The Sims 3, the hotly anticipated video game by Electronic Arts, has seemingly been leaked online a full two weeks before its official release. Files that appear to contain the game were distributed via sharing site The ...
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Here's a holiday everyone can get on-board with: Today, May 15, is National Chocolate Chip Day. Had I known about this back on National High Five Day, I certainly would have slapped some skin in its honor.
National ...
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General Motors has announced it is closing 1,100 of its U.S. dealerships. The move comes as the company sits on the brink of bankruptcy. GM is expected to ultimately close more than 2,300 dealerships by the end ...
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Wayman Tisdale, a former NBA player and Olympian, has died. Tisdale passed away Friday following a battle with cancer. He was 44 years old.
Wayman Tisdale Death
Wayman Tisdale had been fighting cancer for the past two years. He ...
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The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has announced the Daytime Emmy nominations for 2009. The awards show, scheduled to be broadcast August 30th at 8 p.m. on CW, will be hosted by Vanessa Williams. Sesame ...
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Chrysler is planning close a quarter of its American dealerships, the company has announced. The Chrysler dealerships closing announcement comes as part of the auto-manufacturer's bankruptcy filing. In a motion filed Thursday, Chrysler indicated it would shut ...
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Google now says a traffic routing error caused the massive outage dubbed as #googlefail Thursday morning.
All Google services, ranging from Gmail to the main Google Search page, were unavailable to users worldwide for a period of 60 ...
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NEW INFORMATION: Misrouted Traffic Blamed For Google Outage
Something very strange is going on with Google this morning. Most Google-related services appear to be either down or barely functioning as of Thursday morning.
Even the google.com home page is ...
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David Martz, a helicopter pilot, has had his pilot's license revoked over a videotaped incident of mid-flight oral sex. Martz was flying with a porn star named Puma Swede when she apparently performed the act.
David Martz Suspension
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A nearly-naked guy from Queens has earned the dubious distinction of being the first streaker at Citi Field. The Mets streaker slid into second base Tuesday night, wearing nothing but a carefully placed stuffed animal.
The Mets Streaker
The ...
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Maxim has released its annual Maxim Hot 100 list for 2009, showcasing the most beautiful women of the year. The Hot 100 features some familiar faces as well as some names you may not know.
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A new startup called TrueCar officially launches today with the goal of keeping car salesmen honest. TrueCar, based out of Santa Monica, aims to let you "find out what others really paid."
The TrueCar Model
TrueCar's interface is simple ...
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Google is announcing a number of new search-related products at its second annual Searchology event in Silicon Valley today. Among them is a souped-up search option called "Google Squared."
Understanding Google Squared
Google Squared goes beyond tracking down Web ...
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Carrie Prejean, the Miss California model who's found herself in a world of controversy, will get to keep her crown. Donald Trump -- who owns the Miss Universe Organization -- announced today he would not pull Prejean's ...
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Rev up your rhyming spirits, dear friends: Today is Limerick Day, the latest in an endless string of odd holidays we just love to celebrate.
Limerick Day
Limerick Day is celebrated in honor of the birth of English writer ...
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Katy Tur, girlfriend of MSNBC anchor Keith Olbermann, has reportedly joined The Weather Channel as a "Vortex 2 digital journalist." Tur, 25, had previously worked as a freelance reporter at New York City's Tribune-owned WPIX, according to ...
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Google has announced the finalists in its Doodle for Google design contest. The competition challenged kids to create a Google logo with the theme "What I Wish for the World."
Doodle for Google Finalists
Google has selected and ...
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Gary Dell'Abate, known more commonly as Howard Stern producer Baba Booey, probably shouldn't become a professional pitcher. Dell'Abate threw out the first pitch at a Mets-Pirates game over the weekend -- though the word "threw" may be ...
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NASA's space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to launch from the Kennedy Space Center at 2:01 p.m. EDT today (Monday, May 11). As of mid-morning, NASA says the weather is good and there's a 90 percent chance of ...
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The space shuttle Atlantis is set to launch at 2:01 p.m. EDT today. The coming few hours will be jam-packed for NASA as crew members go about the busy space shuttle launch schedule. A full breakdown of ...
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The U.S. Social Security Administration has released its annual list of the top baby names for 2009. The list -- which, though released this year, actually looks at baby names from 2008 -- shows Jacob holding the ...
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Dominic DiMaggio, the youngest DiMaggio baseball-playing brother, has died. DiMaggio -- known as Dom DiMaggio or sometimes the "Little Professor" -- was 92 years old.
Dominic DiMaggio: 1917 - 2009
Dominic DiMaggio played 11 seasons with the Red Sox ...
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