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Thai Facebook users get censorship scare 05/29/2014 11:10am • GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's new military rulers said that a sudden interruption of access to Facebook on Wednesday was not part of a censorship policy, but due instead to a technical hitch.The afternoon blockage did not affect all users but drew a flurry of attention onlin What to expect when Apple gets Beats 05/29/2014 10:19am • WASHINGTON -- Apple's acquisition of Beats Electronics -- known for its popular headphones and music streaming service -- is a big move for Apple, but what will it mean for consumers? Beats Electronics was founded by rapper Dr. Dre and record executive Jimmy Iovine, who both now become Apple em Students return to class after California rampage 05/29/2014 06:18am • RAQUEL MARIA DILLON Associated Press GOLETA, Calif. (AP) -- Students returned to classes Wednesday at the University of California, Santa Barbara, after the weekend rampage that left six students and their assailant dead and 13 others injured in nearby Isla Vista.Some people were eager to resume aca China holds public rally to punish 55 in northwest 05/29/2014 01:04am • LOUISE WATT Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- In a stadium filled with 7,000 people, a Chinese court announced guilty verdicts for 55 people on charges of terrorism, separatism and murder as the government tries to display its determination to combat unrest in the troubled northwest region.The public China holds public rally to punish 55 in northwest 05/29/2014 01:04am • LOUISE WATT Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- In a stadium filled with 7,000 people, a Chinese court announced guilty verdicts for 55 people on charges of terrorism, separatism and murder as the government tries to display its determination to combat unrest in the troubled northwest region.The public Q & A: The right choice for backing up your data 05/28/2014 02:48pm • PHOENIX, Ariz. -- We store everything on our computers and devices these days, but backing up that information is important. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, it's lost. Q: We've got a new college graduate with lots of stuff to be backed up off her computer. Should we use cloud or an externa Thai junta pressuring opponents into silence 05/28/2014 11:59am • TODD PITMAN Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's ruling junta has found a new way of controlling its opponents and forcing them into silence: releasing them from custody only on condition they promise not to do anything "provocative."Those who do face two years in jail.The restrictions were c China cracks down on instant messaging services 05/28/2014 09:45am • LOUISE WATT Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- China is targeting popular smartphone-based instant messaging services in a monthlong campaign to crack down on the spreading of rumors and what it calls infiltration of hostile forces, in the latest move restricting online freedom of expression.Such serv Iran denies it summoned Facebook CEO to court 05/28/2014 08:30am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An Iranian prosecutor Wednesday denied reports that a local judge ordered Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear in court to answer complaints by individuals who say Facebook-owned applications Instagram and Whatsapp violate their privacy.Shiraz Chief Prosecutor Ali China calls on US to stop 'unscrupulous' spying 05/28/2014 07:18am • BEIJING (AP) -- China called for a halt Tuesday to what it called unscrupulous U.S. cyberspying, saying that a monthslong investigation into reports on the "ugly face" of U.S. espionage has concluded that China is a major target of those efforts.The complaint in the form of a government agency repor Brazil prosecutors try to halt government WCup ads 05/28/2014 06:34am • ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) -- Federal prosecutors in Brazil have asked a court to suspend the airing of government advertisements touting the benefits that the World Cup will bring to the country, saying the ads are "absurdly divorced from reality."The federal attorney gener Kakao eyes backdoor listing by combining with Daum 05/28/2014 05:24am • YOUKYUNG LEE AP Technology Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Mobile messenger service Kakao Talk is seeking a backdoor listing on the South Korean stock exchange by combining with the country's second largest Internet portal.Kakao Corp. and stock exchange-listed Daum Communications Corp. said Monday The big switch: Caring and preparing as parents age 05/28/2014 05:18am • WASHINGTON -- In the beginning, children look to parents for care and comfort. They rely on them for protection and guidance as they navigate into adulthood. But as parents age, roles reverse -- the cared-for becomes the caregiver. During this transition, important and often difficult conversati Stocks climb; Fourth straight gain for S&P 500 05/28/2014 05:06am • STEVE ROTHWELL AP Markets Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- More promising signs that the economy is strengthening after its winter slowdown pushed stocks higher on Tuesday.The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose for the fourth straight day and ended at another all-time high. It closed above 1,900 for the first California students mourn near scene of rampage 05/28/2014 03:36am • DON THOMPSON Associated Press GOLETA, Calif. (AP) -- Thousands gathered at the University of California, Santa Barbara on Tuesday to mourn six students killed in a weekend rampage as California lawmakers proposed new ways of keeping guns out of the hands of disturbed killers."All died much too young