The staff dietitian at a doctors group is asking the West Michigan Whitecaps to put a warning label on the enormous new hamburger that it’s selling this season. Susan Levin of the Washington-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine sent a letter to the Grand Rapids minor-league team on Tuesday. She’s asking that the 4,800-calorie burger be labeled a “dietary disaster” that increases the risk of cancer and heart disease. The 4-pound, $20 burger features five beef ...

‘Miracle’ sandhill crane survives after arrow shot

MILWAUKEE – A sandhill crane that was captured in central Wisconsin with an arrow through her body is due to be released after what a veteran bird rehabilitator calls a truly amazing recovery. Bird watcher Don Darnell from Eden Prairie, Minn., spotted the crane standing by the road near Wisconsin Rapids as he and his wife were driving through last Labor Day weekend. “We couldn’t believe it. This bird had an arrow clean through it,” Darnell said. “We got out ...

Woman accused of driving 103 with grandson in car

SALEM, Ore. – Authorities arrested a woman accused of driving 103 mph with her 10-year-old grandson in the car. Sheriff’s Lt. Sheila Lorance said Deputy Ryan Postlewait saw the woman’s Mazda 6 whizz by on Hylo Road on Sunday, and he confirmed the speed on a radar gun. Though the road is known to attract speeders, Postlewait reported that he has never clocked anyone driving that fast. The driver, a 53-year-old woman, reportedly told authorities she was trying to teach ...

Mo. mom accused of giving alcohol to young teens

A mother and another woman face felony child-endangerment charges after a 14-year-old’s birthday party that ended with two young teens being taken to a hospital. Karen Christine Downs, 43, of Kansas City, and Kelsee Guest, 25, are accused of providing liquor and beer to six 13- and 14-year-olds at a February birthday party for Downs’ daughter. Two girls, one 13 and the other 14, passed out and were later taken to a hospital, according to court documents. More NewsPistachio warning ...

UCSD sends welcome e-mail to rejected students

The University of California, San Diego accidentally sent a welcome e-mail to about 29,000 applicants who had been rejected. More NewsPistachio warning could signal food safety shift 03.31.09Oil sands company now says 1,606 ducks died 03.31.09Pakistani Taliban threatens attack on White House 03.31.09GM, Chrysler race deadlines to hold off bankruptcy 03.31.09// The e-mail sent Monday evening invited all 47,000 students who applied to an admitted students’ day on campus.

Disney Will Put Short-Form Content on YouTube with Ads

Disney Media Networks is bringing its short-form content to YouTube. Walt Disney’s television division inked a distribution deal with YouTube on Monday. The agreement paves the way for Disney to launch several ad-supported channels that feature short-form content from ESPN and the Disney/ABC Television Group. Disney can either sell its own advertising inventory on those channels or sell ads from other companies. The Disney channels will begin to roll out on YouTube beginning in mid-April for ESPN content and in ...