We get it. San Francisco wants to save animals—especially the cuter ones like puppies, kittens, hamsters and now goldfish—from inhumane abuse. But how many people will say yes to being deprived of their little companions? Recently, the San Francisco Animal Control & Welfare Commission has gotten a lot of attention for proposing to ban selling
Continue reading …Syria’s most powerful, and possibly most hated, tycoon announced yesterday that he was retiring from business, in what’s seen as a major concession from President Bashar al-Assad to the protests raging through the country. Rami Makhlouf is Assad’s cousin and is seen as “a symbol of the corruption in the…
Continue reading …It’s sure to be a dismal day for anyone hoping to get down on Friday. Rebecca Black’s ode to today is no longer on YouTube. A copyright claim from the singer herself has led to YouTube blocking the video. Users who attempt to load the video for the de facto Friday anthem will instead see
Continue reading …Vancouver police trying to track down the people who trashed their city have a powerful tool on their side that wasn’t around during the 1994 Stanley Cup riot. A Facebook group set up within minutes of the trouble beginning encourages people to help police by posting their pictures of Wednesday…
Continue reading …Just when you thought it was safe to read other books. Harry Potter creator JK Rowling has launched a cryptic new site, Pottermore.com. Admittedly, as of right now, it just features a logo, the two words “Coming soon” and Rowling’s signature, so there’s not exactly much to work with here. In keeping with the magical
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Continue reading …A picture of a 17-year-old boy with his hand down the pants of a 15-year-old girl somehow made it into a California high school yearbook, and now all the students are being asked to turn in the annuals. “The photo was taken at a dance and the suspect and victim…
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As the situation in Syria deteriorates, Angelina Jolie travels to Turkey’s border with Syria to visit refugees who have fled the violence (June 17)
Continue reading …Ayman al-Zawahiri’s new gig as al-Qaeda’s leader could actually spell trouble for the organization—most of all because he’s cantankerous. “He was arrogant, angry, and extreme in his ideas,” the son of Osama bin Laden’s mentor, who met Zawahiri in the 1980s, tells the Washington Post . As Zawahiri rose to…
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There’s not really much more than the image above to go on with this one, but what you’re looking at is purported to be the as-yet-unannounced Xperia Duo, which may or may not be Sony Ericsson’s first dual-core phone. As you can see, it bears some resemblance to the Xperia Arc , with what appears to be a large, edge-to-edge display and a UI that’s apparently been tweaked a bit from what we’ve seen previously on SE phones, including a different weather widget and media player controls under the dock. Of course, it is still just a single image, so we’d recommend taking it with the usual grain of salt for the time being. [Thanks, Daniel N] Alleged shot of Sony Ericsson Xperia Duo surfaces originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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