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Muslims attacking Jews all over Europe
Jihad Watch (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | World
Of course AP didn't say that. Many of these incidents happened in passive voice. As for the rest, the perpetrators, according to AP, were these: "Assailants." "Someone." "A 27-year-old Dane born in Lebanon to Palestinian parents." And "a gang of... -
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Lisa Marie Presley defends Scientology
Arizona Republic (subscribe) | 15 minutes ago | Celebrity
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Lisa Marie Presley is expressing her condolences over Jett Travolta's death and defending Scientology, the religion that Presley, John Travolta and Kelly Preston follow.... -
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Papers outline anthrax suspect's unusual behavior
USA Today (subscribe) | 21 minutes ago | US
Army scientist Bruce Ivins behaved erratically in the weeks before taking his own life, according to new documents. -
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Jeb Bush: No 2010 Run
Donklephant (subscribe) | 54 minutes ago | Politics
Proving once again that he’s the wiser son, Jeb puts to rest rumors that he’ll run for the Senate. From AP: TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Gov. Jeb Bush says he won’t run for the U.S. Senate in 2010 to replace the retiring Mel Martinez. Bush made the announcement Tuesday, saying “now is not the right time to [...] -
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Senate session just starting and Feinstein already rattling cages
San Fransisco Chronicle (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
Sen. Dianne Feinstein's chilly response today to outreach from President-elect Barack Obama - after stomping on his choice of fellow Californian Leon Panetta as head of the CIA - dealt the incoming administration what's being described as the first "brush-... -
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Vikings' Peterson is second for another award
StarTribune.com (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Sports
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson had some pretty good company in finishing as a runner-up for the Associated Press NFL Offensive Player of the Year award.
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Obama Wants CNN Talking Head Sanjay Gupta For Surgeon General
Say Anything (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
Well, at least he’s an actual doctor as opposed to Obama’s pick for the CIA who hasn’t worked a day in the intelligence field in his life . 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 and logistical details of moving his family from Atlanta to Washington but is expected to accept the... -
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Utah AG : The BCS Title Game Is A Closed Shop
Can't Stop the Bleeding (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
Still going ga-ga over Utah’s upset win over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, the state’s Attorney General Mark Shurtleff tells the Dessert Morning News’ Ben Winslow, “this game proves that it’s an unfair system.” Presumably, the system would be as unjust had the Crimson Tide been victorious Friday night. Fuming over Utha’s apparent denial of a [...] -
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Romero, Mitre suspended 50 games each by MLB
Examiner (subscribe) | 18 minutes ago | Sports
Phillies reliever J.C. Romero was suspended for the first 50 games of next season on Tuesday after testing positive for a banned substance contained in a supplement developed by convicted BALCO chemist Patrick Arnold. -
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Apple to drop its 99 cents per song iTunes price policy
Star Tribune (subscribe) | 25 minutes ago | Technology
Apple gave record labels that flexibility on pricing as it got them to agree to sell all songs free of "digital rights management," or DRM, technology, that limits people's ability to copy songs or move them to multiple computers. Apple had been offering a limited selection of songs without DRM, but by quarter's end, it said, all 10 million songs in its library will be available that way. While iTunes... -
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Milky Way bigger and faster than once thought
DV Hardware (subscribe) | 29 minutes ago | Sciences
Scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) in Cambridge, US, claim the Milky Way is bigger, faster and more massive than previously thought. By using the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), scientists discovered our galaxy has about 50 percent more mass than earlier productions, is about 15 percent wider than previously thought, and that it is moving 15 percent faster than earlier... -
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Social Security unveils new online application for benefits
USA Today (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Entertainment
The Social Security Administration, envisaging the near-future prospect of 10,000 baby boomers applying for benefits every day, ... - 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) | 6 hours ago | 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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Oh, look at that, it’s Sony’s VAIO P
CrunchGear (subscribe) | 1 hour 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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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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The Media, Not Obama, Will Overreach
JoHNBRoDiGaNDoTCoM (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
You may or may not have heard, but P.E. BAM’s two daughters attended their first day of school today. It was all over the news. We heard the name of the school, saw a video of what the building looked like, heard details of the organic lunch that is offered to the students, [...] -
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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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Columbia movies back on Netflix instant view
Xbox 360 Fanboy (subscribe) | yesterday | Entertainment
Filed under: News Keen-eyed observers (or at least one keen-eyed observer, anyway) over at 360Sync have noticed that movies from Sony's Columbia Pictures are once again available for Netflix streaming on Xbox 360. After the titles were first yanked from the service in November, we later reported that most of the Columbia movies had returned , but it seems that now all of them are available once again.... -
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Apple Confirms $179 Battery Swap Cost for 17" MacBook Pro [Macworld 2009]
Gizmodo (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | 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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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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MacBook Pro 17-inch first hands-on (update: video added)
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Yep -- it looks just like its little brothers! Feels like 'em too, except the obvious bit of heft added by that 17-inch display. Of course, they don't have that sweet, gigantic battery inside, or that matte display option (until we torch Curpertino, of course... in love). Video after the break! Gallery: MacBook Pro 17-inch first hands-on Continue reading MacBook Pro 17-inch first hands-on (update:... -
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Obama Mimics FDR’s Failed Policies
Red State (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
President-elect Barack Obama is trying to bribe Republicans with $300 billion in tax cuts as part of a much larger economic stimulus proposal . Will the GOP take the bait? As hard as it might be for Republicans to walk away from a large tax cut, they shouldn’t be fooled by Obama’s big-spending approach . The president-elect wants to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on unemployment insurance,... - see all discussions
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