AP - A deadly wildfire that has blackened a wide swath of tinder-dry forest around Los Angeles made another menacing advance Monday, surging toward thousands of suburban homes and a vital mountaintop broadcasting complex while trapping five people inside a smoky canyon.[Read more...]
AP - Yukio Hatoyama, the Stanford Ph.D and political blue blood who led Japan’s opposition party to a stunning election victory, is coming to power amid questions about how he will pursue his desire for a more independent relationship with the United States.[Read more...]
Are you addicted to FriendFeed? Can’t get enough of Robert Scoble’s incessant posts? Want to keep up with them even when you’re on the go? Are you praying to the heavens that Facebook doesn’t screw up FriendFeed post-acquisition? Then Stir (iTunes link) might just be for you. Created by StructLab Stir is an [...]
On its iGoogle Developer Blog today Google issued a warning to developers: Optimize your gadgets for speed, or we’re labeling them as “slow” in the directory. Starting in late September, Google says that any widget that doesn’t meet a speed requirement, will get a nice “slow” badge attached to its directory listing. The [...]
Help me understand this. Toyota today announced some sort of anti-drunk driving “gadget” (more like a complete system, including a digital camera and a breathalyzer) that prevents a car from being turned on if it detects a certain amount of alcohol in your system. You know, to help reduce the number of [...]
The U.K. government fended off accusations that it paved the way for the recent release of the convicted Lockerbie bomber by failing to exclude him from a 2007 prisoner transfer agreement between the U.K. and Libya. Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, a Libyan man who is the only person convicted in the 1988 bombing of a Pan [...]
If the Little League World Series were an animal, it would be a baby seal. It’s undeniably cute and cuddly. It’s very hard to criticize without unleashing public scorn. It’s lovingly bathed and groomed each day by Brent Musburger. And on a mostly listless late summer afternoon of pro sports, it’s the best game [...]
For years, I have been careful to follow the advice Duke Ellington gave me when I was in my early twenties: “Do not categorize music or musicians—like ‘Dixieland’ or ‘modern.’ Listen, open yourself, to each musician.” I failed to heed Duke’s counsel with regard to Frank Sinatra Jr. Figuring he’d be a shadow [...]
U.S. investors shied from risk on the final trading day of the month, unloading stocks and commodities following a big stock-market selloff in China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 47.92 points, or 0.5%, to 9496.28, marking a second straight decline. Alcoa, Caterpillar and Boeing fell more than 3%. United Technologies declined 0.5%. Walt [...]
Apple Inc. issued invitations to an event next week that the company indicated would be related to its iPod music players. The Cupertino, Calif., company said the event would be held in San Francisco on Sept. 9. The e-mail invitation, which was sent to media and analysts, showed the shadow of a person with an [...]
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‘Serious questions’ over NZ spill
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Fierce street fighting in Sirte
Snipers in last-ditch bid to defend Gaddafi hometown
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FBI searches for missing Mo. baby in Kan. landfill
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Libyans face heavy resistance in Gadhafi hometown
(AP)Snipers slow government attack on Gaddafi hometown
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Libyan government forces launch big assault on Sirte
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Libya troops renew push for Sirte
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Tank fire hits Gaddafi stronghold
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Libya battle hits heart of Sirte
Nobel honors African, Arab women for peace
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Economy adds 103,000 jobs, but it’s not enough
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