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Snow storm hits many parts of north-eastern U.S.

Winter Snow Storm on October 29th 2011. Technically Fall is reaching its peak.. so its unusual to have this type of weather so early but not impossible.   Huge swathes of the north-eastern U.S. have been hit by a rare Oct snow storm that struck across the region from Virginia all the way to Maine. [...]

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Black Friday: Kmart Offers Special Deals Until November 24

Kmart appears to have a headstart this year with the Black Friday 2011 ads. While all eyes were on Amazon as they always manage to be the first to put up Black Friday ads on popular products like HDTVs and tablets, they have been quiet this month so far.   Kmart is offering some interesting [...]

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Black Friday 2011 store opening times

Midnight madness is coming to Thanksgiving Night. Target says it will open its stores at midnight on Black Friday, 4 hours earlier than ever. And Mall of America in Bloomington also is joining the pajama party, announcing Friday that at least 70 of its stores will open at midnight for Black Friday shopping.   If [...]

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UFC 137: BJ Penn vs Nick Diaz Behind the Scenes

A candid look inside the final hours of fight week with headliners BJ Penn and Nick Diaz. After 5 years in the wilderness, Nick Diaz is finally returning to the Octagon tonight, at UFC 137 in Las Vegas. (As expected, Diaz is much, much less excited about this than we are.) His opponent is BJ [...]

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Halloween 2011: Obamas Welcome Trick-or-treaters

President Barak Obama and first lady Michelle Obama stood in the orange glow of the White House’s northern portico and handed out Halloween candy to trick-or-treaters from capital area elementary schools and children of military families.   Trick-or-treaters marched up the White House driveway on a wet, snowy Saturday, past the spider web-like gauze, the [...]

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Apple iPhone 4S battery life problems

Apple’s iPhone 4S, as did its predecessor, has a problem. The highly successful iPhone 4 suffered from what was initially believed to be an antenna design flaw and was subsequently explained as a math error in Apple’s software. The Apple iPhone 4S, off to a start that suggests it may be even more successful than [...]

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New York Snow on October 29, 2011

A strong storm brings a dusting of snow across New York City.   An unusual early-autumn nor’easter brought a mix of snow, rain and slush to parts of New York on Saturday, and authorities said Central Park was seeing its snowiest October on record. About 1.3 inches had fallen at the park by mid-afternoon — [...]

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Blackberry Playbook OS 2 update delayed until 2012

Fans of RIM’s Playbook tablet will have to wait until February 2012 to get their hands on the latest version of the operating system.   “As much as we’d love to have it in your hands today, we’ve made the difficult decision to wait to launch BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 until we are confident we [...]

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Everton Vs Manchester United 0-1 All Goals and Highlights Video

An early Javier Hernandez goal helped Manchester United back to winning ways in the Premier League as Sir Alex Ferguson’s men beat Everton 1-0 at Goodison Park on Saturday.   Sir Alex Ferguson promised a response from Manchester United after their derby disarray last weekend, although, disappointingly, it was Everton who failed to find one [...]

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Chelsea Vs Arsenal 3-5 All Goals and Highlights Video

John Terry’s nightmare week was complete today as his slip and a Robin van Persie hat-trick handed Arsenal victory in a classic at Stamford Bridge.   Robin van Persie’s hat-trick helped Arsenal secure an astonishing 5-3 victory at Chelsea on Saturday as the Gunners surged back into the race for a top-4spot. Robin Van Persie’s [...]

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