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Geronimo’s Heirs Sue Secret Yale Society Over His Skull
New York Times (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | US
Skull and Bones, a secret society at Yale with ties to the Bush family, is accused of robbing Geronimo’s grave in 1918 and keeping his skull in a glass case ever since. -
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Peres to meet with Netanyahu and Livni in search of coalition
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | World
Jerusalem - Israeli President Shimon Peres is to meet with the rival leaders of Israel's two main political parties Friday, in an effort to build a grand coalition that can include both, Israeli media reported. Peres is due to meet first with the hea... -
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Trial of Iraqi shoe-thrower begins
STLtoday.com (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | World
Dec. 14, 2008 - Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi throws a shoe at President George W. Bush during a news conference with Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Iraq. A judicial spokesman says a new trial date has been set for the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at then-President George W. Bush. The spokesman for the Iraqi Higher Judicial Council, Abdul-Sattar Bayrkdar, says the journalist... -
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Obama shows he's an urban guy
Detroit Free Press (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | Politics
On break this month from his new job, he didn't chop brush on a ranch; he played basketball in Chicago. -
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Kyrgyz president signs U.S. base closure bill
USA Today (subscribe) | 1 hour ago | World
Kyrgyzstan's president signed a bill Friday to close a key U.S. air base used to stage military operations in Afghanistan, the ... -
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Survivor of chimp attack taken to Cleveland Clinic
Denver Post (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | US
A Connecticut woman grievously wounded in the face and hands this week by a rampaging chimpanzee has been transferred to the Cleveland Clinic, which two months ago performed the nation's first successful face transplant.
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Jobless-benefit debit cards mean access fees for banks
Detroit Free Press (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | US
For hundreds of thousands of workers losing their jobs during the recession, there's a new twist to their financial pain: Even when they're collecting unemployment benefits, they're paying the bank just to get the money -- or even to call customer service. -
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Where's the space vacuum to clean up all the junk?
Detroit Free Press (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Sciences
With a recent collision of satellites fresh on their minds, participants at a meeting this week have been discussing ways to deal with space debris -- junk clogging orbital paths. -
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Former Sixers trade places, marquee players stay put
Philadelphia Inquirer (subscribe) | 2 hours ago | Sports
Tim Thomas and Larry Hughes, a pair of former 76ers, were traded for each other yesterday, but the big names said to be on the block stayed put as the NBA trade deadline passed yesterday afternoon. -
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Fallon rolls out star lineup for premiere
Denver Post (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Entertainment
If Jimmy Fallon is nervous about the premiere of his new gig as "Late Night" host, he'll have show-biz heavyweights Robert De Niro and Van Morrison to lean on. -
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Fewer out-of-staters move to Florida, analysis suggests
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An Athlete finally suing someone
The Sports Culture (subscribe) | 3 hours ago | Sports
Let’s get ya caught up: - Miami Heat’s guard, Dwayne Wade’s wife, Siohvaughn, files for a divorce claiming he gave her STD’s. - D-Wade’s wife takes a bat to all his goods. - Wade’s lawyer says that the STD’s, aren’t true. - Wade likes to party, a little bit. So now that you’re caught up, here’s the latest: Wade and his [...] - see all breaking news
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Chris Brown Did This (According To Rihanna and The Police Report)
PerezHilton.com (subscribe) | 8 hours ago | Music
That picture speaks for itself! Our heart breaks for Rihanna. This is beyond horrible and inexcusable. Boycott Chris Brown!!!!!!!!! Boycott Chris Brown!!!!!!!!! Boycott Chris Brown!!!!!!!!! Boycott Chris Brown!!!!!!!!! Boycott Chris Brown!!!!!!!!! If that monster has smart advisors, then Brown will issue another (better) statement and apology RIGHT NOW. [Image via TMZ.] -
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CNBC’s Santelli Calls Struggling American Homeowners “Losers”
Firedoglake (subscribe) | yesterday | Politics
In what Calculated Risk notes may be the "rant of the year," CNBC's Rick Santelli calls ordinary Americans who face losing their homes to foreclosure "losers" who don't deserve government help. Note the approving cheers from both the traders and the CNBC hosts/commenters. -
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Australian Cosplayers Plan to "Storm" Parliament Over R18+ Rating
GamePolitics.com (subscribe) | yesterday | Entertainment
In Australia, gamers continue to petition their government for an R18+ rating. As GamePolitics has reported, one man - South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson - has so far successully blocked the R18+. That being the case, gamers Down Under plan to take their protest directly to Atkinson on March 4th - and in costume as well. According to R18games : Gametraders is organising a rally to... -
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San Francisco puts electric car charger in front of City Hall, ZipCar gets its frist PHEV
AutoblogGreen (subscribe) | 02/18/2009 | Technology
The city of San Francisco took another step into electric vehicle territory by installing "Smartlet" electric vehicle charging stations outside of City Hall today. The Smartlets are on loan from Coulomb Technologies and will be used to charge up cars from ZipCar, City CarShare and "a plug-in car in the City of San Francisco municipal fleet." Mayor Gavin Newsom made the announcement this morning. Mayor... -
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Responding to the Tablet
The hermeneutic of continuity (subscribe) | yesterday | Other
The Tablet article is up now so I thought I should get in quickly. Sorry for the length of this post but I need to get a few things on record. Following the Zuhlsdorf convention, my emphases in black and my comments in red . ( Fr Z just rang me and it seems that we have been engaged in a simultaneous transatlantic fisk. (See: Exercises in intimidation: The Tablet attacks Fr. Finigan ) That was not... -
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Evil Mad Scientist's "BristleBot" project boosted by Scholastic / Klutz for book, no...
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
In an upsetting -- though somehow not surprising -- turn of events, it appears that Scholastic and partner company Klutz have ripped off the work of two Makers, Windell and Lenore Oskay. The duo (also known as Evil Mad Scientists) created a charming little droid called a BristleBot which can be easily constructed using the head of a toothbrush, a pager motor, and a tiny amount of elbow grease. Apparently,...
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Vista, Server 2008 SP2 starts making the rounds as a Release Candidate
Your Gadget Guide (subscribe) | 8 hours ago | Technology
It looks like the long-awaited Release Candidate build of Vista SP2 is hitting the streets today, alongside its counterpart for Server 2008. According to Ars Technica, these guys will soon be available for testers via Windows Update, as a standalone installer, or as a slipstreamed version for select languages, including English, Spanish, German, French, and [...] -
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Mac mini refresh allegedly caught on camera
Engadget (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Well, what do we have here? According to MacRumors , this could quite possibly be the next-gen Mac mini we've been waiting so patiently for. This guy would seem to correspond roughly to other possible "leaks" we've been hipped to in the past, including the presence of five USB ports, FireWire 800, Mini DisplayPort, and Mini DVI. Coincidence? Underhanded Photoshoppery? You be the judge. [Thanks, iB3nji]... -
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Asus T91 Touch UI Demo (Beta)
Carrypad UMPC feed (subscribe) | 02/18/2009 | Technology
Sascha of Netbooknews.de and the Ultra Mobile podcast is out in Taiwan at the moment gathering news and info on netbooks and mobile devices direct from the OEMs. He’s managed to get hold of a T91 which is one of… - 3 Vote!
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Nintendo opens new studio helmed by Sakurai
Nintendo Wii Fanboy (subscribe) | 02/18/2009 | Video Games
Nintendo has announced the opening of a new Tokyo-based studio named Project Sora. The studio will be helmed by Smash Bros director Masahiro Sakurai, who seems to have been given complete creative freedom for the project. The official website is relatively bare at the moment, but includes a dialogue between Sakurai and Iwata, in which they discuss the studio's direction. Information regarding the... -
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Giant bear fursuit/sleeping bag/art
Boing Boing (subscribe) | yesterday | Technology
Artist Eiko Ishizawa created this "Great Bear" soft sculpture -- a huge, plush bear fursuit you can sleep in and pretend to have been devoured by. The Great Bear (Thanks, Juergen!)... - see all discussions
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