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03 Apr 2009 16:55

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U.S.: From the scene of the Binghamton, N.Y. shooting

  • I’m really shaky, because this kind of thing – it’s a small city, it’s a beautiful city, but nothing goes down serious like this.
  • Rashidun Haque • Owner of a convenience store near the shooting site, an immigration services center in Binghamton, N.Y. Haque’s customers had to stay inside and away from windows. This sounds like hell on earth. *whew* • source
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03 Apr 2009 16:45

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U.S.: Many dead in scary, tense Binghamton, N.Y. shooting

  • 12+ people, including the gunman, were killed in the upstate N.Y. shooting rampage
  • 20-40 people may have been hostages in what’s being called a “horrible situation” source
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03 Apr 2009 15:49

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Tech: Why we currently have an unhealthy mancrush on Kevin Rose

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03 Apr 2009 15:29

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Biz, U.S.: Good God, these unemployment numbers suck

  • 8.5% of people The unemployment rate in March – the highest level in 25 freakin’ years. Sigh.
  • 5.1 million jobs have been lost since this stupid recession began in December of 2007 source
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03 Apr 2009 15:21

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U.S., World: U.S.: We want to help climate change, but it has to be realistic

  • It is clear that the less we do in the near-term, the more we have to do in the long-term. But if we set a target that is un-meetable technically, or we can’t pass it politically, then we’re in the same position we are in now… where the world looks to us and we are out of the regime.
  • Jonathan Pershing • The U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change, speaking at a UN conference in Bonn, Germany. The big kids on the block are trying to improve their global warming standards but at a feasible rate – a notable change from Bush administration policy. • source
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03 Apr 2009 07:12

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U.S.: Jury: 9/11-critical professor may get his job back

  • “Little Eichmans” or not, nothing can stop tenure. Ward Churchill, a University of Colorado professor who lost his job after writing some pretty controversial things comparing 9/11 victims to Nazis, won support for his controversial speech in a jury trial that awarded him as little as they could while still ruling in his favor: $1. He should probably just frame that check. (The job’s still up in the air but it’s definitely possible he’ll get it back.) source
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03 Apr 2009 07:01

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Biz: IBM tries to steal some sunshine with a big aquisition

  • $7 billion to buy Sun and form a really big, bright and blue company source
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03 Apr 2009 06:57

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Sports: Da Bears on da new guy, Jay Cutler

  • He had some things that happened in Denver. We recognized those, but we treated them as just speed bumps, part of the growing process.
  • Chicago Bears general manager Jerry Angelo • Whose team traded to get Jay Cutler out of a strained situation with the Denver Broncos. They better like it; if he doesn’t work out, they just lost a couple of first-round picks for the honor. • source
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03 Apr 2009 05:46

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Culture: Madonna didn’t read Malawi’s fine print for child adoption

  • 18 to 24 months amount of time prospective parents need to be residents of Malawi before getting a kid
  • 18 to 24 hours amount of time Madonna was in the country before applying to get a kid; she was denied source
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03 Apr 2009 01:45

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Tech, World: Google Streetview pisses off a quiet British villiage

“Don’t you dare come in here and take pictures of our affluent villa!” Some rich people ran them out of town, apparently. source
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