Vanessa Marcotte Murder Suspect Held on…

LEOMINSTER, MA— A 31-year-old FedEx driver from Worcester is being held on $10 million cash bail in connection with the 2016 slaying of Vanessa T. Marcotte, a Leominster native, whose naked and burned body was found in the woods near her mother’s home in Princeton. In Leominster District Court on Tuesday, Angelo Colon-Ortiz was ordered held on the high bail after pleading not guilty to charges of aggravated assault, aggravated assault and battery, and assault with intent to rape. Defense attorney Edward Ryan agreed to the prosecutor’s bail request, but tried to dispel issues around his client’s immigration status by noting that Colon-Ortiz is a U.S. Citizen from Puerto Rico, who has lived in the Worcester area since June of…
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Treasuries Rise; 30-Year Yield Falls to…

Treasuries rose in U.S. trading Tuesday, sending the 30-year bond’s yield to the lowest level since Nov. 10, as markets continued to be driven by declining expectations for tax reform as well as geopolitical concerns.Yields were lower by three to five basis points as of 11 a.m. in New York, near session lows, with the 10-year lower by nearly five basis points at 2.20 percent, within a basis point of its year-to-date low reached Monday. Traders said the move was in keeping with dollar weakness driven by ebbing risk appetite. Drivers include fading confidence in tax reform, North Korean missile tests, the looming French election and a spate of weak U.S. economic data including March housing starts reported on Tuesday.“The…
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How to set up a new…

For every Windows expert, the clean install is a time-honored ritual, a way to wipe out years of accumulated cruft and restore an old PC to new life. I went through this process with a four-year-old PC last week, a Dell XPS 18 whose performance was dragging. It had 8 GB of memory, more than enough for basic productivity tasks, but the vintage 5400 RPM hard disk had become a serious bottleneck.Fortunately, the prices of solid-state storage devices have dropped dramatically in recent years, so I was able to pick up a new SSD for a fraction of what it would have cost when this PC was new. After backing up the old hard drive, I could have restored a…
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How to enable Windows Sonic virtual…

The Windows 10 Creators Update comes packed with all kinds of little surprises. This tip covers a new feature that audiophiles will want to know about, as well as those who want to try and get a little bit extra out of their headphones and speakers. Ian Paul/IDG The Creators Update sonic for headphones setting. The Creators Update includes a feature called Windows Sonic for Headphones. It’s a spatial sound format that is supposed to make audio more immersive and give even the most bland pair of headphones a more 3D Audio feel.It appears developers have to enable this feature via some new APIs from Microsoft. To be honest, in my tests with a cheap pair of smartphone earbuds and…
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How to use Night Light in…

The Windows 10 Creators Update has a new feature that’s supposed to be easier on the eyes and help you fall asleep after a long night of web surfing. It’s called Night Light, and the feature restricts blue light emanating from your display by changing its hue.Studies have shown that blue light at night suppresses melatonin production more than other colors and shifts the body’s circadian timing, thereby disrupting the sleep-wake cycle. Prior to Night Light, users had to turn to third-party software such as the always popular f.lux to address this issue. Ian Paul/PCWorld Activate Night Light under Settings > System > Display. To activate Night Light, open the Settings app, and then go to System > Display. At the…
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10 Questions And Plot Spoilers

Universal The Fate of the Furious opened to a record-setting $532 million at the box office this weekend. That is an amazing amount of money for any movie, but it is really amazing when you think about the fact that this is the eighth movie in a franchise that started with a guy who owned a lunch counter and moonlighted as a thief of DVD players. It also means, just based on the statistics here, that you probably saw it. You almost had to have seen it. So many people saw it that we’re already nearing the point where you’ll be able to just talk about major plot points in public with any substantial fear of upsetting someone with a…
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Speculation rife over PM statement at…

Image copyright PA Theresa May is to make a surprise statement in Downing Street at 11:15 BST after her Cabinet meets.In an unusual move, Number 10 did not announce what subject she would address but statements by the PM in the street are usually reserved for big announcements.There is speculation that Mrs May could call a snap general election.Downing Street has always denied she will call a vote before the next scheduled poll in 2020.Watch the Downing Street announcement hereBBC assistant political editor Norman Smith says broadcasters usually know what is about to be announced, but on this occasion they do not.”Prime ministers only make Downing Street statements when it’s something significant,” he said.These statements can cover resignations and elections,…
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Citi Sees Oil Surging $10 in…

by April 18, 2017, 1:37 AM EDT Citigroup Inc. joined Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in backing commodities, saying it’s the season to have faith in raw materials and oil will probably rally to the mid-$60s by the end of the year.While U.S. shale output may come “roaring back” amid higher crude prices, production curbs by OPEC and its allies should help offset that increase over the next six to nine months, Citi analysts including Ed Morse and Seth Kleinman wrote in an April 17 report. The producers need to extend their deal to cut supplies through the end of the year amid concerns that Russia is lagging behind on its pledged reductions, the bank said. The most important business stories…
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Windows 10 Moves On From Fighting…

ForbesWindows 10 Moves On From Fighting AndroidForbesThe Windows 10 Creator Update promises to deliver a significant number of changes to Microsoft’s operating system – Forbes Gordon Kelly has been reporting on the potential changes in the update – but this weekend saw Microsoft confirm the upgrade paths …Windows 10 Creators Update features fall short for ITTechTargetUsers lose some control with new Windows 10 Creators Update admin featureDigital TrendsMicrosoft touts the Edge browser’s battery-friendly traitsNetwork WorldMashable -Windows Central -ZDNetall 184 news articles »
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Georgia special election: One local penny…

Georgia’s 6th congressional district is filled with homey, community charm: tree-lined streets, meandering rivers and picturesque parks. Its solidly red politics are usually just as tranquil.But Tom Price, the district’s longtime Republican U.S. House member, stepped down earlier this year to join President Donald Trump’s Cabinet. That sparked Tuesday’s special election to fill his seat, which has suddenly made the district the unlikely focus of national political interests willing to spend unprecedented amounts of money.The barrage of TV ads, email messages and robo-calls, often from organizations headquartered hundreds of miles away, have left some district residents feeling like pawns, not players, in their own congressional election — and some candidates as if they’ve lost control of the race.“I’m concerned that…
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