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The National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell is close to a decision that will indicate whether or not the league will punish Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Farve for sending lewd and inappropriate messages and photos to a former New York Jets game hostess. The incidents are said to have taken places during Farves 2008 tenure [...]
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Brett Farve Investigation, NFL Close to Ruling
Posted by Trevor on December 16th, 2010
Posted in Featured News, Sports 
Tags: Brett Farve, Brett Favre, Jenn Sterger, Minnesota Vikings, National Football League, New York Jets, NFL, Roger Goodell, Sports 
Comments OffFederal Government Joins Oil Spill Lawsuits, Sues BP
Posted by Amelia on December 16th, 2010
On Wednesday, the federal government joined dozens of existing lawsuits against oil giant BP and many other companies over the recent Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The lawsuit was filed in New Orleans and accuses BP, Transocean, and its partners for failing to take “necessary precautions” for the estimated 205 million gallon spill. “We intend [...]
Posted in Featured News Tags: BP, Clean Water Act, Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Eric Holder, Federal Government, Gulf spill, New Orleans, Oil spill, Sues, Transocean, United States Comments OffRyan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson to Split
Posted by Kathy on December 16th, 2010
Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson have decided to end their marriage. The couple released the following statement: “After long and careful consideration on both our parts, we’ve decided to end our marriage. We entered our relationship with love and it’s with love and kindness we leave it. While privacy isn’t expected, it’s certainly appreciated.” Ryan [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Featured News Tags: Divorce, Glamour, Hollywood, Marriage, People, Relationships, Ryan Reynolds, Scarlett Johansson, Split, Tony Award Comments OffHonda Fit Recall: 1.35 Million Globally
Posted by Oliver on December 16th, 2010
Honda Motor Co is Globally recalling about 1.35 million Fit subcompacts to repair defective headlight wiring. To date no accidents have been reported from the defect a Honda spokesman said. The Fit cars included in the recall were built in Japan at Honda’s Suzuka factory between November 2001 and October 2007. Approximately 735,000 vehicles will [...]
Posted in Business, Featured News Tags: Asia, Honda, Honda Fit, Honda Fit recall, Honda Motor Co, Japan, Middle East, Recall, Toyota, Toyota Prius, United States Comments OffControversial Tax Cut Deal Passes in Senate
Posted by Charles Wellington on December 15th, 2010
Hours after President Obama urged the Senate to approve the deal, the Senate agreed to the controversial $858 billion package to cut taxes and extend the Bush-era tax reductions. Though many lawmakers from both right and left objected, the measure passed 81-19, moving on to the House of Representatives. “I am absolutely convinced that this [...]
Posted in Featured News, Politics Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic, Presidency of George W. Bush, President Obama, Tax, Tax cut, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate Comments OffU.S. Military Bans the Use of Removable Media
Posted by Rebecca on December 13th, 2010
In the midst of the WikiLeaks scandal, the United States military has taken a firm action to stop any proprietary information being leaked out to the public. Effective immediately, the U.S. military has banned the use of CDs, DVDs, thumb drives, and any other types of removable data devices. If the any troop member does [...]
Posted in Featured News Tags: Compact Disc, DVD, Lady Gaga, Removable media, Richard Webber, SIPRNET, United States Department of Defense, WikiLeak Comments OffGroupon Turns Down a $6 Billion Buyout Offer From Google
Posted by Amelia on December 10th, 2010
Groupon, the worlds fastest growing web-based company, reportedly said no to a $6 billion offer from Google last week. The two-year-old company offers daily coupon offers from local businesses, all of which are delivered over the web by e-mail. It is believed that because Groupon is growing rapidly in popularity, there is no telling what [...]
Posted in Business, Featured News Tags: Andrew Mason, Company, coupons, deals, Facebook, Google, Groupon, LivingSocial, local businesses, offer, Turns down, web-based, Yahoo Comments OffSprint Nextel Corp: Expanding Tablet Portfolio in 2011
Posted by Charles Wellington on December 9th, 2010
For 2011, Sprint Nextel Corp plans on expanding their tablet portfolio to replace expensive laptop computers with more affordable devices. Paget Alves, the company’s business markets President, said that tablets are among the hottest new gadgets used amongst corporate and executive clientele. “There’s a lot of interest in tablets, a greater degree of interest and [...]
Posted in Business, Featured News, IT Gadgets Tags: 2011 CES, affordable devices, BlackBerry PlayBook, CES, Consumer Electronics Show, paget alves, Playbook, replace notebooks, Sprint, Sprint Nextel Corp, Tablets Comments OffiPad 2 Expected to Launch in April 2011
Posted by Jason on December 9th, 2010
DigiTimes announced on Tuesday that Foxconn is set to begin shipping the 2nd generation iPad within 100 days. Additionally, it is believed that the production cycle to create the iPad 2 is more efficient. If this is true, there can be anywhere between 400,000 to 600,000 units ready for shipping as early as February 2011. [...]
Posted in Business, Featured News, IT Gadgets Tags: 2nd generation, Apple, Digitime, iPad, ipad 2, Tablet Comments OffGalaxy Tab Vs. iPad: Who Will Be the Holiday Winner?
Posted by Stephen Lee on December 7th, 2010
The debate begins and competition has finally arrived for the infamous iPad, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab has touched down and is already making a nice sized splash. With distinguishing characteristics that could make each device a favorite, the key is that each device is very different. The Galaxy Tab, which can be found at T-Mobile, Sprint, [...]
Posted in Business, Featured News, IT Gadgets Tags: Android, Android Market, Apple, Apple iPad, applications, AT&T, battery life, Best tablet, Flash Video, Galaxy Tab, iPad, Samsung, Samsung galaxy, t-mobile, Tablet, tablet reviews, Verizon Comments Off