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| | Next Great Depression? MIT researchers predict 'global economic collapse' by 2030 Wed,4 Apr 2012 12:03 PM PDT The Sideshow - A new study from researchers at Jay W. Forrester's institute at MIT says that the world could suffer from "global economic collapse" and "precipitous population decline" if people continue to consume the world's resources at the current pace. Smithsonian Magazine writes that Australian physicist Graham Turner says "the world is on track for disaster" and [...] Full Story | Top | Does Your PC Have a Virus? Or Is It Just SLOW? Wed,4 Apr 2012 11:11 AM PDT Upgrade Your Life - Last week I talked about how to remove a virus. This week I'm going to step back and talk about how to figure out if you really have one. Accurate diagnosis can be tricky, so let's run through major symptoms, minor clues, and a few surefire ways to tell. 4 Major Virus Symptoms Your system [...] Full Story | Top | Firefighters donate Mega Millions winnings to ailing fellow fireman Tue,3 Apr 2012 11:31 AM PDT The Sideshow - UPDATE: I spoke with Albuquerque Fire Department Public Information Officer Melissa Romero who passed along this website for Vincent Cordova. If you're interested in donating to Condova's recovery fund, you can follow that link and find more information on who to contact to make your contribution. Original story begins below. ********** Five Albuquerque Station Eight [...] Full Story | Top | Students angry over pricey courses pepper-sprayed Wed,4 Apr 2012 07:31 PM PDT Associated Press - Campus police pepper-sprayed as many as 30 demonstrators after Santa Monica College students angry over a plan to offer high-priced courses tried to push their way into a trustees meeting, authorities said. Full Story | Top | 5 ex-cops sentenced in Katrina killings case Wed,4 Apr 2012 04:30 PM PDT Associated Press - Five former New Orleans police officers were sentenced Wednesday to prison terms ranging from six to 65 years for their roles in deadly shootings of unarmed residents on a bridge after Hurricane Katrina. Full Story | Top | Tenn. governor 'probably' will sign evolution bill Tue,3 Apr 2012 03:47 PM PDT Associated Press - Tennessee, where the nation's first big legal battle over evolution was fought nearly 90 years ago, is close to enacting a law that critics deride as the "monkey bill" for once again attacking the scientific theory. Full Story | Top | Mega Millions winner says ticket still hidden inside Baltimore McDonald's Wed,4 Apr 2012 09:04 AM PDT The Sideshow - One of the three Mega Millions jackpot winners says her winning ticket remains stashed away inside the Baltimore McDonald's where she works. But some of Marlinde Wilson's co-workers think she is telling a Big Lie. "I left my ticket there, and it's somewhere safe that only I know about," Wilson told the New York Post. [...] Full Story | Top | Americans brace for next foreclosure wave Wed,4 Apr 2012 04:09 PM PDT Reuters - GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (Reuters) - Half a decade into the deepest U.S. housing crisis since the 1930s, many Americans are hoping the crisis is finally nearing its end. House sales are picking up across most of the country, the plunge in prices is slowing and attempts by lenders to claim back properties from struggling borrowers dropped by more than a third in 2011, hitting a four-year low. But a painful part two of the slump looks set to unfold: Many more U.S. homeowners face the prospect of losing their homes this year as banks pick up the pace of foreclosures. ... Full Story | Top | NBC News regrets editing of Trayvon shooting call Tue,3 Apr 2012 03:07 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - NBC News apologized on Tuesday for the way it edited a broadcast of a conversation between George Zimmerman and a police dispatcher before teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by Zimmerman. Last week Fox News did a report in which it presented "before" and "after" versions of the call. NBC had broadcast the edited exchange on its flagship "Today" morning show. NBC News launched an investigation after the Fox report. ... Full Story | Top | Jerry Smith's Obama rebuke questioned by legal experts Wed,4 Apr 2012 02:38 PM PDT The Lookout - In what some are calling a partisan ploy, a federal judge issued a demand on Tuesday that Justice Department attorneys submit a three-page letter explaining whether they believe courts have the right to strike down laws. Judge Jerry Smith, a Reagan appointee who sits on the 5th Circuit Court, said some unspecified people were troubled [...] Full Story | Top | Judge upset by Obama's comments on health care law Wed,4 Apr 2012 05:35 AM PDT Associated Press - A federal appeals court judge on Tuesday seemed to take offense to comments President Barack Obama made earlier this week in which he warned that if the Supreme Court overturned his signature health care overhaul it would amount to overreach by an "unelected" court. Full Story | Top | Murtha Airport, brought to you by American taxpayers Tue,3 Apr 2012 03:07 AM PDT Power Players - Spinners and Winners The Murtha Airport in Johnstown, Pa., is a prime example of taxpayer spending that refuses to die. Representative John Murtha steered some 150 million of taxpayer dollars to this eponymous airport over the last decade and despite the fact he died more than a year ago, the money keeps on coming. Three [...] Full Story | Top | Washington Boy, 9, Writes Apology to Girl He Shot Wed,4 Apr 2012 06:58 PM PDT ABC News Blogs - Letter of apology to Amina Bowman. (Image: Kitsap County Court) A 9-year-old boy in Bremerton, Wash. wrote a letter apologizing to a classmate who was seriously wounded after a gun discharged from his backpack, lodging a bullet in her spine. The handwritten letter was addressed... Full Story | Top | Obama Signs Ban On Insider Trading By Congress Wed,4 Apr 2012 12:31 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - Surrounded by a group of bipartisan lawmakers, President Obama today signed the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, banning insider trading on Capitol Hill. "The idea that everybody plays by the same rules is one of our most cherished American values," the president said at... Full Story | Top | Veepstakes: An offer they can't refuse Wed,4 Apr 2012 03:37 AM PDT Power Players - Top Line Let the 'veepstakes' begin. As the Republican primary winds to a close, the immediate question becomes: Who is going to be the vice presidential nominee? Now is the time when anyone on a potential short-list gets asked: 'Are you going to be the nominee? Are you interested in this? The contenders rarely say [...] Full Story | Top | Obama Indignant and Ignorant at AP Luncheon Tue,3 Apr 2012 03:03 PM PDT Yahoo! Contributor Network - COMMENTARY | President Barack Obama attended an Associated Press luncheon Tuesday during which he took several questions. Naturally, the topic of the warning he issued to the Supreme Court on Monday arose. Full Story | Top | The 45 overused medical procedures costing Americans billions (STUDY) Wed,4 Apr 2012 02:21 PM PDT The Sideshow - Nine U.S. medical specialty societies representing 374,000 physicians have put together a list of "Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question." As outlined in a March 2010 American Thinker article by Richard Baehr, many experts think the real problem with America's health care system is the inherently expensive cost of goods and services, as opposed [...] Full Story | Top | Doctors call for end to five cancer tests, treatments Tue,3 Apr 2012 09:12 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a move that threatens to further inflame concerns about the rationing of medical care, the nation's leading association of cancer physicians issued a list on Wednesday of five common tests and treatments that doctors should stop offering to cancer patients. The list emerged from a two-year effort, similar to a project other medical specialties are undertaking, to identify procedures that do not help patients live longer or better or that may even be harmful, yet are routinely prescribed. ... Full Story | Top | Rare Chinese porcelain bowl sells for nearly $27 million Wed,4 Apr 2012 09:41 AM PDT The Sideshow - A 900-year-old Chinese bowl has sold at an auction for nearly $27 million on Wednesday. The extremely rare item was only expected to receive a winning bid of about one-third the eventual total during a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, Associated Foreign Press reports. The purchase by an anonymous bidder breaks the previous record for [...] Full Story | Top | Autopsy: White residue on spoon in Houston's room Wed,4 Apr 2012 04:33 PM PDT Associated Press - Whitney Houston was found face-down in a bathtub with cocaine in her system and drug paraphernalia on the bathroom counter nearby, investigators revealed in the singer's final autopsy report released Wednesday. Full Story | Top | Computer Virus: How to Remove It Wed,28 Mar 2012 12:54 PM PDT Upgrade Your Life - Ughhhh! If your PC has ever been infected - or worse, if it's infected right now - you're probably groaning. Yes it's a pain, but the good news is: you can remove viruses yourself, for free. STEP 1: Back Up Documents, Photos and Videos. Save your important data to an external drive. Be sure to [...] Full Story | Top |
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