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US Justice Department objects to Google book deal

US Justice Department objects to Google book deal

Google attempted to create an online repository of books that will be available for anyone to read and view in the world wide web. Sadly, the US Justice Department has urged a New York court to reject a deal that would allow internet company Google to publish millions of books online. There are a lot [...]

South Africa wants to fire their athletic chief

South Africa wants to fire their athletic chief

The government of South Africa has demanded that athletics chief Leonard Chuene be kicked off from his job after he admitted that he lied about Caster Semenya’s gender. Tests were implemented to the South African runner before her 800-meter world title win in August, which Chuene denied. IAAF ordered its own tests after the Berlin [...]

Patrick Swayze Succumbs To Cancer At Age 57

Patrick Swayze Succumbs To Cancer At Age 57

Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze, best known for his roles in the hit films “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost,” passed away today after a long battle with pancreatic cancer, his publicist stated Monday. The 57-year-old heart-throb had succumbed to complications from the illness. Swayze was diagnosed with advanced stage-four pancreatic cancer in January 2008, leaving him with [...]

WD My Book Studio Edition II 4TB Storage Released

WD My Book Studio Edition II 4TB Storage Released

The 2nd generation of Western Digital’s My Book Studio Edition has been released. Unfortunately, it’s only available in a few select countries. If you’re from the US, Canada, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa, [...]

Maria Sharapova vs Melanie Oudin at US Open 2009

Maria Sharapova vs Melanie Oudin at US Open 2009

It will be an exciting match at US Open Tennis 2009 because American tennis teen sensation Melanie Oudin will be having a match with the world’s popular tennis player Maria Sharapova, on a third round match at the Arthur Ashe Stadium today at exactly 1:00 pm ET. The two tennis ladies never played one another [...]

What’s the Mystery Behind Google Unexplained Phenomenon Doodle?

What’s the Mystery Behind Google Unexplained Phenomenon Doodle?

It’s been a tradition to Google to change its logo just to reflect any historic event or holidays or what should say a big world event to commemorate a certain thing, important people, places and celebrations. But on September 4, 2009, internet users became crazy and wondered that the big search engine’s logo features one [...]

Teen Who Cries Tears of Blood

Teen Who Cries Tears of Blood

A fifteen year old boy named Calvino Inman from Rockwood, Tennesee has this rare medical condition which doctors can’t explain.  The teen who cries tears of blood stepped out of the shower last May when he saw his himself on the mirror with blood coming out from his eyes that led him to panic.  He [...]

Attorney General Martha Coakley Will Run For US Senate

Attorney General Martha Coakley Will Run For US Senate

Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today that she is running for the Senate position that was vacated by Edward M. Kennedy. In a press conference held at the Omni Parker House, she says, “The urgency of this time is clear and that urgency drives my decision. Today I announce my candidacy for the United States [...]

Sprint Releases Its First Google Android Phone

Sprint Releases Its First Google Android Phone

Sprint Nextel Corporation is scheduled to release its first mobile phone that will run on Google’s Android software by October, as announced by the company on Thursday. Roger Entner, a telecommunications analyst at Nielson & Co. Digits says that this will definitely help Android become more mainstream. It’s been observed that consumers have been slow [...]

Pfizer lawsuit leads to settlement

Pfizer lawsuit leads to settlement

The world’s largest research-based pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, recently agreed to settle with the US Justice Department against the lawsuit filed against them for ilegally marketing their drugs. The settlement, amounting to $2.3 Billion, is the largest national settlement in US history! “Pfizer promoted the sale of Bextra for several uses and dosages that the FDA [...]

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