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Hoax witness: Neighbor hoped to 'mess with Megan'
Kansas City Star (subscribe) | 30 minutes ago | US
A friend of the Missouri woman accused of sending cruel Internet messages to teenage neighbor Megan Meier, who later committed suicide, testified Friday that the defendant told her she had concocted a false online identity "to mess with Megan." -
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Knicks set themselves up for 2010 with 2 deals
Examiner (subscribe) | 10 minutes ago | Sports
The New York Knicks traded Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford in separate deals Friday, parting with their two top scorers to free up coveted salary-cap space for the summer of 2010. Crawford was sent to Golden State for forward Al Harrington. Hours later, Randolph was shipped to the Los Angeles Clippers along with reserve guard Mardy Collins for Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas. -
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Veterans lead UCLA to win over Southern Illinois
Kansas City Star (subscribe) | 54 minutes ago | US
Alfred Aboya scored 22 points and Darren Collison had 17, helping the fourth-ranked Bruins rebound from a disheartening loss to beat Southern Illinois 77-60 on Friday night in the consolation game of the 2K Sports Classic. -
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Obama children follow Chelsea Clinton's footsteps
Political Intelligence (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
The Obamas and Clintons will have another thing in common -- the same school while they're in the White House for their children. Here's the Associated Press account: WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama and his wife have chosen Sidwell Friends... -
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Michael (Mikaeel) Jackson converts to Islam
Dhimmi Watch (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Entertainment
The way you Mecca me feel He was feeling "a bit down." So he decided to convert to the funnest religion in the world -- you know, the one that bans -- and whips people for -- dancing. "Michael... -
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1,800-Year-Old Bronze Chariot Discovered In Bulgaria
The Huffington Post (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | World
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Archaeologists have unearthed an elaborately decorated 1,800-year-old chariot sheathed in bronze at an ancient Thracian tomb in southeastern Bulgaria, the head of the excavation said Friday. "The lavishly ornamented four-wheel chariot dates back to the end of the second century A.D.," Veselin Ignatov told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from the site, near the southeastern...
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Obama moves to pick Geithner for Treasury
Reuters (subscribe) | 24 minutes ago | Politics
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama on Friday moved toward nominating Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary and charging the respected head of the New York Federal Reserve with helping pull the United States out of an economic nosedive. -
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Fla. teen commits suicide with live Web audience
Chicago Tribune (subscribe) | 46 minutes ago | US
A college student committed suicide by taking a drug overdose in front of a live webcam as some computer users egged him on, others tried to talk him out of it, and another messaged OMG in horror when it became clear it was no joke. -
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ADT Championship Day two- The Carnage
OTB Sports (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Sports
The news out of the LPGA event in West Palm Beach isn’t who made the 36 hole cut or Annika Sorenstam having to take a drug test after play ended or led at the end of the second day(IT don’t matter, all scores reset before play begins again tomorrow) but who missed the cut. Here’s [...] -
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Report: U.S. Online Ad Revenues Up 11% in Q3 to Nearly $5.9B
Digital Media Wire (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Technology
New York - U.S. Internet ad revenues rose 11% in the third quarter from the same period a year ago, and 2% from the second quarter, to nearly $5.9 billion, according to a report from the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. While double-digital annual growth continues, IAB said, the quarter-to-quarter curve remains relatively flat compared to recent past performance. read... -
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Man Saved From Lethal Shot By Cell Phone In His Shirt Pocket
CityNews: Top Stories (subscribe) | yesterday | Leisure
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Obama sends message supporting Chicago Olympic bid
Miami Herald (subscribe) | 55 minutes ago | Politics
Chicago presented its 2016 Olympics bid to a key international audience Friday with a powerful endorsement from its highest-profile supporter in America: President-elect Barack Obama. - see all breaking news
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Reports: Clinton accepts Secretary of State nomination; Geithner and Richardson also...
Think Progress (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Other
The New York Times reports that Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) “has decided to give up her Senate seat and accept the position of secretary of state.” According to MSNBC, it is “also expected Monday” that New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson will be named Commerce Secretary,” and New York Fed President Tim Geithner is expected to [...] -
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Google Maps for iPhone adds Street View, public transit, and walking directions
Official Google Mobile Blog (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
(cross posted with the Google LatLong Blog ) I waited in line on launch day to buy my first-generation iPhone, and ever since then it has never left my side. The best part is that it keeps getting more useful with every software upgrade Apple puts out. This time around, Apple has improved their version of Google Maps by putting even more Google features in your pocket. The most eye-catching one is... -
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Richardson to Commerce?
Political Wire (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Election 2008
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson has emerged as a "serious contender" to head the Commerce Department under President-elect Obama, according to the Washington Post . -
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Clinton as Secretary of State
Feministe (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Election 2008
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Burj Dubai BASE Jump
Neatorama (subscribe) | yesterday | Other
(Current TV link) An unidentified Englishman and Frenchman jumped from 650 meters up in the Burj Dubai tower -the tallest building on earth- in May of 2008. Both were arrested shortly afterward. -Thanks, Adam Fuhrer! -
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19-year-old Commits Suicide on Justin.tv
NewTeeVee (subscribe) | 11/20/2008 | Technology
In a striking display of the power of live video, Abraham K. Biggs committed suicide on Wednesday while broadcasting himself on video site Justin.tv. As we understand it from various forum posts, the 19-year-old Floridian was apparently egged on by commenters on Justin.tv and fellow forum users on bodybuilding.com. Biggs overdosed on pills while on [...] Related Posts GigaOM: Bored Teen’s Palin Prank...
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Google Makes Major Interface Change To Search: SearchWiki
TechCrunch (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
We'd noticed an increasing number of people emailing on a large-scale bucket test (a product change tested on just a percentage of total users) that Google has been conducting for months - adding a Digg-like voting feature to search results (which also changes the ranking) as well as user comments. Tonight, Google apparently said "what the hell" and turned it on for everyone. The changes are called... -
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Geithner Picked for Treasury
Political Wire (subscribe) | 4 hours ago | Politics
New York Fed President Timothy Geithner will be nominated to be President-elect Obama's Treasury secretary, according to the Wall Street Journal . "The FBI began calling Geithner confidantes this week, starting a vetting process of getting the Fed veteran in place almost as soon as Obama is inaugurated." "Obama plans to introduce his entire economic team early next week, hoping to sooth the roiling... -
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In The Afterglow Of The Election, HuffPo Looks To Raise $15 Million
TechCrunch (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Technology
The elections were good to the HuffingtonPost , the political uber-blog. It's audience in the U.S. rose fivefold in the last year to 5 million monthly uniques in October, according to comScore. In what may turn out to be perfect market timing, the Times UK is reporting that the company is close to raising $15 million. In the past, it has raised a total of $12 million from investors including Softbank... -
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Samsung joins the 256GB SSD crowd
CrunchGear (subscribe) | 11/20/2008 | Technology
Just a few months after letting loose their 128GB SSD, Samsung is joining Micron and Toshiba in the exclusive Quartergig Solid club in South _____shire (that’s for all the Austen fans). The new drive boasts read speeds up to 220MB/s and writes up to 200MB/s, which makes it half-faster than the Microns and way faster [...] -
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Apple Notebooks Take Huge Performance Hit without Battery
Gearlog (subscribe) | 5 hours ago | Technology
Apple MacBook and MacBook Pro systems saw up to a 37-percent performance drop without the battery installed. -
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Hollywood Film Promotes Google Search in the Trailer
Digital Inspiration (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Sony Pictures has put up an interesting promo for their upcoming film – 2012. Instead of promoting the movie's official site in the trailer, they just show a simple message that says Google Search: 2012. - see blog ranking see all discussions
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