1. Quinn declares victory but Hynes won't concede in Democratic governor's race 31 minutes ago   permalink

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Posted by Rick Pearson, David Heinzmann, Monique Garcia, Michelle Manchir and Jared Hopkins at 6:53 p.m.; last updated at 12:35 a.m. The races for governor went down to the wire tonight with razor-thin margins separating Gov. Pat Quinn from Comptroller Dan Hynes on the Democratic side and state Sens. Kirk Dillard and Bill Brady among Republicans.

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2. 2010 Violent Start - Domestic Violence in Massachusetts Suburbia 29 minutes ago   permalink

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While it is not unusual to have such a string of violent crimes in a big city environment like Boston or New York or Philadelphia, the violence that seems to be on the rise in Massachusetts is unusual based... read more

3. Fwix Launches Mobile City Apps to Provide You Local News on the Go 30 minutes ago   permalink

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As you’ve probably realized, local news is undergoing a massive transformation. The rapid demise of “old media” has resulted in fewer local publications, and it’s likely that in a few months your local paper may no longer exist. As “new media” takes over, users will be faced with a plethora of choices to ...

4. China Increasingly Stands Up To U.S. On Global Stage 1 hour ago   permalink

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China has tangled with the United States recently over Iran sanctions, climate change, arms sales to Taiwan, the Dalai Lama, cyberattacks, military modernization and exchange rates. The increasingly harsh attitude has left U.S. officials and China analysts wondering where relations are headed.

5. Everybody Forgets The Readers When They Bash News Aggregators 1 hour ago   permalink

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I remember way back before the Internet when I got most of my daily news via the San Francisco Chronicle and CNN. If it wasn’t reported by either of those outlets, there was a good chance I wouldn’t hear that news at all. Those days are over. The problem is that most of... read more

6. Brutal killing of a cute girl that moved thousands to tears 2 hours ago   permalink

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The kidnap and brutal killing of the cute girl Vaishnavi in Vijayawada moved thousands of families to tears, though they were neither neighbors nor the relatives of the girl. Every one is grieving over the tragedy... read more

7. 3Crowd Comes Out Of Stealth, Reveals Its Plan To Disrupt The CDN Market 2 hours ago   permalink

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3Crowd , the new startup from BitGravity co-founder Barrett Lyon, is ready for its close-up. Until now little was known about the company, other than that its backers include Jay Adelson, Kevin Rose, Storm Ventures, and Greenwich Technology Associates. Now the company is talking: 3Crowd is looking to change the way people use content delivery ...

8. Hidden Backdoors On Torrent Sites Led To The Latest Twitter Attack 6 hours ago   permalink

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Early this morning, Twitter began alerting certain users to reset their passwords because of a possible phishing attack. They later elaborated on it a bit but it still wasn't clear exactly what was going on. Now they've felt the need to fully go into exactly what went down — and it's fairly interesting. On their Twitter Status blog ( ...

9. Obama's Budget Bypasses Big Health Cuts 9 hours ago   permalink

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Despite recent tough rhetoric on deficit reduction and the planned spending freeze on non-defense programs, President Obama's budget proposal saw an increase in spending on health and scientific research.

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10. Top Officer Calls For Ending 'Don't Ask' Policy 10 hours ago   permalink

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Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Adm. Mike Mullen is declaring that gays should be allowed to serve openly in uniform, arguing that it is "the right thing to do." Mullen's statement comes as the Pentagon announces a review of the policy.

11. Meet Marc Flores, the new MobileCrunch writer 12 hours ago   permalink

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I begged and pleaded with Greg, editor of MobileCrunch, not to make me write this, but it looks like I’m stuck introducing myself to you all. So in my best Troy McClure voice let me say: Hi, my name is Marc Flores. You might remember me from such popular sites as Boy Genius Report or True/Slant.