A massive earthquake in Chile has left at least 700 people dead and over one million homes damaged. The magnitude 8.8 quake also caused a tsunami that threatened the island of Hawaii but washed ashore before it could create major damage. A geophysicist at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said Hawaii “dodged a bullet.”
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The New York Times discusses college campuses where dating can be a daunting prospect for women, especially when they outnumber men.
A new report has found internet addicts are more likely to show signs of depression than casual users.
Fresno, Calif., tops Men’s Health magazine’s list of America’s “drunkest” cities while Boston, home to the “Cheers” [...]
The Wall Street Journal graphically shows the Galleon insider trading case involving Raj Rajantaram.
Forbes columnist takes on ‘luxury retailing’ in the post consumer crisis world.
Internet-messaging service Twitter Inc. was hit by a cyber attack Thursday night that temporarily steered visitors to a Web site with an anti-American message from a group calling itself the “Iranian [...]
President Obama replies to a question about the internet in China, “I have never used Twitter,” the president said. “My thumbs are too clumsy to type in things on the phone. But I am a big believer in technology and I’m a big believer in openness when it comes to the flow of information. I [...]
How to prevent getting swine flu and what to do if you have it.
Mobile communications company Peek has debuted a dedicated Twitter mobile deice, it said on Tuesday. TwitterPeek will be sold on Amazon or TwitterPeek.com.
The surge of Windows 7 market share in October certainly sounds like good news for Microsoft. But Microsoft shouldn’t celebrate [...]
Countering Republican critics’ claims that healthcare reform is too costly, a top White House adviser said reforming the nation’s health insurance market will significantly reduce the nation’s budget deficit.
Israeli police crossed Jerusalem’s red line and fired stun grenades against masked Palestinian protesters hurling stones outside the Holy Land’s most volatile shrine, where past violence [...]
Economist and Former Fed Chief Paul Volcker has suggested a sweeping reform to banking; commercial banks and their investment arms must operate as separate entities. But no one in Washington seems to be listening.
Surfing the Internet just might be a way to preserve your mental skills as you age. Researchers found that older adults [...]
