Wednesday 31 December 2014

Democrat tipped blogger about Republican lawmaker meeting with white nationalists

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The campaign manager of a Democrat who challenged U.S. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana tipped off a blogger that the Republican lawmaker had spoken to a white supremacist group in 2002.

Taylor Swift overtakes 'Frozen' for 2014's top seller

Swift's '1989' and the 'Frozen' soundtrack are the only albums to top 3 million in 2014.
     
 
 

State of the Art: ThinkUp Helps the Social Network User See the Online Self

A service lets a person monitor his or her Facebook or Twitter account, for more awareness of one’s online image.






Paltrow wonders if she should've just stayed married...

Things that make you go, 'Hmmmmm...'
     
 
 

Bad weather hinders search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501

Tuesday 30 December 2014

Snapchat Plans a Global View of New Year’s Festivities

A team of curators for the app, whose messages are meant to disappear, will stitch together photos and videos from users at celebrations in cities around the world to create a documentarylike presentation.






Sony says 'The Interview' will screen in Canada

'The Interview,' which has strong Canadian connections, will screen in Canada, Sony says.
     
 
 

Republican leaders back lawmaker who spoke at white supremacist event

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives defended Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise on Tuesday after he came under fire for speaking to a group of white supremacists in 2002, when he was a state lawmaker.

U.S. health agency says nearly 6.5 million people in HealthCare.gov plans

(Reuters) - Nearly 6.5 million people either selected or were enrolled in a new individual insurance plan for 2015 on the HealthCare.gov website through Dec. 26, the U.S. government health agency said on Tuesday.