The Obama administration says the Libya conflict isn’t war because it doesn’t “involve the presence of US ground troops, US casualties, or a serious threat thereof.” So “war is only war, it seems, when Americans are dying,” writes Jonathan Schell in the Los Angeles Times . “When only they—the Libyans—…
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Graphic images such as lifeless bodies, surgical scars, and diseased lungs are among nine new warning labels unveiled by the FDA that the agency says must appear on all cigarette packaging and advertisements by September 2012.
Continue reading …The public now considers the Army and Marines significantly more important than the Air Force, according to a new Gallup poll. That might not sound that earth-shattering, but it represents a major shift in public thinking, Politico observes. In May 2001, the Air Force was overwhelmingly the public’s favorite, with…
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Continue reading …It Ain’t Over Until the President Sings: Bill Clinton’s Life Gets the Opera Treatment
June 21, 2011 No Comment
Penning an autobiography and being the subject of numerous books and films is practically in the job description of a US president. But this weekend Bill Clinton joined only a handful of other Oval Office veterans in being memorialized onstage. Cue the lights, Bill Clinton’s life is now an opera! (PHOTOS: Clinton’s Last Days) Bonnie Montgomery
Continue reading …A Gastonia, N.C. bank teller was no doubt surprised when handed a note saying a bank robbery had begun. The teller was probably more surprised with the amount the unarmed robber was seeking: exactly $1. But the story of James Varone and the little larceny gets even screwier from there. Or maybe there’s a certain
Continue reading …Returning to Grand Slam tennis after a year away with health problems , Serena Williams opened her Wimbledon title defense today by beating Aravane Rezai in three sets—then burst into tears on Centre Court. After serving her 13th ace to close a 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 victory, Williams buried her face…
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We’ve already seen Belkin’s ScreenCast TV Adapter at its most unflattering, stripped naked for all the FCC to see , so it was a welcome change spotting the streaming media device in a more flattering light on the floor of GDGT’s New York meetup. The set top box can stream 1080p video and Dolby Digital 5.1 sound from any WiDi-enabled laptop to your HDTV. It’s also got dual-band wireless technology (at 2.4 and 5GHz) and can also handle your Blu-ray collection. The ScreenCast will start hitting living rooms in mid-July for $130, including a bundled HDMI cable. Stream some press releasey goodness after the break. Gallery: Belkin ScreenCast WiDi hands-on Continue reading Belkin ScreenCast TV Adapter streaming from a WiDi laptop near you in July Belkin ScreenCast TV Adapter streaming from a WiDi laptop near you in July originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:37:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …WebMD discusses four questions teens should consider before they start a new romantic relationship.
Continue reading …Roger Ebert shifted away from Twitter and took to a place where he could address the “Jackass” situation in more than 140 characters: his Chicago Sun-Times blog. There, the movie critic wrote, “I regret that my tweet about the event was considered cruel. It was not intended as cruel. It…
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