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Russia Stops All Gas Supply To Europe Via Ukraine
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A new broom for the CIA
izbrano (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Politics
via Economist Economist - OUTSIDERS have typically had a hard time running the CIA. So why has Barack Obama chosen 70-year-old Leon Panetta for the top job? Mr Panetta was Bill Clinton’s chief of staff and he ran the budget bureaucracy, but he has no background in spying. Improving the state of America’s intelligence services [...] -
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TV's Ferguson, art dealer wed
Denver Post (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Entertainment
You couldn't miss the wedding band on Craig Ferguson's ring finger when he returned to CBS's "The Late Late Show" from his holiday break. -
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SportsBiz: Procedures need substance
The Washington Times (subscribe) | 59 minutes ago | Sports
Major League Baseball's drug policy seems simple. If a player tests positive for a performance-enhancing substance, he's suspended. That's it. -
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U.S.: Troops Kill 32 Insurgents in Afghanistan Clash
Fox News (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | World
Forces from the U.S.-led coalition killed 32 armed insurgents during a clash in eastern Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday. -
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We are totally ready to kick their ass
Rising Hegemon (subscribe) | 37 minutes ago | Sciences
In 3 billion years now! Astronomers said Monday that the Milky Way is more massive than earlier known, given new measurements showing that the Sun is moving at 600,000 miles per hour around the center of the galaxy, or 100,000 m.p.h. faster than past calculations suggested. The higher speed of the Sun means the galaxy must have more mass — about 50 percent more — so as to generate a stronger gravitational...
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Congressman: Reschedule Congress Around Football
Fox News (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
Stearns wrote, "As you may be aware, on Thursday January 8, the University of Florida and the University of Oklahoma will play for the national football championship. Members of the Florida and Oklahoma delegations have expressed interest in attending the game as the congressional schedule allows. However, votes are currently scheduled to continue into Thursday night and Friday afternoon. We ask that... -
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Tulsa pummels No. 23 Ball State 45-13 in GMAC Bowl
Examiner (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Sports
Tulsa and No. 23 Ball State both had the best seasons in their respective programs' history. Only the Golden Hurricane felt particularly good about it Tuesday night, when they appeared faster and stronger on both sides of the ball and rolled to a 45-13 win in the GMAC Bowl. -
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Gates estimates 2009 war costs at $136 billion
Detroit Free Press (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | World
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates says military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan will cost almost $136 billion for the 2009 budget year that began Oct. 1 if they continue at their current pace. -
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Police search for infant's body
Philadelphia Inquirer (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | US
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Police searched trash dumps in New Jersey and Pennsylvania yesterday for the body of a baby apparently thrown out with the trash at a Jersey City hospital during the last two weeks. -
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ITunes strips songs' copy protection
Boston Globe (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Technology
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple Inc., the most popular source of music in the United States, stripped copy protection from all the songs in its iTunes music store and disclosed plans to charge as little as 69 cents a track. -
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Hugh Hefner Introduces New Girlfriend Number 3
iCelebZ.com (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Celebrity
Hugh Hefner has another new girlfriend. The 82-year-old Playboy founder - who split with former girlfriends, "The Girls Next Door" stars Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson last October - has moved 22-year-old Crystal Harris into the Playboy Mansion. Crystal - who describes herself as a "good girl" who likes "the rain, the seasons and fast cars" on her MySpace page - shares the aging... - see all breaking news
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Cue the complaints: 17-inch MacBook Pro without a removable battery? » VentureBeat
Chuqui 3.0 (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | Technology
Cue the complaints: 17-inch MacBook Pro without a removable battery? » VentureBeat: One of the biggest complaints about Apple’s iPhone is that you cannot remove and replace the battery yourself. On the eve of its final Macworld Expo, it appears Apple is willing to live with that complaint for the newest version of its MacBook Pro line of computers as well. And here's why: this is a non-issue. Here's... -
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Sanjay Gupta, Surgeon General
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz reports : President-elect Barack Obama has offered the job of surgeon general to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the neurosurgeon and correspondent for CNN and CBS, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation. Gupta has told administration officials that he wants the job, and the final vetting process is under way. He has asked for a few days to figure out the financial... -
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SanDisk shipping Mobile Ultra 16GB microSDHC / M2 cards
Engadget (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Technology
SanDisk got official (after some fighting) with its 16GB microSDHC and M2 cards way back in September, but now we're being formally introduced to the Mobile Ultra line. Both cards remain topped out at 16GB, and it's also bundling a MobileMate Micro Reader along with each. They ought to be hitting shelves this month for $119.99 (microSDHC) / $129.99 (M2), and you can catch the full release just after... -
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Oh, look at that, it’s Sony’s VAIO P
CrunchGear (subscribe) | 9 hours ago | Technology
Engadget believes this to be the VAIO P. No one can verify or deny this claim because AOL didn't pay for us to be the 'official blog of CES' or whatever it is they are. So, we're not privy to the hallowed grounds of the LVCC until tomorrow. That double wide trailer would be nice, though. -
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Engadget's new double-wide HQ rolls in to Vegas
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Oh hells yes. We've arrived at CES in full nerd style. We sent Moms to Atlantic City so us kids could hijack the trailer all the way to Vegas baby, Las Vegas. And in true Kojak style we parked right in front of the central hall just outside the Las Vegas Convention Center. What better base to provide the best CES 2009 coverage on the Net? Check our first pass on the show floor after the break. With... -
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Logitech introduces G-series peripherals for gamers who need lots of buttons
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Flush with the success of its G13 gameboard , Logitech is now creating a whole series of peripherals that will all work together to celebrate the seventh letter of the alphabet. The G-series line includes a new $199 G19 keyboard, offering a 320 x 240 color LCD mounted on top and 12 "G-keys" that can have up to three macros assigned to each. Next up is the $129 G35, a 7.1 surround-sound headset with...
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Eee PC T91 convertible tablet lives
Engadget (subscribe) | 11 hours ago | Technology
It's been expected for months , now Asus has announced its Eee PC T91 convertible tablet ripe for a fresh Windows 7 tossing. The 2-pound (right, two!), 1-inch thick tablet features an 8.9-inch LED backlit touch panel riding atop Intel's Z520 Atom processor. It also features a TV-tuner and built-in GPS . No other details yet but it won't be long. Filed under: Laptops Eee PC T91 convertible tablet lives... -
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Exclusive Movie Trailer: The World's Best Gadget Designers Speak in Objectified...
Gizmodo (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | Technology
newVideoPlayer("/objectified_trailer_2.flv", 596, 356,""); As he did for Helvetica's namesake typeface, Gary Hustwit gathered the world's top designers for his forthcoming documentary Objectified,... -
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Apple Confirms $179 Battery Swap Cost for 17" MacBook Pro [Macworld 2009]
Gizmodo (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
We just confirmed with Apple that swapping out the 17" MacBook Pro's non-removable battery will cost $179 including labor. Fortunately, says Apple, the swap might not be needed for a long time: From a spokesperson at Apple: It will likely be years before you need to replace it (1000 cycles at 200 cycles/year = 5 years). You can have the battery replaced at any Apple Store or Apple-authorized reseller.... -
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WowWee mixes it up at CES: Cinemin pico PJ, new Alive Cubs and more
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Can you say "diversify?" WowWee can, and it's saying it loudly and proudly here at CES 2009 . While the company has surely dabbled in areas outside of straight-up robotics before, it's never taken it upon itself to product a suite of pico projectors nor pets designed solely as sleeping companions. No need to wipe the sand from your eyes -- the same company responsible for Mr. Personality is dish out... -
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They Did Talk to Wyden
Talking Points Memo (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
We were trying to nail down whether the Obama transition really did brief Sen. Wyden and not Feinstein. Or was it that Wyden just got tipped off informally, perhaps even from Panetta. Turns out no. Wyden's office tells us they... -
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CES 2009 News: 6.5mm Samsung LCD TV
Product Reviews Net (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | Technology
Not long to go until CES 2009, and there have already been a number of articles about what we are likely to see at the Consumer Electronics Show. We can always count on Samsung to bring something sexy to the show, and their new range of 6.5mm LCD TV’s is no exception. This new line of [...] - see all discussions
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