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Giambi close to completing deal to return to A's
Arizona Republic (subscribe) | 12 minutes ago | Sports
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Jason Giambi might just finish his career where it began more than a decade ago. The free-agent first baseman was close to completing a deal Tuesday to return to the Oakland Athletics nearly 14 years after making his debut with the club, according to two people familiar with the negotiations. The sides had reached a preliminary agreement, pending a physical, on what is expected... - 2 Vote!
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Richard Sharpe, Cross-Dressing Harvard Doctor Who Killed Wife, Found Hanged
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
BOSTON — A cross-dressing, millionaire Harvard dermatologist serving life in prison for shooting his estranged wife to death has been found hanged in his cell, a prison spokeswoman said Tuesday. Richard Sharpe was found by his cellmate at MCI-Norfolk on Monday evening and was declared dead at a hospital, said Department of Correction spokeswoman Diane Wiffin. "He tied a bedsheet to the top bunk," Wiffin... -
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Mysterious death of Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton
WhyFame (subscribe) | 29 minutes ago | Entertainment
The 60-years old artist was found dead in his Ann Arbor home, in Michigan on January, 6, early in the morning. According to the local press Ashton’s personal assistant contacted police after not reaching Ron for days. When the officers break into the house they found Asheton’s body laying on the couch and it seemed to be dead for several... [ More on WhyFame.com ] - 1 Vote!
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Funeral Date Set for Jett Travolta
OK! Magazine (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Entertainment
The private service will be held Thursday in Florida. Funeral arrangements have reportedly been made for Jett Travolta . According to TMZ , the 16-year-old son of John Travolta and Kelly...
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'Late Late Show' host reveals his holiday wedding
Examiner (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Entertainment
You couldn't miss the wedding band on Craig Ferguson's ring finger when he returned to CBS' "The Late Late Show" from his holiday break. Ferguson held his left hand up to the camera and announced that he'd gotten married. The 46-year-old talk-show host said he'd tied the knot with art dealer Megan Wallace Cunningham. -
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Sources: Dr. Gupta tapped for surgeon general
CNN (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
The Obama administration approached Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, about becoming U.S. surgeon general, according to sources inside the transition and at CNN. -
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Rice in New York to discuss Gaza ceasefire
Boston Globe (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice flew to New York on Tuesday to discuss with key powers how to get a ceasefire in Gaza that the United States says must be durable, sustainable and indefinite. -
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Dozens of High Profile Twitter Accounts Hacked
Switched (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Technology
Filed under: Cell Phones , Computers , Celebrities In a breach of security completely separate from yesterday's phishing scam warnings , someone broke into Twitter's systems and hijacked a number of high profile accounts, including those for Britney Spears , Fox News, and Barack Obama . The Twitter security crew acted quickly by taking down the affected systems and only restoring them once the hole... -
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This Milky Way Not 'Snack-Sized' Anymore
ABC News (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Sciences
The Milky Way galaxy is much more massive than originally thought. -
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Eagles and the Pro Bowl
Bleeding Green Nation (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Sports
Eagles and the Pro Bowl "The NFC Pro Bowl roster includes 16 players from teams that did not reach the playoffs, and only two Philadelphia Eagles. Yet the Eagles were the NFC's hottest team down the stretch and on Sunday played tremendous defense. The AFC roster has 20 players from teams that did not reach the postseason, and only two San Diego Chargers. Yet the Chargers were the AFC's hottest team... - 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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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 [...] -
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Goosed Porter
Eschaton (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
Given DiFi's little temper tantrum over Panetta , I was curious how she reacted to the appointment of the buffoon Porter Goss to the top CIA post. "After much thought and a careful review of the record, I voted today to confirm the nomination of Representative Porter Goss to be Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DCI). But I do have some serious concerns - especially about the impact of this... -
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Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac: Skype Access and Screen Sharing
Skype for Mac (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
As announced over on the main blog, we’re finally ready to pull the wraps off Skype 2.8 Beta for Mac, our latest release for the Mac platform. To make up for the wait, we’ve included two exciting new features which... -
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Stooges guitarist Ron Asheton found dead
Line Out (subscribe) | yesterday | Music
The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Ron Asheton , guitarist for the Stooges, was found dead in his home early this morning. The authorities say they do not suspect foul play. Asheton was 60. Damn. Now I'm really bummed I missed them at Bumbershoot 2005 . Phooey. I was, however, lucky enough to interview Ron circa the release of Todd Haynes' 1998 glam rock valentine Velvet Goldmine , where he... -
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Introducing Picasa for Mac (at Macworld!)
The Official Google Blog (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | Technology
Sometimes I find it hard to describe Picasa without sounding like a late-night infomercial for a multi-bladed thingamabob: "It's a photo organizer! A photo editor! A web-savvy photo sharing and management system in just one tiny package!" We try hard to avoid hyperbole around here, but it's true that Picasa software , working together with Picasa Web Albums , can help with nearly every aspect of owning...
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HP greets us with 13.3-inch Pavilion dv3 entertainment laptop
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
While you and HP can argue the rest of the night away about the most accurate moniker for its Pavilion dv2 , the dv3 is definitely an ultraportable . The AMD-powered machine comes in a plethora of configurations with CPUs ranging from 2GHz (Athlon X2 QL-62) to 2.4GHz (Turion X2 Ultra ZM-86), ATI's Radeon HD 3200 graphics, up to 8GB of DDR2 RAM, 160/250/320/400GB hard drive choices, WiFi / Bluetooth,... -
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RNC Chair Candidates Unveil GOP Comeback Strategy: Reagan, Guns, Abortion, Reagan,...
Firedoglake (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Politics
After reading Dana Milbank's piece on the RNC chairman candidates debate at the National Press Club yesterday, I feel even better about 2010. -
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Dems Senate Shenanigans Continue
Flopping Aces (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | US
Democrats Bar Black Man from U.S. Senate Seat It’s official. Democrats have blocked Roland Burris from taking his seat in the Senate to fill the vacancy left by Barack Obama. Senate Sgt. at Arms Terrance Gainer, left, shows Illinois U.S. Senate Appointee Roland Burris the door when Burris tried to take his seat in the U.S. Senate. Taint [...] -
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iTunes going primarily DRM free?
Engadget (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Technology
While Phil hasn't mentioned it in the keynote just yet, it looks like iTunes might be getting a big catalog overhaul, with most major labels finally offering up DRM free tunes. Our tipster mentioned DRM free goodies from Virgin, Sony BMG, American Recording and more ( iTunes Plus has mainly been limited to EMI and some independents so far), and that most previously purchased songs are now upgradable... -
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D-Link introduces 7-inch USB-powered SideStage monitor
Engadget (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Technology
D-Link, the company best known for its workings in the networking space, is suddenly branching out into new territories. Taking a pretty noticeable cue from Nanovision , D-Link is debuting a secondary display today in Las Vegas. The 7-inch SideStage, which rocks a 800 x 480 resolution and can be used in either landscape or portrait mode, weighs just 1.34-pounds and gets all the juice it needs from... -
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Feinstein and Rockefeller
The Daily Dish (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Politics
The more I think about this, the more it seems to me that the snub of these two was a deliberate signal. Their oversight of Bush's war crimes was pathetic. Ditto Harman. Obama is telling us he is serious about... - see all discussions








