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Nest recalling 440K smoke alarms for safety risk 05/22/2014 12:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- Government regulators on Wednesday said that they have approved Nest Labs' plans to fix a feature in its smoke alarms that could prevent them from sounding immediately.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Wednesday that the company will recall 440,000 of its Nest Protect In Thailand, press early casualty of Army takeover 05/22/2014 11:11am • TODD PITMAN Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) -- A former political science professor was discussing the Thai army's declaration of martial law on live TV when the talk show was suddenly interrupted to transmit order No. 9 from the Peace and Order Maintaining Command.The military edict banned media from Taiwan president orders probe of subway stabbings 05/22/2014 10:02am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- President Ma Ying-jeou has ordered Taiwan's police ministry to investigate what led a university student to stab four people to death on a crowded subway train in an attack that stunned the low-crime island nation.The violence Wednesday at the start of rush hour in Taipei, a c 'Happy' video arrests highlight tensions in Iran 05/22/2014 08:45am • ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An Internet video of six young Iranian men and women dancing to Pharrell Williams' "Happy" has led to their arrests, showing how far Tehran will go to halt what it deems to be decadent Western behavior -- despite the views of its moderate president. Vimeo urges Indonesia to reconsider its ban 05/22/2014 07:10am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- Video sharing site Vimeo wrote to the Indonesian government on Thursday, asking that it reconsider the block it has put on its platform.Indonesia began blocking the site last week, saying it was acting on complaints that it contained nudity, which officials in the world's Antitrust experts: 2 big deals better than 1 05/22/2014 06:42am • RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Antitrust experts say AT&T's bid for DirecTV could reap immediate regulatory rewards. Coming so quickly on the heels of a rival cable company merger --the pairing of Comcast and Time Warner Cable-- makes it easier for regulators to approve both t Antitrust experts: 2 big deals better than 1 05/22/2014 06:42am • RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Antitrust experts say AT&T's bid for DirecTV could reap immediate regulatory rewards. Coming so quickly on the heels of a rival cable company merger --the pairing of Comcast and Time Warner Cable-- makes it easier for regulators to approve both t US stocks recover; Tiffany shines on earnings gain 05/22/2014 04:32am • ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Major U.S. stock indexes mounted a solid comeback Wednesday, recovering their losses from the prior day and finishing on track for a weekly gain.It was the Dow Jones industrial average's biggest gain in five weeks.In the absence of any major new economic data, investors Sina losses double on Weibo IPO charge 05/22/2014 04:00am • HONG KONG (AP) -- Chinese Internet portal Sina says first-quarter losses more than doubled as it booked a $40 million charge stemming from the stock listing of its Weibo microblog unit.Sina Corp. said late Wednesday that it lost $33.2 million in the January-March period, up from $13.2 million a year Dozens charged in child porn case in NYC area 05/21/2014 11:50pm • TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Seemingly respectable members of the mainstream -- a police officer, a paramedic, a rabbi, an airline pilot, an architect, a Boy Scout leader -- were caught using the Internet to collect and trade child pornography, federal officials said Wednesday.The six Mexico City hit for guilt-trip breast-feeding ads 05/21/2014 09:40pm • MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico City thought it had a racy but catchy ad campaign for its effort boost the low level of breast feeding by Mexican mothers, going with a slogan that roughly translates as "give your breast to you child, don't turn your back on them."But the a Committee OKs end to door-slot mail for millions 05/21/2014 09:00pm • PAULINE JELINEK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- Millions of Americans would no longer get mail delivered to their door but would have to go to communal or curbside boxes instead under a proposal advancing through Congress.The Republican-controlled House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Cuban blogger's news site blocked after going live 05/21/2014 07:44pm • MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba's first major independent general-interest news outlet in five decades was blocked on Wednesday shortly after being launched by the country's best-known dissident blogger.More than an hour after its launch, the site www.14ymedio.com was direc 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 Dozens charged in child porn case in New York 05/21/2014 05:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) -- A Customs official in New York says people who view child porn aren't just "unemployed drifters who live in their parents' basement."Federal officials are accusing dozens of people in the New York City area -- including a police officer, a fire department paramedic, a rabbi, a nurse