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Twitter Cofounder Jack Dorsey Just Posted His Baby Photos On Vine
Business Insider - 6 Feb 2013 02:02
Twitter cofounder Jack Dorsey just highlighted a new way to use Vine, his company's app for sharing short, simply edited videos. He snapped a bunch of old photos of himself, going back to baby pics. It's decades of life ...
CBS Bans 'Puffy' Genitals, 'Bare Fleshy' Butt Curves from the Grammys in One Uncomfortably Erotic Email
Gawker - 6 Feb 2013 23:43
The "bare fleshy under curves" of everyone's buttocks are drooping a little lower today, as CBS' Standards & Practices department has issued a harshly-worded email forbidding all Grammy attendees from flashing their soft...
Libor rigging: timeline
The Guardian - 6 Feb 2013 23:36
How the benchmark rate fixing unfolded The Libor interest-rate scandal dates back to 2005. Little known outside the City, it underpinned trillions of pounds worth of loans, mortgages and financial contracts in Europe and...
Rand Paul Warns Of Unintended Consequences In Iran And Syria
Business Insider - 6 Feb 2013 23:55
Rand Paul appeared at the Heritage Foundation Wednesday morning to give his break-out speech detailing his vision for American foreign policy. Though the speech lacked in specifics, Paul made some savvy observations abou...
Serial Killer's Creepy Suicide Note
ABC News - 6 Feb 2013 22:57
Serial killer Israel Keyes' chilling suicide letter, obtained by ABCNews.com, is an ode to murder, describing what it's like to kill people and expressing a disgust with everyday life.
Outback Steakhouse Challenged Oreo To Sculpt A Bloomin' Onion Out Of Creme
Business Insider - 6 Feb 2013 01:03
Oreo is getting social media totally right -- lighthearted, open, and human. It's also pretty fun for fans when brands interact with each other. It just makes everything feel less... corporate. You see, Oreo has been run...
North Carolina's Fedora unveils 17-player signing class with focus on 'quality over quantity'
Fox News - 6 Feb 2013 23:54
North Carolina had fewer scholarships to give out this year and coach Larry Fedora was frugal in handing them out.
Five Britons to watch out for at Sochi 2014
The Guardian - 6 Feb 2013 16:56
Five British athletes who have the potential to win a medal at next year's Winter Olympics in Sochi Elise Christie Age 22 Event Short-track speed skating Elise Christie, who comes from Livingston in Scotland, is ranked N...
Twitter Confirms Its Purchase Of Bluefin Labs
Business Insider - 6 Feb 2013 03:11
As Business Insider first reported yesterday, Twitter has bought Bluefin Labs, the Cambridge, Mass.-based maker of tools for measuring the impact of social media on TV viewing. Twitter COO Ali Rowghani said in a blog pos...
NBA Deadline Deals That Need to Happen
Bleacher Report - 6 Feb 2013 23:57
When teams are on the cusp of greatness, the last step to get the team over the edge can oftentimes but a trade with a rebuilding team. Teams are often looking to get salary off their books and hoard draft picks to rebui...
Where Will Michael Vick Play in 2013?
Bleacher Report - 6 Feb 2013 23:57
For the second time, the NFL career of quarterback Michael Vick is at a crossroads. Two years after a triumphant return to the National Football League, the 32-year-old southpaw struggled through a miserable 2012 campaig...
Westwood reminded of where it all started
News Observer - 6 Feb 2013 23:55
Lee Westwood still doesn't know why his father took him to the golf course.
5 Worst Defensive Teams Early in the 2013 Season
Bleacher Report - 6 Feb 2013 23:53
It's difficult to conceive of any team winning a Stanley Cup unless it is strong on the defensive end. A few generations ago, the Edmonton Oilers of the 1980s could string together championships because they could outsco...
U.S. penalizes British bank for LIBOR market-fixing, internal messages reveal scheme
News Observer - 6 Feb 2013 22:42
U.S. and British regulators announced a $612 million settlement on Wednesday with Royal Bank of Scotland, with the global bank acknowledging that it manipulated key benchmark interest rates to benefit...
Tips from the Trenches: Q&A with Fashion Entrepreneur Emily Blumenthal
Forbes - 6 Feb 2013 17:04Monty Python members to reunite for sci-fi comedy 'Absolutely Anything'
The Verge - 6 Feb 2013 09:08
Monty Python's Flying Circus stars John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, and Terry Jones are set to work together again on Absolutely Anything, a sci-fi farce that will blend live action and CGI footage. Jones is di...
Fed says internal site breached by hackers, no critical functions affected
Reuters - 6 Feb 2013 05:37
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Analysis: U.S. data, earnings suggest "fiscal cliff" fears overhyped
Reuters - 6 Feb 2013 23:57
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Blizzard watch for Northeast as winter storm looms
NBC News - 6 Feb 2013 23:50Supreme Court Justice Says The Death Penalty Should Be Abolished
Business Insider - 6 Feb 2013 23:44
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was speaking about her love of opera music with New York's WQXR radio program earlier this week when, somehow, the death penalty came up. According to Think Progress, she said sh...
Marco Rubio Will Deliver The GOP Response To The State Of The Union
Business Insider - 6 Feb 2013 23:35
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, a leading proponent of overhauling the immigration system who has gained attention in GOP circles, will deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obama's State of th...
Privacy invasion or webcam art? 'Screening Reality' walks a fine line
The Verge - 6 Feb 2013 19:00
Deep in the heart of Europe sits a massive display full of live camera feeds from all over the world. Visitors drop by to peer in on unsuspecting strangers, staring blankly at scenes both intimate and banal -- sleeping b...