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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Tucson, Arizona

Tucson, Arizona stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - Of all the cities and towns in America, Tucson, Ariz., offers the simplest and most rewarding living, USA Today reports. The AARP studied demographic information and a city’s stress index—a measure of suicide, crime, and divorce rates—to pick places a retiree might relax easily, and cheaply. The... More »

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United States • retirees • AARP • Montpelier, Vt. • Logan, Utah • Tucson, Arizona • affordability • Ames, Iowa • Greenville, South Carolina

Comcast Apologizes for Super Bowl Porn

Cable company blames 'malicious act' for randy interruption

Feb 3, 09 3:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Comcast has apologized to Tucson-area viewers whose Super Bowl coverage was interrupted by a porn clip, reports the Arizona Daily Star. The cable company blames a mysterious "malicious act" for the graphic content that flashed across viewers' screens, and is offering a $10 credit to those who saw the... More »

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Comcast • Arizona Cardinals • cable TV • pornography • Pittsburgh Steelers • adult films • Tucson, Arizona • Super Bowl XLIII

SUPER BOWL

Porn Interrupts Super Bowl Broadcast

TV station probes mystery switch from
gridiron to graphic

Feb 2, 09 4:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Tucson-area Super Bowl viewers were startled when coverage suddenly cut to a very different kind of action in the final minutes of the game, the Arizona Daily Star reports. The game was interrupted by some 30 steamy seconds from a porn channel, featuring full male nudity. Only Comcast customers were... More »

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Comcast • Arizona Cardinals • cable TV • pornography • Pittsburgh Steelers • adult films • Tucson, Arizona • Super Bowl XLIII

Gates Sees Stars, Donates $10M to 'Scope

Joins 2nd Microsoft mogul in backing plan to photograph heavens

Jan 5, 08 4:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Bill Gates and Bill Simonyi—space geeks and Microsoft billionaires both—are donating $30 million to the Chilean-based Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, the Guardian reports. The $400 million endeavor, scheduled to be working in 2015, will snap pics of the sky with a 3,200 megapixel digital camera every 15... More »

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astronomy • Bill Gates • telescope • Chile • universe • International Space Station • galaxy • Cerro Pachon • Andes Mountains • Large Synoptic Survey Telescope • Charles Simonyi • Tucson, Arizona

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