Kobe Bryant disappears at the end for LakersNews from Los Angeles Times:OKLAHOMA CITY — It was Mount Rushmore crumbling, piece by piece. It was the Grand Canyon shrinking, inch by inch.It was the greatest closer in basketball history closing a playoff game — and perhaps a season — down upon his own fingers with such [...]
Read MoreSamsung top cell phone maker, though Apple’s no slouchNews from CNET:Samsung is outshining Nokia and Apple in mobile phone sales, but the iPhone maker saw its global market share more than double, says Gartner. Samsung’s Galaxy S II (Credit: Samsung) Samsung has been crowned the king of mobile phones by yet another research firm. The [...]
Read MoreVirgin Atlantic introduces cell phone service on flights between New York and …News from Washington Post: NEW YORK — The phrase “Can you hear me now” has entered the jet age. Passengers on certain Virgin Atlantic flights are now able to use their cell phones to make and receive phone calls at 35,000 feet, the [...]
Read MoreChicago braces for violence at NATO summitNews from Reuters: By Andrew Stern CHICAGO | Tue May 15, 2012 7:02pm EDT CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago police, who have a reputation for dealing toughly with protesters, will be prepared for the worst with new riot gear, including “sound cannon”, if demonstrators at the NATO summit get out [...]
Read MoreVirgin Atlantic introduces cell phone service on flights between New York and …News from Washington Post: NEW YORK — The phrase “Can you hear me now” has entered the jet age. Passengers on certain Virgin Atlantic flights are now able to use their cell phones to make and receive phone calls at 35,000 feet, the [...]
Read MoreLongtime security supervisor arrested at NJ airport for using dead man’s IDNews from Fox News: A longtime New Jersey airport security supervisor — arrested on a charge of impersonating someone else to hide his illegal immigrant status — was carrying the identity of a victim in an unsolved murder case, authorities said. Nigerian Bimbo Olumuyiwa [...]
Read MoreCell phone tower battle waged in Bucks CountyNews from Philadelphia Inquirer: Who would want a 25-foot cell pole fronting their yard? Not Ed Bendzlowicz, Beth-Ann Wolfson, Janet Swenson, or several other Bucks County residents who are surprised and shocked that the black metal poles are about to be erected along their plush, green lawns. They [...]
Read MorePettitte Feels at Home, but Shows Some RustNews from New York Times: Uli Seit for The New York Times The Mariners didn’t treat Andy Pettitte’s return to the majors with the same romance that Yankees fans did on Sunday. Andy Pettitte’s 573-day hiatus from a major league game ended at 1:02 p.m. Sunday, when, pounding [...]
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