Pastor Jones of the the Gainesville Florida church just went on TV and announced that he is canceling the planned Koran burning for Saturday because he says he has struck a deal with Iman Rauf in of Park51 in New York City to move the mosque. Update: Breaking News twitter is reporting that "Imam denies deal to move mosque away from ground zero, contradicting Fla. pastor."
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In a case of life imitating art imitating life, former Prime Minister Tony Blair has been accused of stealing material from his fictional self. In his recently released memoir A Journey, Blair recounts a 1997 conversation with Queen Elizabeth II. Upon meeting Blair, the Queen remarked. "You are my 10th prime minister, Mr. Blair. My first was Winston Churchill." The moment will be familiar to anyone who's seen the award-winning 2006 movie, The Queen staring Helen Mirren and Michael Sheen. The problem? According to screenwriter Peter Morgan, the conversation was make believe.
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NEW YORK — The Wall Street Journal is set to launch a weekly book review section this month, even as newspapers across the country cut...
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Cloud and mobile computing represent two of the biggest technology trends today, with each pushing processing closer to the edge. Today, Encoding.com announced tools to make propagation of video content across mobile devices a simple click-and-go proce...
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David Westin said that after 14 years, it was time to move on; the financial standing of the news division may also be a factor.
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Entertainment-focused video site Metacafe has made a small acquisition, buying up Action Sports, which is behind action sports community Go211.com. Go211 is best known for its live broadcasts of “alternative” sports events. Recent events broadcast live on the site include BMX race Blackjack nationals and the 2010 Oregon Trifecta skateboarding competition.

With commentary from yours truly. From my match preview:On the one side, serving to begin the match, Scott Thomas, best known for his work as Design Director for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign — a campaign which establi...
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As you may have heard, in these last eight weeks of the campaign season, the Democrats are going to be ramping up efforts to remind...
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The only podcost you’ll hear featuring Dan Benjamin and me talking about Twitter client UI design (including the new Twitter for iPad) and Apple’s new lineup of iPods. And: Blade Runner. Sponsored this week, once again, by the geniuses at ...
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While many have condemned the planned Koran burning by Pastor Terry Jones and Hillary Clinton went so far as to ask the media to stop covering it. It seems that Fox News is the only network that has decided to do just that saying it will not cover the burning of the Koran. Michael Clemente, the network's senior vice president, explained the decision, saying that there are "more important things" going on.
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Finalist or fake? It was hard to tell at the Project Runway show, where 10 (!) designers revealed their final collections. And according to this picture from the show, Jessica Simpson is this season’s guest judge. Read the rest of this entry »
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Metacafe is announcing the acquisition of Action Sports, Inc., the defunct web video company whose properties include Go211.com. Fans of Go211's snow, skate, surf and biking videos will be able to find that content as part of the upcoming Metacafe Sports section.
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MG Siegler:In the post, I posed a question: if it’s not the iPhone/AT&T deal, why do you choose Android? Nearly 1,000 people responded, and a large percentage focused on the same idea: the idea of “openness.” You’ll forgive me, b...
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Sometimes local politics can be boring, but not when you have someone like Phil Davidson. In a campaign speech asking for Stark County, Ohio's Treasurer, Davidson screams and shouts and looks less like he's trying to get the Republican nomination and more like he's defending his heavyweight crown. Clearly he learned the wrong lesson from Linda McMahon. You're supposed to go from wrestling to politics. Not the other way around.
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NewTeeVee Live, produced by GigaOM, is the online video industry's flagship event with a strong heritage, top-tier speakers and unparalleled atmosphere. Computer mouse = Remote. Hand = TV stand. See what's on at NewTeeVee Live 2010.
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