Posted May 17, 2010 – 11:37 a.m.
Miss Michigan Rima Fakih competes in bathing suit portion of the Miss USA 2010 pageant, Sunday, May 16, 2010 in Las Vegas. Fakih was later crowned Miss USA 2010. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
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Just hours after Dearborn native Rima Fakih was crowned Miss USA, photos of her pole dancing for a radio contest have hit ..read more
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Nearly died: Paul Taylor and wife Sarah
‘My blood runs cold to think what might have happened if I hadn’t dialled 999,’ says Sarah Taylor of the moment she discovered her husband, Paul, collapsed on the sofa.
Despite his protests that she was being melodramatic, she insisted on calling an ambulance.
It saved his life — for, although Paul had only felt mildly unwell for a few hours, he could have died. ..read more
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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer showed off a new touch-screen, tablet-style computer from Hewlett-Packard Co., the first of several such devices expected to be unveiled this month.
The tablet – also known as a slate, a one-piece portable computer without a physical keyboard – was one of several new PCs Ballmer demonstrated Wednesday as he delivered Microsoft Corp.’s customary keynote presentation on the eve of the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
During the talk, which was shown live over the Web, ..read more
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Though primarily known as Blair Waldorf on the CW’s Gossip Girl, Meester is hoping to become recognized as a singer – having been a part of Cobra Starship’s hit song “Good Girls Go Bad.” And she already has one big musical mentor.
“Recently I’ve spent a lot of time with Cyndi Lauper, and she’s a legend,” says Meester. “She gave me the advice: Never sell your publishing, so I’ll take that.”
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Obama to address report on botched terror attack
WASHINGTON (AP) – The public is getting its clearest look at the government missteps that allowed a suspected terrorist to slip through post-Sept. 11 security and threaten lives on American soil. The White House on Thursday planned to make public a declassified account of the near catastrophe on Christmas Day, and President Barack Obama was to address the nation about its findings and recommendations. Obama was also to reveal new steps intended to ..read more
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LAS VEGAS — If you count the now-defunct Computer Dealer’s Exhibition computer show (also known as COMDEX), I’ve been coming to Vegas at least once a year since 1981 to witness the latest and greatest in technology.
While COMDEX has been dead for years, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) remains as the massive annual gathering ground for the entire high-tech world.
Unless something really major happens in the next few days (the show officially gets under way on Thursday; today’s press ..read more
January 6, 2010 | Posted in
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Tickets available for 16th Laughlin Desert Challenge; to run Jan. 15-17
Monday, January 4, 2010 1:32 PM PST
LOS ANGELES – For the 16th straight year, motorsports fans and racers from across the United States, Mexico and Canada will gather in Laughlin for the popular SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge. The first major motorsports event of the year in the U.S. will be held Jan. 15-17, launching the five-race 2010 SCORE season, the world’s foremost desert racing series.
More than 100 expected entries ..read more
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Grim Obama says terror attack ‘dots’ not connected
WASHINGTON (AP) – A grim-faced President Barack Obama declared Tuesday there was a deep failure of national intelligence in the botched Christmas Day airliner terror attack over Detroit, telling the nation the government had enough information to thwart potential disaster but could not “connect those dots.” Speaking after a blunt meeting with his security team, Obama said there had been even more “red flags” than had already been acknowledged: that an al-Qaida affiliate ..read more
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CHICAGO (Reuters) –
ESPN is joining the rush to go 3D with plans to launch a 3D television network in June.
The Walt Disney Co’s sports unit said on Tuesday it will launch ESPN 3D, which it claims is the industry’s first 3D TV network, in June and will air a minimum of 85 live sporting events during its first year.
“This will be a meaningful step to drive adoption of 3D television sets and afford opportunities for our affiliates to create value ..read more
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ESPN 3D expects to showcase at least 85 live sporting events during the first year. There’ll be no reruns initially, so the network will be dark when there’s no 3D event. Among other events planned for 3D broadcast: the Summer X Games (extreme sports), NBA games, college basketball and college football.
ESPN is committing to the 3D network through June 2011. “We’re going to assess the viability of this as we did with all our businesses,” says Sean Bratches, an ESPN ..read more
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