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Cool Material - 24 Sep 2013 17:50
1 Pavel Ryzhenkov Photography – Pavel Ryzhenkov (NSFW) 2 The Niftiest iOS 7 Feature You Haven’t Discovered Yet – Slate 3 Want to Buy a Bunch of Breaking Bad Props? – The Chive 4 13 of the Oldest and Most Beautifu...
Little Boy To Kenya Gunman: 'You're A Bad Man'
Time - 24 Sep 2013 15:20
Militant spares four-year-old after the boy shames him
SKorea rejects Boeing, says F-15 not good enough
Miami Herald - 24 Sep 2013 12:27
South Korea on Tuesday rejected Boeing Co.'s bid to supply 60 fighter jets in the country's largest-ever weapons purchase even though it was the sole remaining bidder, and said it would reopen the tender.
Journalist-free Flipboard valued at nearly half of New York Times Co.
ZDNet - 24 Sep 2013 04:34
It's a disadvantage for a media company if you have to employ, journalists, editors, and photographers...
Blackberry may have a buyer
CNN - 24 Sep 2013 00:12
Blackberry tentatively agrees to a $4.7 billion offer from a consortium led by Fairfax Financial.
How To Win $625,000 With No Strings Attached
Business Insider - 24 Sep 2013 23:04
It begins with a phone call. From out of nowhere. That's how a MacArthur Fellow learns they have just won $500,000 to spend, however they want. This scene has played out each year since 1981, when the John D. and Catheri...
Struggling, San Jose Tests a Way to Cut Benefits
The New York Times - 24 Sep 2013 04:30
The city that calls itself the capital of Silicon Valley is planning to cut pensions and other benefits to fight its escalating fiscal woes, and other municipalities are watching.
Photos: Bathrooms You'll Want to Sleep In
ABC News - 24 Sep 2013 23:56
Amazing bathrooms around the country.
Applied Materials to acquire Tokyo Electron
Market Watch - 24 Sep 2013 14:47
Applied Materials's $9.3 billion acquisition of Tokyo Electron will create a giant in the chip and display manufacturing-tools sector.
'How I Met Your Mother' Season Premiere Recap: Ted Finally Meets The Mother (Kind Of)
The Huffington Post - 24 Sep 2013 06:42Victims Push Laws to End Online Revenge Posts
The New York Times - 24 Sep 2013 02:58
Posting explicit images of former sexual partners can ruin lives, yet mostly goes unpunished. But the law may be catching up with technology.
Jon Hamm to undergo surgery to remove vocal-cord polyp
L.A. Times - 24 Sep 2013 02:30Pennsylvania School Board Denies Transgender Homecoming King Entry
TPM - 24 Sep 2013 20:07
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania school board won't let a student who was born female but identifies as male run for homecoming king.
U.S. experts: N. Korea can likely build key nuke parts
USA Today - 24 Sep 2013 14:53
If North Korea builds their own parts, their nuclear program is harder to monitor.
Two charged in Chicago park shooting that wounded 13
USA Today - 24 Sep 2013 14:17
The men were charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.
NSW prison jams smuggled phones
ZDNet - 24 Sep 2013 13:38
Prisoners can forget about using smuggled mobile phones with a NSW jail becoming the first in Australia to introduce phone-jamming technology.
Airbus sees world aircraft fleet doubling by 2032
Miami Herald - 24 Sep 2013 12:42
Airbus is predicting that nearly 30,000 new aircraft will have to be built globally in the next 20 years, largely to satisfy demand in emerging markets, particularly China.
Kenya Forces Said to Be Securing Mall After Long Standoff
The New York Times - 24 Sep 2013 07:47
Gunfire was still heard Tuesday morning after a statement from Kenyan officials that they had secured the building and that no civilians remained inside the Westgate shopping mall.
Price of oil slips toward $103 per barrel
Boston - 24 Sep 2013 07:41
BANGKOK (AP) -- The price of oil slipped again Tuesday, a day after hitting a six-week low, as fears of a U.S.-led military attack on Syria faded.
Ex-US Nuke Regulator: Japan Slow on Fukushima Leak
ABC News - 24 Sep 2013 07:35
Ex-US nuke safety chief says Fukushima water leak deteriorated while Japan waited too long
Burger King launching lower-calorie french fry
Boston - 24 Sep 2013 07:30
NEW YORK (AP) -- Burger King wants people to feel less guilty about gobbling up its french fries.
Asia stocks down as US faces budget battle
Boston - 24 Sep 2013 07:15
BANGKOK (AP) -- Uncertainty about the U.S. Federal Reserve's next step and the potential for a budget showdown in Washington sent Asia stock markets lower Tuesday.