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Wesley Snipes Walks Out Of Prison Just Before Tax Day
Forbes - 5 Apr 2013 23:32
Wesley Snipes is a free man... mostly. TMZ is reporting that the 50 year old film actor has been released from prison. According to the popular site, Snipes was released on April 2 and transferred to the New York Communi...
Watch: Jeremy Irons Brings Incest Into Gay Marriage Debate
ABC News - 5 Apr 2013 23:42
Actor worries that same-sex unions will lead to father-son marriages for tax breaks.
Mom Challenges Facebook on Rape Posts, Becomes Target
ABC News - 5 Apr 2013 20:55
An Oregon woman who helped create a Facebook page to fight trolls posting violent and sexual content on the website found herself the target of vicious threats.
Samsung Shakes Up North American Retail. Microsoft Should Take Note.
Forbes - 5 Apr 2013 21:39Volatile Ballet Walks Out of 2nd Show
ABC News - 5 Apr 2013 13:25
Volatile ballet star Sergei Polunin quits 2nd London production
Escaped Texas Inmates Recaptured
ABC News - 5 Apr 2013 03:03
Two "extremely dangerous" escapees from an East Texas jail were recaptured today in Cooper, Texas, north of Sulphur Springs, after a tip lead authorities to a barn there, the Hopkins County Sheriff's Office told ABC News...
Anonymous Whistleblower Behind Exposé Of Massive Offshore Corruption By Banks And Others
Forbes - 5 Apr 2013 23:50
The enormous value of whistleblowers has once again been demonstrated with the release this week of an investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists into off-shore holdings of people and comp...
Obama Seeks Deal, Proposes Cuts to Social Security
ABC News - 5 Apr 2013 23:40
Obama's budget proposes cuts to Social Security, Medicare, in attempt to compromise with GOP
Facebook Home: People First, Mobile Best (video)
Forbes - 5 Apr 2013 23:35AT&T Binges On LTE Buildout Chasing Verizon
Forbes - 5 Apr 2013 23:24
With Verizon racing away with its LTE expansion plans, AT&T is aggressively ramping up its own LTE roll-out. The second largest wireless carrier in the U.S. recently announced the addition of 14 new markets to its growin...
GM's Margins Cruise Higher Selling More Pickups And Cadillacs
Forbes - 5 Apr 2013 23:22
Automakers released their monthly sales data for the month of March. The overall market continued to grow, although the rate of expansion slowed down to 3.4%, mostly due to flat car sales. On the other hand, sales of lig...
Seagate Smells Like $38 On Simmering Storage Demand
Forbes - 5 Apr 2013 23:20
Seagate Technology, a leading provider of electronic data storage products, has seen its stock rise by more than 20% in the last three months. The stock is currently hovering near its all-time high, in tandem with the S&...
Johns Hopkins official criticizes Ben Carson's gay marriage remarks as 'hurtful, offensive'
Fox News - 5 Apr 2013 23:15
Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Ben Carson continued his apology tour Friday for comments he made about gay marriage, which he compared to bestiality and pedophilia. Carson's second apology came on the heels of a statement re...
Roger Ebert, my mentor
Chicago Tribune - 5 Apr 2013 23:10Motorcyling: Rookie upstages champion
CNN - 5 Apr 2013 23:03
World champion Jorge Lorenzo may have thought new teammate Valentino Rossi would be his biggest threat of the new MotoGP season, but a surprise name will be at the head of the grid for Saturday's revamped final qualifyin...
Tigers 8, Yankees 3: Yankees Lose Another Shortstop Against the Tigers
The New York Times - 5 Apr 2013 22:58
Prince Fielder's two home runs led Detroit in its home opener, but the Yankees' Eduardo Nunez, starting in Derek Jeter's absence, had to leave the game after being hit by a pitch.
Why Obama's 'Best Looking' Comment Failed to Ignite Furor
ABC News - 5 Apr 2013 22:57
President Obama called California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Thursday night to apologize for referring to her as the "best looking" attorney general. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters Friday th...
Obama Apologizes for Praising Female Official's Looks
The New York Times - 5 Apr 2013 22:56
President Obama on Thursday called Kamala Harris, the California attorney general, and apologized to her for saying that she is the "best-looking attorney general in the country."
Zuckerberg: Google Can't Stop Facebook Home on Android (video)
Forbes - 5 Apr 2013 22:55Why An 'Evil Dead' Remake? Because Horror Is Hollywood's Only Sure Thing.
Forbes - 5 Apr 2013 22:48Portugal Court Prohibits Some Austerity Measures
The New York Times - 5 Apr 2013 22:46
Portugal's Constitutional Court has ruled that some of the unpopular pay cuts in this year's state budget are unlawful, denying the government about 1.4 billion euros ($1.8 billion) of predicted revenue.
F.A.A. Will Delay Closings of Airport Towers Forced by Sequestration
The New York Times - 5 Apr 2013 22:45
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that it would halt the closings, part of a $637 million spending reduction at the agency, until June to allow for safety analyses.