Archive for June, 2009

ELECTRONIC ARTS TO LAUNCH WIMBLEDON GAME FOR NINTENDO WII - TradingMarkets.com

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

The company will on Thursday launch “Sports Grand Slam Tennis,” which features faithful replicas of the courts at Wimbledon. Users will be able to play as current stars like Kei Nishikori and Maria Sharapova as well as past legends like John McEnroe …

Analyst: Wii HD In 2010 - TVPredictions.com

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

(June 30, 2009) — S peaking to the possibility of an upgraded Wii, one Wall Street analyst says “Nintendo can offer such a device by 2010″. This WiiHD, or “Wii Plus” as he calls it, will have graphical output on par with today’s HD consoles:the Xbox …

Nintendo prepares to set new Wii gizmo into motion - Carroll County Online

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

LOS ANGELES — There’s nothing all that charming about Nintendo’s latest gadget. The gamemaker is hoping a small cube-shaped device called Wii MotionPlus will take the Wii’s motion-sensing controls to a new level of precision. It’s no secret …

Iraq steps into precarious but sovereign unknown - Reuters

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

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Iraq steps into precarious but sovereign unknown
Reuters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq takes a major step toward reasserting its sovereignty on Tuesday when US combat troops hand urban areas over to its relatively untested police and soldiers. Will the end of one aspect of the "surge" strategy
US soldiers leaving Iraq's citiesBBC News
Revelry in streets as US withdraws from Iraqi citiesSeattle Times
US Hands Over Control of Iraqi CitiesVoice of America
Los Angeles Times -AFP -Aljazeera.net
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Yemeni Airliner with 153 People Crashes in Comoros - Voice of America

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
Yemeni Airliner with 153 People Crashes in Comoros
Voice of America
By VOA News A Yemeni airliner has crashed in the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Comoros, with 153 people on board. Officials from Yemenia Air say the plane crashed early Tuesday morning while flying from the Yemeni capital of Sanaa to Moroni on the
Yemeni plane with 150 on board crashes in Indian Oceanguardian.co.uk
Yemen: Comoros-bound plane had 153 on boardWashington Post
Bodies recovered from Indian Ocean crashABC Online
Aljazeera.net -Bloomberg -The Associated Press
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Discrimination case raises questions for Sotomayor - Washington Post

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Telegraph.co.uk
Discrimination case raises questions for Sotomayor
Washington Post
AP WASHINGTON — Foes of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor celebrated the high court's reversal of her decision in a reverse discrimination case. The 5-4 ruling Monday, backing of reverse discrimination claims by white
Supreme Court overturns discrimination rulingSan Francisco Chronicle
Supreme Court Finds Bias Against White FirefightersNew York Times
Supreme Court decision overturns her previous rulingPhiladelphia Inquirer
Boston Globe -Seattle Times -Chicago Tribune
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Nintendo prepares to set new Wii gizmo into motion - Carroll County Online

Monday, June 29th, 2009

LOS ANGELES — There’s nothing all that charming about Nintendo’s latest gadget. The gamemaker is hoping a small cube-shaped device called Wii MotionPlus will take the Wii’s motion-sensing controls to a new level of precision. It’s no secret …

Senior Citizens Take On The Nintendo Wii - Bakersfield Channel

Monday, June 29th, 2009

TEHACHAPI, Calif. — A Nintendo Wii was donated to the Tehachapi Senior Center just a few months ago, and while some seniors just can’t get enough of the game, others still need a bit of convincing. Andy Briscoe, who’s son donated the Nintendo Wii …

Honduras under curfew after coup - Aljazeera.net

Monday, June 29th, 2009

FOXNews
Honduras under curfew after coup
Aljazeera.net
The newly sworn-in acting president of Honduras has imposed a two-day nationwide curfew following a military coup that sent Manuel Zelaya, the president, into exile. Roberto Micheletti, the parliamentary speaker until Sunday when he was sworn in as
Ousted Honduran president refuses to resignXinhua
President's ouster rattles HondurasMiamiHerald.com
New Honduran leader sworn inBBC News
Reuters -Wall Street Journal -Houston Chronicle
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Lawyer Denies Doc Drugged Jackson With Demerol - ABC News

Monday, June 29th, 2009

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Lawyer Denies Doc Drugged Jackson With Demerol
ABC News
Dr. Conrad Murray's Lawyer Says Doctor Did Not Inject Jackson With Drug Before He Died; Family Says Death Has Left Them 'Speechless and Devastated' By HUMA KHAN As law enforcement officials continue to probe how Michael Jackson died, the attorney for
Michael Jackson weighed 112 pounds at death, paper reports; four New York Daily News
Jackson's Doctor Found Singer With Faint Pulse, Isn't SuspectBloomberg
Michael Jackson's Doctor Refutes Claims He Gave Star InjectionRolling Stone
TMZ.com -ABC12.com -Los Angeles Times
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