News Archive for June 10 2008

Paul Newman's Brave Battle

Screen legend and former chain-smoker Paul Newman has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and is under the care of a leading oncologist at Sloan-Kettering Memorial, reports Elizabeth Snead at The L.A. Times' The Envelope. There's been dire speculation about Newman's health since he abruptly pulled out a planned movie with Robert Redford that was [...]

St. John's Wort No Help for ADHD

The first rigorous test of the herbal remedy shows no effect against the hyperactivity disorder. But it sets up a method of testing such botanicals

Sudoku-playing jurors make judge stop drug trial

A judge aborted a drug conspiracy trial Tuesday after some jurors were found to have been playing the puzzle game Sudoku while evidence was being given.

Internet companies to block child porn sites

Verizon, Sprint and Time Warner Cable have agreed with New York state officials to block access to child pornography.

Head of Saddam tribe blown up in car bomb blast

The head of Saddam Hussein's tribe was blown up by a bomb attached to his vehicle north of Baghdad today, police said.

Update That Wishlist - I Just Tried A MacBook Air

by Christopher Dawson, ZDNet.com

NBA referee Bob Delaney no stranger to controversy

Bob Delaney said Wednesday he has not been contacted by NBA or federal authorities about former colleague Tim Donaghy's allegations that a 2002 playoff game Delaney officiated was fixed to favor the Lakers over the Kings.

TV: 100 dead in Sudan after plane catches fire My Morning Jacket to Play MSG on NYE

I just saw this news in the LMB inbox and was rather impressed: 2008 already looked like it would be a big year for My Morning Jacket, but I can't say I thought they'd already be playing Madison Square Garden on New Year's Eve. It looks like all the buzz around their latest release, Evil Urges, has really started to pay off. If you're a frequent LMB [...]

Euro 2008 - Spain 4, Russia 1: Villa's Hat Trick Lifts Spain

The goal-scoring prowess of striker David Villa was confirmed three times over Tuesday when he scored the first hat trick in the European Championship since 2000 to beat Russia.

G8 members push for new climate investment funds

Osaka, Japan - Britain, Japan and the United States on Friday urged developing and industrialized countries to sign up to a new framework of multilateral funds helping to battle climate change. Speaking at the outset of the Group of Eight (G8) financ...

NYC CRACKS DOWN ON FIRE CODE VIOLATIONS

More than 100 building and business owners have been arrested in the past week for fire code violations including faulty sprinklers, blocked exits and no fire extinguishers, authorities said Tuesday. The sweep by the city's Department of...

Italian Vogue directs the eye and mind to industry blind spot with all-black issue

Racial prejudice in the fashion industry has long persisted because of tokenism and lookism. "We already have our black girl," says a designer...

New gamma-ray telescope takes to the skies

The GLAST satellite will observe the deaths of massive stars and might even pin down the nature of dark matter

Tigers send WIllis to minors

The Tigers sent struggling Dontrelle Willis down to Class A on Tuesday, hoping the former star lefty can find his control.

Iran says ready to negotiate on nuclear incentives (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran said on Thursday it was ready to negotiate over a new package of economic incentives put forward by major powers seeking to persuade Tehran to curb its nuclear work.

Hiker dies on Mount Rainier, 2 wait for rescue

A man on a Mount Rainier day hike died Tuesday and two companions were awaiting rescue after the group got caught in a blizzard, officials at the national park said.

Disney works its magic; Disney.com offering free full length movies online Drilling, Not Earthquake, Caused Indonesian "Mud Volcano"

A mud volcano which has caused millions of dollars worth of damage was caused by the drilling of a gas exploration well, an international team of scientists has concluded. The two-year old mud volcano, Lusi, is still spewing huge volumes of mud and has displaced more than 30,000 people. The most detailed scientific analysis to date disproves the theory [...]

Yosemite officials seek help to find missing hiker

Yosemite National Park officials today are asking that visitors who were in certain areas of the park Sunday afternoon to contact investigators searching for a missing hiker.

Surprise! Stewart and Colbert have come to Hulu

Comedy Central's wildly popular political talk shows are now available on the NBC-News Corp. joint video venture, but it doesn't appear to be a broader Viacom deal yet.

Chris Martin Twists Knee, Puts Coldplay Tour Into Jeopardy

Chris Martin has thrown Coldplay's comeback concert into jeopardy after twisting his knee during tour rehearsals.[...] Read more!

Pirates attack livestock ship travelling to WA

Pirates have attacked a ship used to transport livestock from Western Australia to South-East Asia.

Former Official Sues Nascar

A former racing official has sued Nascar, alleging that she was racially and sexually discriminated against in her two years working for the organization.

Canon launches EOS 1000D / Rebel XS

Canon has announced the EOS 1000D, a new entry-level DSLR that slots into the model lineup beneath the 450D. The 10 megapixel digital camera, known as the Digital Rebel XS in the US, takes many of the new features of its big brother and presents them in a lighter, less expensive format that Canon hopes will re-shape the market in the same way as the [...]

XTO Energy to buy Hunt Petroleum for $4.19 billion

XTO Energy Inc. said Tuesday it is acquiring privately held Hunt Petroleum Corp. for $4.19 billion in cash and stock in a deal made more attractive by high oil and gas prices.

Mom in NY finds snake in crib, coiled around baby's leg

A woman who awoke to her baby's cries was shocked to peer into the crib and find a foot-long snake wrapped around her 7-month-old daughter's leg.

Ryan Seacrest To Help Sexually Confused 'Bros' Befriend Brody Jenner [Boy Toys]

There's no use denying that we have had more than a passing interest in reality dating shows for just about as long as we can remember. From watching to Roger Lodge wink his way through Blind Date to finding ourselves hooked into all of the Flavor of Love franchises to our guiltiest moment where we watched a marathon of Shipmates, we had thought we'd [...]

Coolio arrested for driving with suspended license

Coolio was arrested Tuesday on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant for driving with a suspended license, Los Angeles police said.

Equity firm takes over Petty Enterprises

One of NASCAR's most storied race teams gave up majority control Wednesday when a Boston-based private equity firm took over Petty Enterprises.