Out to impress its developer community, BlackBerry touts the volume of apps already in its app store, along with other rosy stats. [Read more]
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New on DVD: ‘Cloud Atlas,’ ‘Liz & Dick’
This week’s new DVD releases range from the odd to the odder.
Apple wants you to scratch and claw your iPad
The electronics giant has been granted dozens of U.S. patents, including one related to acoustic sensors in the housing of a device that will allow it interpret scratches differently from taps and other actions. [Read more]
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Weirdest IRS Questions for Tea Party
WASHINGTON — Between 2010 and 2012, the IRS asked tea party groups a whole lot of questions. As admitted by the IRS, and as detailed in a forthcoming Inspector General report, the agency targeted conservative organizations seeking tax-exempt status for issue advocacy, a standard practice…
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Exercise? Meh. Here’s a Better Way to Burn Calories
Every year there’s a new trendy way to burn calories — yoga, P90X, crossfit — each one promising to hold the secret to optimal fitness. Photographer Henry Hargreaves’ new photo project provides commentary on the phenomenon by lighting unhealthy food on fire.
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Victim of suspected WA murder named
The victim of a suspected murder south of Perth has been named as 46-year-old Ilario Maiolo, known as Larry.
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Why U.S. abortion rights need protection
I didn’t want to start my new job as the president of a national pro-choice organization by taking a close look at the shocking case of Dr. Kermit Gosnell. I couldn’t avoid the ugly truth of Gosnell’s actions, and like everyone else, I recoiled in horror when I learned what he had done. On Monday, Gosnell was found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder.
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Obama second-term curse? Not so fast
The media verdict is in: Barack Obama is cursed.
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Did political spin hide Benghazi truth?
Gloria Borger says leaving the indications of a terrorist attack out of the administration’s talking points was politically motivated
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Tea Party Claims Mistreatment
Faced with questions about their donors, members, and — in at least one case — views on issues, tea partiers say they were mistreated by the Internal Revenue Service for political reasons.
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