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Facial recognition technology quickly identifies Boston Marathon bombing suspect
Researchers at Michigan State University including an Indian professor were able to quickly identify one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects from law enforcement video, using the latest in automatic facial recognition technology. In the Pattern Recognition and Image Processing laboratory, Anil Jain, MSU Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering, and Josh Klontz, a research ...
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Thousands walk run final mile of Boston Marathon
Rachel, left, and Pam Vingsness of Newton, Mass., hug each other after crossing the finish line as runners who were unable to finish the Boston Marathon on April 15 because of the bombings were allowed to finish the last mile of the race in Boston, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Winslow ...
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Blackhawks face elimination at home vs. Red Wings
CHICAGO (AP) Jonathan Toews is going to play his usual minutes. Corey Crawford will be in goal. The lines will look largely the same. Don't expect any major changes for the Chicago Blackhawks when they try to extend their season in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series against Detroit on Saturday night. After three consecutive losses to the rolling Red Wings, Toews and Co. think ...
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Hope College student killed by bus in western Michigan
A Hope College student in western Michigan has died after being struck by a private bus.Ottawa County authorities say the 18-year-old woman was walking on U.S. 31 when she was hit by the bus around 1:45 a.m. today in Holland Township. Her name was not immediately released.Hope College says the woman was living on campus and taking a ...
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Family of missing Mich. man releases new details
HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) -- The mother-in-law of a Michigan man who disappeared in February says tools used to repair a flat tire were missing from his ...
Movie Review
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises is a superior genre exercise, a film that takes the broad parameters of the gangster film and reworks them into something that feels invigorating and new. The story is set in the dark world of expatriate Russian mobsters li ... ...
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Man killed by Mich. trooper in Genesee County
http://bit.ly/14N8YCl ) says the man was wanted by federal marshals and Flint police. State police say the man fled from a car during a traffic stop Saturday in Mount Morris Township. The trooper caught him and shot him during a struggle for a ...
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Detroit’s Sanchez loses no-hit bid in ninth against Twins
DETROIT - Joe Mauer is becoming quite the spoiler. For the third time in his career, Mauer broke up a no-hitter in the ninth inning, lining a clean single off Detroit’s Anibal Sanchez on Friday night. That was the only hit for Minnesota, and the Twins lost 6-0 to the Tigers. ';He’s nasty, and he had everything working tonight,'; Mauer said. ';Obviously, you know ...
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If your flight is canceled who pays
LEIPZIG, GERMANY — Compensation abroad for airline passengers whose flights are canceled is changing with the smoke of a European volcano.Europe has a generous compensation policy, which forces airlines to give each passenger as much as $775 when a flight is canceled.In contrast, the United States has no similar penalty, especially for cancellations blamed on weather or natural disasters. ...
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I-75 in Troy reopens after closure from semi-truck fire
Truck fire closes I-75 in Troy: A truck carrying toilet paper and paper towels caught fire in Troy early today, closing the northbound lanes north of 14 Mile Road. Tammy Stables ...
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Brass bell stolen from Detroit Catholic church
The bell belongs to Sweetest Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church. Officials believe a lock was cut on a fence that surrounds the church grounds Thursday night or early Friday ...