Armed and Dangerous, Stupid Criminals, -and- To Serve and Protect

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Armed and Dangerous - Man carrying AK-47 arrested in downtown Dallas

Stupid Criminals - Man complains to police of prostitute price hike

To Serve and Protect - Five LAPD officers under investigation in death of woman

Technology in the News Today

Tokyo Court Rejects Apple Patent Claim Against Samsung

Google Adds Turn-by-Turn Bicycling Navigation to Maps Apps

How to Be a Well-Connected Republican

Born on this Day in History: August 31, 1945 - In 1968, Van Morrison released Astral Weeks, an album of astonishing originality and inventiveness that stretched the frontier of rock music. In his follow-up record, Moondance, he deployed a snappy little rhythm-and-blues band behind tautly structured songs. Morrison has always seemed oblivious to public taste and reaction to him and continues to explore different modes of self-expression.

On this Day in History: August 31, 1985 - Richard Ramirez, the notorious "Night Stalker," is captured and nearly killed by a mob in East Los Angeles, California, after being recognized from a photograph shown both on television and in newspapers. Recently identified as the serial killer, Ramirez was pulled from the enraged mob by police officers.

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The Little Woman, Animal Kingdom, -and- Brave New Schools

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The Little Woman - World’s shortest man, woman meet for first time

Animal Kingdom - "Rat-crossing" signs installed in NYC neighborhood

Brave New Schools - NYC public schools ease penalties for breaking rules

Technology in the News Today

Hands On With the Samsung Galaxy Camera

Google+ Launches Business-Savvy Social Networking Tools

Vimeo Partners With Dropbox for Automatic Uploading

Born on this Day in History: August 30, 1919 - Born in Nashville, Kitty Wells started singing as a teenager. She didn't achieve stardom, however, until she was 33. Wells became the first female solo artist to hit the top of the country charts, with 1952's "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels." She scored several more country hits over the next two decades, and kept touring until her retirement in 2000. Wells died on July 16, 2012.

On this Day in History: August 30, 1967 - Thurgood Marshall becomes the first African American to be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice. He would remain on the Supreme Court for 24 years before retiring for health reasons, leaving a legacy of upholding the rights of the individual as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

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Crime and Punishment, The Dentist, -and- Found!

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Crime and Punishment - 68-year-old bank employee fired for stealing ten cents from a laundromat when he was 19

The Dentist - Man sues orthodontist for allegedly leaving braces on him for 11 years

Found! - Human organs found in Florida storage locker

Technology in the News Today

Grooveshark Android App Returns to Google Play

Microsoft Releases SkyDrive Android App

Google Shills Nexus 7 Tablet in Rare Homepage Promo

Born on this Day in History: August 29, 1920 - Charlie "Bird" Parker took up the alto saxophone at age 13. He soon quit school to play at Kansas City clubs. When he teamed up with trumpeter Dizzie Gillespie, they developed a new sound called "bebop."

On this Day in History: August 29, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane. Despite being only the third most powerful storm of the 2005 hurricane season, Katrina was the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. After briefly coming ashore in southern Florida on August 25 as a Category 1 hurricane, Katrina gained strength before slamming into the Gulf Coast on August 29. In addition to bringing devastation to the New Orleans area, the hurricane caused damage along the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama, as well as other parts of Louisiana.

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Fighting Back, Stupid Criminals, -and- To Protect and Serve

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Fighting Back - Customer shoots robber dead

Stupid Criminals - Man killed while trying to create Bigfoot sighting

To Protect and Serve - Police outnumber convention protesters by 4-1 in Tampa

Technology in the News Today

Rumor: Wii U to Hit Shelves Nov. 18

RadioShack No Contract Wireless Pricing Revealed

Sony to Shutter Optical Drive Business by March

Born on this Day in History: August 28, 1969 - Comedic actor Jack Black is the quintessential slacker who has perfected sophomoric humor. He has been in a long list of films as the cocky but self-conscious outsider, namely as the store clerk in High Fidelity. He is also one half of the satirical rock duo Tenacious D. He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

On this Day in History: August 28, 2006 - Warren Jeffs, the leader of a polygamist sect of Mormons, is arrested by a highway patrol officer during a traffic stop in Nevada. At the time of his arrest, Jeffs was facing charges in Arizona and Utah of arranging marriages between men and underage girls. The 50-year-old self-proclaimed prophet had been on the run from the law for more than a year and was on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list.

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Car 54 Where Are You?, Surf's Down, -and- Johnny Mneumonic

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Car 54 Where Are You? - Camden, N.J. to scrap police department amid budget woes

Surf's Down - FCC eyes tax on Internet service

Johnny Mneumonic - Scientists successfully "hack" brain to obtain private data

Technology in the News Today

Google: Apple, Samsung Patents Don't Cover Core Android OS

Nexus 7 Goes on Sale in France, Germany, Spain

Dashlane Password Management App Comes to Android

Born on this Day in History: August 27, 1890 - In 1915, Man Ray met French artist Marcel Duchamp, and together they collaborated on many inventions and formed the New York group of Dada artists. In 1921, Ray moved to Paris and became associated with the Parisian Dada and Surrealist circles of artists and writers. His experiments with photography included rediscovering how to make "camera-less" pictures, which he called rayographs.

On this Day in History: August 27, 1883 - The most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history occurs on Krakatau (also called Krakatoa), a small, uninhabited volcanic island located west of Sumatra in Indonesia. Heard 3,000 miles away, the explosions threw five cubic miles of earth 50 miles into the air, created 120-foot tsunamis and killed 36,000 people.

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Child Care, Disorder in the Court, -and- Are We There Yet?

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Child Care - NH Sheriff candidate would use deadly force to stop abortions

Disorder in the Court - Bug-infested witness shuts down Detroit court

Are We There Yet? - Skydivers miss airport, land at high-security submarine base

Technology in the News Today

Consumers Increasingly Viewing Online Content on TVs

McDonalds, General Mills Violating Children's Online Privacy?

DARPA Solicits Ideas for Waging Cyber Warfare

Born on this Day in History: August 24, 1955 - Michael Huckabee was born in Hope, Arkansas. He unsuccessfully ran for the Senate in 1992. In 1993, he won a special election for lieutenant governor, then became governor when Jim Guy Tucker was convicted in events relating to Whitewater. Huckabee was elected to full terms in 1998 and 2002. He ran for the Republican nomination for president in 2008 but lost to John McCain.

On this Day in History: August 24, 79 - After centuries of dormancy, Mount Vesuvius erupts in southern Italy, devastating the prosperous Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum and killing thousands. The cities, buried under a thick layer of volcanic material and mud, were never rebuilt and largely forgotten in the course of history. In the 18th century, Pompeii and Herculaneum were rediscovered and excavated, providing an unprecedented archaeological record of the everyday life of an ancient civilization, startlingly preserved in sudden death.

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Animal Kingdom, Neither Snow nor Rain, -and- Inked

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Animal Kingdom - Georgia University lab tech parties with escaped monkeys

Neither Snow nor Rain - Postal worker’s vacation causes halt in mail delivery for some in Jersey City

Inked - Tattoo infections in U.S. prompted CDC investigation

Technology in the News Today

Google Street View Explores Remote Canadian Arctic/a>

Hulu Launches Redesigned Website With Easier Discovery Features

Feds Seize Websites Over Pirated Android Apps

Born on this Day in History: August 23, 1946 - Keith Moon was born in London, England. He joined The Who in 1964 at the age of 17. In addition to his work with The Who, Keith Moon also collaborated with future members of Led Zeppelin on several projects. In addition, he released one solo album in 1975. He died tragically of a drug overdose on September 7, 1978, when he was just 32 years old.

On this Day in History: August 23, 1999 - The first cases of an encephalitis outbreak are reported in New York City. Seven people die from what turns out to be the first cases of West Nile virus in the United States.

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Animal Kingdom, Mr. Roboto, -and- The Salt of the Earth

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Animal Kingdom - Turtle found dangling from balloons stuck in tree in Oceanside neighborhood

Mr. Roboto - Robot to throw first pitch at Detroit Tigers game

The Salt of the Earth - Boston Market pulls salt shakers from tables

Technology in the News Today

T-Mobile, MetroPCS Bring Unlimited Data Back

Nikon Unveils Android-Powered Coolpix S800c

Google Launches YouTube Politics Hub

Born on this Day in History: August 22, 1917 - John Lee Hooker was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. As a blues singer and guitarist, he began his career in Detroit in 1948 with the release of "Boogie Chillun," the biggest of his several hit records. He toured continually, and among "deep blues" artists enjoyed an unusually successful career, appearing in concerts and on recordings with many of the leading figures in rock.

On this Day in History: August 22, 1950 - Officials of the United States Lawn Tennis Association (USLTA) accept Althea Gibson into their annual championship at Forest Hills, New York, making her the first African-American player to compete in a U.S. national tennis competition.

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Adventures in Babysitting, Somebody Bring Me Some Water, -and- Betty Lou Got a New Pair of Shoes

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Adventures in Babysitting - 3 Delaware daycare employees arrested for encouraging toddlers to fight

Somebody Bring Me Some Water - Woman told she could not hand out free bottled water in summer heat

Betty Lou Got a New Pair Of Shoes - LeBron sneakers test $300 limit

Technology in the News Today

Amazon Launches Glacier Cloud Storage Service

YouTube Helps Boost Online Video Viewing

Microsoft Opens Windows 8 Upgrade Registration

Born on this Day in History: August 21, 1952 - Joe Strummer was the co-founder, lyricist and lead vocalist of the legendary British rock band The Clash. Strummer and his band mate Mike Jones wrote songs about political and social injustice, cultural apathy, repression, and militarism. Songs such as "White Riot" and "I'm So Bored With the U.S.A" have become punk rock anthems. The ban was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003.

On this Day in History: August 21, 1959 - The modern United States receives its crowning star when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union as the 50th state. The president also issued an order for an American flag featuring 50 stars arranged in staggered rows: five six-star rows and four five-star rows. The new flag became official July 4, 1960.

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Stupid Criminals, SOmebody's Watching You, -and- Whoa!

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Stupid Criminals - Robber sets taxi on fire, dies in blaze

Somebody's Watching You - Ogden Police Department wants blimp to spy on "suspicious activity"

Whoa! - No horses, but Detroit Water Department employs "horseshoer"

Technology in the News Today

Facebook Stock Drops to Half of IPO Price

Google Has Had Enough: Files Lawsuit To Ban Multiple Apple Products

Google Expands Street View in Brazil, Mexico

Born on this Day in History: August 20, 1954 - Weatherman Al Roker was born in Queens, New York. Roker studied communications at college in Oswego, NY, where he got his first shot at weather casting. He reported the weather in Ohio and D.C. before returning to New York in 1983. There, he made his way up the ranks working for various networks, until he eventually landed the job as weatherman for NBC's "Today" show, in 1996.

On this Day in History: August 20, 1911 - A dispatcher in the New York Times office sends the first telegram around the world via commercial service. Exactly 66 years later, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) sends a different kind of message--a phonograph record containing information about Earth for extraterrestrial beings--shooting into space aboard the unmanned spacecraft Voyager II.

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Wired, The Fat of the Land, -and- Be Prepared

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Wired - Chicago city worker accused of stealing 500 feet of copper wire from airport

The Fat of the Land - Pee Wee league bars 300-pound 7th grader

Be Prepared - Social Security Administration explains plan to buy 174,000 hollow-point bullets

Technology in the News Today

Hipstamatic Drops All But 'Core Team' of Employees

Dunkin' Donuts App Lets You Purchase, Gift Doughy Treats

Google+ App Updates Boost Hangout Options

Born on this Day in History: August 17, 1958 - Belinda Jo Kurczeski became Belinda Carlisle after joining the 1970s punk scene in Los Angeles. She formed The Go-Gos with three girlfriends, and they released their first album, Beauty and the Beat, in 1982. With hits "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed," The Go-Gos dominated the charts. Carlisle followed up with successful solo albums, but her drug use held her back in the 1990s.

On this Day in History: August 17, 1969 - The Woodstock Music Festival draws to a close after three days of peace, love and rock 'n' roll in upstate New York. Conceived as "Three Days of Peace and Music," Woodstock was a product of a partnership between John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfield and Michael Lang. Their idea was to make enough money from the event to build a recording studio near the arty New York town of Woodstock. When they couldn't find an appropriate venue in the town itself, the promoters decided to hold the festival on a 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York--some 50 miles from Woodstock--owned by Max Yasgur.

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OOPS!, Don't Shoot!, -and- Get a Job

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OOPS! - Sparks moviegoer shoots himself in buttocks, apologizes, leaves theater

Don't Shoot! - Social Security Administration to purchase 174 thousand rounds of hollow-point ammo

Get a Job - Arizona governor bars public benefits for illegal immigrants

Technology in the News Today

Reuters Hit by Third Hack in Two Weeks

1 Million Public Transit Stops Now on Google Maps for Android

TiVo Announces Four-Tuner TiVo Premiere 4

Born on this Day in History: August 16, 1933 - Julie Newmar was born in Los Angeles, California. She made her film debut in 1952 with Just For You. After landing a role in the 1954 film Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, she concentrated on the stage. Later turning to TV, she starred in the ensemble of the 1966 TV series "Batman." Over 25 years later, the blockbuster film Batman Returns (1992) would see her vying for the role.

On this Day in History: August 16, 1896 - While salmon fishing near the Klondike River in Canada's Yukon Territory, George Carmack reportedly spots nuggets of gold in a creek bed. His lucky discovery sparks the last great gold rush in the American West. Hoping to cash in on reported gold strikes in Alaska, Carmack had traveled there from California in 1881. After running into a dead end, he headed north into the isolated Yukon Territory, just across the Canadian border. In 1896, another prospector, Robert Henderson, told Carmack of finding gold in a tributary of the Klondike River. Carmack headed to the region with two Native American companions, known as Skookum Jim and Tagish Charlie. On August 16, while camping near Rabbit Creek, Carmack reportedly spotted a nugget of gold jutting out from the creek bank. His two companions later agreed that Skookum Jim--Carmack's brother-in-law--actually made the discovery. Regardless of who spotted the gold first, the three men soon found that the rock near the creek bed was thick with gold deposits. They staked their claim the following day. News of the gold strike spread fast across Canada and the United States, and over the next two years, as many as 50,000 would-be miners arrived in the region. Rabbit Creek was renamed Bonanza, and even more gold was discovered in another Klondike tributary, dubbed Eldorado.

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Park It!, Is There a Doctor in the House?, -and- Just a Bump in the Road

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Park It! - New Jersey town considers banning drive-thrus

Is There a Doctor in the House? - San Diego woman practiced medicine without a license

Just a Bump in the Road - Road crew paints yellow line over dead raccoon

Technology in the News Today

rosoft Revamps SkyDrive, Adds Android App

Sony Unveils Free Version of Vanguard Saga of Heroes

Oversharing Prompts Shutdown of Dell Daughter's Twitter Account

Born on this Day in History: August 15, 1930 - Sean Connery was born in Fountainbridge, Scotland. In the 1950s, he was cast in numerous films and television programs. In the early 1960s, he landed the lead role in James Bond. After Bond, he continued to work regularly in film, and eventually won an Oscar in 1987. He appeared in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade in 1990. In 2003, he starred in The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

On this Day in History: August 15, 1969 - The Woodstock Music Festival opens on a patch of farmland in White Lake, a hamlet in the upstate New York town of Bethel. Promoters John Roberts, Joel Rosenman, Artie Kornfield and Michael Lang originally envisioned the festival as a way to raise funds to build a recording studio and rock-and-roll retreat near the town of Woodstock, New York. The longtime artists' colony was already a home base for Bob Dylan and other musicians. Despite their relative inexperience, the young promoters managed to sign a roster of top acts, including the Jefferson Airplane, the Who, the Grateful Dead, Sly and the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival and many more. Plans for the festival were on the verge of foundering, however, after both Woodstock and the nearby town of Wallkill denied permission to hold the event. Dairy farmer Max Yasgur came to the rescue at the last minute, giving the promoters access to his 600 acres of land in Bethel, some 50 miles from Woodstock. Early estimates of attendance increased from 50,000 to around 200,000, but by the time the gates opened on Friday, August 15, more than 400,000 people were clamoring to get in. Those without tickets simply walked through gaps in the fences, and the organizers were eventually forced to make the event free of charge. Folk singer and guitarist Richie Havens kicked off the event with a long set, and Joan Baez and Arlo Guthrie also performed on Friday night.

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