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A pair of baseball-playing robots that can pitch and hit with incredible results have been developed in Japan. The pitching robot, with its three-fingered hand, can throw 90 percent of its pitches in the strike zone, won't need any relief from the bullpen...
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Weekend Edition Sunday , June 14, 2009 · When the Beatles made their U.S. television debut on the "Ed Sullivan Show" in 1964, 73 million people tuned in. According to the Nielsen Co., the number of U.S. households today that rely solely on over-the-air...
Enter your Zip code to find news and events in your area The Salt Lake Tribune After years of delays, deadline extensions, consumer confusion and government intervention, the last of America's television stations finally will make the switch to an all-digital...
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Matt Janquint said Newport decided to wait until June 12 to shut down the analog signal because it realized too many people were still unprepared for the switch...Janquint said. "People want news, and we are a public service," he said. People can convert...
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House Republicans have argued that postponing the date would cause confusion for consumers and cost millions for broadcasters who have planned to make the transition. Congress three years ago mandated that all television broadcasters shut off analog signals...
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Washington » Utah Rep. Jim Matheson supports a congressional move to delay the transition to digital television, saying it will benefit thousands of Utahns unprepared to make the switch. TV stations were supposed to shut off their analog signal on Feb....
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Senate Republicans on Friday blocked a bill that would have delayed next month's nationwide shutdown of analog TV signals until June 12, but Democrats vowed to bring the measure back for a vote this week. The bill was defeated even after President-elect...
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Senate Republicans on Friday blocked a bill that would have delayed next month's nationwide shutdown of analog TV signals until June 12, but Democrats vowed to bring the measure back for a vote next week. The bill was defeated even after President-elect...
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Analog TV goes dead in 6 months; is largely-rural Alaska ready? Analog TV goes dead in 6 months; is largely-rural Alaska ready? In six months, television viewers who aren't ready for the conversion to digital will be out of luck — unable to watch broadcast...
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