News Archive for January 01 2008

Eddie Murphy and Tracey Edmonds wed

Eddie Murphy celebrated New Year's Day by tying the knot with film producer Tracey Edmonds. Their representatives said the pair exchanged vows Tuesday on a private island off Bora Bora in French Polynesia in front of a small group of family and friends. Murphy and Edmonds began dating in 2006 and were engaged in July. Murphy, 46, has five children from [...]

Military's Use of Unmanned Aircraft Soars in Iraq

The military's reliance on unmanned aircraft that can watch, hunt and sometimes kill insurgents has soared to more than 500,000 hours in the air, largely in Iraq, The Associated Press has learned.

Malaysian minister resigns over sex tape

Malaysian leaders accepted the resignation of Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek following his appearance in an adulterous sex video. The Malaysian Chinese Association's presidential council said it regrets and respects Chua's resignation and u...

Federal Court Enjoins Qualcomm's 3G Cellular and Push-to-Talk Products Following Broadcom Patent Win

a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, announced that a federal judge today issued an injunction against Qualcomm Incorporated's continued infringement of three Broadcom patents.

Kessler given two-year doping ban

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US Scientists Working On Cocaine Vaccine

A husband and wife team based at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) in Houston, Texas, have developed a cocaine vaccine that is currently undergoing clinical trials. The vaccine, which is based on an inactivated form of the drug, teaches the immune system to fight real cocaine and stop it getting to the brain and delivering the expected "high". [click link for full article]

CTA bus driver sued after fatal accident

The Chicago Transit Authority and a bus driver are named in a lawsuit filed Friday, after a 59-year-old woman was struck and killed by a CTA bus on the Northwest Side on New YearÂ’s Eve.

Ettore Sottsass: Designer who blurred distinctions between culture and commerce

Olivetti's "Valentine" typewriter went on sale on 14 February 1969. It was the iPod of its day, a brilliantly packaged and seductively desirable machine designed to change conventional assumptions about what a typewriter might be. Its bright red plastic carrying case was not an afterthought, rather an integral part of the concept, turning a piece of office equipment into a fashion accessory.

San Fran Mayor Gavin Newsom Engaged To Actress Jennifer Siebel

According to the AP, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newson is engaged to actress Jennifer Siebel. Mayor Gavin Newsom, 40, proposed to his girlfriend, actress Jennifer Siebel, 33, while they vacationed over the weekend in Hawaii, and she accepted, said Stanlee Gatti, a friend of the couple who spoke with the mayor after he proposed. A date has not been set, [...]

Saudis arrest popular blogger for violating the kingdom's laws

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi authorities have detained a popular blogger for violating the kingdom's laws, a senior Interior Ministry official said Tuesday. It was the first known arrest of a Saudi online critic.

'Without a Trace' Star Sanchez Engaged

Roselyn Sanchez and fellow actor Eric Winter got engaged during a holiday vacation on the island of Vieques, just east of mainland Puerto Rico, according to a statement released Tuesday.

Students to Reopen Chandra Levy Case

Criminal Justice Students to Re-Examine Death of Intern Chandra Levy in Washington