2008 Jan 23
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment 
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Reuters - Keke Palmer has joined Ice Cube in his untitled inspirational sports drama for Dimension Films. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Keke Palmer has joined Ice Cube in his untitled inspirational sports drama for Dimension Films. read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - NEW YORK (AP) $171,525 is a lot of money for a joke to raise. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - NEW YORK (AP) $171,525 is a lot of money for a joke to raise. read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World 
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Reuters - Beijing will clear out subterranean hotels in old air-raid shelters near venues for the Olympic Games, fearing fallout f read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Beijing will clear out subterranean hotels in old air-raid shelters near venues for the Olympic Games, fearing fallout f read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Lawmakers, congressional staff and other "Hill rats" longing for the political humor they've been without because of t read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Lawmakers, congressional staff and other "Hill rats" longing for the political humor they've been without because of t read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business 
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Reuters - Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS), South Korea's top auto maker, said on Thursday its quarterly operating profit more than read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS), South Korea's top auto maker, said on Thursday its quarterly operating profit more than read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AP - China's economy grew by a blistering 11.2 percent in the fourth quarter, propelling annual growth to its fastest rate in 13 y read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - China's economy grew by a blistering 11.2 percent in the fourth quarter, propelling annual growth to its fastest rate in 13 y read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - General Motors Corp vice chairman and product chief Bob Lutz said on Wednesday he would rather see a strong GM even i read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - General Motors Corp vice chairman and product chief Bob Lutz said on Wednesday he would rather see a strong GM even i read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The Canadian government stopped transferring prisoners in Afghanistan to local Afghan authorities after witnessing evidence o read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The Canadian government stopped transferring prisoners in Afghanistan to local Afghan authorities after witnessing evidence o read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A Polish military plane carrying 20 passengers and crew crashed in flames in northwestern Poland, killing all aboard includin read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A Polish military plane carrying 20 passengers and crew crashed in flames in northwestern Poland, killing all aboard includin read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - A leading US-based human rights group has urged Britain to boycott Pakistan's probe into the murder of popular politician Be read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - A leading US-based human rights group has urged Britain to boycott Pakistan's probe into the murder of popular politician Be read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Australia's Labour Prime Minister Kevin Rudd promoted family values on his way to winning office in November, but now th read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Australia's Labour Prime Minister Kevin Rudd promoted family values on his way to winning office in November, but now th read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - It was a case of stalemate all round in Tamale for Wednesday's African Nations Cup Group D games, with a wonder strike by El read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - It was a case of stalemate all round in Tamale for Wednesday's African Nations Cup Group D games, with a wonder strike by El read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - More than 2,000 reformers seeking democratic changes within Iran's hard-line ruling establishment have been disqualified from read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - More than 2,000 reformers seeking democratic changes within Iran's hard-line ruling establishment have been disqualified from read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business 
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Some European politicians in charge of "privacy" issues have decided that your IP address should be considered personal info, alo read more »
TechdirtSome European politicians in charge of "privacy" issues have decided that your IP address should be considered personal info, alo read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology 
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AFP - Online auction website eBay said Wednesday chief executive Meg Whitman will step down in March, handing the company's reins read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAFP - Online auction website eBay said Wednesday chief executive Meg Whitman will step down in March, handing the company's reins read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Six different types of prescription drugs were found in Heath Ledger's apartment including anti-anxiety medications and sl read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Six different types of prescription drugs were found in Heath Ledger's apartment including anti-anxiety medications and sl read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Six different types of prescription drugs were found in Heath Ledger's apartment including anti-anxiety medications and sl read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Six different types of prescription drugs were found in Heath Ledger's apartment including anti-anxiety medications and sl read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - TNT has picked up Steven Bochco's pilot "Raising the Bar," a legal drama, for series development. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - TNT has picked up Steven Bochco's pilot "Raising the Bar," a legal drama, for series development. read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Busta Rhymes pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting his ex-driver and a fan in a deal that will bring three years' probation read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Busta Rhymes pleaded guilty Wednesday to assaulting his ex-driver and a fan in a deal that will bring three years' probation read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - A massage therapist who discovered a lifeless Heath Ledger in his Manhattan apartment made her first call to Mary-Kate Olsen, read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - A massage therapist who discovered a lifeless Heath Ledger in his Manhattan apartment made her first call to Mary-Kate Olsen, read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - British police said on Wednesday they would investigate video footage of soul singer Amy Winehouse allegedly smoking c read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - British police said on Wednesday they would investigate video footage of soul singer Amy Winehouse allegedly smoking c read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Fashion Wire Daily - Stella McCartney's new collaboration with LeSportsac, maker of lightweight, highly functional nylon totes and read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsFashion Wire Daily - Stella McCartney's new collaboration with LeSportsac, maker of lightweight, highly functional nylon totes and read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A Japanese navy destroyer departed Thursday to resume the country's anti-terror mission in the Indian Ocean after a divisive read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A Japanese navy destroyer departed Thursday to resume the country's anti-terror mission in the Indian Ocean after a divisive read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - North Korea used the bank accounts of a U.N. agency for deceptive cash transfers, among a wide range of abuses of that read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - North Korea used the bank accounts of a U.N. agency for deceptive cash transfers, among a wide range of abuses of that read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Warring rebels and militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo signed a cease-fire deal on Wednesday aimed at end read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Warring rebels and militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo signed a cease-fire deal on Wednesday aimed at end read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Afghanistan's president warned Wednesday that the whole world could suffer from the "wildfire" of terrorism engulfing his reg read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Afghanistan's president warned Wednesday that the whole world could suffer from the "wildfire" of terrorism engulfing his reg read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Ever since VoIP first came on the scene, there were fear mongering reports saying that you shouldn't use VoIP because it will get read more »
TechdirtEver since VoIP first came on the scene, there were fear mongering reports saying that you shouldn't use VoIP because it will get read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - On foot, in cars and in donkey carts, tens of thousands of Gazans flooded into Egypt on Wednesday through a border fence blow read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - On foot, in cars and in donkey carts, tens of thousands of Gazans flooded into Egypt on Wednesday through a border fence blow read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Britney Spears came to a courthouse Wednesday in cocktail party attire, stepped in the door and then bolted before a hearing read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Britney Spears came to a courthouse Wednesday in cocktail party attire, stepped in the door and then bolted before a hearing read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - The online community MySpace is partnering with the BBC to bring some of the British broadcaster's programs to a worldwide au read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - The online community MySpace is partnering with the BBC to bring some of the British broadcaster's programs to a worldwide au read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Mexican authorities said Wednesday they had arrested a man in northern Mexico in the weekend killing of U.S. Border Patrol ag read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Mexican authorities said Wednesday they had arrested a man in northern Mexico in the weekend killing of U.S. Border Patrol ag read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Netflix Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit trounced analyst expectations as the online DVD rental service gained 451,000 customers, read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Netflix Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit trounced analyst expectations as the online DVD rental service gained 451,000 customers, read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Investor's Business Daily - Foreign Threats: While we fret over our 401(k)s and whose fault it is that we bought houses we couldn' read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessInvestor's Business Daily - Foreign Threats: While we fret over our 401(k)s and whose fault it is that we bought houses we couldn' read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
The Supreme Court has declined to hear a case regarding whether cell phone companies should be allowed to list taxes as separate read more »
TechdirtThe Supreme Court has declined to hear a case regarding whether cell phone companies should be allowed to list taxes as separate read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the Dow surging nearly 300 points on optimism that a govern read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the Dow surging nearly 300 points on optimism that a govern read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
AFP - World stock markets saw another tumultuous day Wednesday, as Wall Street roared back in a powerful late-day rally while Eur read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAFP - World stock markets saw another tumultuous day Wednesday, as Wall Street roared back in a powerful late-day rally while Eur read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - A select group of rich tourists may be blasting into space within a few years in a craft that looks like a cross between a co read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - A select group of rich tourists may be blasting into space within a few years in a craft that looks like a cross between a co read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - A military plane carrying 18 officers and crew crashed Wednesday in northwestern Poland, killing at least seven people, offic read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - A military plane carrying 18 officers and crew crashed Wednesday in northwestern Poland, killing at least seven people, offic read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Symantec Corp reported an increase in quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by strong overseas sales, and forecast c read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Symantec Corp reported an increase in quarterly profit on Wednesday, boosted by strong overseas sales, and forecast c read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. on Wednesday posted an 18 percent increase in fiscal first-quarter profit on strong demand for cell p read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc. on Wednesday posted an 18 percent increase in fiscal first-quarter profit on strong demand for cell p read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Yahoo Inc., is in early discussions with major record labels over offering unprotected MP3s either for sale or for free as pa read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Yahoo Inc., is in early discussions with major record labels over offering unprotected MP3s either for sale or for free as pa read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that it has blocked a company from seeking higher royalties on a patented technol read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - The Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday that it has blocked a company from seeking higher royalties on a patented technol read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Meg Whitman will soon step down as chief executive of eBay Inc., the online auction company that went from wobbly startup to read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Meg Whitman will soon step down as chief executive of eBay Inc., the online auction company that went from wobbly startup to read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Glu Mobile Inc., a leading U.S. publisher of games for cell phones, offered to buy British rival Superscape Group PLC on Wedn read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Glu Mobile Inc., a leading U.S. publisher of games for cell phones, offered to buy British rival Superscape Group PLC on Wedn read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The men of "No Country for Old Men" are having a smoke. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The men of "No Country for Old Men" are having a smoke. read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The Karibu Books chain, based in the Washington, D.C., area and one of the few remaining retailers to specialize in black boo read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The Karibu Books chain, based in the Washington, D.C., area and one of the few remaining retailers to specialize in black boo read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Fighting back tears, Valentino waved goodbye to the fashion world on Wednesday with a haute couture show brimming with read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Fighting back tears, Valentino waved goodbye to the fashion world on Wednesday with a haute couture show brimming with read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - There is a deepening sense of foreboding and hopelessness in this South Wales market town as the number of young people who h read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - There is a deepening sense of foreboding and hopelessness in this South Wales market town as the number of young people who h read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Gloomy weather and an increasingly dreary economic climate did not dampen the resolve of picketing screenwriters, enco read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Gloomy weather and an increasingly dreary economic climate did not dampen the resolve of picketing screenwriters, enco read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - ClearCube Technology on Tuesday announced centralized computing software and hardware products to help thin clients be read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - ClearCube Technology on Tuesday announced centralized computing software and hardware products to help thin clients be read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
The press is having a field day with Last.fm's announcement today that it's now offering "free" music. It has the type of "hook" read more »
TechdirtThe press is having a field day with Last.fm's announcement today that it's now offering "free" music. It has the type of "hook" read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - Mozilla is working to fix a browser flaw that could give attackers unauthorized access to data on a victim's machine. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - Mozilla is working to fix a browser flaw that could give attackers unauthorized access to data on a victim's machine. read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - It looked like a glaring snub when Jonny Greenwood's music for "There Will Be Blood" wasn't among the five Academy Award nomi read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - It looked like a glaring snub when Jonny Greenwood's music for "There Will Be Blood" wasn't among the five Academy Award nomi read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Sovereign Bancorp Inc , the second-largest U.S. savings and loan, on Wednesday posted a $1.6 billion quarterly loss an read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Sovereign Bancorp Inc , the second-largest U.S. savings and loan, on Wednesday posted a $1.6 billion quarterly loss an read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - EBay Inc warned that results for the current quarter and year would fall below Wall Street expectations, spoiling stro read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - EBay Inc warned that results for the current quarter and year would fall below Wall Street expectations, spoiling stro read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - A rolled-up $20 bill was found near Heath Ledger's body, though no illegal drugs were found in his apartment, police said Wed read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - A rolled-up $20 bill was found near Heath Ledger's body, though no illegal drugs were found in his apartment, police said Wed read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the Dow surging nearly 300 points on optimism that a govern read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks snapped a five-day losing streak on Wednesday, with the Dow surging nearly 300 points on optimism that a govern read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Capital One Financial Corp , a credit card issuer and bank, said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter earnings fell on ris read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Capital One Financial Corp , a credit card issuer and bank, said on Wednesday that fourth-quarter earnings fell on ris read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
We were rather surprised last year to find out that the LA Times and other Tribune-owned newspapers had started employing web fil read more »
TechdirtWe were rather surprised last year to find out that the LA Times and other Tribune-owned newspapers had started employing web fil read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology 
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Posted by Miriam Schneider, Associate Product Marketing ManagerSince launching Gmail in 2004, we've always supported the idea that read more »
Official Google BlogPosted by Miriam Schneider, Associate Product Marketing ManagerSince launching Gmail in 2004, we've always supported the idea that read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Oil tumbled more than 2 percent to a three-month low below $87 a barrel on Wednesday amid persistent worries of a rece read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Oil tumbled more than 2 percent to a three-month low below $87 a barrel on Wednesday amid persistent worries of a rece read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, likens the British economy to a ship buffeted by strong crosswinds. From ac read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, likens the British economy to a ship buffeted by strong crosswinds. From ac read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Stocks cut losses, with the Dow turning slightly higher on Wednesday, led by the gains in banks as investors were forc read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Stocks cut losses, with the Dow turning slightly higher on Wednesday, led by the gains in banks as investors were forc read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Student lending company SLM Corp , or Sallie Mae, said on Wednesday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is inv read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Student lending company SLM Corp , or Sallie Mae, said on Wednesday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is inv read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Taliban, Al-Qaeda and other militants are staying behind in Pakistan to fight the government there, contributing to a drop i read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Taliban, Al-Qaeda and other militants are staying behind in Pakistan to fight the government there, contributing to a drop i read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Tom Cruise is set to be a presenter at the Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony Sunday, joining a roster of A-listers appearin read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Tom Cruise is set to be a presenter at the Screen Actors Guild Awards ceremony Sunday, joining a roster of A-listers appearin read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Recent research on the security vulnerabilities of a new Dutch fare card system offers important lessons for computer security. T read more »
TechdirtRecent research on the security vulnerabilities of a new Dutch fare card system offers important lessons for computer security. T read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - A rolled-up $20 bill was found near Heath Ledger's body, though no illegal drugs were found in his apartment, police said Wed read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - A rolled-up $20 bill was found near Heath Ledger's body, though no illegal drugs were found in his apartment, police said Wed read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Protesters set fire to a government office building Wednesday, forcing workers to climb out windows as former U.N. chief Kofi read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Protesters set fire to a government office building Wednesday, forcing workers to climb out windows as former U.N. chief Kofi read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Britney Spears failed on Wednesday in her latest bid to regain the right to see her two young sons after again ducking read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Britney Spears failed on Wednesday in her latest bid to regain the right to see her two young sons after again ducking read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Britney Spears' child-custody hearing was held Wednesday without the pop star, who showed up at the courthouse but abruptly l read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Britney Spears' child-custody hearing was held Wednesday without the pop star, who showed up at the courthouse but abruptly l read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - So far, the decade-long transition to digital broadcasting has mostly been about pain. Beginning Thursday, the public will st read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - So far, the decade-long transition to digital broadcasting has mostly been about pain. Beginning Thursday, the public will st read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology 
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Blizzard Entertainment announced today that subscribers for World of Warcraft, its award-winning MMORPG (massively multiplayer onl read more »
NewsFactor NetworkBlizzard Entertainment announced today that subscribers for World of Warcraft, its award-winning MMORPG (massively multiplayer onl read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Oil tumbled more than 2 percent on Wednesday as persistent worries of a recession in top consumer the United States ba read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Oil tumbled more than 2 percent on Wednesday as persistent worries of a recession in top consumer the United States ba read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Russia said Wednesday a draft U.N. resolution on Iran's disputed nuclear program does not call for any harsh sanctions, and t read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Russia said Wednesday a draft U.N. resolution on Iran's disputed nuclear program does not call for any harsh sanctions, and t read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The number of students and teachers killed in Taliban attacks has tripled in the past year in a campaign to close schools and read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The number of students and teachers killed in Taliban attacks has tripled in the past year in a campaign to close schools and read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Despite the hammering Apple's stock took because iPod sales did not meet analysts' expectations, its new iPod Touch may have a bri read more »
NewsFactor NetworkDespite the hammering Apple's stock took because iPod sales did not meet analysts' expectations, its new iPod Touch may have a bri read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - "Duma Key" (Scribner, 611 pages, $28), by Stephen King: Consider the Stephen King kitchen, where the ingredients in the pantr read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - "Duma Key" (Scribner, 611 pages, $28), by Stephen King: Consider the Stephen King kitchen, where the ingredients in the pantr read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Starbucks Corp is testing $1 coffee and free refills in its Seattle outlets as the global gourmet coffee chain grappl read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Starbucks Corp is testing $1 coffee and free refills in its Seattle outlets as the global gourmet coffee chain grappl read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - China's top Internet search firm Baidu.com aims to overtake Google and Yahoo Japan with its local search engine in Jap read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - China's top Internet search firm Baidu.com aims to overtake Google and Yahoo Japan with its local search engine in Jap read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Sony's game unit in Japan will delay rolling out Internet phone service in Japan for its latest handheld game machine because read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Sony's game unit in Japan will delay rolling out Internet phone service in Japan for its latest handheld game machine because read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
As technology starts to develop at a quicker and quicker pace, a generational digital divide has started to form between the chil read more »
TechdirtAs technology starts to develop at a quicker and quicker pace, a generational digital divide has started to form between the chil read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Seven young people around this town in south Wales have died in the last 12 months in what officials fear is a spate of suici read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Seven young people around this town in south Wales have died in the last 12 months in what officials fear is a spate of suici read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - An explosion ripped through an apartment building and surrounding houses in northern Iraq Wednesday shortly after police arri read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - An explosion ripped through an apartment building and surrounding houses in northern Iraq Wednesday shortly after police arri read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Canadian students have given each other a Wii workout to see if the top-selling videogame console can get couch potato read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Canadian students have given each other a Wii workout to see if the top-selling videogame console can get couch potato read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a nod to the anxiety that has enveloped the World Economic Forum, said Wednesday that read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, in a nod to the anxiety that has enveloped the World Economic Forum, said Wednesday that read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Scotland Yard started an investigation Wednesday into a video that allegedly shows troubled British singer Amy Winehouse smok read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Scotland Yard started an investigation Wednesday into a video that allegedly shows troubled British singer Amy Winehouse smok read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Tens of thousands of Palestinians on foot and donkey carts poured into Egypt from Gaza Wednesday after masked gunmen used lan read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Tens of thousands of Palestinians on foot and donkey carts poured into Egypt from Gaza Wednesday after masked gunmen used lan read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Distracted by Kenya and Somalia, the U.N. Security Council will make only a cursory effort to heal an Ethiopia-Eritrea read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Distracted by Kenya and Somalia, the U.N. Security Council will make only a cursory effort to heal an Ethiopia-Eritrea read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - North Korea will stay on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism until it makes a full declaration of its nuclear activit read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - North Korea will stay on the US list of state sponsors of terrorism until it makes a full declaration of its nuclear activit read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Osama Hassan can finally buy what he needs to wed his fiancee now that Palestinian militants blasted down the Gaza border wal read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Osama Hassan can finally buy what he needs to wed his fiancee now that Palestinian militants blasted down the Gaza border wal read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
InfoWorld - Mozilla is working to fix a browser flaw that could give attackers unauthorized access to data on a victim's machine. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsInfoWorld - Mozilla is working to fix a browser flaw that could give attackers unauthorized access to data on a victim's machine. read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - The former chief of online job search site Monster Worldwide Inc , suffering from a terminal illness, will avoid priso read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - The former chief of online job search site Monster Worldwide Inc , suffering from a terminal illness, will avoid priso read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The death of Heath Ledger prompted the White House to postpone President Bush's event Wednesday promoting an ad campaign aime read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The death of Heath Ledger prompted the White House to postpone President Bush's event Wednesday promoting an ad campaign aime read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Motorola Inc said on Wednesday it will post an operating loss in the current quarter as its cell phone business is ta read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Motorola Inc said on Wednesday it will post an operating loss in the current quarter as its cell phone business is ta read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Microsoft is ready to expand its marketing for Windows Mobile. On Wednesday, the company said it has hired Todd Peters as corporat read more »
NewsFactor NetworkMicrosoft is ready to expand its marketing for Windows Mobile. On Wednesday, the company said it has hired Todd Peters as corporat read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - The FTSE 100 closed more than 100 points lower on Wednesday amid continued weakness on Wall Street. read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - The FTSE 100 closed more than 100 points lower on Wednesday amid continued weakness on Wall Street. read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - A British MP accused popular networking Web sites of "romanticizing death" on Wednesday after the suicides of seven yo read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - A British MP accused popular networking Web sites of "romanticizing death" on Wednesday after the suicides of seven yo read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - IBM said Wednesday it is expanding its broad SOA (service-oriented architecture) portfolio with the acquisition of AptS read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - IBM said Wednesday it is expanding its broad SOA (service-oriented architecture) portfolio with the acquisition of AptS read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Brian Stelter opens his piece on MySpace on a generally positive note, suggesting he was intending his write-up for the New York read more »
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Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - The stage is set for a bear market rally in European stocks, believes Teun Draaisma, head of European equity strategy at read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - The stage is set for a bear market rally in European stocks, believes Teun Draaisma, head of European equity strategy at read more »
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AP - Even as IBM Corp. reports record profits, thousands of its U.S. employees are staring at pay cuts. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Even as IBM Corp. reports record profits, thousands of its U.S. employees are staring at pay cuts. read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Fashion Wire Daily - We never thought we'd live to see the day when Coco Chanel's jacket would remind us of Madame Mao, but it did read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsFashion Wire Daily - We never thought we'd live to see the day when Coco Chanel's jacket would remind us of Madame Mao, but it did read more »
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AP - Cell phone maker Motorola Inc. said Wednesday its profit fell 84 percent in the fourth quarter and warned that the recovery i read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Cell phone maker Motorola Inc. said Wednesday its profit fell 84 percent in the fourth quarter and warned that the recovery i read more »
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AP - The outlook for the global economy this year is decidedly dour, but leading economists at the World Economic Forum in Switzer read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessAP - The outlook for the global economy this year is decidedly dour, but leading economists at the World Economic Forum in Switzer read more »
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AP - AT&T Inc. is still evaluating whether to examine traffic on its Internet lines to stop illegal sharing of copyright material, read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - AT&T Inc. is still evaluating whether to examine traffic on its Internet lines to stop illegal sharing of copyright material, read more »
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AP - An autopsy on Heath Ledger was inclusive, and more tests are needed, the medical examiner's office said Wednesday, a day afte read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - An autopsy on Heath Ledger was inclusive, and more tests are needed, the medical examiner's office said Wednesday, a day afte read more »
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Reuters - Sony said on Wednesday it is delaying the planned introduction in late January of a Skype Web phone service for PlaySt read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Sony said on Wednesday it is delaying the planned introduction in late January of a Skype Web phone service for PlaySt read more »
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AP - Cell phone maker Motorola Inc. said Wednesday its net profits fell 84 percent in the fourth quarter and warned that the recov read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - Cell phone maker Motorola Inc. said Wednesday its net profits fell 84 percent in the fourth quarter and warned that the recov read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
This past weekend, David Simon, the executive producer of HBO's The Wire, and a former newspaper reporter, had an opinion piece i read more »
TechdirtThis past weekend, David Simon, the executive producer of HBO's The Wire, and a former newspaper reporter, had an opinion piece i read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
PC World - Smartphone maker High Tech Computer (HTC) has started taking advance online orders for its Shift ultramobile PC in part read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsPC World - Smartphone maker High Tech Computer (HTC) has started taking advance online orders for its Shift ultramobile PC in part read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - An influential group of retired officers from Pakistan's powerful military has urged President Pervez Musharraf to immediatel read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - An influential group of retired officers from Pakistan's powerful military has urged President Pervez Musharraf to immediatel read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Though I try to keep close tabs on my family, it's sometimes hard to know exactly where they are when. For example, when my daught read more »
NewsFactor NetworkThough I try to keep close tabs on my family, it's sometimes hard to know exactly where they are when. For example, when my daught read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Motorola Inc said on Wednesday it will post an operating loss in the current quarter as recovery in its cell phone bu read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Motorola Inc said on Wednesday it will post an operating loss in the current quarter as recovery in its cell phone bu read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
Looking to keep its position in an increasingly competitive landscape, Research in Motion (RIM) announced Tuesday new e-mail and o read more »
NewsFactor NetworkLooking to keep its position in an increasingly competitive landscape, Research in Motion (RIM) announced Tuesday new e-mail and o read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - An Afghan journalist sentenced to death for distributing an article that allegedly violated Islam is actually being punished read more »
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Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - Heath Ledger's family rejected any suggestion Wednesday that the actor killed himself and joined fellow Australians in mourni read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - Heath Ledger's family rejected any suggestion Wednesday that the actor killed himself and joined fellow Australians in mourni read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - It's been written many times that Democrat Barack Obama gets a "rock star" reception. Turns out the real thing is not quite t read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - It's been written many times that Democrat Barack Obama gets a "rock star" reception. Turns out the real thing is not quite t read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - The wife of Britney Spears' paparazzo pal has filed for legal separation from him. read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - The wife of Britney Spears' paparazzo pal has filed for legal separation from him. read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
As investors pummeled Apple Inc.'s stock over a disappointing financial outlook, a key question remained about the results: Just h read more »
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Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - SunTrust Banks Inc , a large U.S. southeast regional bank, on Wednesday said fourth-quarter earnings tumbled a larger- read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - SunTrust Banks Inc , a large U.S. southeast regional bank, on Wednesday said fourth-quarter earnings tumbled a larger- read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology NewsFactor Network
According to Symantec, the first drive-by pharming attack has become reality. Symantec warned of the concept almost a year ago, an read more »
NewsFactor NetworkAccording to Symantec, the first drive-by pharming attack has become reality. Symantec warned of the concept almost a year ago, an read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
Jon writes in to tell us about an opinion piece from The Guardian written by Simon Napier-Bell -- a manager for some big name roc read more »
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Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - The big idea came on a trip: Ted Morgan and Michael Shean used Wi-Fi signals in their travels so of read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsUSATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - The big idea came on a trip: Ted Morgan and Michael Shean used Wi-Fi signals in their travels so of read more »
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AP - China shut down 44,000 Web sites and arrested 868 people for Internet pornography last year, state media said Wednesday. read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsAP - China shut down 44,000 Web sites and arrested 868 people for Internet pornography last year, state media said Wednesday. read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - Fifteen pilot whales died in beach strandings Wednesday in southern New Zealand while rescuers monitored progress of 15 other read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - Fifteen pilot whales died in beach strandings Wednesday in southern New Zealand while rescuers monitored progress of 15 other read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
AP - Outflanked by iPods and Xboxes, state environmental officials are introducing a new youth magazine aimed at reconnecting kids read more »
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Date : 23 Jan 2008 Technology Yahoo! News: Technology News
Reuters - Chinese police have shut down a Web site selling real-time porn and arrested 33 people, state media said on Wednesday, read more »
Yahoo! News: Technology NewsReuters - Chinese police have shut down a Web site selling real-time porn and arrested 33 people, state media said on Wednesday, read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) With idled entertainment industry workers and Oscar-nominated actors among the interested observers, stri read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsAP - LOS ANGELES (AP) With idled entertainment industry workers and Oscar-nominated actors among the interested observers, stri read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Techdirt
One of the most common themes of writing about the Internet is that it's going to make geography irrelevant. There's clearly some read more »
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Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
Reuters - Business leaders called for more leadership to head off an economic downturn on Wednesday, with some saying an emergen read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessReuters - Business leaders called for more leadership to head off an economic downturn on Wednesday, with some saying an emergen read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Entertainment Yahoo! News: Entertainment News
Reuters - Ethan Coen and his brother Joel have made some of the smartest and most entertaining films of the past 25 years, from read more »
Yahoo! News: Entertainment NewsReuters - Ethan Coen and his brother Joel have made some of the smartest and most entertaining films of the past 25 years, from read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 Business Yahoo! News: Business
FT.com - The US is in an exceptionally difficult situation, with the economy on the brink of recession and limited scope for polic read more »
Yahoo! News: BusinessFT.com - The US is in an exceptionally difficult situation, with the economy on the brink of recession and limited scope for polic read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AFP - Actor Heath Ledger, 28, who rocketed to fame in his role as a gay cowboy in the Oscar-winning movie "Brokeback Mountain," wa read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAFP - Actor Heath Ledger, 28, who rocketed to fame in his role as a gay cowboy in the Oscar-winning movie "Brokeback Mountain," wa read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
Reuters - Palestinian gunmen blew up a section of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Wednesday, allowing tens o read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsReuters - Palestinian gunmen blew up a section of the border wall between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Wednesday, allowing tens o read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The leader of Zimbabwe's political opposition was arrested in an overnight police raid on his home ahead of a mass march Wedn read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The leader of Zimbabwe's political opposition was arrested in an overnight police raid on his home ahead of a mass march Wedn read more »
Date : 23 Jan 2008 World Yahoo! News: World News
AP - The heart of a revered 19th century Argentine friar and patriot was stolen from an urn in the Franciscan monastery where it w read more »
Yahoo! News: World NewsAP - The heart of a revered 19th century Argentine friar and patriot was stolen from an urn in the Franciscan monastery where it w read more »