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Rep. Anthony Weiner Admits Sending Pictures; Apologizes. But first, Andrew Breitbart hijacked the press conference.

Click here to view this media He managed to grab the podium for about 15 minutes right at the time that Congressman Anthony Weiner was scheduled to have a press conference regarding alleged new photos released by Big Government this morning. Breitbart claims he has a full frontal shot along with others, supplied by a young woman who sold them. Weiner has just begun his presser. He is basically confessing to sending the original photo along with others. Rep. Weiner just admitted that he sent the original photo along with the ones Breitbart published. He apologizes, says he will not resign, says he did not use government BlackBerrys to send the pictures. He says he is embarrassed, ashamed, and apologizes.

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Nyko cures Kinect’s farsightedness, brings bountiful battery life and alarm clock capability to the 3DS

E3 2011 is upon us, and you know what that means, a heaping helping of new gaming gear from Nyko . Zoom for Kinect is a set of clip-on specs that lets you get 40 percent closer to the sensor bar with no loss of function — so the studio apartment set can get in on the gesture gaming craze. Nyko’s Play Clock is a charging dock for Nintendo’s 3DS that doubles as an alarm clock, because you always wanted to turn your 3DS into an alarm clock. Nintendo’s new handheld could definitely use some longer battery life, however, so the company’s also rolling out three new extended battery packs for the 3DS. There’s the Shock n’ Rock that brings thrice the juice, “added vibration feedback,” and four speakers to your personal gaming party, while the Power Grip is an ergonomic external battery that also triples the 3DS’ battery life. Lastly, the Game Boost battery simply snaps on for an extra hour or two of gameplay. Prices and availability remain unsaid, but there’s eye candy in the gallery below and PR’s after the break. Gallery: Nyko Accessories at E3 2011 Continue reading Nyko cures Kinect’s farsightedness, brings bountiful battery life and alarm clock capability to the 3DS Nyko cures Kinect’s farsightedness, brings bountiful battery life and alarm clock capability to the 3DS originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Heavy Metal Under the Sea: Sharks Act Calmer When Listening to AC/DC

The great white shark—the toothy, aggressive predator known for its “man eater” depiction in Jaws—has long been a source of fascination. But when it comes to musical preferences, great whites are just like the 50 million-plus humans who turned AC/DC’s Back in Black into one of the best selling albums of all time. They’re fans.

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Why would a 29-year-old man dive into the frigid New York Harbor and attempt a three-quarter mile swim to the Statue of Liberty? Clearly, he was on a mission from God—or so he told rescuers. “He said God told him to swim to Liberty Island,” an officer tells the…

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Steve Jobs is not dead—in fact, he’ll be presenting for Apple at the Worldwide Developers Conference today. But the AP has been updating his obituary just in case, and Apple apparently isn’t happy about it, sources tell the New York Post’s Page Six . Over the past two weeks, the…

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Do Restaurants Hike Their Prices After Good Reviews?

What would a rave review of an acclaimed critic do to a restaurant’s menu prices? Send them skyrocketing? Reuters finance blogger Felix Salmon, with the assistance of New York magazine intern Ray Rahman, tracked the price changes in restaurants reviewed by two trusted critics: The New York Times’ Sam Sifton and New York’s Adam Platt.

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Two new drugs offer new hope to patients with metastatic melanoma, the typically lethal advanced form of skin cancer. The trial of PLX4032, or vemurafenib, was so successful that the study was halted after three months so that all patients could receive the new drug, the Los Angeles Times reports….

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Taxes & the Debt Ceiling [NBC: 6-06-2011] G20 Conference: Commodity Price Volatility [Part 12] G20 Conference: Commodity Price Volatility [Part 11] inezspphra says: RT @emrivai : Dear Economics , y u no interesting? Щ(゚Д゚щ)

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Obligatory Twilight Trailer Reaction Video of the Day: So I…

Obligatory Twilight Trailer Reaction Video of the Day: So I don’t care about Twilight and neither do you (probably), but one person who cares a whole lot is Emma Clark, AKA NuttyMadam , who celebrated the release of the first official Breaking Dawn teaser by taping her annual Twilight trailer reaction video. And if you think this is bad, you should see the number of buildings she leveled with her… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 06/06/2011 03:35 Number of articles : 3

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Obligatory Twilight Trailer Reaction Video of the Day: So I…

Obligatory Twilight Trailer Reaction Video of the Day: So I don’t care about Twilight and neither do you (probably), but one person who cares a whole lot is Emma Clark, AKA NuttyMadam , who celebrated the release of the first official Breaking Dawn teaser by taping her annual Twilight trailer reaction video. And if you think this is bad, you should see the number of buildings she leveled with her… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 06/06/2011 03:35 Number of articles : 3

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