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6 New Electric Cars for 2014
Discovery News - 11 Apr 2013 18:03
A full run-down of the most important plug-in vehicles debuting over the next year.
Charge Dropped Against Jenna Jameson
ABC News - 11 Apr 2013 23:14
Jenna Jameson will not be facing a battery charge for an incident last weekend, in which she was accused of attacking someone at a Newport Beach, Calif., home. A spokeswoman for the Orange County District Attorney's Offi...
Apple Boots App-Finding Apps
Time - 11 Apr 2013 07:05
Is Apple getting ready to crack down on iOS apps that help you find other apps? That's the word going around in the tech world, at least, after Apple booted AppGratis from its store
Trapped in cement mixer for 20 hours
CNN - 11 Apr 2013 09:03
Crews rescue a construction worker who fell into a cement mixer in China's Sichuan Province.
A Wireless Charger Built Into A Nightstand Is The Coolest IKEA Hack We've Come Across (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post - 11 Apr 2013 23:35
This is one IKEA hack we can't wait to try.
Verizon CEO McAdam: Streaming video accounts for 50% of their wireless traffic
ZDNet - 11 Apr 2013 22:40
Networks are getting faster and reaching further, smartphone displays are growing in size, and more people are using tablets. These factors lead to more media consumption and Verizon reports they are seeing traffic relat...
Tornadoes Barrel Through Midwest U.S., At Least 1 Dead
Time - 11 Apr 2013 23:50
Tornadoes Barrel Through Midwest U.S., At Least 1 Dead
Nike Shares Can Find Some Zip On Emerging Market Sales
Forbes - 11 Apr 2013 23:52
Quick Take The global athletic footwear market was valued at $74.7 billion in 2011 and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 1.8% during 2011-2018, according to Transparency Market Research. Nike, Adidas Group (which includes...
Barrick Gold Faces Fresh Setback With Mega Mine In Chile
Forbes - 11 Apr 2013 23:47
A Chilean court has suspended work at Barrick Gold Corporation's Pascua Lama mine after indigenous communities complained that the project is threatening their water supply and polluting glaciers. The appeals court in th...
At Hearst HQ, NFL Stars Get a Crash Course in the Media Business
Forbes - 11 Apr 2013 23:39
A professional football player who enters the business world after five or 10 seasons in the NFL has a few things going for him: wealth, an unbeatable work ethic, a certain degree of name recognition and the cachet that ...
Money market fund assets fell to $2.623 trillion
Miami Herald - 11 Apr 2013 23:34
Total U.S. money market mutual fund assets fell $8.89 billion to $2.623 trillion for the week that ended Wednesday, according to the Investment Company Institute.
See How GE Tests Jumbo Jet Engines At Its Frigid Facility In Canada [PHOTOS]
Business Insider - 11 Apr 2013 23:19
Airplane engines operate in tough conditions: Tens of thousands of feet above the ground, temperatures drop far below freezing, and snow and ice can pose deadly threats. To make sure the GEnx engines it makes for Boeing'...
Split-Second Decision Saves Fla. Woman's Life
ABC News - 11 Apr 2013 21:07
A Florida woman is alive today after a heavy-duty engine fell off a passing truck and crashed directly onto her car. The woman, whose name has not been released, was driving on Biscayne Boulevard in Miami Wednesday eveni...
Panasonic Confirms That The ZT60 Will Be Their Last Plasma TV
Ubergizmo - 11 Apr 2013 12:52
Back in March, we reported that according to rumors, Panasonic could be pulling out of the plasma TV market and it seems that has been confirmed by the company's vice president, Kiyoshi Okamoto. Okamoto revealed that the...
Gates-funded scientists obtain malaria medicine from baker's yeast
The Verge - 11 Apr 2013 08:15
After many years of research, there's still no effective vaccine for malaria, a parasite that kills hundreds of thousands yearly in Africa and Asia. But scientists have figured out a way to mass-produce the most effectiv...
Canadian minister wants review of teen's suicide after alleged rape, months of bullying
Fox News - 11 Apr 2013 23:59
Canada is looking further into the case of a teenage girl who hanged herself after an alleged rape and months of bullying, after a photo said to be of the assault was shared online and no charges were filed against four ...
A 14-Year-Old Boy Drained A 20-Foot Birdie Putt To Finish An Incredible Round At The Masters
Business Insider - 11 Apr 2013 23:45
Tianlang Guan, a 14-year-old Chinese amateur, shot an incredible 1-over 73 today at the Masters. He's the youngest person to ever play the Masters. He wasn't born when Tiger Woods won his first Masters. Yet, here he is, ...
Wrestlemania 29: Woman Gets Back At Cheating Husband With Sign (PHOTO)
The Huffington Post - 11 Apr 2013 23:34
The real star of Wrestlemania 29 over the weekend wasn't John Cena or The Rock. As far as we're concerned, it was the woman who used Sunday's wrestling event at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. as an opportunity ...
The Air Force Sexual Assault Scandal Shows Exactly What's Wrong With The Military Justice System
Business Insider - 11 Apr 2013 23:15
If a married corporate executive threw a party, sexually assaulted a female guest while she slept, got convicted of sexual assault by a jury of his peers -- only to have his conviction overturned by the chairman of the b...
Products with faster USB speeds to reach market in 2014
PC World - 11 Apr 2013 22:20
Products based on a USB specification that will double the data transfer rates between host devices and peripherals will reach the market in late 2014, the USB Implementers Forum said on Thursday. The standards-setting o...
Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox suspends service following huge swing in trading price
PC World - 11 Apr 2013 21:16
Mt. Gox, the largest exchange for buying and selling bitcoins, is temporarily shutting down following an uptick in activity on the site sparked by a massive drop in the digital currency's price. The Tokyo-based exchange ...
ICANN Says It Will Allow Chinese Top-Level Domain Names This Year, Followed By Other Languages
TechCrunch - 11 Apr 2013 06:05
The president of ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) Fady Chehade told the Wall Street Journal that the organization will launch Chinese character options for top-level domains in the second h...