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Morning Notes 05/22/2014 08:30am • Progressive PAC Errs In Email Attacking Berliner – The Democracy for America PAC has endorsed Duchy Trachtenberg in her race against Roger Berliner for the District 1 Council seat, but it doesn’t seem to be closely following county politics. In an email meant to help raise funds fo D.C. bridge named in honor of Ethel Kennedy 05/21/2014 08:06pm • WASHINGTON - The Benning Road Bridge over the Anacostia River now has a name of its own. D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray on Wednesday dedicated the bridge in honor of Ethel Kennedy, widow of the late Robert F. Kennedy. Kennedy has devoted much of her later years to social and environmental causes, es Swipe right for Ms. Right: The rise of dating apps 05/21/2014 07:08pm • BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- So, a lady walks into a bar...Wait, scratch that. A lady takes out her phone. With a left swipe of her finger she dismisses Alex, 25 and Robert, 48. She swipes right when a photo of James, 24, pops up. It's a match. James had swiped right too. Th Special Operations Forces may get 'Iron Man' suit 05/21/2014 01:52pm • TAMARA LUSH Associated Press TAMPA, Florida (AP) -- In the 2008 movie "Iron Man," the main character becomes a superhero after building a suit of armor with an exoskeleton that gives him incredible strength.Today, elite U.S. special operations forces may be a few short years away from donning a simi Google eyeing up to $30 billion in foreign buyouts 05/21/2014 12:20pm • MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google is amassing cash overseas to help finance a foreign shopping spree that could cost the Internet company up to $30 billion.The potential price tag for Google's expansion plans outside the U.S. surfaced Tuesday in documents disclosing t Google buys corporate mobile-device manager Divide 05/20/2014 02:40pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google has bought Divide, a startup that helps companies manage the mobile devices that employees are increasingly relying upon to get their work done.Financial terms of the acquisition announced Monday were not disclosed. The deal is part of Google's effort to widen corporate Tools help Florida visitors plan beach vacations 05/20/2014 12:18pm • SUZETTE LABOY Associated Press MIAMI (AP) -- With 825 miles of Florida beaches to plant your beach umbrella on, picking just the right spot for you and your family can be daunting. Do you want adventure or laid-back beaches? Family friendly or romantic setting?On Monday, Visit Florida, the state's t Google, Apple settle longstanding patent dispute 05/20/2014 06:20am • NEW YORK (AP) -- Two of the world's largest technology giants have reached an agreement to settle all of their lawsuits against each other regarding smartphone patents.Apple Inc. and Google Inc. announced Friday that they are dropping nearly two dozen lawsuits in U.S. and European courts against eac Parents can help keep teens away from cellphone porn 05/20/2014 01:34am • WASHINGTON -- Fairfax County police have not yet filed charges in the case of two McLean High School students accused of posting more than 50 nude photos of girls online. But this is not an isolated case and the problem is not going away. There are ways parents can fight back, though. One way AMC network to premiere new show on Tumblr 05/20/2014 01:20am • NEW YORK (AP) -- The AMC television network says it is using the social media site Tumblr to premiere its new series about the early days of personal computing.The series, "Halt and Catch Fire," began as a sneak preview Monday on Tumblr. It will air the first time on AMC on June 1. The series is set Stocks move higher...Google buys another startup...FBI announces charges over BlackShades malware 05/19/2014 03:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- The major stock indexes are all in positive territory in afternoon trading as investors assess the latest corporate merger news. Traders are applauding an acquisition by Abbott Labs and have sent shares in Pfizer higher despite AstraZeneca's board rejecting its takeover offer. Meanw Senate: Firms must protect against malicious ads 05/19/2014 12:10pm • JACK GILLUM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate warned Google, Yahoo and other leading technology companies Thursday they need to better protect consumers from hackers exploiting their lucrative online advertising networks or risk new legislation that would force them to do so.In a new in George Takei on driving, equality and Japanese internment camps 05/18/2014 12:25pm • WASHINGTON -- If the past is prologue, then the utopian coexistence of beings from different parts of the universe in the original "Star Trek" series is what humans should strive to achieve in the present, actor George Takei said in D.C. over the weekend. The outspoken gay rights activist addr Google to release diversity data about workforce 05/17/2014 03:06pm • MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- Google is planning to release statistics documenting the diversity of its workforce for the first time amid escalating pressure on the technology industry to hire more minorities and women.The numbers are compiled as part of a report that major U.S. employers must file Google resumes Glass sales in the US 05/17/2014 03:06pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- Google is once again selling its Internet-connected eyewear to anyone in the U.S. as the company fine-tunes a device that has sparked intrigue and disdain for its potential to change the way people interact with technology.The latest release of Google Glass comes a month after