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MARTA bus stop shooting: ‘My daddy just got shot’Atlanta Journal ConstitutionAtlanta police Wednesday were searching for the person who fatally shot 31-year-old Dantavious Chatman as he waited at a northwest Atlanta bus stop with his toddler daughter. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News) …Father shot, killed in front of daughter at bus stopMyFox Atlanta Man with … Read more
Obama arrives at Everglades National Park, plans to highlight climate change …Miami HeraldThe White House invited Scott, per protocol, to greet Obama at Miami International Airport when Air Force One lands around 1 p.m. Wednesday afternoon — but Scott won’t be there, the governor’s office said. Scott did meet the president on the tarmac …President … Read more
Facebook unveils Hello, a caller ID and blocking tool for AndroidVentureBeatFacebook this morning unveiled Hello, a new tool that lets Android users see who’s calling them and lets them block callers. The tool was first spotted last month, at which time it was called Phone. In a blog post, Facebook wrote that it has started … Read more
OK Falls falls through in downtown OaklandSFGate (blog)Restaurateur Doug Washington confirmed that he stepped away from his restaurant project in downtown Oakland. A partner in San Francisco restaurant group Stock & Bones (Town Hall, Salt House, Anchor & Hope), Washington announced plans in … …read more From:: Oakland CA News By Google News
Oak Grove’s Keys commits to USMJackson Clarion Ledger… Houston Case, LSU-Eunice right-handed pitcher Sam Walley, Fayetteville (Ark.) right-handed pitcher Walker Powell, Evans (Ga.) right-handed pitcher Nick Sandlin, Pearl River Community College infielder Tracy Hadley, Oak Grove infielder Matthew … …read more From:: Fayetteville, Georgia News By Google News
Hawks vs Nets Game 2 preview: Atlanta searches for improvement, 2-0 leadPeachtree HoopsThe Atlanta Hawks lead the Brooklyn Nets by a 1-0 margin after a seven-point win in Game 1 on Sunday, and the two teams get back together on Wednesday evening for Game 2. There were mixed feelings, at least in some circles, following … Read more
The Best Video Game Rumors From The Early 90sKotakuA formal developer’s conference will gather soon and the Q-Mann will be there…SNK’s CD add-on is rumored to be looking iffy…Q-Sound, the incredible new stereo sound generator, is rumored to be finally making its way into game carts…Watch for … …read more From:: Game Developers Conference News … Read more
Google unveils Fi, new wireless serviceUSA TODAYSAN FRANCISCO — Google has unveiled its hotly anticipated wireless service Project Fi to prod the telecom industry to make mobile service in the U.S. faster, easier and less expensive. The Internet giant described the project as an opportunity to introduce …Google launches Project Fi mobile phone networkBBC News … Read more
2014 Irish Women’s Soccer Award Winners AnnouncedNotre Dame Official Athletic SiteFlores recently returned from her second stint this spring with the United States Under-20 Women’s National Team, where she trained alongside 2015 Notre Dame signee and future teammate Natalie Jacobs at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in …and more …read more From:: Women’s Soccer … Read more
Tesla to announce home and utility-scale batteries that offer energy independenceComputerworldTesla Motors next week will announce two battery lines, one for households and another for utilities, that will store power from renewable sources, such as solar and wind, supplementing them when the sun goes down or the weather changes. Late last month …Tesla’s New Battery … Read more
College football: Jack Britt’s MacLain an example of good player, great personFayetteville Observer (blog)In addition to his status with the football team, MacLain is the current president of Clemson’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. He regularly donates time to promote physical fitness with students at nearby elementary schools, has visited multiple … …read more From:: College Football … Read more
Planned 1000-Foot Miami Tourist Tower Sparks Politics ScrumABC NewsLast August, Miami voters gave a developer permission to lease land on the city’s sparkling downtown waterfront to build a 1,000-foot, hairpin-shaped tourist tower complete with thrill rides, breathtaking observation decks, restaurants and clubs. There …and more …read more From:: Miami News From Google News
‘Love & Hip Hop: NY’ Star Mendeecees Harris — GUILTY of Slinging Coke …TMZ.com0422-mendeeces-lhh-instagram ‘Love & Hip Hop‘ couple Mendeecees Harris and Yandy Smith might be honeymooning in a federal prison … because the groom just plead guilty to running a drug ring in upstate NY. Harris struck a plea deal in the case, and … Read more
Dow industrials gets a lift from McDonald’s, VisaMarketWatchThe Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.41% was up 58 points, or 0.3%, to 18,005.07, while the S&P 500 SPX, +0.46% rose 7 points, or 0.4%, to 2,104.6 The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.29% added 8 points, or 0.2%, to 5,022. Investors are …and more …read more From:: … Read more
Motown biz owners pitch to get on ‘Shark Tank’ TV showThe Detroit NewsDetroit — Hopeful entrepreneurs of every stripe are making their way to Wayne State University’s Tech Town business incubator until Wednesday evening to pitch their business ideas for the reality television show “Shark Tank.” The weekly ABC show …and more …read more From:: … Read more
Piedmonter/Montclarion letters: Oakland’s Measure BB road repair money …Contra Costa TimesMeasure BB passed last November, and the promises made by local politicians like Libby Schaaf and many others were that if passed our roads would be repaired. I want Mayor Schaaf to explain how Measure BB funds will be unavailable for repair of the …and … Read more
Nike Is Finally Selling U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Jerseys to MenBloombergNike unveiled new home jerseys for the U.S. Women’s national soccer team on Wednesday. The new kit for the 2015 World Cup in Canada is white, with a black stripe down the side, in what Martin Lotti, global creative director for Nike soccer, calls a … Read more
Mitchell now close to home, ready to workAnderson Independent MailHe will be at least part in a pair of four-star guards, joining 2015 enrollee Ty Hudson (Pebblecreek HS Ga. /18.2 PPG as a senior). “(Brownell) said after my year of sitting out that I’d have a chance to play a lot,” Mitchell said. “He doesn’t … Read more
“When Calls the Heart’s” Brian Bird on Family TV Shows, eFangelism, & Modern …Patheos (blog)Tony Rossi: When I was a kid and my parents and I would watch TV as a family, they would choose shows that they weren’t embarrassed to watch with me. Now that I’m older it’s flipped. If I watch TV with … Read more
Battle dress: Kiev lashes out at Elle mag over ‘Putin’s hand’ in cover photoRTBut MPs and activists in Kiev have come up with their vision of Elle’s cover. They suspect a Kremlin ploy to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII. The magazine, translated into Russian, as well as plenty of other languages, … Read more
Can Kathleen Kennedy use ‘Star Wars‘ to change Hollywood?Washington PostThe Star Wars Celebration, a massive gathering of fans and a chance for Disney to promote the latest entries in George Lucas’s revivified franchise, has been over for three days, but the Force, and the lingering excitement produced by new teaser …Marvel’s Phase Two Films All … Read more
Watch Lauren Lapkus as an awkward vlogger in a new 7 Minutes In PurgatoryA.V. Club (blog)Comedians used to have to wait for a Saturday Night Live audition to perform for nearly 10 minutes to deathly silence, but Funny Or Die’s 7 Minutes In Heaven series provides that opportunity without the requisite Lorne Michaels ring-kissing. In … Read more
Everything you know about Marvel Comics is about to changeThe VergeLongtime fans will recognize the Secret Wars name from the original miniseries Marvel released back in 1984. The premise was similar; take all your major characters and make them fight one another. It was the first, if not the most important, crossover …New Marvel Collection … Read more
NFL schedule 2015: How important are early season games?SB NationAnd most importantly, you’ve got an idea of the actual path your team has to take to get to the NFL postseason. So how critical is navigating the early slate of games and getting off to a good start during the first month? If you want … Read more
NFL Mock Draft 2015: Todd McShay projects Jets to pick player coming off …NJ.comWe are a week and a day away from the start of the NFL Draft. Not that anybody is counting the days until the ridiculous, overhyped lead-up to this event is mercifully finished. The mock drafts — absurd pieces of guesswork that … Read more
WonderCon 2015, Conclusion and onto ComicCon 2015Mid Valley NewsComic Con is the next main event and they will feature very big studios and they will have big previews in Hall H. Comic Con is the only place where people actually camp out the whole night to see what will be in Hall H. We here … Read more
Nate Silver trashes NHL Las Vegas plan, puts over Canadian expansionYahoo Sports (blog)Nate Silver took time away from predicting who wins Montana’s House District 37 with frighteningly accuracy to trash the NHL’s expansion potential in Las Vegas. He says the idea makes “little sense” and lays out several reasons for this conclusion; and …Las Vegas … Read more
Ask HPD: Is it possible to volunteer at the Honolulu Police Department?KHON2Answer: The Honolulu Police Department has a volunteer program. Interested parties should contact our Career Center at 723-7788. They will be able to assist you with the application process which includes a background and criminal history checks.and more …read more From:: Honolulu News By … Read more
A quick survey of virtual reality apps beyond gamingVentureBeatBut a lot of that market could go beyond games, and Harald Krefting, a senior creative developer at digital agency AKQA, showed a slice of those applications at the Quo Vadis gaming conference in Berlin today. The apps covered industries such as cars … …read more From:: … Read more
Disney Set to Dominate as it Unleashes Full Power of Pixar, Marvel and ‘Star Wars’VarietyWalt Disney Chairman Bob Iger has shown a willingness to write big checks, plunking down nearly $16 billion to purchase Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm. This marks the first year these big bets will result in such a nuclear-powered slate that the … Read more
A look at gaming on Apple Watch: 2048, Modern Combat 5, Real Racing, FIFA …9 to 5 Mac (blog)The small 1.5 to 1.7-inch display on the Apple Watch might not immediately strike you as the ideal platform for gaming, but many game developers are embracing the Apple Watch with mini versions of popular games, companion … Read more
Ambassadors to attend WWII memorials in Moscow and Kievswissinfo.chNo Swiss cabinet minister will represent Switzerland at ceremonies in Moscow and Kiev next month to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Instead, the Swiss ambassadors to Russia and Ukraine will attend. The cabinet …and more …read more From:: Kiev News … Read more
Motherhood has changed actress Blake LivelyBradenton HeraldMy interview with Blake Lively is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. She’s meeting with the press to discuss her feature film, “The Age of Adaline,” where she plays a woman who stops aging at 29. It’s been a few years since Lively has done a film or TV … Read more
Ranking the Top 25 Seniors Heading into the 2015 College Football SeasonBleacher ReportGive a college football coach the choice of having star power or senior leadership, and the vast majority are going to go with experience over talent. Having players who have been there before, who have been through the fire and are now taking … Read more
UEFA, FIFA warn Greece over government’s planned new lawsThe HeraldUEFA and FIFA say they have sent a final warning to Greece that it faces suspension from international football for government interference. The Greek government wants to pass laws punishing violence at sports events, including imposing fines and …and more …read more From:: FIFA News From … Read more