SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan interim government forces have captured a district in Sirte after fierce battles that further raised concern about the dire humanitarian situation in Muammar Gaddafi’s besieged hometown. Government forces who had for weeks been pinned down by artillery and rocket fire on the eastern edges of Sirte were able to advance several km (miles) into the city, capturing the southern district of Bouhadi. A Red Cross convoy delivered oxygen and other urgently needed medical supplies to the Ibn Sina hospital Monday after an earlier attempt was aborted because of heavy fighting. “The situation on the ground was very tense with ongoing fighting,” Red Cross delegate Hichem…
Continue reading …HTC Titan, Radar on sale now at Phones4U, blow a raspberry at ‘launch date’ nonsense
October 4, 2011 No Comment
Whether you’re a spendthrift or just happened to be down at the shops, Phones4U had an extra early bird special this past weekend. Turns out the mobile retailer had received stock of both the HTC Titan and Radar ahead of the planned October 7th launch date, and did what any good commercial enterprise would — they put’em up for sale. If you’re down with carrier chains, you can snatch both handsets in-store or online gratis , with a contracted monthly fee on Orange, T-Mobile or Vodafone (for the Titan only). For the no SIM attached route, you’ll have to practice a wee bit more patience, and wait until this Friday when Clove will offer the Mango phones at full price —
Continue reading …HTC Titan, Radar on sale now at Phones4U, blow a raspberry at ‘launch date’ nonsense
October 4, 2011 No CommentWhether you’re a spendthrift or just happened to be down at the shops, Phones4U had an extra early bird special this past weekend. Turns out the mobile retailer had received stock of both the HTC Titan and Radar ahead of the planned October 7th launch date, and did what any good commercial enterprise would — they put’em up for sale. If you’re down with carrier chains, you can snatch both handsets in-store or online gratis , with a contracted monthly fee on Orange, T-Mobile or Vodafone (for the Titan only). For the no SIM attached route, you’ll have to practice a wee bit more patience, and wait until this Friday when Clove will offer the Mango phones at full price —
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Hank Williams Jr. Calls Obama “Hitler” THE NEW MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL INTRO (LEAKED) Hank Williams Jr Obama Hitler Comment (Xtranormal) mariadodsworth says: Thinned skinned much Mr. President? “@ Drudge_Report : ESPN YANKS HANK WILLIAMS JR . FROM ‘MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL’… http://t.co/DYDt9gra ”
Continue reading …A long-frozen roll of film may soon expose one of Mount Everest’s most enduring mysteries. England has long been caught in the romance of two British adventurers who scaled the mountain with a team in 1924 and were last seen a few hundred yards from its peak. Did George Mallory…
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New research shows that smokers tend to have strokes close to one full decade earlier than nonsmokers.
Continue reading …Amanda Knox left prison today, a free woman for the first time in four years, after an Italian appeals court threw out the young American’s murder conviction in the sexual assault and stabbing death of her British roommate. About 90 minutes after the verdict was handed down, a black Mercedes…
Continue reading …Newly released emails reveal that White House officials and private investors were shocked by federal investment in a now-defunct solar equipment firm, the New York Times reports. Revealed today in a Congressional investigation, the emails express grave concern over a Department of Energy loan program that sunk $528 million into…
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Kids who are overweight compared to their peers are nearly three times more likely to have high blood pressure, a new study shows.
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