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Serena Notches Another Grand Slam Win
Serena Williams won another Grand Slam event this weekend, this time in Australia. This is her fifth time winning the event Down Under. It came in a thrillling hard-fought battle with Justine Henin. The match went to the full three sets, 6-4,3-5, 6-3 and left both players and fans exhausted. This was her 12 Grand…
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NEWS STAND: Death of a Tuskegee Airman, Obama and the Supremes, Gates Bets $10B on Vaccines
IN MEMORIAM LEE ARCHER Another of the famed Tuskegee Airmen has been grounded. Lee Archer, the only certified ace among the famed corps of black fighter pilots, has died. Archer, who was 90, broke barriers both in the military and in civilian life. The Tuskegee Airmen were created as a black fighter pilot group in…
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Tech Execs Sound Off on the Apple iPad
We asked some of our favorite geeks and tech journalists to chime in on the new Apple iPad. Here are their takes: Ty Ahmad-Taylor, CEO, Founder, FanFeedr.com The most important news is what this means for consumers: They have choice in eReaders. The Kindle looks like a toy in comparison, with a similar price point,…
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NEWS STAND: All Eyes on Massachusetts Race to Replace Kennedy, More Men Marrying Up, and Hacks Hacked in China
DOWN TO THE WIRE TO REPLACE TED The U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts has become a referendum on President Obama’s health care reform plan. Voters went to the polls today to elect a replacement for Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy and what had been viewed as a routine election has turned into a close race with…
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Wyclef Jean Defends His Foundation
Haitian-born hip-hop star Wyclef Jean has launched a vigorous defense of his foundation, the Wyclef Jean Foundation, also known as Yéle Haiti. The foundation was the subject of criticism over the weekend after the celebrity web site The Smoking Gun published documents indicating that a large part of the foundation’s expenses have been payments to…
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NEWS STAND: Google Threatens to Exit China, Justice Focuses on Lending Bias
GOOGLE THREATENS TO EXIT CHINA Google says it may pull out of China after discovering attempts to hack into its accounts that may be linked to the Chinese government. The search company reported that “a primary goal of the attackers was accessing the Gmail accounts of Chinese human rights activists.” Officials say the attack on…
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Haiti: Waiting and Worrying
Haiti’s earthquake decimated the country. And now, as rescue efforts are mobilized from around the world, the roughly two million Haitians living in the Diaspora are playing the waiting game: Waiting to hear from loved ones, scanning Twitter feeds, praying, hoping, worrying. We’d like to hear about your stories. You’ll have to log in first,…
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Haiti: How You Can Help
Relief efforts for Haiti will culminate in a massive telethon this Friday that will be the most widely seen event of its kind, according to MTV. Featuring performances from Los Angeles, New York and London, the telethon will be broadcast through MTV networks available in 640 million homes worldwide, including for the first time China’s…
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NEWS STAND: Obama Says No to Ford, New Orleans Power Shift, Racism in Italy
OBAMA DOESN’T BACK FORD President Obama doesn’t want Harold Ford Jr. to run for the U.S. Senate. The White House has indicated it does not want the former Tennessee Congressman to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in this year’s Democratic primaries. Ford’s name surfaced last week as a possible opponent to Gillibrand, who was appointed by…
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NEWS STAND: Underwear Bomber Indicted, Techies Amped Up Over Google Phone
“UNDERWEAR BOMBER” INDICTED Federal prosecutors have thrown the book, and then some, at the “underwear bomber” but some GOP politicians don’t think it enough. Umar Farouk Abdulmullatab , who tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day, was indicted in six counts by a federal grand jury in…
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