The Washington press corps hasn’t been kind to John Boehner’s budget free-for-all , calling it “chaos,” a “headache,” “turmoil,” and worse. “There’s a far better word for what happened: democracy,” writes Kimberly Strassel in the Wall Street Journal . Boehner’s allowed anyone and everyone to offer amendments, resulting in 600 of the…
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Weary Epic 4G owners, wonder no more about your phone’s long-overdue update to Android 2.2, because the rumors were true: it’s nearly here. Sprint has thrown up a support page detailing the build EB13 upgrade that will kick off on February 21st, saying that all customers “should” have it by the 25th through a phased over-the-air rollout. Besides the usual Android 2.2 goodies, the update promises “GPS enhancements,” which is something that pretty much every Galaxy S owner around the world is always on the lookout for with every new firmware version. Of course, we’ll believe this all when it actually starts happening — but it’s a good sign. Samsung Epic 4G officially signed up for Froyo starting February 21st originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Egypt’s military may not be quite the white knight it’s sometimes made out to be. Over the past three weeks, the military has played a role in dozens of disappearances and at least 12 cases of torture, human rights groups tell the New York Times . “The military is detaining people…
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Without elaborating, Twitter has just posted a help document titled “I’m Having Problems Logging In to UberTwitter or twidroyd” that gives little hope for an immediate fix: turns out the company has outright suspended both apps — among the most popular Twitter apps for the BlackBerry / iPhone and Android platforms, respectively — for “violating [its] policies.” They go on to say that they suspend “hundreds” of apps on a daily basis for policy violations, but decided to call out these two in particular because of the high number of users potentially affected. Considering the popularity factor, we imagine this’ll be solved one way or another before too long — but in the meantime, you might want to fall back to the official apps for all three platforms. [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Twitter suspends UberTwitter and Twidroyd for ‘violating’ its policies originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …New York Fashion Week: Bodkin Presents Unusual Classics for Fall 2011 (Slideshow)
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Bodkin Fall 2011, New York Fashion Week. Photo: Emma Grady Next up in our on-site coverage of the best of green ready-to-wear at New York Fashion Week is mod eco-conscious label Bodkin . For Fall 2011, lead designer Eviana Hartman offers up well made–and slightly unusual–classics, from a jersey wool dress with spikes to a boiled wool jacket. The presentation was held at New York’s hip hotel, The Stand… Read the full story on TreeHugger
Continue reading …Nearly four years after her disappearance, an amateur investigator believes he knows where Madeleine McCann is: the US. Marcelino Italiano has told police that a Portugal-based pedophile ring likely snatched the little girl and smuggled her out of the country, and he tells the Sun he has been twice attacked…
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ANTI-regime protesters in the volatile Yemen city of Taez were blasted with a hand grenade, leaving two dead and dozens hurt, as violent clashes also erupted in Sanaa. Medics in Aden, meanwhile, said three demonstrators were shot dead as police dispersed protests in several areas of the southern port city, which has borne the brunt of the 10 killed since clashes broke out in Yemen last Sunday. The grenade attack came as hundreds of…
Continue reading …The buzz on a Sarah Palin GOP run for the White House apparently isn’t thrilling Iowans, whose critical caucuses have the power to scuttle infant campaigns. “I want to like her and want to support her desperately. And yet, you just can’t quite do it,” said a female physician active…
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The funeral procession for Ali Ahmed Al-Muamin included strong calls for more than mere political reform. The leader repeated: “Bahraini revolution until we get freedom.”
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By PATRICK MCGROARTY BERLIN—Embattled German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said he will stop using his doctoral title until an investigation into allegations he plagiarized parts of his dissertation is completed. View Full Image Associated Press German Defense Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg delivered a statement in the ministry in Berlin on Friday. “I will gladly and temporarily—I emphasize…
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