It was hot dog number 62 that sealed the five-peat championship for the 27-year-old nicknamed “Jaws.” At Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, a veritable Fourth of July tradition, held each year in Coney Island, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut showed his eating prowess once again. The San Jose, Calif. native, who has won the contest each
Continue reading …Dominique Strauss-Kahn is swinging back at Tristane Banon , the Frenchwoman who plans to file a lawsuit accusing him of attempted rape: His legal team today announced that he plans to file his own criminal complaint of slander against her. Strauss-Kahn “has always said that the incident described by Ms. Banon…
Continue reading …Ever wondered what July 4 looks like from a firework’s perspective? Well wonder no longer. Just watch this clip from 19-year-old videographer Jeremiah Warren, who strapped a tiny spy camera onto a series of fireworks. The little 808 #11 camera miraculously survived multiple flights, and provided some pretty high-quality video—…
Continue reading …Google Videos rental app makes fleeting cameo in Market, portends of an imminent release
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The original Google Videos is going to be mighty huffy about this. Not only has it endured repeated attempts on its life following Big G’s acquisition of YouTube, but now its very identity has been humiliatingly copied and pasted onto an entirely different service. The new Google Videos is a movie rental app that will give Android users in the US mobile access to the 3,000+ premium titles that are already available to rent on a desktop. So far, no one has been able to break out the popcorn except a few lucky Xoom owners , but last night the app mysteriously became available to everyone else in Android Market, too. Unfortunately, those quick triggers who managed to install the app before it disappeared were rewarded with a riveting succession of server errors, but at least it gives us hope that the real-deal will be with the masses in short order. Google Videos is dead, long live Google Videos. Google Videos rental app makes fleeting cameo in Market, portends of an imminent release originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …The state prosecutors capped off their testimony in a Fourth of July session in Orlando before sending the jurors off to determine a verdict. After six weeks of testimony, the trial that played out like a soap opera has left all its cards face up. No more arguments will be made, and Casey’s fate rests
Continue reading …Iran intends to try 26 current or former US officials in absentia for human rights violations and forward its findings to international tribunals, one lawmaker said today. He didn’t specify which officials, but Reuters believes it’s likely to be the same people listed on a bill currently in Iran’s parliament,…
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President Barack Obama and his family are hosting a barbecue and concert at the White House for more than 1200 troops and family members to thank them for their sacrifices and service in protecting American freedoms. (July 4)
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Was the Fox News Politics Twitter account (@foxnewspolitics) hacked? Unusual activity on the news division’s account seemed to suggest as much late on Sunday night. Later, additional tweets appeared falsely claiming that President Barack Obama was killed. The account’s icon had been changed from the Fox News Politics logo and featured the following new description: “H4CK3D BY TH3 5CR1PT K1DD3S.” UPDATE: Fox News released a statement confirming the hacking and adding that “the hacking is being investigated, and FoxNews.com regrets any distress the false tweets may have created.” The vice president and general manager of Fox News Digital, Jeff Misenti, said that FoxNews.com is working with Twitter to address the situation as quickly as possible. In a statement he said, “We will be requesting a detailed investigation from Twitter about how this occurred, and measures to prevent future unauthorized access into FoxNews.com accounts.” As of midday Monday, the tweets that had gone out on the Fox News Politics Twitter account as a result of the hacking had been taken down. Below, a screenshot capturing two tweets sent out by @foxnewspolitics on Sunday night: UPDATE: Additional tweets have appeared falsely claiming that President Obama was killed. The unsettling tweets appear below.
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ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Police say a motorcyclist participating in a protest ride against helmet laws in upstate New York died after he flipped over the bike’s handlebars and hit his head on the pavement. The accident happened Saturday afternoon in the town of Onondaga, in central New York near Syracuse. State troopers tell The Post-Standard of Syracuse that 55-year-old Philip A. Contos of Parish, N.Y., was driving a 1983 Harley Davidson with a group of bikers who were protesting helmet laws by not wearing helmets. Troopers say Contos hit his brakes and the motorcycle fishtailed. The bike spun out of control, and Contos toppled over the handlebars. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. Troopers say Contos would have likely survived if he had been wearing a helmet. ___ Array
Continue reading …Arguments are over and the jury is out in the Casey Anthony case. But before jurors exited the court, the prosecution offered its final rebuttal to the defense’s arguments . In an hour-long presentation, prosecutor Linda Drane Burdick replayed clips of Casey lying to officials and her parents, calling her the…
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