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Readers' best passive-aggressive wi-fi names
BBC - 19 Oct 2012 17:07
A recent feature on the rise of passive-aggressive wi-fi names prompted a huge response from readers. Here are a few of them.
Photos: Celebrity Women Who Love Short Men
ABC News - 19 Oct 2012 14:21
Apparently size doesn't matter to Mena Suvari, who has found love with a man shorter than she is.
Mom's Dismembered Body Found in Car
ABC News - 20 Oct 2012 01:52
"A detailed missing person's investigation became a complex hazardous material investigation combined with a very complex homicide," said Arapahoe County Sheriff Grayson Robinson.
HBR Celebrates Its Graveyard Of Obsolete Management Ideas
Forbes - 19 Oct 2012 16:35
HBR Celebrates Its Graveyard Of Obsolete Management Ideas
VIDEO: House of Commons
BBC - 19 Oct 2012 15:38
Some owners of park home sites have been slammed as "criminal-minded" individuals during a debate in the House of Commons.
Unemployment rates fall in most election swing states
Reuters - 20 Oct 2012 01:59
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The unemployment rate fell last month in most states, including those considered undecided in the presidential election, data from the Labor Department showed on Friday.
David Mitchell: goodbye lonely nerd
The Guardian - 20 Oct 2012 01:59
Defiantly untrendy, eternally single, a 'useless loner who eats ready meals in the dark'. This is the David Mitchell we've come to know. But now he's a very different man: engaged, in love and ready to shout about it ...
Photography: is it art?
The Guardian - 20 Oct 2012 01:55
From the earliest days of photography, practitioners took their inspiration from paintings. But as a new exhibition at London's National Gallery shows, the link went both ways For 180-years, people have been asking the q...
Meet Romney's Economic Hit Man
OpEdNews - 20 Oct 2012 01:53
"The Romney Program for Economic Recovery, Growth and Jobs" not only extends the Bush tax cuts for the super rich, but it would repeal the mild Dodd-Frank legislation holding Wall Street a bit more accountable. If Romney...
Alps gunman 'shot cyclist first'
BBC - 20 Oct 2012 01:49
Police investigating the shooting of a British family in the French Alps believe the cyclist also found dead at the scene was killed first, according to a leaked provisional scenario.
Forbes Leadership Highlights of the Week: Obama Wins, Pandit and Armstrong Lose
Forbes - 20 Oct 2012 01:34
Once again this week, a presidential debate dominated the leadership news—though there was a lot else going on, too. We were all over the debate at Forbes Leadership. We previewed it with Cara Hale Alter's "To Win...
M5 crash deaths: fireworks organiser charged with manslaughter
The Guardian - 20 Oct 2012 01:34
Geoffrey Counsell, 50, from Somerset faces seven counts of manslaughter after 34-vehicle pile-up in November 2011 The organiser of a fireworks display that was taking place next to the site of a motorway pile up that cla...
Tunisia clash leaves opposition official dead
Al Jazeera English - 20 Oct 2012 01:31
Co-ordinator for Call of Tunisia party dies in town of Tataouine after allegedly being beaten by pro-government group.
Amy Poehler Reaches Out to Teen Girls
ABC News - 20 Oct 2012 01:22
It’s no secret Amy Poehler knows how to make people laugh. She also, it seems, has a gift for making people feel better about themselves. On her website for teen girls — Smart Girls at the Party — th...
Bath & Body, Victoria's Secret Keep Limited Brands Looking Good
Forbes - 20 Oct 2012 01:20
A healthy dividend yield of 2% and a long-term earnings growth projection of 12% make this specialty retailer of women’s apparel an interesting option for investors seeking growth and income.
Watchdog asked to investigate stimulus-backed battery plant after claims of idle workers
Fox News - 20 Oct 2012 01:14
The top government watchdog for the Department of Energy has been asked to investigate a stimulus-backed Michigan battery plant where workers reportedly spend hours every day playing cards, watching movies and generally ...
One dead, 12 hurt in hit-and-runs
BBC - 20 Oct 2012 01:13
A woman dies and 12 other people are injured in a series of hit-and-runs in Cardiff, as police arrest a driver on suspicion of murder.
China Hard Landing Fears Easing
Forbes - 20 Oct 2012 01:11
While everyone in the U.S. is focused on the election campaign and the U.S. economy, the world's second largest economy, China, is showing signs of improvement. Â The hard landing fears are now subsiding. Chinese activ...
Glasgow Warriors 8-19 Ulster
BBC - 20 Oct 2012 01:06
Ulster hold off Glasgow to stay on top of Pool Four of the Heineken Cup as fly-half Paddy Jackson hits 14 points.
Video of Daring Dutch Art Theft
ABC News - 20 Oct 2012 01:00
Dutch police have released security footage from a daring art heist in which thieves broke into Rotterdam’s Kunsthal museum and stole seven paintings by famous modern artists including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse...
MSNBC's Matthews claims it's unconstitutional for Romney to challenge Obama
Fox News - 20 Oct 2012 01:00
"I don't think he understands the Constitution of the United States?He's the president of the United States. You don't say, 'you'll get your chance.'"
Banana Boat Recalls Sunscreen
ABC News - 20 Oct 2012 00:52
Banana Boat maker recalls spray-on sunscreen after rare reports of users catching on fire