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20 Jun 2009 11:19

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World: Fortunately, viral video is still streaming out from Iran

  • Output of images from Iran is understandably limited at the moment, but there are still videos streaming out. This one is from today.source
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20 Jun 2009 11:07

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U.S.: In Rockford, Ill., a train derailed, causing tons of destruction

One died and nine were injured in the derailment, a scary chain of events which forced the evacuation of 600 homes. source
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20 Jun 2009 10:56

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World: Iranian icon Ruhollah Khomeini’s shrine hit by suicide bomber

  • Two people were wounded in the bombing. The suicide bomber killed himself at the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who led the 1979 Iranian Revolution and was the iconic face of Islam to the Western world in the 1980s. Khomeini, Iran’s Supreme Leader before his son Ali took over after his 1989 death, was a popular leader during his life, but could be seen as a point of contention in the wake of the massive protests. source
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20 Jun 2009 10:37

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World: Iranian protesters need to fear tear gas and prosecution now

  • Those who pull people to the streets should know that by a judicial decree they will be prosecuted by law and they will be arrested.
  • Ahmadreza Radan • Iran’s deputy national police commander, on how the game had changed now that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has told the protesters to get off the street. Tear gas. Fear of arrest. Water cannons. General lameness. Remember guys, human rights are a hard-fought-for resource. • source
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20 Jun 2009 03:45

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Tech: OMG OMG OMG STEVE JOBS GOT A LIVER TRANSPLANT?!? WTF?!?

  • six months Amount of time Steve Jobs has been off the job due to health issues source
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19 Jun 2009 20:24

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Music, Offbeat: Suck suckly: This may perhaps be the worst music video ever

  • There are a painful number of cliches in this music video, from the gyrating to the screaming to the unnecessary Eurodance breakdown. Attack! Attack! should be very ashamed of how awful “Stick Stickly” is. It’s like the screamo version of “Gymkata.”
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19 Jun 2009 19:26

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Music: Sadly, you missed your chance to go to an R.E.M. mecca.

  • A fire destroyed the Georgia Theatre. The theater, best-known for hosting the seeds of the Athens, Ga. music scene that birthed, among others, R.E.M. and the B-52s, was gutted this morning. R.E.M. still had a heavy interest in the 600-seat theater, hosting album release parties there. In a statement, they wished owner Wilmont Greene best of luck in rebuilding the landmark. source
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19 Jun 2009 19:09

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Music: Trolls or no, Trent Reznor decides he’ll go back online

  • 1 week without Trent Reznor’s infinite Twitter wisdom thanks to trolls source
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19 Jun 2009 16:21

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Biz, U.S.: Let’s stare at a photo of smug (indicted) bastard R. Allen Stanford

The feds found something to pin on the ponzi schemer in the form of a bribe to an Antiguian official. Stare hard. Let his smugness stain your retinas. source
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19 Jun 2009 16:13

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Tech: We owe AT&T an apology for that iPhone tethering thing

  • There are a lot of reports out there, but wanted you guys to know that rumors of $55 tethering plan on top of an unlimited data plan are false. We’ll have more news to share when the iPhone tethering option is closer to launch.
  • AT&T • In a statement on their Facebook page. They claim that the iPhone won’t have a super-expensive tethering plan, as some sites (uh, us) reported. However, in case anyone’s wondering, the simple tethering-enabling hack works – and well, too, with speeds that compare favorably to wi-fi connections. It’s freaking fast. • source
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