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News in a Nutshell

Headlines that caught my eye
June 11, 2011

• Disney-owned channels to restrict junk food ads 
• North Korea issues unusually specific threat
• Mass. town weighs $20 fines for swearing in public 
• Apple’s WWDC 2012 keynote reveals iOS 6, all-new MacBook, and Siri for iPad
• Sheriff: Man threatened to blow up DSS office
• Faber: '100% Chance' of Global Recession
• Sex-abuse claim seeks decades of records from Albany diocese 
• Cops: Woman kicks way into home of Union College president

No elegant technical fixes for distracted driving

By PETER SVENSSON

AP Technology Writer

Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) -- When does a smartphone make you dumb?

When you're driving.

Dialing or texting on a phone is a proven distraction when you're behind the wheel. And as "smart" as today's phones are, they can't compensate for human folly. 

Thirty-nine states ban texting behind the wheel for all age groups, and an additional five states outlaw it for novice teen drivers. Even so, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said distracted driving is "a national epidemic."

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