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Burris Will Be Seated
Political Wire (subscribe) | 51 minutes ago | US
Senate Democrats have agreed to allow former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris (D) to take the vacant seat previously occupied by President-elect Obama, the AP reports. There has been speculation that Senate Democrats might agree to seat Burris if he would agree not to run for election in 2010, though it is unknown whether such a deal was worked out this morning. -
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French Synogogue Bombed
The Corner (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | World
PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - French officials condemned a petrol bomb attack on a synagogue in the southern city of Toulouse on Monday night which triggered fears that anger over Israel's offensive in Gaza could spill over into violence in France. Interior Minister Michele Alliot-Marie described the action, in which two cars packed with petrol bombs were launched at the doors of the synagogue, as "particularly... -
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Obama ‘Kicked Out’ of Blair House for Howard
Outside the Beltway (subscribe) | 20 minutes ago | Politics
WaPo is reporting that former Aussie PM John Howard is the “mystery guest” staying in Blair House, preventing Barack Obama and his family from staying there. We now know who is booked at Blair House, kicking President-elect Barack Obama and his family to the waiting list and across Lafayette Park to the Hay-Adams Hotel. The only overnight visitor at the presidential guest manse is... -
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Bush Crony's Law To Turn Forests Into Housing Subdivisions
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | US
LOS ANGELES -- The Bush administration appears ready to push through a change in Forest Service agreements that would make it far easier for mountain forests to be converted to housing subdivisions. Mark Rey, the former timber lobbyist who heads the Forest Service, last week signaled his intent to formalize the controversial change before the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. As... -
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US loses to Germany at Hopman Cup
kansascity.com (subscribe) | 35 minutes ago | Sports
James Blake's bid for a third Hopman Cup title ended when the U.S. lost the mixed doubles match to Germany at the Hopman Cup on Wednesday. -
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Taylor man invited on Obama whistle-stop tour
Detroit Free Press (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama has invited a group of "everyday Americans," including a Taylor man, to join him and Vice President-elect Joe Biden on their Whistle Stop Tour to the nation's capital on the Saturday before Inauguration Day.
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News: Boras and Minaya, Together Again
MetsBlog (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Sports
According to the Associated Press, Scott Boras will meet face-to-face with Mets executives today to discuss Derek Lowe and Oliver Perez. However, from what I can gather, Boras and Minaya met yesterday, in New York City – whether they are meeting again today, I am not sure. -
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Hostages freed from pirates off Somalia, Nigeria
Boston Globe (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | World
Pirates freed 20 hostages aboard a Turkish freighter commandeered off the Somali coast, as nine captives on a French boat were released off southern Nigeria, the boat owners said Wednesday. -
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Lisa Marie Presley defends Scientology, John Travolta's handling of son's death
NYDailyNews (subscribe) | 31 minutes ago | Entertainment
Lisa Marie Presley called Scientology critics "crazy" Wednesday and accused them of using the death of John Travolta's son to slam the controversial church. -
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Weak demand causes Intel to cut Q4 forecast
InfoWorld (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Technology
Intel expects fourth-quarter revenue for fiscal 2008 to fall 23 percent compared to a year prior due to weaker demand for computer processors, the company said Wednesday. The chip maker expects fourth-quarter revenue of $8.2 billion, down 20 percent compared to the previous quarter. Intel revised its fourth-quarter expectations ahead of its scheduled earnings announcement on Jan. 15. [ Stay ahead... -
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Treatment Involving Deep Brain Stimulation For Patients With Advanced Parkinson Disease...
braininjury (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Health
Patients with advanced Parkinson disease (PD) who received deep brain stimulation treatment had more improvement in movement skills and quality of life after six months than patients who received other medical therapy, but also had a higher risk of a serious adverse events, according to a study in the January 7 issue of JAMA. Deep brain stimulation is a surgical treatment involving the implantation... -
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No Word On Jason Garrett’s Meeting With Broncos
The Landry Hat (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Sports
The parade of wannabe head coaches continues to march through Denver. The Broncos interviewed Dallas Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett yesterday for the head coaching job, but there is no word of how the meeting went. Rick Dennison, the Broncos offensive coordinator, also met with the team. Leslie Frazier, the Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator, will interview today. The [...] - see all breaking news
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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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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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SanDisk shipping Mobile Ultra 16GB microSDHC / M2 cards
Engadget (subscribe) | 11 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) | 14 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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Flickr, Smugmug And Others Looking To Buy JPG Magazine
TechCrunch (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | Technology
JPG magazine , which was declared dead less than a week ago, is most definitely for sale and it looks like a transaction will close shortly. Twenty or so potential buyers have expressed interest, say our sources, including Flickr (a natural fit because the photos published by JPG Magazine are submitted by readers), Smugmug and Alexander Muse . Wordpress also expressed early interest, we've heard,... -
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Seattle Gay Bars Receive Threatening Letters
Slog (subscribe) | 17 hours ago | Other
Eleven gay bars in Seattle received letters today addressed to the "Owner/Manager" from someone claiming to be in the possession of ricin, a deadly poison. "Your establishment has been targeted," the letter begins. "I have in my possession approximately 67 grams of ricin with which I will indiscriminately target at least five of your clients." "I felt sick when I read it," said Carla, the owner/manager...
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Franken Officially Wins Election, But Power Fights Remain
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | US
By Sam Stein and Ryan Grim The Minnesota State Canvassing Board confirmed on Monday that Al Franken has won his Senate election, ending a weeks-long recount process that started with the Democratic challenger facing a roughly 215-vote deficit. The final tally left Franken with 1,212,431 votes to Sen. Norm Coleman's 1,212,206 votes, a 0.0077 percent margin of victory. But while the canvassing board's... -
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Samsung / Yahoo Internet@TV widgets revealed
Engadget (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | Technology
Samsung and Yahoo! promise the Best of the Web on select 2009 HDTV models, thanks to the Internet@TV widgets we snuck a look at a few weeks ago. Developers build Javascript and XML apps that then run directly on your Samsung HDTV, starting with USA Today, YouTube, eBay, Showtime and Yahoo properties like Flickr and Yahoo! News. Next up their sleeves? Video streaming and "other popular Internet services"... -
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Frozen soap bubbles
Boing Boing (subscribe) | 01/05/2009 | Technology
One intrepid experimenter with a good camera, a cold night and a soap-bubble-maker creates sheer joy in this gallery of frozen bubbles: "It's very cold tonight, so we played with bubbles. If you blow them upwards enough they have time to freeze on the way down." freezebubbles (Thanks, Fipi Lele!)... - 3 Vote!
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Eee PC T91 convertible tablet lives
Engadget (subscribe) | 16 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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T-Mobile and RIM make the BlackBerry 8900 Curve official, coming in February
The Boy Genius Report (subscribe) | 11 hours ago | Technology
All of you skeptics out there who doubted the February release of the BlackBerry Curve 8900 on T-Mobile can now rest easy as T-Mobile and RIM have made the official announcement. Very eagerly anticipated, perhaps more so than the G1 albeit a lot more quietly, the 8900 features OS 4.6.1, a 512 MHz processor, 480×360 [...] - see all discussions
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