Minnesota is headed towards a midnight government shutdown Thursday in a dispute over taxes and spending that could force thousands of layoffs, bring road projects to a standstill and close state parks just ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. (June 30)
Continue reading …The NBA has locked out its players until a new collective bargaining agreement can be reached. The lockout commenced at 12:01 EDT on Friday, after the expiration of the current deal that owners say has cost them millions of dollars a year. (July 1)
Continue reading …With no new collective bargaining agreement, the NBA locked out its players beginning at 12:01 EDT Friday morning. AP basketball writer Brian Mahoney says the two sides are far apart on economic issues and may have grown further apart Thursday. (July 1)
Continue reading …Ever felt the need to customize vehicles and search dealer inventory, right from the comfort of your smartphone? Us neither, but here’s the General with another app to whet our appetites. While certainly not the first of its kind, the GMC showroom app for iOS (coming soon to Android), allows you to specify drive-type, trim, and both exterior / interior colors. Once content with your selections, you’re shown nearby dealers carrying exact replicas of your magnificent taste. Unfortunately for us, the app makes no mention of the closest EN-V . If SUVs are you’re thing, however, have a peep at the free app at the source link below. Continue reading GMC showroom app tells you where to pick up your dream SUV, doesn’t help with down payment GMC showroom app tells you where to pick up your dream SUV, doesn’t help with down payment originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:43:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Drinking about four or more 8-ounce glasses of water a day may protect against the development of high blood sugar (hyperglycemia), French researchers report.
Continue reading …No more Tim Geithner at Treasury? Bloomberg and the Washington Post say he might resign once a deal on the debt ceiling is in place. Both reports are carefully couched with phrases such as “has signaled” and “is considering” and are based on anonymous sources. The Post adds that Geithner…
Continue reading …For the record, the White House thinks it would be inappropriate to call a president from either party a “dick.” So says spokesman Jay Carney, who was asked to respond to Mark Halperin’s infamous description of President Obama today on MSNBC’s Morning Joe , reports ABC . (See the Halperin video here…
Continue reading …Mark Halperin Calls Obama a Dick Mark Halperin calls Obama a ‘dick’ on live TV Watch Full Video Here Mark Halperin Obama a Dick, On June30,2011 On Live TV yidwithlid says: RT @marklevinshow : Vote now in today's poll question: Should Mark Halperin have been indefinitely suspended from MSNBC for saying… http://fb.me/155oCjcMV
Continue reading …The is-it-torture debate is probably going to rev up again: The Justice Department says it will launch criminal inquiries into the deaths of two detainees in US custody in 2002 and 2003, reports the Washington Post . Eric Holder gave the green light on the recommendation of federal prosecutor John Durham,…
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