Jun 19
A’s pound Darvish for two homers in win (via AFP)
Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish surrendered two home runs in six innings and took the loss as the Oakland A’s defeated the Texas Rangers 6-2 in a Major League Baseball game. Darvish struck out 10 Oakland batters on Tuesday but walked two and allowed five runs to the A’s on six hits and two walks, falling…
Jun 19
Experts to re-examine DNA clues in fresh Knox appeal (via AFP)
Contradictions and illogical conclusions in the ruling that freed US student Amanda Knox from jail mean DNA evidence will be re-examined from scratch and witnesses may be re-heard, her lawyer said Tuesday. “We were very surprised, we took it very badly,” Luciano Ghirga said in reference to a damning…
Jun 19
Obama urges Russia to cut nuclear arms (via AFP)
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on Russia to agree strategic nuclear weapons cuts of up to a third and to also rein in strategic atomic arms. In a keynote speech in Berlin, Obama also said he would lead two new Nuclear Security summits in his second term. “These are steps we can take…
Jun 19
RetailMeNot, Inc. Files Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering (via PR Newswire)
Download image RetailMeNot, Inc. logo. (PRNewsFoto/RetailMeNot, Inc.) AUSTIN, Texas, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — RetailMeNot, Inc. (www.retailmenot.com/corp/), announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering…
Jun 19
European stocks tread water before Fed (via AFP)
Europe’s main stock markets mostly treaded water on Tuesday as traders digested better-than-expected German investor sentiment data and an all-important US Federal Reserve policy meeting got underway. London’s FTSE 100 index of leading shares climbed 0.69 percent to end at 6,374.21 points while in…
Jun 19
Katy Perry on John Mayer: ‘It’s Over, I Still Am Madly in Love With Him’ (via NewsLook)
Video News by NewsLook In an interview with Vogue Magazine, Katy Perry reveals all about her relationship status with John Mayer and a ton about her broken marriage to Russell Brand.
Jun 19
hCGTreatments / Diet Doc hCG Diets & Weight Loss Plans Helps Patients Enjoy Outdoor Activities & Avoid Heat-Related Conditions by Losing Excess Weight (via SBWire)
Diet Doc’s medically supervised prescription hCG diet plans have given thousands the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors without the burden of unhealthy, unwanted and embarrassing excess fat and its ability to produce heat related health concerns. Escondido, CA — (SBWIRE) — 06/19/2013 — According…
Jun 19
NASA Announces Asteroid Grand Challenge (via PR Newswire)
Download image NASA Logo. (PRNewsFoto/NASA) WASHINGTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — NASA announced Tuesday a Grand Challenge focused on finding all asteroid threats to human populations and knowing what to do about them. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO)…
Jun 19
Cyberculture roundup: Google’s Balloons to Bring the Internet to Remote Regions…PRISM scandal… (via http://erkansaka.net)
Google Launches Balloons to Bring the Internet to Remote Regions Google is launching huge balloons to bring the Internet to remote and difficult terrain — think mountain ranges, archipelagos and jungles — beginning with New Zealand. How Google plans to use balloons do deliver broadband to the great…
Jun 19
eBay goes for Chinese payment takeaway (via The Inquirer)
INTERNET AUCTION WEBSITE eBay wants to be the first US company to roll out an online payment system in China and is confident that its mandatory Paypal service will make it. The firm is trying to get into a market that is dominated by local players. Google is the second most used search engine in China…
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