Several thousand Turks demonstrated Sunday in support of a crackdown on military officers who allegedly plotted a 2003 coup against the government.
Archive for February, 2010
Germany’s Merck buying Millipore for $6B plus debt
Published: Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 6:57 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 6:57 p.m. German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA will buy U.S. biotech equipment maker Millipore Corp.
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5,200 Australians bare all for photo shoot
About 5,200 naked people have embraced each other on the steps of Sydney’s iconic Opera House for a photo shoot by Spencer Tunick.
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High court to define reach of gun-control laws
The Second Amendment says, “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not infringed.” The legal question before the Supreme Court: Whether the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is incorporated as against the States by the Fourteenth Amendment’s …
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Haley Talks Chiefs’ Needs At Combine
Chiefs Head Coach Todd Haley talked about the team’s needs in the draft at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis.
All Current Android Phones Rumored To Receive 2.1 ROM Upgrade
Those who’ve watched their Windows Mobile phones languish without an update, ever, probably have watched enviously as smartphones using new platforms (Android, iPhone, webOS) receive frequent updates. Better than that, if a rumor is true, all Android phones, including the very ancient (by tech standards) T-Mobile G1 will receive an update to Android version 2.1.
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University Students Protest Poor ATT Coverage
A group of college students in the San Francisco Bay Area have found a worthy cause for student protests in the form of lousy AT&T coverage. Despite a recent study that showed AT&T has improved its 3G performance, that hasn’t quieted critics of dropped calls, poor performance, and over dissatisfaction in many markets.
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University Students Protest Poor ATT Coverage
A group of college students in the San Francisco Bay Area have found a worthy cause for student protests in the form of lousy AT&T coverage.
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U.S. Politicians Pay Dearly For Olympics Hockey Finals Losses
Just as in the 2002 Winter Olympics, Team USA and Team Canada met in the Olympics Hockey finals, both in men’s and women’s play. Just as in 2002, both US teams lost to Canada.
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Pregnant Women Who Are Illegal Immigrants No Longer Eligible for Medicaid
Around 1,000 pregnant women who are illegal immigrants will no longer receive prenatal services through the federal-state Medicaid program, beginning in early spring, according to Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services leaders.
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