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Thai army chief assumes role as crisis mediator 05/21/2014 01:54pm • THANYARAT DOKSONE Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's army chief assumed the role of mediator Wednesday by summoning the country's key political rivals for face-to-face talks one day after imposing martial law. The meeting ended without any resolution, however, underscoring the profound chal Guide to US allegations of China cyberspying 05/21/2014 12:52pm • EILEEN SULLIVAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration has brought unprecedented criminal charges against five officials in the Chinese military for hacking into private U.S. companies' systems and stealing trade secrets. It was the first time the U.S. has revealed any evidence 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 Cyber case puts more strain on US-China relations 05/21/2014 11:50am • MATTHEW PENNINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) -- The indictment of five Chinese military officials on cyber espionage charges will intensify friction between Beijing and Washington that has been growing as China gets bolder in asserting its territorial claims in disputed seas in East Asia.That Cuban blogger's news site hacked after going live 05/21/2014 10:28am • MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba's first major independent general-interest news outlet in five decades was hacked on Wednesday shortly after being launched by the country's best-known dissident blogger.A little more than an hour after its launch, the site www.14ymedio.com w Police: Actor told 911 he shot wife in Los Angeles 05/21/2014 10:04am • ANTHONY McCARTNEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Actor Michael Jace, who played a police officer on the hit TV show "The Shield," was arrested Tuesday after authorities said he called 911 and told an operator he shot his wife.Detectives were investigating whether the couple's financial problem Cuban blogger launches independent news site 05/21/2014 09:23am • MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN Associated Press HAVANA (AP) -- Cuba's best-known blogger has launched the country's first major independent general-interest news outlet in five decades, offering a mix of feature and news reporting, opinion, sports and even hair and beauty tips that she and her backers hope wi AT&T aims for TV's future with $48.5B DirecTV deal 05/21/2014 07:56am • RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- AT&T says it views its planned $48.5 billion purchase of DirecTV as a way to help redefine the video entertainment industry, giving it opportunities to bundle services and tap into growing Latin American markets.AT&T Inc.'s proposed transaction p Signs BlackShades infected your computer 05/21/2014 06:37am • How can I tell if my computer has been infected by the Blackshades malware ring that the FBI just broke up? Last week, one of the most aggressive international cybercrime crackdowns was conducted by law enforcement officials in over a dozen countries that snared more than 90 people. The BlackSh Worrying rise in Rio's assaults ahead of World Cup 05/21/2014 04:52am • JENNY BARCHFIELD Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- Marcelo Gomez was taking the bus home from a soccer match at Maracana stadium, where the World Cup final will be played, when a teenager slid into the seat beside him and another boy took the seat behind him.The one next to him growled at Gome What consumers can expect from AT&T, DirecTV deal 05/21/2014 03:34am • RYAN NAKASHIMA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Ready to bundle your mobile phone and TV bills together? That is one of the changes customers can expect if AT&T Inc.'s proposed $48.5 billion acquisition of DirecTV is approved by regulators.Here's a quick look at the consumer impact of the deal Day 2 of martial law in Thailand stirs confusion 05/21/2014 02:58am • THANYARAT DOKSONE Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand began its second day under martial law Wednesday with little visible military presence on the streets of Bangkok as residents tried to make sense of the dramatic turn of events after six months of anti-government protests and political turm Rules for Uber, Lyft to become law in Colorado 05/20/2014 10:02pm • IVAN MORENO Associated Press DENVER (AP) -- Internet companies that connect riders to drivers with a few taps on a cellphone app will be regulated in Colorado with legislation soon to become law, putting the state at the forefront of a push to try to legitimize the flourishing tech startups.The entr Cooperstown preps for visit from President Obama 05/20/2014 06:41pm • COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) -- Call it a walk-off home run for the Baseball Hall of Fame.President Barack Obama is traveling to Cooperstown on Thursday to stress how tourism can lead to good-paying jobs, and he's delivering his speech inside the baseball mecca.That will make Obama the first sitting presi Pet insurance an exercise in love and responsibility 05/20/2014 04:52pm • WASHINGTON -- My 20s got off to a rocky start: Robberies, a fire, breakups and the death of a cat named Jasper shaded a complicated year. To cope with a reality that changed too quickly, I volunteered at a local animal shelter. Naturally, I met a tabby kitten and fell in love. He came home with m