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New iPod Touch holds secret 802.11n wi-fi and camera slot

A recent tear down of the new third generation iPod Touch reveals that the device is sporting an 802.11n Broadcom chip along with enough space to house the much rumoured camera.

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‘Mob museum’ war in Vegas

Mob wars have started up again in Las Vegas and Mayor Oscar Goodman has some things to say about this new gang of people trying to muscle in on his territory. added by: JayDavidMurphy 0 responses

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‘Mob museum’ war in Vegas

Water messages from Outer Space.

During his 12-day stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS), Lalibert

Weather worsens Mexico City’s water shortage

I wish people cared as much for this as they do about legalizing drugs there. Excerpt: This megacity — which was built on the bed of a lake — may be close to running out of water. One of the principal reservoirs that feeds Mexico City, the Cutzamala dam system, is nearly half-empty and continuing to drop

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Weather worsens Mexico City’s water shortage

Tea Party Express fizzles

The Tea Party Express went out with a fizzle, as a smaller than anticipated crowd gathered In Washington DC. The motley crew of marchers attending the event reflected a small misinformed minority feeling fear and anger over the more liberal direction the country began taking since the 2008 election. ———————————————— What was your impression of the Tea Party Express

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Newlywed couple escapes after man holding them hostage falls asleep

Authorities say the man who held two newlyweds hostage in their Kansas home fell asleep and the couple escaped unharmed. Topeka Police Capt. Jerry Stanley said Saturday that authorities then stormed the house, where they confronted the man

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Velociraptor’s ‘killing’ claws were for climbing

ACCORDING to Jurassic Park, everyone's favourite fleet-footed predators dispatched their prey by disembowelling them with deadly “killing claws”. Not so, say palaeontologists who have studied the biomechanics of Velociraptor claws.

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Velociraptor’s ‘killing’ claws were for climbing

Atlanta’s largest homeless shelter sues City Hall

A lawsuit filed by the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless that accuses the city of Atlanta of using “improper, illegal and unethical means” in an attempt to shut down the organization’s controversial Peachtree-Pine shelter will get its day in Fulton County Superior Court on Sept. 21

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Trade Could Spark Conflict With China

U.S. tire manufacturers have sought and received relief from the Obama Administration, but new 35% tariffs on imported Chinese tires have angered the Chinese. added by: Progresshiv 0 responses

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Man eludes cops with monkey mask

In a strange case of devolution, an Arizona speeder has reverted to his simian background.

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