It’s time to put on the Swami hat and predict just what we have in store for 2010 and beyond. Considering all of the movement in the gadget world in the past few months, I’m fairly sure most of this going to be accurate. Given the current status of some of these [...]
Ryan Seacrest says he ‘extremely frightened’ by Mr Uzomah’s actions American Idol host Ryan Seacrest has been granted a restraining order against a man arrested on Friday on suspicion of stalking the star.Chidi Benjamin Uzomah Jr, 25, was arrested after he entered the [...]
AP - President Barack Obama said Saturday that reports the economy is growing again and that more than 1 million jobs were saved or created by his stimulus plan show “we are moving in the right direction.”[Read more...]
AP - A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick enough to need dialysis.[Read more...]
THE TWO BEST-RUN AUTO INSURERS in the U.S. are Geico and Progressive. Investors can’t get direct exposure to Geico, since it’s part of Berkshire Hathaway (ticker: BRK-A). Progressive, however, is public. It has consistently posted some of the best financial results in property-casualty by insuring little else besides cars, boats, motorcycles and trucks. Berkshire [...]
X Factor contestants John and Edward Grimes Photo: BIG PICTURES The 18-year-old twins, dubbed ‘Jedward’, have built up a huge following on the back of their chaotic performances on the programme and have yet to face the judges’ vote - much to the annoyance of [...]
Reuters - U.S. authorities seized nine failed banks on Friday, the most in a single day since the financial crisis began and the latest stark sign that substantial parts of the nation’s banking industry are being crippled by bad loans.[Read more...]
MONSEY, N.Y. — In his new suburban American home, Shaker Yakub, a Yemeni Jew, folded a large scarf in half, wrapped it around his head and tucked in his spiraling side curls. “This is how I passed for a Muslim,” said the 59-year-old father of seven, improvising a turban that hid his black skullcap. [...]
Saturday is the deadline Mr Abdullah has set for his “minimum conditions” Abdullah Abdullah, President Hamid Karzai’s rival in the second round of Afghanistan’s presidential election, is reportedly close to quitting the poll.Mr Abdullah called for the resignation of key election officials, cabinet [...]
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Prof Nutt said the PM’s stance on cannabis was ‘absurd’ The UK’s former [...]
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Elated, last US troops leave Iraq, ending war
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Senate OKs payroll tax cut, huge spending bill
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Senate OKs $1T budget bill, payroll tax cut
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