A tragic ending to a sad story: The 7-month-old baby boy allegedly thrown from the roof of a parking structure by his mother died today. Noe Medina Jr. fell from a California children’s hospital garage Monday, and mother Sonia Hermosillo has been charged with attempted murder and child abuse. The…
Continue reading …This isn’t the kind of record that locals are likely to boast of with pride: Austin, Texas, today broke a record set in 1925 for the most days of 100-plus-degree heat. At 2pm a temperature of 100 degrees was recorded, making today the 70th day of triple-degree heat, reports the…
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Former Cy Young winner Mike Flanagan, who won 167 games over 18 seasons with Baltimore and Toronto, has died. Authorities found a body outside Flanagan’s home Wednesday afternoon, and it was later determined to be the former left-handed pitcher. Flanagan
Continue reading …Tourists started evacuating the North Carolina border island of Ocracoke today, as Hurricane Irene strengthened to a Category 3 storm and headed toward the East Coast. A local tells the AP evacuations are going smoothly so far. Year-round residents were ordered to begin evacuating tomorrow . Irene’s winds neared 120mph this…
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This is the best — albeit totally expected — news we’ve heard all day. After being rejected by Bachelorette Ashley Herbert on this season’s The Bachelorette finale, Ben Flajnik is still available. And according to Entertainment Weekly, ABC wants to bring him back to star on the next season of The Bachelor, where he’ll get
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Nothing warms our hearts quite like the thought of corporate suits and government workers pumping out the tunes of Iris DeMent and Amy Martin as they scurry throughout their busy days. As we’ve previously speculated , a new service for BlackBerry Messenger — dubbed BBM Music — has now become real official. For $5 per month, users may keep up to 50 songs in their personal library, which is kinda reminiscent of the wistful days filled with 128MB MP3 players . Fortunately, it gets better. A social component allows you to add BBM Music friends, which gives you access to their current 50 songs, too — and serves as a real incentive to grow your social circle. Once you get bored of your jam selection, up to 25 songs per month can be swapped out for new ones, and your current library can be stored locally on the handset. The new service begins today in closed beta for residents of the US, Canada and the UK, but more countries will be added down the road. Curious if yours made the list? Just hop the break for the full PR to find out. Continue reading BBM Music gets official for BlackBerry owners lusting after Spotify BBM Music gets official for BlackBerry owners lusting after Spotify originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The nation’s first black president has hung a painting with the N-word outside the Oval Office, in a nod to the civil rights movement, reports Politico. President Obama last month had Norman Rockwell’s “The Problem We All Live With” installed in the White House; the painting shows a black child,…
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The FDA has approved the use of Botox to treat urinary incontinence due to nerve damage from conditions such as MS and spine injury.
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Hurricane Irene could hit anywhere from North Carolina to New York this weekend, leaving officials uncertain of what to tell tourists. Already one of the barrier islands has started evacuations. (Aug. 24)
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