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Archive for December 5th, 2012

Springfield, Mass. (WGGB) — MGM Springfield is looking to beef up some of the city’s parks and golf courses. The casino developer met with members of the city’s parks and recreation department Wednesday night to discuss a plan involving both of… Read more

BEIJING (AP) — State media say that China will allow most foreign visitors to stay in Beijing for three days without a visa if they are heading on to another country, a policy meant to boost tourism and smooth the way for transiting passengers and… Read more

FILE – This Dec. 16, 1992 file photo captured by the Galileo spacecraft and provided by NASA shows the moon, lower left, in orbit around Earth. NASA, the agency that epitomized the “Right Stuff,” looks lost in space and doesn’t have a clear sense… Read more

In this image provided by NASA, the United States of America is seen at night from a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012. The image was made possible by the new satellite’s… Read more

Amazon’s Kindle FreeTime Unlimited adds more kid-friendliness to its tablets Amazon today announced Kindle FreeTime Unlimited, an “all you can eat” subscription content service for kids ages 3 to… Read more

Nothing will keep Elementary’s Sherlock Holmes from solving a mystery — even if that means he has to risk his own health to do so. Elementary Scoop: What happens when Watson’s job ends? That’s exactly what Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) will do on… Read more

She’s baaaaaaaaaaaaaaack! On Thursday’s Parks and Recreation, Tammy 2 (Megan Mullally) returns for another round of chaos. It’s as if her ears were ringing: As soon as her ex Ron (Nick Offerman) finds a stable relationship with Diane (Lucy Lawless),… Read more

Attenion all Gleeks! Melissa Benoist, who plays Marley Rose on the Fox musical comedy, has a very important announcement. “Some people tweeted me that they thought she was dead, but she is not dead,” Benoist tells TVGuide.com. “She is alive.”… Read more

Amazon’s Kindle FreeTime Unlimited adds more kid-friendliness to its tablets Amazon today announced Kindle FreeTime Unlimited, an “all you can eat” subscription content service for kids ages 3 to… Read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Homeland Security Department paid for an underwater robot in a Midwest city with no major rivers or lakes nearby, a hog catcher in rural Texas and a fish tank in a small Texas town, according to a new congressional… Read more

A police vehicle is parked near the entrance of North Shore High School after a shooting occurred Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Houston. Police say a high school student shot himself while in the back of a patrol car after being arrested earlier… Read more

Die Hard made $137 million at the worldwide box office, turned Bruce Willis a bona fide movie star and earned legions of adoring fans. But you won’t catch The Office’s Ellie Kemper screaming “Yippee-ki-yay!” anytime soon. “I saw the clips and I saw… Read more

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut State Police say a pedestrian has been struck and killed by a bus at the Mohegan Sun Casino. State Police Lt. J. Paul Vance said Wednesday night the accident occurred after 6 p.m. near a public safety… Read more

Amazon’s Kindle FreeTime Unlimited adds more kid-friendliness to its tablets Amazon today announced Kindle FreeTime Unlimited, an “all you can eat” subscription content service for kids ages 3 to… Read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an effort to ease the burden of being stricken with a debilitating condition, the Social Security Administration is expanding a program that fast-tracks disability claims by people who get serious illnesses such as cancer,… Read more