South China Morning PostThat, perhaps, is why the following is widely believed in town: whoever solves Hong Kong’s long-standing housing problem can win hearts and minds and be considered a…
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Former NFL safety Darren Sharper surrenders to police in Los Angeles rape case – Fox News
Fox NewsFormer NFL safety Darren Sharper turned himself into Los Angeles police late Thursday, after being charged in an arrest warrant in New Orleans alleging he and another man raped…
Dazzling February sets up Miami Heat for stretch run to playoffs – MiamiHerald.com
MiamiHerald.comA not-so-subtle trend has emerged recently for the Heat. The two-time defending champions are destroying every team they play. The Heat finished off its best month of the season Thursday…
Tim Cook advises climate change deniers to get out of Apple stock – CNET
CNETIn a response to a shareholder suggestion that Apple stop its environmentally friendly initiatives, the typically temperate Apple CEO draws a blunt line in the sand. Nick Statt. by Nick…
Chinese police bust four major baby trafficking rings rescuing 382 children – Daily Mail
Daily MailHundreds of babies have been rescued by police in China after a crackdown was launched on trafficking infants. The nationwide bust saw 1,094 people arrested as officers acted on…
Netflix staffers hack Fitbit to detect sleep, pause videos – CBS News
CBS NewsTechnology can solve big problems — the least of which is falling asleep during a movie and losing your place. Thankfully, Netflix staffers have created a solution for this…
Ukraine tells Russia to back off as Crimea tensions, secession fears deepen – CNN
CNNSimferopol, Ukraine (CNN) — [Breaking news update 8:20 a.m. ET]. (CNN) — Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovuych said Friday at a news conference in Russia that he was not overthrown…
Please, Oscars: Don’t Give ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ Any Awards – Huffington Post
Huffington PostIt’s not for anyone who identifies as LGBT. The movie is resolutely not about them. Is it for homophobes, who can learn from the movie’s example that maybe you…
First The Lego Movie, And Now Minecraft – TIME
TIMEAfter the jaw-dropping success of The Lego Movie—which has raked in $280.5 million worldwide since its release three weeks ago—Warner Bros. has made moves to turn another beloved franchise into…
Unknown soldiers occupy Crimean airports – USA TODAY
USA TODAYSEVASTOPOL, Ukraine — Unidentified armed men who may belong to the Russian military are blockading an airport near Sevastopol Friday in an escalation of tensions between the neighboring states…
Mila Kunis And Ashton Kutcher Are Engaged (Unofficially) – TIME
TIMEMila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are about to tie the knot, People and E! News report. The celebrity couple hasn’t confirmed the engagement, but according to anonymous sources quoted on…
New fitness sensor Moov to compete against Fitbit, FuelBand – abc7news.com
abc7news.comSAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — From Fitbits to FuelBands, the future of exercise is looking more and more tied to wearable technology. Most of the trackers count calories and steps that…
Christie Aides Joked About Jamming Traffic at Rabbi’s House – TIME
Christie Aides Joked About Jamming Traffic at Rabbi’s HouseTIMEThe exchange between former deputy chief of staff Bridget Anne Kelly and former transportation official David Wildstein took place Aug. 19, the…
Leaks show GCHQ captured ordinary internet users’ webcam images – Financial Times
Financial TimesGCHQ, Britain’s electronic spying agency, intercepted and stored images of 1.8m Yahoo users taken from their personal webcams even though most of them were not suspected of wrongdoing, documents…
Crimea sets date for autonomy vote amid gunmen, anti-Kiev protests – Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science MonitorThe former governor of the region, Serhiy Kunitsyn, suggested that the group could be made up of former members of the government riot police, known as Berkut, who…
Costa Concordia Captain Returns to Ship as Trial Examines Generators – New York Times
New York TimesFrancesco Schettino, the captain of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, went back aboard as part of his trial. Credit Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters. the main story. the main story. the…
Stunning Google Street View pictures reveal polar bears in their natural habitat – State Column
State ColumnFor International Polar Bear Day, Google released new street view images of the “polar bear capital of the world”, Churchill Manitoba. The State Column, Justin Beach | February 27,…
Me-wow! London Is Getting Its Very Own Cat Café – TIME
TIMETime to break out that catnip you were saving for a special occasion. Saturday marks the opening of London’s first-ever kitty café, appropriately called Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium, where patrons…
It should have a working prototype in weeks – DailyTech
DailyTechGoogle’s Android operating system offers a high level of software customization in smartphones, but Google wants users to be able to customize smartphone hardware as well. According to TIME, Google…
Oscar Nominated Documentary ‘The Square’ Takes on Political Life of Its Own – TIME
Oscar Nominated Documentary ‘The Square’ Takes on Political Life of Its OwnTIMEEarlier this month, Ukrainian protesters braved sub-zero temperatures in Kiev’s Maidan square and saw a dubbed version of the…
How The NFL Helped Kill Arizona’s Anti-Gay Rights Bill – Forbes
ForbesArizona has hosted two Super Bowls, and of course it loves the money and attention that comes with the biggest event in American sports. On Tuesday, before Brewer’s veto, the…
Bitcoin Machine Allowing Cash Exchange Installed in Singapore – Businessweek
BusinessweekTembusu Terminals Pte set up what may be Singapore’s first automated tele-exchange machine for buying Bitcoins days after a Tokyo exchange for the virtual currency was shut amid concerns about…
Google’s next developer conference is all about modular smartphones – VentureBeat
VentureBeatThe dream of piecing together a smartphone like Lego blocks no longer seems far-fetched. Google announced today that it will host three developer conferences this year for its Project Ara…
Google denies bidding $10 billion for WhatsApp – Times of India
Times of IndiaWASHINGTON: Google has refuted reports that it approached WhatsApp for an acquisition before Facebook grabbed it. Senior vice-president in charge of Chrome, Android, and apps, Sundar Pichai said…
Google announces dev conferences for Project Ara modular phone kit – Register
RegisterGoogle says it is planning a series of three developer conferences this year in support of Project Ara, the modular mobile phone design being developed by its Motorola Mobility division.…
Hard Talk Aside, Little Desire by the West to Leave Afghanistan – New York Times
New York TimesBRUSSELS — Listening to the Western defense officials gathered at a NATO meeting here on Wednesday, it would be easy to think that the United States and the…
As I Lay Dying singer admits to seeking wife’s murder – Fox News
Fox NewsThe lead singer of Grammy-nominated metal band As I Lay Dying pleaded guilty Tuesday to trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife. Timothy Lambesis, 32, remains free…
The Hollywood roll of a lifetime – BBC News
BBC NewsThe red carpet for Sunday’s academy awards was rolled out late Tuesday evening in Los Angeles. Organisers arranged for it to be laid a day early due to Wednesday’s…
Uganda’s Draconian Anti-Gay Law Is Making Countries Rethink Aid – TIME
TIMEUgandan anti-gay activist Pastor Martin Ssempa (C) leads anti-gay supporters as they celebrate after Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni signed a law imposing harsh penalties for homosexuality in Kampala February 24,…
The ‘Bachelor’ dumped again, but not by KC’s Nikki Ferrell – Kansas City Star
Kansas City StarWarning: This story contains spoilers about Tuesday night’s episode of “The Bachelor.” Keep your besitos to yourself! Andi Dorfman became yet another “Bachelor” contestant to dump Juan Pablo…
No bluff: US planning possible withdrawal of all troops from Afghanistan – CNN
CNNWashington (CNN) — We’re not bluffing, the Obama administration told Afghanistan on Tuesday in announcing it has started planning for the possible withdrawal of all U.S. troops by the end…
Biggest winners and losers from 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics – CBS sports.com (blog)
CBS sports.com (blog)The Olympics have this strange quality to breeze by but at the same time feel like they take a month to complete. In all, it’s 16 days. And…