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Obama’s Legislation Of The Year Faces The Ballot

Posted by Charlie Waddington Featured, Health Thursday, January 20th, 2011

Keen on castrating the Obama administration’s new health law by voting for non-allocation of funds towards its implementation, the newly led Republican House is bent on denying the law without having one of their own to replace it. The law, one of last year’s historic legislation, would cater to health needs of more than [...]

A Jackpot Business Deal Between Comcast And NBC Universal

Posted by Charlie Waddington Business, Featured Wednesday, January 19th, 2011

Comcast’s recent acquisition of NBC Universal is a major business deal with terms that run for a period of seven years. The Federal Communications Commission and Justice Department presided over the acquisition whose provisions are in sync with leading consumer advocates and company executives. The deal has included jackpot ideas aimed at providing ultimate [...]

Excessive TV Watching Could Cost Your Life

Posted by Charlie Waddington Featured, Health Friday, January 14th, 2011

Be warned of the hours you amass in front of your television screen – it could cost your precious life. Researchers involved in a recent study have associated watching too much television, and even long hours spent on your computer, to heart disease and consequent premature mortality. The British-based study which featured 3 main [...]

Victoria And David Beckham Pregnant With Their 4th Child

Posted by Mandy Paige Entertainment, Featured Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Football sensation, David Beckham, on Sunday announced via Facebook that he and his wife Victoria Beckham were pregnant with their 4th child. The Facebook update stated that the couple would be due in the summer of 2011. In addition to his excitement, Beckham mentioned that their other children were also very delighted with the [...]

CES 2011 Chock-A-Block, Attracting Over 140,000 To Vegas

Posted by Ricky Martinez Featured, Shopping Thursday, January 13th, 2011

The Consumer Electronics Show for 2011 was a huge success with a packed out attendance that pulled well over 140,000 people who congregated in Vegas for the special tech-treat. It was 360 degrees of the latest in technology and the best in innovation, all displayed in the form of gadgets, toys and computer devices. [...]

New CDMA Apple iPhone on Verizon An Improvement Of Former

Posted by Harris Newman Featured, Telecommunications Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

What’s uncertain is whether or not Apple will extend the network coverage of the new CDMA iPhone to include other carriers in addition to Verizon Wireless; but one thing’s for sure, it brings forth new features that are more than welcome. The new iPhone, which was on display at a press conference on Tuesday, [...]

The Kardashians Slapped With A Lawsuit For “Kardashian Kard”

Posted by Mandy Paige Entertainment, Featured Tuesday, January 11th, 2011

The reality TV, socialite Kardashian sisters, Kim, Kourtney and Khloe Kardashian were on Friday slapped with a lawsuit for breaching the contract they had entered into for their conflict-ridden debit card dubbed the ‘Kardashian Kard’. The Kardashian Kard, which had the sisters’ names engraved on it, was abruptly called off after it was found [...]

A Moment of Silence For Tucson Shooting, Monday 11 AM Eastern Time

Posted by Gene Murray Entertainment, Featured Sunday, January 9th, 2011

Jared Lee Loughner, the gunman who randomly shot 20 people at a meeting that was held with Gabrielle Giffords, Arizona’s Republican senator, was charged on Sunday for attempting to assassinate Giffords, and for murdering a chief magistrate, Giffords’ aide, and four other people. Loughner was held down by attendees of the meeting, and was [...]

Brett Favre Sued For Sexual Harassment

Posted by Mandy Paige Entertainment, Featured Friday, January 7th, 2011

The spotlight is yet again on the Vikings starting-quarterback, Brett Favre, this time for the wrong reasons. Two former employees of the NY Jets have come out alleging that Favre sexually assaulted them in 2008 when he played for the Jets. The two ladies, both masseuses, claim that they were sacked to bury a [...]

Goldman Sachs Injects $450 Million Into Facebook Inc.

Posted by Harris Newman Featured, Telecommunications Wednesday, January 5th, 2011

Facebook Inc., the company behind the revolution in social networking, was on the receiving end of a $500 million investment from the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. together with DST, Digital Sky Technologies of Russia. The investment deal was arrived at upon the valuation of Facebook at $50 billion, and thus was Goldman Sachs’ investment [...]

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