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Brawl In Michigan-Ohio State Game Leads To Ejections And Player Giving Fans The Middle Finger
Business Insider - 30 Nov 2013 20:27
The latest matchup in the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry turned ugly when a fight broke out after a kick return. The fight, which included a few legitimate punches, led to three players being ejected. Royce Jenkins-Stone of...
Australian government using wrong NBN rollout strategy, leaked report warns
ZDNet - 30 Nov 2013 10:07
Australia's new Liberal Party government is using the wrong strategy for rolling out the country's national broadband network (NBN) and should consolidate the planned two-stage deployment of fibre-to-the-node (FttN) tech...
Grenada Turns To Nutmeg To Boost Economy, Fight Unemployment
IBTimes - 30 Nov 2013 19:47
Until now, Grenada was just another paradise island in the Caribbean. The tiny nation, 125 miles north of Venezuela, lived primarily off its pristine blue waters, palm trees and white sand beaches. But Grenada wants to b...
Troopers: Plane Crash in W. Alaska, 10 Aboard
ABC News - 30 Nov 2013 09:42
Troopers: Plane crashes in W. Alaska, 10 reported aboard, no word on possible casualties
Fears UK Is Paying Taliban Compensation Claims
Sky News - 30 Nov 2013 09:07
British military commanders are concerned that the Taliban may be exploiting the British legal system, an MP tells Sky News.
NKorea says detained American tourist apologizes
Boston - 30 Nov 2013 08:58
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea state media claimed Saturday that an elderly U.S. tourist detained for more than a month has apologized for alleged crimes during the Korean War and for "hostile acts" against the s...
Police break up protest in Ukraine's capital
Al Jazeera English - 30 Nov 2013 08:44
Tear gas fills Kiev's Liberty Square as critics of president's decision to block EU trade deal are dispersed by force.
Bangkok protesters besiege telecoms offices
Al Jazeera English - 30 Nov 2013 08:09
Headquarters of two state firms in Thailand's capital surrounded by demonstrators demanding end of "Thaksin regime".
Helicopter Fell 'Like A Stone Out Of The Sky'
Sky News - 30 Nov 2013 06:52
People form a human chain to help the injured out of a popular bar after a police helicopter crash-lands onto its roof.
Microsoft ready to kill Windows RT
The Loop - 30 Nov 2013 03:49
Larson-Green, who is executive vice-president of Devices and Studios at Microsoft, said that the aim of Windows RT was "our first go at creating that more closed, turnkey experience [that Apple has on the iPad]…" but t...
PlayStation 4 beating Xbox One in early U.K. sales
BGR - 30 Nov 2013 01:00
It’s still very early in the new console wars but it looks like Sony’s PlayStation 4 seems to have a slight early edge over Microsoft’s Xbox One so far. The Telegraph reports that retailer GAME says that early dema...
Aussie boffins can detect orbiting SPACE JUNK using rock gods' radiation
The Register - 30 Nov 2013 00:43
'It's only rock and roll ... but I sight it' Scientists in Western Australia think they've cracked a way to use FM radio emissions from a youth station to track man-made garbage in low-Earth orbit. The boffins have demon...
Walmart Wage Protest Leads To Arrest Of Man Dressed Like Santa
The Huffington Post - 30 Nov 2013 00:00Train iOS Autocorrect to Stop Correcting Specific Words
OS X Daily - 30 Nov 2013 23:29
The iOS Autocorrect feature is notorious for being very aggressive in correcting certain words, particularly those words with colorful, offensive, or controversial meanings – basically any curse word. If you get fed up...
Film Reviews: Opening This Week (Nov. 25-29, 2013)
Variety - 30 Nov 2013 22:51
Frozen (Disney) Move over, Frosty. A quixotic snowman who longs to experience summer handily steals the show in "Frozen," Disney's 53rd in-house animated feature and one of its most classical, with a Hans Christian Ander...
Brookline's ban on plastic bags set to begin
Boston - 30 Nov 2013 22:02
BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) -- Brookline's ban on plastic shopping bags is set to begin and authorities say they plan to phase the change in gradually.
Buy Cheaper Stuff First to Avoid Splurging on Shopping
Life Hacker - 30 Nov 2013 22:00
Instead of heading straight for the MacBooks and 4K TVs, buy all the less expensive items on your holiday shopping list first. It stops you from having a distorted perception of value, researchers say.
Scottish helicopter crash: Dozens remain trapped
CNN - 30 Nov 2013 12:02
An unknown number of people remain trapped in a Scottish pub after a police helicopter rammed into it, leaving 32 injured.
Thai protesters padlock state-run offices
Boston - 30 Nov 2013 08:54
BANGKOK (AP) -- Anti-government protesters in Thailand have placed symbolic padlocks on the doors of several state-run offices, continuing a week-long campaign to paralyze the administration of Yingluck Shinawatra. �...
Namibia searches for missing plane from Mozambique
Boston - 30 Nov 2013 08:49
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Authorities in Namibia are searching for a Mozambique Airlines plane carrying 34 people that was reported missing.
Teen killed by shark off Australia's east coast
Boston - 30 Nov 2013 08:41
SYDNEY (AP) -- A teenager was killed on Saturday after being attacked by a shark off Australia's east coast in the second deadly attack this month, police said.
'Whitey' Bulger's belongings to be auctioned off, profits will go to victims
Boston - 30 Nov 2013 08:27
James "Whitey" Bulger's diamond claddagh ring, his collection of hats and hoodies, and even his porcelain rat pencil holder could soon be sold to the highest bidder when the US Marshals Service auctions off items seized ...