NY appeals court OKs Aereo live television service
A divided New York federal appeals court has given the go-ahead to an Internet company offering inexpensive live television online.
Business
Apr 1, 2013
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Judges asked to rule on warrantless GPS tracking
A federal appeals court is being asked to decide if the government must obtain a warrant before placing a GPS tracker on a suspect's car.
Telecom
Mar 19, 2013
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TV-over-Internet service expands despite lawsuits (Update)
The Internet company that challenged cable and satellite TV services by offering inexpensive live television online plans to expand beyond New York City this spring.
Telecom
Jan 8, 2013
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Penn Museum unwraps mystery of mummy conservation
A museum in Philadelphia is unwrapping the mystery of mummy conservation.
Archaeology
Oct 22, 2012
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High-tech musical duet gets cheers at Philly event
(AP)—Technology that allows musicians in different places to perform together in real-time was dramatically demonstrated Tuesday in Philadelphia, where a violinist and cellist hundreds of miles apart played a duet as if ...
Other
Oct 2, 2012
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Comcast to start charging heavy downloaders extra
(AP) -- Comcast, the country's largest Internet service provider, is going to start charging extra when customers go over a certain monthly data limit.
Telecom
May 17, 2012
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New Galapagos threat: Mosquitoes from afar
Seems like every week a species from somewhere else shows up in a new area and takes over, wreaking havoc. The latest hotspot: the Galapagos, where non-native mosquitoes are arriving via aircraft and tour boats.
Ecology
Aug 31, 2009
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A road map for the lawful use of stop-and-frisk in Philadelphia—and elsewhere
Violent crime, and how to reduce it, dominated the 2023 Philadelphia mayoral campaign.
Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2023
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Image: Nighttime on the East Coast
While aboard the International Space Station on Oct. 26, NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli captured the city lights of the northeastern United States and major urban areas including Long Island, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; ...
Planetary Sciences
Nov 2, 2023
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15 billion gallons of sewage-polluted water flows annually into Philly's rivers and streams, report says
Each year, Philadelphia's waterways are forced to swallow a dirty mix containing 15 billion gallons of untreated sewage and rainwater during storms because of an antiquated city system, according to a report released Thursday ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 21, 2023
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