On Friday's Early Show, before the new 9.1% unemployment figure came out, CBS's Dean Reynolds bewailed how President Obama is being ” saddled ” by the ” stubbornly sluggish economy .” Reynolds played up how “GM, Ford, and Chrysler have all returned to profitability,” and tracked down a beneficiary of the auto industry bailout, who sang the praises of the Democrat. [ Audio clips from Reynolds's report available here ; video available below the jump ]
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The shuttering of New York’s Chinatown Fair back in March marked the end of an era for the city — a last vestige of a time when social gaming meant more than just logging on to Xbox Live . The arcade experience hasn’t completely disappeared form the metropolitan map, however — in recent years, a new crop of venues have remixed the concept of yesterday’s arcades, places like Brooklyn’s Barcade, a shrine to 80s gaming machines that does brisk business serving spirits to Williamsburg’s 21 and up crowd. Launched in Ridgewood, Queens by game developers Kunal Gupta and Syed Salahuddin, Babycastles takes the re-invention a step further, offering up something between an arcade space and an art gallery. Continue reading Babycastles brings its indie arcade action to The Engadget Show (video) Babycastles brings its indie arcade action to The Engadget Show (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Jun 2011 12:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Black Entertainment Television is refusing to pull a violent Rihanna music video that has drawn fire from groups including the Parents Television Council. The video for Man Down opens with the singer shooting a man in the head. It’s later implied that he may have sexually assaulted her. Rihanna defends…
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Spelling Bee 2011 Finals (VIDEO) WOW! Hairy Word Ends This Year’s National Spelling Bee!! OUCH!! Hairy Word Ends This Year’s National Spelling Bee — HIGHLIGHTS! sudeepns says: RT @scrippsbee : CONGRATULATIONS to Sukanya Roy for winning the National Spelling Bee with 'cymotrichous'!!! #bee11 #spellingbee http://yfrog.com/h732oypj
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You can add the monthly unemployment report to the series of worse than expected economic readings. The unemployment rate rose a-tenth to 9.1 percent in May. (June 3)
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Check out Coldplay’s new song, “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall,” off the British band’s currently untitled fifth studio album! “Dear friends, we’re about to play a bunch of summer festivals so it’s as good a time as any to put out a new song,” drummer Will Champion wrote on their website. “And we saw oh this light Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Just Jared Discovery Date : 03/06/2011 13:16 Number of articles : 5
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Rhianna is in the news for her new music video but not for a reason that will please her PR agent. The pop star’s video for her song “Man Down” features her murdering a man from a balcony along with lyrics including “Momma, I just shot a man dead…I never been so proud.” The Parents Television Council, the Enough is Enough campaign, and Industry Ears all condemned the video . Part of the anger stems… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Wire Discovery Date : 01/06/2011 21:45 Number of articles : 5
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Consider it the latest trend in dating. Single women and men see someone they’re interested in and instead of striking up a conversation, hand them a card with a ‘cheeky’ phrase and a website to contact them. (June 3)
Continue reading …Extensoft Announces Version 3 of its Web Design Automation Software: Artisteer for Windows
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Extensoft announced today the immediate availability of Artisteer 3 for Windows. The newest version of its Web design automation software, Artisteer 3 distinguishes itself by enabling website owners to create professional looking websites from start to finish. Artisteer now delivers a single solution for web design, content management and web hosting. Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Send2Press Newswire Discovery Date : 02/06/2011 20:42 Number of articles : 5
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War crimes suspect Ratko Mladic refused to enter pleas at his arraignment today at The Hague. Mladic told the court that he was defending his people and his country during the Bosnian war. (June 3)
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