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via: cnn.com (CNN) — As we enter the final months of 2011, the thoughts of tech watchers like me are turning to what we can expect in 2012. Voice recognition in all our devices? Touch control replacing the mouse and keyboard? The death of the wallet as mobile payments become mainstream? Maybe. But what I’m […]
Sami Stoner, who is legally blind, logs mile after cross-country mile with dog Chloe at her side. Sami Stoner is running proof that adversity doesn’t have to keep you from the finish line. A legally blind 16-year-old runner, Sami is traversing cross-country courses this season with her new guide dog, Chloe, and is believed to […]
President Obama disclosed new changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program HARP in a campaign stop in Nevada. HARP, which was launched in 2009, was designed to help those who are “underwater” and owe more than their houses are worth. Read More
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — President Obama will announce changes in the government’s Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) on Monday, making it easier for homeowners to capitalize on current low-interest rates by refinancing their old, high-interest mortgages. More than 890,000 Americans have already utilized the HARP program to reduce monthly mortgage payments but many more have […]
President Barack Obama declared today that the war is over! This means that all of our troops who have been fighting overseas will be withdrawn from Iraq and be coming home! Read More
It took all of six minutes for a theif to drive a truck with a crane into a car dealership and load it onto a trailer. A surveillance camera at LaPorte Chrysler captured someone stealing a 2008 Wrangler. Matt Magnusen, the dealership’s general manager, said the vehicle likely was heavily damaged considering the thief clamped […]
via: cnn.com (CNN) — Julie Perrault shudders when she remembers some of the dumb things she did when her kids were babies. The mother of four recalls in horror how she used to put her twin babies, David and Cate, in chairs and then put the chairs on top of the dining room table to […]
via: cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Think it takes a million bucks to make it into the Top 1% of American taxpayers? Think again. In 2009, it took just $343,927 to join that elite group, according to newly released statistics from the Internal Revenue Service. See More
Via RnBPhilly.com: The villages and farming communities that surround Uganda’s capital, Kampala, are gripped by fear. Schoolchildren are closely watched by teachers and parents as they make their way home from school. In playgrounds and on the roadside are posters warning of the danger of abduction by witch doctors for the purpose of child sacrifice. […]
Via CNN.com: Harry Belafonte is such an elegant, dignified and well-respected star that we can’t help but feel a little ashamed for giggling at this clip of the actor. A video is flying around the Web showing Belafonte fast asleep during what was supposed to be a live interview with a Bakersfield, California, television station. […]
We have some horrible news to report regarding 11-year-old William McQuain. Montgomery County police have found human remains they believe are those of 11-year-old William McQuain, who was last seen about two weeks ago. The body was found Tuesday morning by a K-9 officer in a wooded area of the westbound shoulder of Route 121 […]
Judge Michael Pastor granted another delay of the trial for two reasons: The defense has requested a day to review new toxicology evidence of Jackson’s stomach contents recently handed over by the prosecution. The judge also wants to give the state’s final witness, Dr. Steven Shafer, more time to deal with the death of his […]
