Beginning Thursday morning, 140 characters started burning a hole in the virtual pockets of Twitter users the world over as the social network began experiencing intermittent outages. full story ![]()
A CNN journalist remembers how Hong Kong was under siege from the unseen contagion.
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The hope, however far-fetched, is that both Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler will be available for Sunday’s game against the Clippers.
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Iowa Supreme Court justices should dissolve a class-action lawsuit brought by elderly bed bug-bitten residents of two downtown Des Moines apartment buildings because the residents' run-ins with the insects are too varied to make a joint court case proper, justices were told Tuesday.
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Lax banking and a reputation for money laundering have brought the Cypriot economy to its knees —and savers are paying the price
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Leslie Rush suspects that all her animals think they are the same breed. A Western gray kangaroo named Love Bug and a dog named Dozer were filmed being adorable at the Exotic Experience sanctuary in Orlando, Fla. In the video above, Love Bug puts its arms on Dozer and goes in for a kiss. "They have all been brought up together, so get along like a big family," Rush told...
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April 8 on “Dancing With the Stars” saw the celebs dancing the best years of their lives. Some dances brought tears, love shone from others and for one celeb, a much-needed redemption brought him to his knees...
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What’s keeping Katie Couric up all night tweeting for company?“Ugh! It’s 4 am! Woke up at 2:30 and can’t get back to sleep! Anyone with me out there? #sofrustrating” read a message early yesterday morning on Couric’s twitter account — usually reserved for plugging upcoming...
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A Facebook bug shut down large swathes of the Internet on Thursday evening and early Friday morning. A problem with the mechanics of Facebook's 'Like' button briefly redirected people from many big websites - including the Huffington Post - to an error page on Facebook. Other websites affected included Gawker Media sites, ESPN, Reuters, Business Insider, Soundcloud and the...
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Lax banking and a reputation for money laundering have brought the Cypriot economy to its knees - and savers are paying the price, says Alex Spillius
telegraph.co.uk (2 months and 7 days ago)
Bynum has been sidelined by bone bruises, damaged cartilage in his knees since September
usatoday.com (2 months and 18 days ago)
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