April 2011
Interview: Tech Entrepreneur Andrew Hyde Owns 15... →
This post was originally created for @abcnewsradio and can be found here. Andrew Hyde is a successful entrepreneur, founder of Startup Weekend, and organizer of the TEDxBoulder conference. By all…
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Morning Headlines →
abcnewsradio:
Prince William, Catherine Middleton Kiss on Balcony as World Watches
Royal Wedding Fails to Increase Popularity of ‘Royal’ Baby Names
Book Suggests More People Seek Out Kinky Sex Online
Southern Tornadoes Claim Over 300 Lives; Obama to Tour Damage
Huntsman Returns from China: Will He Challenge Obama?
Tea Party Lawmaker Frank Guinta Draws Ire Over Medicare Vote
‘Fast Five,’...
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In Other News: Non-Royal Wedding Headlines →
Hard news.
@abcnewsradio:
Continued news coverage from around the world.
Donald Trump Blames China for Fact That Much of His Gear Is ‘Made in China’
Markets See Fair Gains Thursday Despite Slow Economic Growth
Study Finds Cancer Drug Avastin May Be Cheap Alternative for Eye Disease
Report: NATO Friendly Fire Kills 12 Anti-Gadhafi Rebels
Tim Pawlenty: Obama’s Giving ‘Veto Power’ to...
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We're Live! Royal Wedding Coverage of "A Modern... →
Try not to cry with joy - we’re on this action live.
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Tornadoes 2011: How to Help Storm Victims →
abcnewsradio:
(TUSCALOOSA, Ala.) — Deadly tornadoes and thunderstorms ripped through the south Wednesday, devastating dozens of cities and killing more than 200 people across five states. The majority of the deaths have been reported in Alabama, where 200-mile-per-hour winds swept homes off their foundations in one area. President Obama declared a state of emergency for the search-and-rescue...
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Top Republicans Berate President over Birth... →
abcnewsradio:
(WASHINGTON) — Prominent Republican politicians and commentators weren’t exactly jumping for joy after President Obama released the original copy of his birth certificate Wednesday. Instead, they almost unanimously jumped down the president’s throat. The general feeling was that Obama should have produced the document during the 2008 election, or that he showed weakness by giving...
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Educated women overtake the men
thedailyfeed:
“Anything you can do I can do better, I can do anything better than you,” Annie Oakley sang to Frank Butler in Annie Get Your Gun, and she wasn’t far off — at least when it comes to the college classroom. The U.S. Census Bureau reveals that more working women over 25 have bachelor’s degrees than men do.
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ABC News Radio Royal Wedding Coverage →
Yes, yes I will be getting up very early Friday morning to cover this. As per usual, I’ll be manning the @abcnewsradio social media accounts. If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions please feel free to ping me prior to the event. Live streaming will occur here: http://abcrad.io/live. Thanks!
/via @abcnewsradio:
Beginning early Friday morning ABC News Radio will be streaming...
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ALLTHINGSD: YouTube Founders Are Back, and Have... →
This is wonderful news.
joshsternberg:
Millions of voices suddenly cried out in excitement, and were silenced no longer.
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Did Guantanamo Doctors Ignore Signs of Torture? →
Did Guantanamo Doctors Ignore Signs of Torture?
via @abcnewsradio:
(WASHINGTON) — A review of the medical records of nine individuals held at Guantanamo Bay who alleged abusive interrogation methods found that “the specific allegations of torture are highly consistent with the physical and psychological evidence documented in the medical records.” The report shows that the medical personnel,...
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Taliban Members Dig Tunnel, Escape from... →
Really? Fer serious? This is something that happens?
abcnewsradio:
(KANDAHAR, Afghanistan) — An estimated 476 Taliban members reportedly managed to crawl their way to freedom from the main jail in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Monday morning. The prison’s warden said the prisoners used a long tunnel to make their way outside and that authorities discovered it only after the breakout from the...
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Born Again: Religion and the Race for the White... →
abcnewsradio:
(WASHINGTON) — Call them “born again” undecideds: Republicans exploring bids for the presidency in 2012 have ramped up their religious fervor and sharpened answers to questions about faith in an effort to court social conservative voters in key early primary states. “I believe in God. I am Christian. I think the Bible is certainly, it is ‘the’ book,” real estate mogul Donald Trump...
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“Programming is like sex: one mistake and you’re providing support for a...”
– Michael Sinz (via wtfcode)
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Listen to Mark Zuckerberg Interview President... →
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The Story Behind 420 - Pot Smokers' Favorite... →
abcnewsradio:
(NEW YORK) — At 4:20 p.m. Wednesday—in whatever time zone they happen to be in—pot-smokers will be lighting up to celebrate an unofficial holiday whose origins are debated by stoners with time on their hands. Does 420 refer to a police code for illegal marijuana use? Is it a veiled allusion to the number of chemicals in cannabis? Or maybe it’s teatime in Amsterdam, the global...
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John Lennon's Letter on Beatles Split Headed for... →
abcnewsradio:
The Telegraph reports that in the letter, which is a draft of a reply to a letter from McCartney, Lennon calls McCartney a “four-letter swear word.” Lennon also takes full credit for starting the Fab Four, writing, “I’m not ashamed of the Beatles — (I did start it all), but of some of the [expletive] we took to make them so big — I thought we all felt that way in varying degrees...
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Trump: I'll Release Tax Returns When Obama... →
abcnewsradio:
“Maybe I’m going to do the tax returns when Obama does his birth certificate…I’d love to give my tax returns. I may tie my tax returns into Obama’s birth certificate,” Trump said. Despite Obama having a certificate of live birth, which is recognized by the State Department and meets the agency’s standard for citizenship, Trump believes that is not enough. “He doesn’t have a...
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Pentagon Review Clears McChrystal in 'Rolling... →
abcnewsradio:
…but the Pentagon’s review of an earlier investigation could not verify many of the claims and anonymous quotes in the article. A six page memo, issued by the Department of Defense Inspector General disagrees with conclusions of an investigation by an Army Inspector General and issues the following two conclusions: 1. The evidence was insufficient to substantiate a violation of...
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Donald Trump to Reveal Presidential Plans on His... →
abcnewsradio:
(NEW YORK) — Donald Trump is using the finale of The Celebrity Apprentice to further the hype he may run for president.
According to TV Guide, an advisor for the real estate mogul released a statement, indicating Trump may reveal his presidential aspirations on the season finale of the NBC show. The statement says, “On the May 22 season finale ofCelebrity Apprentice, Mr. Trump...
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California GOP Official Sends Email Depicting... →
abcnewsradio:
(LOS ANGELES) — Civil rights activists and some Republicans in Southern California are calling for the immediate resignation of a GOP party official and Tea Party activist who sent an email with a photo depicting President Obama as a chimpanzee. The picture, which has Obama’s face superimposed over that of a baby chimpanzee in the arms of two adult chimpanzees dressed as a human...
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Brain-Control Interfaces Could Help Detect... →
This defines WIN.
abcnewsradio:
(SAN DIEGO) — A new class of brain-computer interface technology could not only let you control devices and play games with your thoughts, but also help detect fatigue in air traffic controllers and other workers in high-stakes positions. Researchers at the Swartz Center for Computational Neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego, have made it...
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Obama Exclusive: I Was Born in Hawaii and I Don’t... →
abcnewsradio:
“I think that over the last two-and-a-half years there’s been an effort to go at me in a way that is politically expedient in the short-term for Republicans. But [it] creates, I think a problem for them when they want to actually run in a general election where most people feel pretty confident the president was born where he says he was, in Hawaii. He — he doesn’t have...
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BP Holds First Shareholder's Meeting Since Gulf... →
abcnewsradio:
(LONDON) — In London, they’re holding the first BP general shareholders’ meeting since the disastrous spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The meeting has focused on the anger felt by many still affected on the Gulf Coast. Mindful of mood, BP Chairman Carl Henric Svanberg addressed the issue head-on. “Everyone at BP is shocked and saddened that this accident happened.” “We will do...
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ABC Interested in Katie Couric? →
abcnewsradio:
(NEW YORK) — ABC could become a serious bidder for Katie Couric’s services once her contract with CBS expires in early June. Variety reports there’s a “strong chance” ABC will offer the current CBS Evening News anchor a slot on its daytime schedule. The publication speculates that ABC would cut back on its daytime soap opera block of All My Children,One Life to Live and General...
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SXSW Panel Audio – The Future of Philanthropy:...
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What did you do with your time, life, energy, and...
This is a serious question. Pre-social media/Tumblr/Twitter/Facebook/et al - how did you spend your time? On what did you burn your creative energy?
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Empire State Building to Be Publicly Owned? →
abcnewsradio:
(NEW YORK) — People may soon be able to own a piece of New York’s Empire State Building. Citing people familiar with the plan, The New York Timesreports that the family behind the 102-story art deco tower is considering starting a publicly traded real estate company that will include the skyscraper. If approved, the proposal will allow people to purchase stock in the company, and,...
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In Ajdabiya, Libya, the 'Hell of War' →
abcnewsradio:
REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK By TERRY MORAN, ABC News (AJDABIYA, Libya) — In Libya, war isn’t just hell. War is purgatory, too. There is surely the savagery and relentless brutality of combat here, the human capacity for killing and mayhem that General Sherman saw straight and called hell. If you want to see that, one place to go is Ajdabiya. It’s a dusty city on the desert road about 90...
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Explaining Tumblr
I’m in the process of explaining Tumblr to a friend - she’s no dummy but needs some help understanding the social web.
So, you all tell me: what is Tumblr and why should someone use it?
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Real-Life X-Files Reference 'Flying Saucers' in... →
abcnewsradio:
(WASHINGTON) — Flying saucer sightings? Reports of three-foot-tall aliens? Secret memos about suspicious objects recovered near Roswell, N.M.? They’re all included in the thousands of declassified government documents posted to the FBI’s new online “Vault.” Earlier this month, the FBI announced its revamped online reading room that contains more than 2,000 government files. While...
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mikesalchert asked: Yo, I've been seeing you "import" photos from Flickr. One frustration I've had with making these two platforms work well together is getting photos from Flickr into Tumblr. How do you make it import? I always have to download the photo from Flickr and then upload it to Tumblr to post. It's sort of a pain.