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| Bettman Theatens All Star Game No-Shows With Suspensions Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:30 PM CST Of course though, Sidney Crosby is not being threatened, even though he has the same reasoning as Datsyuk and Lidstrom (injuries).  |
| Obama flashes irritation in press room visit - Jonathan Mart Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:10 PM CST It has begun.  |
| Widow finds dead husband's secret toy treasure trove hidden Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:10 PM CST For decades, Brenda Rowlands wondered what her husband Dewi kept locked away in the wooden chest he stored in the shed.  |
| Sweden’s Fix for Banks: Nationalize Them Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:00 PM CST The Swedes have a simple message to the Americans: Bite the bullet and nationalize. With Sweden's banks effectively bankrupt in the early 1990s, a center-right government pulled off a rapid recovery that led to taxpayers making money in the long run.  |
| GOP pressuring Kentucky Sen. Jim Bunning to not run again Posted: 23 Jan 2009 09:00 PM CST Some Republicans are privately urging Sen. Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) to step down at the end of his term amid growing concerns that he can't win reelection in 2010. According to two GOP sources, leading Republican fundraisers in Kentucky are hesitant to raise money for Bunning and have told him he should not seek a third term.  |
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| Paterson Picks Gillibrand for Hillary Clinton's Senate Seat Posted: 23 Jan 2009 08:40 PM CST Gov. David A. Paterson has selected Representative Kirsten Gillibrand, a 42-year-old congresswoman from upstate who is known for bold political moves and centrist policy positions, to fill the United States Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, according to a person who spoke to the governor early Friday.  |
| Scientologists, J-Witnesses & Our Neighbor Jerry Not Welcome Posted: 23 Jan 2009 08:30 PM CST Homeowner pretty clear: If you're a Scientologist, Jehovah's Witness or JERRY, don't even think about stopping by...  |
| What's Left Behind After a Tarantula Sheds its Skin? Posted: 23 Jan 2009 08:10 PM CST Oh hai, I'm wearing my other costume.  |
| Domino's Commercials Targetting Subway Turn Nasty (w/video) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 08:10 PM CST "In the food hierarchy, Domino's and Subway's feud is like watching two Jerry Springer guests beat the living shit out of each other: You have no vested interest in who wins, you just want it to be entertaining. This feud just got more entertaining."  |
| Fulham Confirms: Bullard Sold to Hull City for 6,810,000 US$ Posted: 23 Jan 2009 08:00 PM CST "Fulham can confirm that a bid of £5m from Hull City has been received for Jimmy Bullard" & Fulham accepted the offer. After signing Jimmy in 2006 for £2.5m, he has made a total of 39 starts for the Club and at the age of 30, Jimmy made it clear that he was looking for a vastly increased contract and explored opportunities to meet his expectations.  |
| David Bergman 1,474-Megapixel Pic of Obama's Inauguration Posted: 23 Jan 2009 07:50 PM CST An incredibly detailed panoramic picture of the inauguration, zoom in to the some of the small details.  |
| Posted: 23 Jan 2009 07:50 PM CST From frost flowers to an upscale igloo, a fascinating look at a frozen wonder...  |
| Fans hold minute's silence for footballer--but he's not dead Posted: 23 Jan 2009 07:30 PM CST More than 2,000 football fans held a minute's silence for one of their amateur team's greatest stars after reports of his death, only for his 'widow' to tell them he was alive and living in Kent.  |
| Engadget goes all the way with Windows 7 Beta Posted: 23 Jan 2009 07:30 PM CST Engadget's gone and pulled together all its thoughts and impressions so far on the Windows 7 Beta into one big review, showing its true love for MS Paint in the process.  |
| Texas Gets Its First Same Sex Divorce! Posted: 23 Jan 2009 07:30 PM CST In what could further define the rights of same-sex couples in Texas and beyond, a Dallas man has filed for divorce from his husband and longtime partner.  |
| 9 Internet Security Suites Paying for Protection Posted: 23 Jan 2009 07:10 PM CST Using security software is more important than ever. Our tests of the latest all-in-one security suites show that good protection can shut down the nastiest viruses, spyware, and adware.  |
| Posted: 23 Jan 2009 07:10 PM CST Games from Super Sundays we wish would be erased from existence.  |
| Mind-bending Impossible Illusions Made Real (PICS) Posted: 23 Jan 2009 07:00 PM CST Artists find mind-bending ways to bring visual illusions called impossible figures into three-dimensional reality.  |
| Posted: 23 Jan 2009 06:50 PM CST "I can't tell you how many times I've gone to the library or a computer lab and found someone still logged into their user account. It used to make me angry. It used to make me wonder what was wrong with people. I don't know if they just forget or just don't care, but either way they deserve to be messed with for their stupidity..."  |
| A flamingo flees for his or her life from a Crocuta crocuta. Posted: 23 Jan 2009 06:40 PM CST Photographer: Vadim Onishchenko  |
| Avery Johnson turned down offer to coach Memphis Grizzlies Posted: 23 Jan 2009 06:30 PM CST Avery Johnson has turned down the chance to make a swift return to an NBA bench with the Grizzlies, according to league coaching sources.  |
| Tina Turner Burns Down Legs For Insurance Money Posted: 23 Jan 2009 06:20 PM CST Police officers arrested Tina Turner this week on suspicion of arson, reckless endangerment, and insurance fraud, following allegations that the legendary R&B singer burned down her legs for financial gain.  |
| What next for Guantanamo inmates? Posted: 23 Jan 2009 06:00 PM CST Ordering the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay was the easy bit. Working out what to do with the 245 or so inmates who are still there will be much harder.  |
| APOD: Globular Cluster NGC 2419 Posted: 23 Jan 2009 06:00 PM CST Of three objects prominent in this thoughtful telescopic image, a view toward the stealthy constellation Lynx, two (the spiky ones) are nearby stars. The third is the remote globular star cluster NGC 2419, at distance of nearly 300,000 light-years. NGC 2419 is sometimes called "the Intergalactic Wanderer", an appropriate title considering that...  |
| China to Cover Health Coverage for 90% by 2011 Posted: 23 Jan 2009 05:41 PM CST Beijing proposes spending $124 billion to subsidize basic medical coverage and overhaul hospitals.  |
| Palm throws legal gauntlet at Apple Posted: 23 Jan 2009 05:31 PM CST Ever since Tim Cook made his non-specific, veiled threats in response to a direct question about how the Palm Pre "almost directly emulates the kind of touch interface" found on the iPhone, the entire tech community has waited for the next move. Now Lynn Fox, a Palm spokesperson has stepped into the fray: "Palm has a long history of innovation...  |
| SuperBowl Footballs Marked with Synthetic DNA Posted: 23 Jan 2009 05:10 PM CST A Santa Ana, Calif., company says about 120 footballs will be used in Super Bowl XLIII, and all of them will be marked to prevent counterfeiting. "The DNA ink has an astronomical 1-in-33 million chance of being accurately reproduced by counterfeiters," said Orlando, author of "Collecting Sports Legends."  |
| The Top 10 Everything of 2008 - TIME.COM Posted: 23 Jan 2009 05:00 PM CST Top 10 Political Lines... Top 10 Scientific Discoveries... Top 10 Religion Stories...Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs... Top 10 Green Ideas...Top 10 Crime Stories... And much more!  |
| Look for lost dog and end up losing your (borrowed) car Posted: 23 Jan 2009 04:51 PM CST A man's search for his lost dog ended in funny disaster on Tuesday, as he managed to lose a borrowed car in a frozen river.  |
| The Top 10 Shootout Goals So Far This Season [VID] Posted: 23 Jan 2009 04:40 PM CST Sportscentre counts down the most creative to the downright best shootout goals from the first half of the season.  |
| EU to propose $200 bln climate tax on rich nations Posted: 23 Jan 2009 04:30 PM CST BRUSSELS/LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Rich nations could raise $200 billion in climate funds through a levy on their greenhouse gases from 2013-2020 to help poor countries prepare for global warming, the European Union will say next week.  |
| Sundance Interview: Kevin Spacey of 'Shrink' Posted: 23 Jan 2009 04:30 PM CST Spacey developed the film with his TriggerStreet production company, with Jonas Pate directing Thomas Moffet's script, and Spacey part of an ensemble cast that includes Robin Williams, Saffron Burrows, Mark Webber, Dallas Roberts and Keke Palmer.  |
| Official: UN may prosecute Bush admin. despite US (in)action Posted: 23 Jan 2009 04:10 PM CST Video included after the jump.  |
| The 5 Worst Sources of Advice on Television Posted: 23 Jan 2009 03:50 PM CST Entertainment and good advice rarely cross paths. This is partly because most good advice (don't run with scissors, watch your money, don't bring a bong to a job interview) isn't fun to watch. Here are five of the most entertaining purveyors of awful advice to be found on television.  |
| Environment Blamed in Western Tree Deaths Posted: 23 Jan 2009 03:50 PM CST Rising temperatures and the resulting drought are causing trees in the Western U.S. to die off at more than twice the pace they did a few decades ago, a study found.  |
| Mystery of 3 Bizzare Fish Solved! "Yeay" Said the Scientists Posted: 23 Jan 2009 03:40 PM CST WASHINGTON – Researchers believe they have solved the puzzle of three seemingly different fish, one all males, one all females and one all juveniles. They're the same fish, and undergo remarkable changes as they mature. "You can imagine it was a pretty exciting discovery," said an ichthyologist at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural...  |
| Posted: 23 Jan 2009 03:40 PM CST Steve Jobs was a 21-year-old college dropout living with his parents in Los Altos, Calif, where he and two friends, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne, would hang out in the garage. For other trios, this would be the beginning of a rock band; but Jobs, "Woz" and Wayne had other things on their minds.  |
| Next-Generation Netflix Recommendations? Posted: 23 Jan 2009 03:30 PM CST The Netflix Prize is a challenge to find "the next big thing" in recommendations. Jinni recommends movies and TV shows based on its Movie Genome. Could this be it?  |
| Remembering the '1984' Super Bowl Mac ad Posted: 23 Jan 2009 03:20 PM CST Twenty-five years ago, the landmark commercial paved the way for big-budget television advertisements and brought Apple into the mainstream.  |
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