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02 Jan 2009 18:44

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U.S.: See, stocks are rebounding!

  • 9034.69 The Dow’s closing number today
  • 2.94% amount it went up today; that’s a lot, we hear source
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02 Jan 2009 18:33

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Culture: A plea from the peanut gallery

  • Yo, Michael Cera. Loved you in Superbad. Thought you were amazing in Juno. And though I didn’t see Nick and Norah’s, I wanted to. Because of you. You’ve never steered me wrong. So, please, tell me: Why are you holding out on the Arrested Development movie? If it’s really so wrong to say yes, we don’t want you to be right. That is all. source
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02 Jan 2009 18:17

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Culture: A sad day for the Travolta family

  • John and Kelly are happy when their children are happy. This is the worst day of John’s life.
  • Michael Ossi • John Travolta’s lawyer, on the death of the movie star’s son Jett. Jett, who suffered from ongoing medical problems, died today at the age of 16. • source
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02 Jan 2009 16:48

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World: The death toll on the Gaza Strip so far

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02 Jan 2009 16:44

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World: Israel vs. Hamas: The conflict continues

  • 7th day of attacks on the Gaza Strip against Hamas militants
  • 2,000 air reservists called up by Israel source
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02 Jan 2009 16:01

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Sports: An elite QB wins an elite award – again

  • 3 NFL MVP awards for Peyton Manning; 2003, 2004 & 2008 source
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02 Jan 2009 15:01

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Tech: This guy’s a regular Walt Mossberg

  • I’m using this OS as I type. Looks like it’s OK to me, not too much different than Vista but a few new items.
  • The Pirate Bay user al966g • on a beta copy of Microsoft Windows 7.0 which washed ashore on the site this week • source
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02 Jan 2009 14:41

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U.S.: Will someone give these men a chair?

  • Stay standing, Roland Burris He was appointed by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich – not exactly something you want to show off on your resume right now. Senate Democratic leaders are fighting his appointment. Who didn’t see that coming?
  • Stuart saves his seat – almost Al Franken has a lead of just a just a few dozen votes over Norm Coleman for his Minnesota Senate seat – and that’s after a recount. He’s almost a senator. Is that good enough? source
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02 Jan 2009 13:44

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Offbeat: Did diamonds kill off the mammoths?

  • The evidence Scientists recently found sediment from nano-diamonds, and other impact materials, around North American sites. These materials could not be created through average processes, says James Kennett, a scientist at the University of California.
  • What they think happened Scientists believe that these materials could have impacted the Earth from space 13,000 years ago, causing diamond “rain” that led to the extinction of the wooly mammoth and the early-human Clovis culture in North America.
  • The impact theorized“Imagine 1,000 to 10,000 atomic bombs detonating within a few minutes over two continents,” says Allen West, co-author of the Science Magazine paper in which the theory was first put forth. We’re not sure if we really want to. It sounds scary. source
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02 Jan 2009 13:24

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Offbeat, Tech: It’s a hit because it’s not a hit. Follow?

This Volvo concept car has technology designed to avoid crashes. Neat. source
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