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Judge admits mistake in kicking whites out of court

An Atlanta, Georgia, judge who ordered white lawyers out of his courtroom so he could lecture African-American defendants called that decision a "mistake" Tuesday night.

'Pig Book' names congressional porkers

Some of the biggest pork projects, according to the group, include a Lobster Institute; the Rocky Flats, Colorado, Cold War Museum; and the First Tee, a program to build young people's character through golf.

What If Futurama Was Real [PIC]

An artist's rendition of a real-life version of the Futurama cityscape. Amazing!

Opera Mini 4.1 beta is out

Our favorite mobile browser was just updated, the Opera Mini 4.1 is out now, with loads of new features, such as: find in page, file upload/download, ability to save pages for offline reading, and up to 50% speed improvement. Check it out now.

eBay Bans Auctions Of Digital Goods

"It's now banned the direct sale of purely digital goods from either its auctions or its direct sales offerings."

Boy dies after snorting bag of heroin he thought was cocaine

A schoolboy died after snorting heroin which he mistakenly thought was cocaine, an inquest has heard. Francis Clapham, 16, bought the lethal drug for just £1 from a teenager in a park thinking it was a cocaine wrap.

Top Bush officials pressured underlings to use torture

A massive expose reveals White House pressure used to persuade acceptance of torture techniques. Sources said of the detainee interrogators: 'You could almost see their dicks get hard'

Fed Posts Interactive Map of U.S. Loan Conditions

The Federal Reserve is posting maps to illustrate subprime loan conditions across the U.S. The maps will be maintained by its district bank in New York. Monthly updates are planned. The maps will display regional variation in the condition of securitized, owner-occupied subprime and alt-A mortgage loans.

12 Tips to Create a Sleep Haven

To lull you to sleep, you need to make your bedroom a sensuous haven, adding all the accoutrements of comfort and serenity in a beautiful setting.

Australian MP proposes cane toad-killing day

The fast-spreading cane toads are the country's most disliked introduced pest, their poisonous skin accounting for the deaths of millions of birds, crocodiles and other predators each year.

Mini Stem-Cell Labs: Growing stem cells in protective sacs

Stem-cell therapies are often touted as the future of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. But one of the challenges to developing such therapies is creating an environment in which stem cells can grow.

Hillary’s New Ad: "One More Bell to Answer"

It’s 3 a.m. and that darn phone is ringing again. This time, it’s an economic crisis, not a national security issue.And the person who can’t deal with it is not Barack Obama, who in the prequel was unable to deal with the security issue, but John McCain.Yes, it’s the new ad from Senator Hillary Clinton.

Study: 'Fat-ism' More Widespread Than Racism

It's illegal to discriminate against someone because of race or gender, but our culture condones a bias against people who are overweight. There are no federal laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of weight, and only Michigan has such a law, according to a new study from Yale University.

Can the UK gov regulate US-based social networking sites?

The social networking phenomenon and issues around safety - child protection, identity theft etc. - have been very much in the media spot light in the UK. It’s the UK government that’s been setting the media agenda as it grapples with how to regulate children’s use of sites outside of the UK.

Apple passes Wal-Mart, now #1 music retailer in US

Over the past few years, we have watched Apple climb the music sales chart courtesy of the iTunes. Last month we learned that Apple passed Best Buy to become the number two retailer in the the US. Now, Apple has ascended to the top of the charts, surpassing Wal-Mart for the first time ever, according to the NPD MusicWatch Survey.

World’s First Commercially Viable Cellulosic Ethanol Plant O

Range Fuels Inc. announced yesterday it has secured over $100 million in Series B funding, an investment that could make it the first company to seriously commercialize cellulosic ethanol. The first phase of construction will produce 20 million gallons of mixed alcohols per year by 2009, and has the potential to expand to up to 120 million gallons.

Ubuntu’s Shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML’s win

“It’s sad that the ISO was not willing to admit that its process was failing horribly,” he said, noting that Microsoft intensely lobbied many countries that traditionally have not participated in ISO and stacked technical committees with Microsoft employees, solution providers and resellers sympathetic to OOXML.

Bill Clinton 'stuns' CA superdelegates with red-faced tirade

At a closed-door meeting with California's superdelegates, Bill Clinton stunned witnesses with a meltdown where he blasted Bill Richardson's endorsement of Barack Obama. Delegates said it was the 'worst political meeting ever.'

Quick or Slow

Gizmodo Guy: iPhone Clone Innovation is 'Positively Listles'

Despite next-gen networks and haptics tech continuing to break on through to the realistic side, the year’s big cellphone trade show disappointed Gizmodo’s man on the floor because, well, the iPhone’s still just too good.

7ft Great Dane Certified by Guiness as World's Tallest Dog

Dude. Gibson is huge.

Meet the Producers of the #1 film in America

Its a big week at TriggerStreet, and Dana and Evan have something entirely new to discuss: their very own #1 movie! Thats right, "21" is a hit at the box office, but thats not the only thing worth talking about as SAG and AFTRA go their separate ways, "Fanboys" fans are protesting, and Superman has legal troubles... Episode 39 TriggerStreetTV

GPD08 -April 3rd 2008 is “GOOD PEOPLE DAY” Pass it on

Gary from Wine Library TV has founded Good People Day - 4/3/08

New polls show Obama surge in Pa.

Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is surging in Pennsylvania, according to several new polls. In one survey, released by Public Policy Polling this morning, Obama is now leading New York Sen. Hillary Clinton for the first time, 45 percent to 43 percent. That represents a closing of a 26-percentage-point Clinton advantage from only two and a half weeks ago

Obama: I'd Hire Gore

At a town-hall meeting, Obama was asked if he would tap the former vice president for his Cabinet to handle global warming. "I would," Obama said. "Not only will I, but I will make a commitment that Al Gore will be at the table and play a central part in us figuring out how we solve this problem.

Obama would consider Gore for cabinet position

Chances for an Al Gore presidency may be all-but-nonexistent at this point in the campaign, but Barack Obama said Wednesday the former vice president might just have a spot in his administration...

The Ten Worst Job Interview Questions Ever

What was the worst job interview question you were ever asked? Good interview questions can help employers judge the technical qualifications, people skills, problem solving approach, and team fit of prospective employees. Bad interview questions do none of those. Instead, they confuse, irk, or offend the applicant (often in combination).

7 Engineering Wonders of the Modern World [PICS]

Contemporary World Record-Setting Construction

Loser Kids Get Weed Flavored Candies Banned!

A group of high school students, who presumably are against drugs because nobody has ever been friendly enough to offer them any, were rallying in support of the measure in the halls of the capitol while the measure was up for a floor vote, calling the oily candy bars and lollipops a “gateway candy” to drugs and a dangerous lifestyle.

Om nom nom nom... (PIC)

Your dose of cute for the day. This little guy is in cake(?) heaven.

Clinton Pastor Backs Reverend Wright

While Mrs. Clinton says she would have quit Rev. Wright's church. Her Rev. expressed sympathy for Rev. Wright 's now-infamous exclamation, "God Damn America," is that many pastors, himself included, say things "that if we had to say it over again we probably wouldn't say it in the same way."

Lee Hamilton, Leading Foreign Policy Expert, Endorses Obama

In what could prove both a significant addition to his foreign policy credentials and a boost for the close Indiana primary, Illinois Ex-Rep. Lee Hamilton of Indiana, former head of the 9/11 commission and Iraq Study Group, endorses Illinois Senator Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination in advance of the May 6 primary there.

NanoSolar Rakes in Another $50 Million

Nanosolar just can't stop making news! After completing it's $100M manufacturing plant, and starting up the manufacture of nearly 500 megawatts of solar generating capacity per year, NanoSolar is taking yet more investment.

Awesome Light Graffiti Pictures

Long Exposure pictures can get pretty awesome if you have the right ideas. One of the coolest ideas is to make sweet light graffiti with this camera option.During all summer I've played with it, and made some nice pictures (some other day I'll post it), but not as nice as some of these pictures right here!

Clinton 'death watch' puts her chances below 10%

Is Hillary Clinton's candidacy dead? It's a question that's cropping up more and more. She was a shoe-in last summer. Now she's the underdog. She won Texas. Then she lost Texas. Today her odds were up slightly from 9.7 percent to 9.9 percent.

Top 10 Linux Commercials

Take a look at the top 10 Linux commercials of all time. Not April Foolz.

GTA4 Hands-On: The World is Yours

Hands on with GTA IV

Samsung Instinct: Browse Web Pages with Tilt Navigation

Samsung Instinct, second pass, this time in a room with real lighting! Besides learning that it'll come out for under $300, we took another look at the web browser. Turns out its slick, headlining interface feature -panning through a website by tilting the phone up or down- it's actually pretty nifty, though it doesn't quite make up for some flaws

200,000 Banking Industry Layoffs in Next 18 Months

Losses driven by housing, economy could take place within next 18 months