Mariners 4, Rays 2null Jarrod Washburn continues strong start as Seattle shuts down Tampa Bay 4-2SEATTLE — Jarrod Washburn tossed seven strong innings to continue his surprising start, catcher Rob Johnson had a two-run triple and the Seattle Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Tuesday night. Amazon customers to be able to rent HD movies, purchase TV shows for home viewingSEATTLE — Online retailer Amazon.com Inc. said Tuesday it is adding high-definition video to its on-demand service, offering consumers the ability to rent movies and purchase television episodes shown in HD. Mariners trade IF Chris Burke back to San Diego only few weeks after picking him upSEATTLE — Utility infielder Chris Burke has been traded from the Mariners back to the Padres only a few weeks after Seattle acquired Burke from San Diego. American League StandingsBaltimore 7, Tampa Bay 5 Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 4 Obama administration opposes new antitrust immunity for newspapersWASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday rejected new immunity from antitrust laws for teetering newspapers struggling to compete with Internet providers of news, entertainment and advertising. Federal biologists find 3 farm pesticides jeopardize salmon survival, recommend restrictionsSEATTLE — Federal biologists say three pesticides commonly used by farmers threaten the survival of many Pacific salmon and steelhead listed as threatened or endangered species in the West. Air India gets one more Boeing aircraftSEATTLE - US aircraft manufacturer Boeing Company Monday said it has delivered a 737-800 aircraft to Air India, the 25th of the total 68 planes ordered by the Indian flagship carrier. Romanian pleads guilty to theft of Hitler bookmarkSAN FRANCISCO/SEATTLE - An immigrant to the US from Romania had pleaded guilty to charges that he stole a bookmark that apparently belonged to Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler from an auction house in Madrid in 2002, the Seattle Times reported. |