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NIKKEI 15,000! First Time Since January 2008
Business Insider - 15 May 2013 02:07
Markets just opened in Asia, and they're following the U.S. markets way higher. Of note is Japan's Nikkei 225, which just burst through 15,000. Dow Jones reports this is the first time the Nikkei has been above 15,000 si...
How Angelina Jolie Became The Most Famous Actress In The World [PHOTOS]
Business Insider - 15 May 2013 21:07
On Tuesday, Angelina Jolie published an op-ed in the New York Times revealing she has undergone a preventative double mastectomy. The news was a surprise, for however hard Jolie tries to keep her private life just that, ...
How Serial Entrepreneur Kim Loan Duong Launched Three Businesses By Age 32
Forbes - 15 May 2013 15:56
Kim Loan Duong is 32, and onto her third business. She is co-owner of Empire Society, which she co-founded in 1999 and organizes events worldwide. She then branched out into Prestigious Models in 2002, an Asian and Pan-A...
The Amateur's Guide to Dabs
The Atlantic Wire - 15 May 2013 23:39
Dabs, wax, earwax, honey, honey oil, shatter--whatever you want to call Butane Hash Oil, it's how people are getting stronger, faster, more expensive, and arguably more dangerous THC highs. All the talk also reminds us h...
Google CEO Talks Voice Problems
ABC News - 15 May 2013 07:09
For the first time, Google CEO Larry Page opens up about his voice problems, explaining in a post that he is recovering from vocal cord paralysis.
Google Ready To Announce Streaming Music Service?
ReadWrite - 15 May 2013 03:01
The Verge, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times are all reporting that Google will launch a streaming-music service at its Google I/O developers conference on Wednesday. While Google hasn't commented, according...
Cisco's John Chambers Says US Economy Is Slowly And Steadily Improving (CSCO)
Business Insider - 15 May 2013 23:48
The US economy is on the mend and will likely get better, says Cisco CEO John Chambers. Cisco is often looked at as a bellweather of the economy. That's because Cisco is the biggest player in the networking equipment mar...
AMERICA'S 4TH AUTOMAKER HAS ARRIVED: Tesla Now Has The World's Biggest Automakers Watching With Anxiety (TSLA)
Business Insider - 15 May 2013 23:59
Tesla has had a historic week. It began last Wednesday when it reported its first quarterly profit ever. That was followed by Consumer Reports essentially calling it the best car ever when it gave it a score of 99/100. T...
Google demands shutdown of Microsoft's new YouTube app
CNET - 15 May 2013 23:56
Google is seeking to block Microsoft's new YouTube app for Windows Phone 8 because it blocks ads and allows downloading of videos from YouTube's site, in violation of its terms of service.
O.J. Simpson takes stand for request for new trial
Chicago Tribune - 15 May 2013 19:04American Retirees Find Paradise in Ecuador
ABC News - 15 May 2013 23:41
Ecuador, nestled in the Andes Mountains, seems to be a kind of paradise that has lured thousands of Americans away from home.
Mexico fires official in flap over influence abuse
Boston - 15 May 2013 23:38
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The Mexican government has fired an official whose daughter sent inspectors to shut down a restaurant that didn't give her the table she wanted.
MarketWatch First Take: Google's Larry Page stakes claim to high ground
Market Watch - 15 May 2013 23:28
Larry Page made a surprise appearance at the Google I/O developer conference on Wednesday and voiced his concern about the negativity in the industry, the focus on zero-sum games and how tech is moving too slowly
White House releases 100 pages of e-mails, notes on Benghazi
USA Today - 15 May 2013 23:15
WASHINGTON (AP) -- White House releases 100 pages of emails and notes on Benghazi attacks.
Everhart Tweets 'Thanks' From Hospital
ABC News - 15 May 2013 22:46
Angie Everhart is thanking fans from her hospital bed after receiving a flurry of well wishes following her revelation that she has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer. "I'm in the hospital with my gown and my phone readi...
China Debt To Surpass That Of United States
Forbes - 15 May 2013 21:4625 Startups in Unlikely Places Around the Globe
Mashable - 15 May 2013 18:48
The world's cities are all trying to emulate Silicon Valley's example and become the next global hub. Leading cities such as London, New York, Tel Aviv, Beijing and Berlin are all creating friendly conditions for startup...
How to turn your bike into a 'Tron Cycle'
CNN - 15 May 2013 12:21
Anyone that bikes dreams of riding a Tron Light Cycle. Revolights, a set of wheel-mounted LEDs, now makes that dream a little closer to reality, and a new built-in version is helping that system become even more lightwei...
Instagram V3.4.4 BAR File Leaked For Blackberry Z10 Devices
Ubergizmo - 15 May 2013 11:19
After our post yesterday about Instagram possibly being announced for Blackberry, safe to say that such an announcement did not take place during Blackberry Live which we guess is kind of a disappointment to Blackberry u...
Legal challenges begin against ND abortion laws
Boston - 15 May 2013 23:57
FARGO, N.D. (AP) -- Abortion rights activists on Wednesday filed the first of what they expect will be several legal challenges to laws recently approved in North Dakota that would make that state the most restrictive in...
Raimondo: cap payday loan rates
Boston - 15 May 2013 23:56
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Rhode Island Treasurer Gina Raimondo is urging lawmakers to limit the interest rates charged on payday loans -- a proposal that has failed repeatedly in recent years in the face of strong opposit...
Lawyer: Is boy mature enough to aid murder defense
Boston - 15 May 2013 23:56
VALLEY SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) -- Attorneys for a 12-year-old California boy charged with killing his sister said Wednesday they wonder if he is mature enough to aid his defense.