Today's Blogs - Yahoo! News:
- TechLife on a $100,000 lava-proof razor, how to sneak Facebook at work, Obama’s tweets, and more
- Artist turns old motherboards into colorful works of art
- LAST TICKET: Glenn Beck makes Rick Santorum uncomfortable, Romney to London, Pawlenty beefs up media buy in Iowa…
- The creepiest trees on Earth
- ABC News announces date for Jaycee Dugard interview
- Whatever you do, don’t call Gary Johnson a ‘job creator’
- Leave your charger at home: New laptops could be powered simply by typing
- Cellphone recovered during Bin Laden raid yields clues to Pakistan’s terror ties
- Mom, you’ll never believe who we’re with
- Al Qaeda-linked financier loses $20 million in U.S. investments
- Bachmann’s standing among Republicans improves in aftermath of debate
- Abandoned dog outfitted with four prosthetic paws
- Rolling Stone draws fire for attribution SNAFUs in Michele Bachmann profile
- Progressives disappointed in Obama’s gay marriage omission
- Hacking experts train 8-year-olds to use their skills for good, not evil
- Evangelicals favor Tim Pawlenty in new 2012 poll
- Manufacturing emerges as campaign issue as Obama, Romney spar
- Japan’s Newest Pop Star Isn’t Real, Justin Bieber Fans Out For Blood, and the FBI Embraces Social Media
- Police say academics accused of running prostitution ring not motivated by cash
- House rejects approval of Libyan operations, but does not vote to defund
- Petraeus tells Senate panel he’ll work to win over CIA, leave “military braintrust†behind
- How a Rick Perry, Michele Bachmann fight would shape GOP race
- Gay Talese on reading newspapers
- Rick Perry serves up Jose Cuervo joke for Latinos
- Group protesting ‘anti-immigrant police state’ hacks Arizona agency
- ‘King of Infomercials’ arrested on fraud charges after skipping court
- New York Times redeems itself on ‘Daily Show’
- Security firm will update your Facebook status so thieves think you’re home
- Another poll finds confusion on recovery strategies
- Mitt Romney brings up President Obama’s ‘one-term’ comment in new video
- News of the world: clues from bin Laden courier cellphone; Libya rebels admit Gadhafi talks; who goes with Panetta to DoD
- Six candidates bid for Iowa straw poll; Gingrich sits it out
- FIRST CUTS: White House nixes earnest ‘Colbert Report’ stunt; Hersh jumps to HuffPo
- FIRST LOOK: House to vote on bill to limit Libya funds
- Introduction to email etiquette
- Spy sunglasses shoot high-def video, look like your average pair of Ray-Bans
- President Obama’s speech on Afghanistan draws 25 million viewersâ€"smallest TV audience since taking office
- LAST TICKET: Tom Hanks still loves President Obama; Romney/Rubio 2012?
- Idaho schools chief goes rogue on No Child Left Behind
- Poll: Bachmann surges to second place in Florida, Romney leads
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The creepiest trees on Earth
Fri,24 Jun 2011 02:03 PM PDT
The Upshot - Environmental Graffiti has assembled this collection of some of the strangest looking trees in nature. CLICK HERE TO SEE CREEPY TREES brothergrimm/environmentalgraffiti.com For the full collection from Environmental Graffiti, click here. Full Story1 | Top |
ABC News announces date for Jaycee Dugard interview
Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:33 PM PDT
The Cutline - ABC News has set a date for what are to be the world's first televised moments with kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard. At 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 10, the network will run Diane Sawyer's two-hour interview with Dugard. The 31-year-old California woman was kidnapped on her way to school at age 11 by Phillip and [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Whatever you do, don’t call Gary Johnson a ‘job creator’
Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:31 PM PDT
The Ticket - It's not every day a politician makes a point to correct a news outlet that dubs him a master job creator. When National Review magazine called GOP presidential candidate Gary Johnson "the best job creator of them all," the former New Mexico governor blasted the story out to supporters--but not in the way most campaigns [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Mom, you’ll never believe who we’re with
Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:09 PM PDT
The Upshot - Mom! Pick up the phone! In a video that's going viral, two kids attempt to call their mom from the back of President Obama's limousine. The president invites the boy and girl to call somebody from his fancy phone and, like good kids, the pair decide to call their Mom. Alas, nobody's home! The boy [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Al Qaeda-linked financier loses $20 million in U.S. investments
Fri,24 Jun 2011 12:27 PM PDT
The Envoy - The United States may have happened upon a clever new counterterrorism strategy: bad Wall Street investments. Federal officials say an al-Qaeda financier with links to the late Osama bin Laden lost more than $20 million in just eight months investing via a Chicago brokerage firm, Sophie Tareen reports for the Associated Press: "Federal officials said [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Bachmann’s standing among Republicans improves in aftermath of debate
Fri,24 Jun 2011 12:26 PM PDT
The Ticket - Michele Bachmann's favorability ratings among Republicans jumped in the aftermath of her better-than-expected 2012 debate performance last week. A new AP/GfK poll released Thursday found that Bachmann's approval rating went from 41 percent to 54 percent among Republicans in the last month. Meanwhile, Tim Pawlenty's favorability increased 10 points, to 43 percentâ€"thanks in part to [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Abandoned dog outfitted with four prosthetic paws
Fri,24 Jun 2011 12:19 PM PDT
The Lookout - A Red Heeler named Naki'o whose paws were amputed last year has become the first dog to be fitted with four prosthetic paws. The site Incredible Features says a family in Nebraska who were foreclosed upon abandoned Naki'o along with the rest of his litter. The puppies barely survived winter in the home's basement. Naki'o stepped [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Rolling Stone draws fire for attribution SNAFUs in Michele Bachmann profile
Fri,24 Jun 2011 12:05 PM PDT
The Cutline - It's been a few months since we've had ourselves a good-old plagiarism incident to get riled up about. But thanks to Rolling Stone, our sleepy summer Friday just got a bit more scandalous! The magazine is taking some heat today for lifting quotes in Matt Taibbi's hit piece on Minnesota's 2012 Tea Party hopeful Michele [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Progressives disappointed in Obama’s gay marriage omission
Fri,24 Jun 2011 11:24 AM PDT
The Ticket - Add gay marriage to the growing list of issues President Obama isn't addressing. The president last night offered nothing new about his stance on gay marriage during his speech to the LGBT Leadership Council Gala in New York City. And that was a big problem for some. "I believe that gay couples deserve the same [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Evangelicals favor Tim Pawlenty in new 2012 poll
Fri,24 Jun 2011 10:25 AM PDT
The Ticket - Tim Pawlenty has been working hard to make inroads among evangelical voters ahead of next year's GOP primary, and it appears his efforts might be working. A new poll of evangelical leaders by the National Association of Evangelicals finds that a plurality of those surveyedâ€"45 percentâ€"want Pawlenty to be the 2012 Republican nominee. Mitt Romney [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Manufacturing emerges as campaign issue as Obama, Romney spar
Fri,24 Jun 2011 10:15 AM PDT
The Lookout - The state of American manufacturing is heating up as an issue on the 2012 campaign trail. In a speech in Pittsburgh today, President Obama touted what he called a manufacturing "renaissance," and said the sector is central to the economy's long-term prospects. "We are inventors, we are makers, and we are doers," he said. "If [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Police say academics accused of running prostitution ring not motivated by cash
Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:43 AM PDT
The Lookout - Police allegations of an academic-led prostitution ring are getting even stranger. Just last Sunday, authorities arrested a 68-year-old Farleigh Dickinson University physics professor because they say he was one of seven leaders of a 200-strong prostitution ring in New Mexico, where he has a summer home. Now, Albuquerque police say Dr. David Flory had an [...] Full Story1 | Top |
House rejects approval of Libyan operations, but does not vote to defund
Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:35 AM PDT
The Ticket - The House of Representatives on Friday rejected a resolution endorsing limited military operations in Libya, but fell short of cutting off funds for U.S. military action in the region. The measures were largely symbolic--but showed a growing rift between Congress and the White House on presidential war powers, even within President Obama's own party. Seventy-two [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Gay Talese on reading newspapers
Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:04 AM PDT
The Cutline - "There's only so much you can devote in any one day to reading. But you must read. That's why I feel I must read the newspapers first. Why? Because I really want to know what is going on." --Atlantic Wire caught up with the legendary journalist to talk about his media diet for the site's [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Rick Perry serves up Jose Cuervo joke for Latinos
Fri,24 Jun 2011 08:19 AM PDT
The Ticket - Ahead of his potential 2012 bid, Rick Perry may want to bone up on how to reach out to Latino voters. In an apparent attempt to invoke audience laughter at a conference of Latino officials in San Antonio Thursday, the Texas governor compared a Hispanic appointee to the state Alcoholic Beverage Commission--Jose Cuevas--to popular tequila [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Group protesting ‘anti-immigrant police state’ hacks Arizona agency
Fri,24 Jun 2011 08:19 AM PDT
The Lookout - A hacker group called LulzSec has claimed credit for breaking into the Arizona Department of Public Safety's computer system on Thursday and publishing hundreds of files, including addresses and phone numbers for eight officers. "We are releasing hundreds of private intelligence bulletins, training manuals, personal email correspondence, names, phone numbers, addresses and passwords belonging to Arizona law [...] Full Story1 | Top |
‘King of Infomercials’ arrested on fraud charges after skipping court
Fri,24 Jun 2011 08:03 AM PDT
The Lookout - The "King of Infomercials" may have pitched his last product. U.S. Marshals arrested Don Lapre last night in Tempe, Ariz., after he failed to appear in court on fraud charges linked to his vitamin business. Earlier this month, Lapre, of Phoenix, was indicted by a federal grand jury, which charged that his business, Greatest Vitamin [...] Full Story1 | Top |
New York Times redeems itself on ‘Daily Show’
Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:42 AM PDT
The Cutline - Bill Keller, the New York Times' executive editor, famously regrets letting "The Daily Show" into his paper's newsroom back in 2009, a decision that culminated in an awkward, fun-making spoof on the paper of record. But that didn't stop him from green-lighting yet another camera crew that wanted to document the inner workings of the [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Another poll finds confusion on recovery strategies
Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:18 AM PDT
The Lookout - Another survey indicates that Americans think reducing the budget deficit is a better way than boosting spending to help the economy recover--even though most economists believe the opposite is true. Fifty-two percent of respondents to a Pew poll say cutting the deficit should be the higher priority in efforts to improve the economy, while just [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Mitt Romney brings up President Obama’s ‘one-term’ comment in new video
Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:02 AM PDT
The Ticket - With a clear lead in many early 2012 GOP primary polls, Mitt Romney is already running his campaign as if it were the general election, ignoring his Republican rivals in favor of taking on President Obama. Case in point: A new video released by the Romney campaign is seeking to raise funds off President Obama's [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Six candidates bid for Iowa straw poll; Gingrich sits it out
Fri,24 Jun 2011 06:09 AM PDT
The Ticket - Republican presidential candidates last night bid on plots of land in Iowa to host supporters for the Ames Straw Poll--an annual test of organization and strength in the nation's first caucus state. The breakdown of candidates who did and didn't show up to pony up cash--an "entry fee" of sorts for the Aug. 13, 2011, [...] Full Story1 | Top |
FIRST LOOK: House to vote on bill to limit Libya funds
Fri,24 Jun 2011 05:38 AM PDT
The Lookout - Welcome to First Look, our daily roundup of early-bird news: • The House is set to vote today on a measure that would limit funds for U.S. operations in Libya. (The New York Times) • Meanwhile, new U.S. intelligence shows that Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi is "seriously considering" fleeing Tripoli for a more secure location [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Introduction to email etiquette
Thu,23 Jun 2011 04:57 PM PDT
Technology News Blog - Just like traditional mail, there are a few rules to sending email messages to others that help separate the "real" mail from the junk. Adhering to these basics can ensure people always click the open button when a message from … Continue reading â†' Full Story1 | Top |
LAST TICKET: Tom Hanks still loves President Obama; Romney/Rubio 2012?
Thu,23 Jun 2011 02:23 PM PDT
The Ticket - Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment: • Is Mitt Romney eying Marco Rubio for VP? (Wall Street Journal) • A "mystery" campaign showed up to negotiations over the Iowa Straw Poll. (ABC News) • Michelle Obama and Desmond Tutu did push-ups. (Los Angeles Times) • [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Idaho schools chief goes rogue on No Child Left Behind
Thu,23 Jun 2011 02:15 PM PDT
The Lookout - Idaho's top schools official Tom Luna has informed Education Secretary Arne Duncan that his school is opting out of key parts of the federal No Child Left Behind law. Luna blasted Congress for refusing to update the nine-year-old law in his letter. "This inability of Congress and the Administration has left states in a parallel [...] Full Story1 | Top |
Poll: Bachmann surges to second place in Florida, Romney leads
Thu,23 Jun 2011 02:06 PM PDT
The Ticket - Things are looking up for Michele Bachmann in Florida. The Minnesota Tea Party favorite climbed to second place in the Sunshine State, behind Mitt Romney and tied with Sarah Palin, according to a Public Policy Polling survey released today. Sharing the current slot with Palin at 17 percent, Bachmann surged ten points from PPP's last [...] Full Story1 | Top |
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