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Court: Thai leader must go
Seattle Times (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | World
The Constitutional Court dissolved Thailand's top three ruling parties for electoral fraud today and temporarily barred the prime minister from politics, bringing down a government that faced months of strident protests seeking its ouster. -
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Burress posts bail, will appear in court in March
Examiner (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Sports
It was just 10 months ago that Plaxico Burress became an instant New York sports hero after his clutch performance in the Super Bowl. But on Monday, Burress was hauled out of a police precinct in handcuffs facing two weapons charges that could send him to jail. -
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YouTube Goes Classic With Global Collaborative Symphony Program
TechCrunch (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Technology
YouTube sure has come a long way since launching in 2005 and being acquired by Google within a year for $1.65 billion. The company has today announced a collaborative project with a bunch of classical music institutions and artists in the context of the YouTube Symphony Orchestra program, and I think it's awesome. Starting today until January 28, 2009, musicians are invited to submit two videos: a... -
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Ga. Senate runoff could decide balance of power
Boston Globe (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Politics
Georgia voters are returning to the polls Tuesday to decide one of two unresolved U.S. Senate races that Democrats need to win for a 60-seat majority impervious to GOP filibusters. -
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'Chemical Ali' sentenced to death in Iraq
StarTribune.com (subscribe) | 22 minutes ago | World
A special Iraqi court sentenced Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin, "Chemical Ali" Hassan al-Majid, to death Tuesday after convicting him of crimes against humanity for his part in crushing the 1991 Shiite uprising in southern Iraq. -
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Crist, other governors to meet with Obama
Miami Herald (subscribe) | 33 minutes ago | Politics
Florida's Charlie Crist is joining his fellow governors for a meeting with President-elect Barack Obama in Philadelphia.
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Pakistani Taliban bomb Afghan supply convoy
Boston Globe (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | World
Militants set off a roadside bomb in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday as trucks supplying Western forces in Afghanistan were passing by, wounding three people, a government official and witnesses said. -
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Condoleezza Rice plays piano at Buckingham Palace
Miami Herald (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a piano recital for Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace. -
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Ethics Crisis in Nation's Youth
The Common Room (subscribe) | 25 minutes ago | US
Reaping the fruits of mocking virtue : The Josephson Institute, a Los Angeles-based ethics institute, surveyed 29,760 students at 100 randomly selected high schools nationwide, both public and private. All students in the selected schools were given the survey in class; their anonymity was assured. Michael Josephson, the institute's founder and president, said he was most dismayed by the findings about... -
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1 in 5 Young Adults Have Personality Disorder, Study Finds
Fox News (subscribe) | 6 hours ago | Health
Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind. -
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Bush in His Own Words
All Spin Zone (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Politics
George and Laura Bush sat down with Charlie Gibson and a softball game broke out. Still, despite the kids gloves being on, Bush made some embarrassing admissions. Some of them need little int he way of commentary. I'm wondering if there is still anyone who admits to having voted for him. -
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Ronaldo wins European footballer award
CNN (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Sports
Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo was named European Footballer of the Year on Tuesday, reward for his brilliant performances for Manchester United as they completed the Premier League and Champions League double. - see all breaking news
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Welcome Pownce team!
Six Apart News (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
I am pleased to announce that today we are welcoming the Pownce team and technology to Six Apart. Pownce launched in June of 2007 and opened to the public earlier this year, but, as mentioned on the Pownce blog, Pownce.com... -
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Nokia unveils flagship N97 phone
Engadget (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Technology
Details are coming in but it's official. The N97 features a large touchscreen phone with a retail price at around 550 euros ($693.4) excluding subsidies and taxes, phone to ship in H1 2009. The N97 packs a 3.5-inch, 640 x 360 pixel (that's a 16:9 aspect ratio) touchscreen display and QWERTY into this sliding communicator with an "always open" window to favorite internet or social networking sites.... -
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LaCie intros the CurrenKey: a flash drive destined to be lost
CrunchGear (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Flash drives are easy enough to lose when they actually look like a piece of technology so why even buy LaCie’s CurrenKey ’cause you know its going to get lost anyway. It looks like a coin, for goodness sake. The USB 2.0 drive is even constructed out of metal so it’s going to feel like [...] -
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Gmail on your Desktop
Official Gmail Blog (subscribe) | 11 hours ago | Technology
Posted by James Yum, Developer Programs Engineer, Google Desktop On the Google Desktop gadgets team, we've seen countless requests for a Gmail gadget over the years. That gadget is finally here , so if you've got Google Desktop for Windows, give it a try. You'll see that it covers the basics such as reading, searching, and sending messages. You can star messages , use the same keyboard shortcuts ,... -
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Nokia N97 vs iPhone... Fight!
Engadget (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Technology
Now this is a fight worth waiting for. [Photo courtesy of Robert Scoble] Filed under: Cellphones Nokia N97 vs iPhone... Fight! originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 03:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments -
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The End Of Online Anonymity
ReadWriteWeb (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
It seems we're approaching a new age here on the Internet. Instead being anonymous, faceless IP addresses, social computing and changing technologies have allowed the lines between the "real" world and the "virtual" world to blur. Web 2.0 helped create a world where your identity is revealed in bits and pieces as you share snippets of your life online - a photo here, a Stumble there, a tweet, a Digg,...
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Google Calendar now supports Apple iCal
Official Google Mac Blog (subscribe) | 11 hours ago | Technology
By David Besbris, Engineering Director The Google Calendar team is proud to announce the public release of our support for the CalDAV protocol. You can now use Apple iCal with your Google Calendar, so you can work even when you're offline, sync almost instantly, respond to invitations from others and see the free/busy data of your friends and coworkers. We launched CalDAV support to our developers... -
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PS3 firmware v2.53 redux: it's coming for real this time
Destructoid (subscribe) | yesterday | Video Games
It seems the Internet may have jumped the gun on PS3 system software version 2.53 -- we told you about it last week, since it appeared that Sony had preemptively (and presumably, inadvertently) revealed the details on the update on their official Web site . Now, we feel completely safe to report on the firmware; we’ve got confirmation over at the PlayStation.Blog from Eric Lempel, Director of PSN Operations,... -
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Apple ponies up free Mini DisplayPort spec licenses
Engadget (subscribe) | 8 hours ago | Technology
Apple has just announced that -- in addition to shipping all new computers with the Mini DisplayPort -- they're offering no-fee licenses to companies that develop products utilizing the connection, hoping to create a de facto standard. Of course, the VESA-approved DisplayPort hasn't been widely adopted, so it remains to be seen whether its miniature sibling will ever take off. At any rate, it looks... -
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Animated Typewriter Effect for your Text
Digital Inspiration (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Screedbot is an online tool that adds the scrolling typewriter effect to any block of text. The output image is rendered as an animated GIF file that you can easily embed in web pages. -
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Desktop Wallpaper Calendar: December 2008
Smashing Magazine (subscribe) | 11/30/2008 | Technology
Desktop wallpapers can serve as an excellent source of inspiration. However, if you use some specific wallpaper for a long period of time, it becomes harder to draw inspiration out of it. That’s why we have decided to supply you with smashing wallpapers over 12 months. And to make them a little bit more distinctive from the usual crowd, we’ve decided to embed calendars for the upcoming month. So if... - see all discussions
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