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About isiah thomas dies, hall, mother, mary thomas

CHICAGO, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Mary Thomas, mother of Florida International University basketball Coach Isiah Thomas, has died at age 87, weeks after she had a heart attack, the school said. "We are truly saddened by the passing of Mary Thomas," FIU ...http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2010/01/14/Mother-of-NBA-great-Isiah-Thomas-dies/Mary Thomas' schooling ended with the third grade, but she always reminded her nine children that she had something she called the "mother wit." Whateve...

About internet explorer flaw, attacks, vulnerability, mcafee, microsoft, internet explorer zero-day

Thursday McAfee said that Operation Aurora, the attack that hit Google and multiple companies early in the week, was the result of a new, "not publicly known" vulnerability found in Microsoft's web browser, Internet Explorer. ...http://www.tomshardware.com/news/McAfee-Googke-Hack-Internet-Explorer,9445.htmlA critical zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer was exploited as part of the attack on Google and other companies, according to both Microsoft and McAfee. The flaw allows for a Web-bas...

About nikkei, japan’s, japan shares, japanese stocks

Japanese stocks retreated Wednesday, hit by worries that growth in China may cool and another dizzying nosedive by Japan Airlines. The benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average lost 144.11 points, or 1.3 percent, to 10735.03. ...http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9D6NTGO4.htm(RTTNews) - A mixed to higher open is expected Friday for Japan stocks. Traders get a positive lead from Wall Street, plus a better-than-expected earnings report from chip making giant Intel Japan's market posted a solid...

About hiram monserrate, monserrate expulsion, senate committee, senator monserrate, new, senate panel

ALBANY — A special New York State Senate committee weighing the fate of Senator Hiram Monserrate is set to recommend that the Senate vote on two resolutions to sanction him, including one that would force him from office, ...http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/13/nyregion/13monserrate.htmlNo matter what the state senate decides, Hiram Monserrate will not go without a fight. A senate committee recommended Thursday that the embattled Queens Democrat, convicted in October of domestic violence, either be...

About irish aid, emergency team, devastating, haiti earthquake victims

WARSAW, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Polish branch of UNICEF Wednesday donated 100000 zloty (about 35700 US dollars) in aid to earthquake victims in Haiti. The organization also appealed to the Polish interior ministry to launch public collections for the ...http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2010-01/14/content_12805509.htmThe Irish American aid agency Concern USA has launched a major appeal for donations for Haiti while also trying to make contact with their own staff in the quake-hit country. Susan ...

About new kate gosselin, $7000 hair, tlc, kate gosselin’s new hair

Steve Cheskin, the head of programming for the network, told reporters at the Television Critics Association panel on Thursday in Pasadena, Calif., ...http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34864775/ns/entertainment-access_hollywood/Kate Gosselin, 34, marked the new year by trading in her signature spiky bob for long, blonde locks in a process that took 20 hours of work and would ...http://www.usmagazine.com/stylebeauty/news/kate-gosselin-hates-her-7000-hair-extJon Gosselin has a new girlfriend, 25-year-ol...

About haiti devastation, haiti satellite images, haiti earthquake imagery, haiti relief, haiti destruction

San Francisco - Google has updated its Google Earth application to provide crisis responders with up-to-date images of the devastation in the Haitian ...http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/americas/news/article_1525545.php/Google-The Google Earth and GeoEye images include certain before and after photos to underline the scale of earthquake damage. They are revealing how the Notre ...http://www.merinews.com/article/google-earth-reveals-haiti-earthquake-damage/157The tech industry is opening up...

About deputy shot, dixie county, hernando suspect, women, brooksville shooting shot

AP CROSS CITY, Fla. -- A Florida sheriff says one of his deputies was killed in a shootout with a man suspected of killing two people and wounding two others. Dixie County Sheriff Dewey Hatcher says Capt. Chad Reed died at a hospital Thursday. ...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/14/AR2010011405019.Brooksville, Florida - Hernando County Sheriff's deputies are on the scene of a reported double shooting in Brooksville. Investigators says the shooting happened around 3:10...

About clinton, bush, haiti relief, president obama, haiti earthquake

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama and the US moved to take charge in earthquake-ravaged Haiti on Thursday, dispatching thousands of troops along with tons of aid to try to keep order as well as rescue ...http://www.fresnobee.com/news/national-politics/story/1782215.htmlWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mindful of how fumbling the US response to natural disasters took a toll on George W. Bush's legacy, President Barack Obama scrambled on Wednesday to make sure Haiti's devastating earthquake would not bec...

About $14, deal, closer jose valverde, detroit tigers

Through major league sources, FanHouse's Ed Price has confirmed the Detroit Tigers and free agent closer Jose Valverde have agreed to terms on a contract. Valverde, 30, has compiled 116 saves with a 2.84 ERA over the course of the past three seasons as ...http://mlb.fanhouse.com/2010/01/14/jose-valverde-signs-with-detroit/Internet buzz continues to connect the club with veteran right-hander Jose Valverde, who has closed for Arizona and Houston in recent years. The latest Valverde report comes fr...