James Holmes pleads not guilty to Colorado theater shootings
Arapahoe County District Judge William Sylvester accepts a not guilty plea for James Holmes on charges of first degree murder and attempted murder tied to the July 20 attack that killed 12 and wounded 58 in a Denver suburb. The defense had asked for a delay but was denied. The trial could begin in August.
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FAA delays 787 battery fix plan still awaiting final approval
The FAA rejected a Boeing plan to redesign 787 Dreamliner lithium ion batteries citing unapproved changes. The plan would insulate eight battery cells and add a containment venting system to reduce short circuits and fires. A final FAA decision could come by mid to late April, depending on safety milestones.
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Curiosity Finds Habitable Conditions on Ancient Mars
NASA rover Curiosity analyzed rock powder after drilling a veiny rock and found a habitable environment with water that would have supported life. Chief scientist John Grotzinger notes the environment could have allowed drinking water if humans were present.
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Curiosity Rover
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John Grotzinger
California Institute of Technology
Dueling budget plans debut in Congress
Republicans push a $4.6 trillion deficit cut aimed to balance the budget by 2023 with deep social program cuts. Democrats propose a $1.85 trillion ten year deficit reduction plus tax hikes for the wealthy and $100 billion in infrastructure spending.
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Reid
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Cyber attacks top U S security threat says intelligence chiefs
U S intelligence leaders told the Senate that cyber attacks and espionage have surpassed terrorism as the main U S security risk. They warned rapid tech advances outpace defense, with China named in disputes over cyber espionage and economic losses running into the tens of billions.
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Youth rely more on phones as web access grows
A Pew report shows 78 percent of 12 to 17 year olds own cell phones and nearly half are smartphones, shifting web access away from computers. One in four teens are cell mostly users, rising to about half with smartphones, while adults remain mostly computer users. Older teen girls often favor phones as their primary web access.
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Pew Internet & American Life Project
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Tex
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New Trier High School
Conkey
Cannibal Cop Valle Found Guilty of Conspiracy
New York police officer Gilberto Valle was convicted of conspiracy to kidnap and illegal use of a police database in a case described as a cannibalism fantasy turned real threat. Sentencing set for June 19. verdict drawn sharp debate over fantasy versus crime.
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