Tim Keown of ESPN.com explained it well in a September piece he wrote after witnessing a high school football game in California, and after hearing the news of a struggling program in his area cancelling a game because of the fear of injuries.
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The in flight-wifi with T-Mobile works over water (as opposed to the GoGo system used on TransCon flights), and I was not only able to stay on top of the story, but be able to work on a new editorial article with a good few hours of lead time (compared to waiting and hearing about the news when I landed).
"I'm ecstatic, I'm in shock, " Theresa Nash, soon after hearing the news and getting off the phone with her boys.
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Today's news of a case of anthrax is another challenge for the White House, because just as it tries to get the information out there quickly to reduce any concern, Americans all over the country are hearing the news and wondering if they are at risk.
As discussion of a lockout heated up last year, however, Buzz scores for the league dropped to around zero in July and August, meaning that respondents reported hearing equal amounts of positive and negative news about the brand.
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It appears that Apple is about to expand its manufacturing operations to Brazil, where a new Foxconn factory is already in place and ready to churn out iPads, according to a report from national media outlet UOL. Aolizio Mercadante, the country's minister of science and technology, confirmed the news this week during a hearing held by the Commission of Economic Affairs.
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"It is hard to describe the enormous relief we felt at hearing the news of David and Tahir's escape and knowing he is safe, " a statement from Rohde's family said.
They readily conceded the news value of seeing Walker Lindh's parents and hearing from them for the first time.
"I thought I was managing my expectations, but on hearing the news I discovered new and unfamiliar vocal tones, " Firth said.
Everywhere you go, small crowds are huddled around radios and TV sets silently absorbing the news, blank faced, as if unable to comprehend what they are seeing and hearing.
Shortly after hearing the news, Selebi collapsed at home and was taken to hospital, his lawyer says.
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Residents who have been on edge and trapped inside of their homes all day burst into applause upon hearing the news.
Tracy Turner, from the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (Solace), told BBC News ahead of the hearing that the greatest need was for clear, simple information, but she said there was no money in council budgets for this.
The court set the trial date for Sept. 9, 2013, during a hearing Wednesday attended by former News of the World editor Andy Coulson and Rebekah Brooks, former chief executive of News Corp.
Lt Carman's parents, Alison and Paul, from Port Eynon, in south Gower, described their shock at hearing the news their son would be released.
Hearing screams, villagers ran to the house and captured the man, the official told AP news agency.
He told BBC News the 92-year old was "almost completely blind and hard of hearing" but still loved "a good joke and a glass of wine".
And, Ed, I think we're going to be hearing a lot more about this in the news.
Mr Aristide's meeting with Judge Dabresil was "very relaxed" and "there was no new request for Aristide to appear in court and no confrontation", Mr Aristide's lawyer Mario Joseph said after the hearing, according to French news agency AFP.
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Drake waived his right to an Article 32 hearing in February, and the case was referred to a general court-martial, Army officials said in a news release.
Those hopes were tempered by news out of Germany that a hearing over whether the European Stability Mechanism can bypass sovereigns and directly recapitalize banks was delayed.
He stopped at house after house on his ride, and, as part of a previously-arranged alarm system, town after town in eastern Massachusetts, upon hearing the news, began ringing bells.
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