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Facebook’s 120 million users are being targeted by a virus dubbed “Koobface” that uses the social network’s messaging system to infect PCs, then tries to gather sensitive information such as credit card numbers. It is the latest attack by hackers increasingly looking to prey on users of social networking sites. “A few other viruses have [...]


The first pictures of burned-out rooms at a luxury Mumbai hotel where terrorists were holed up for three days were released today after the siege ended. The shocking images emerged after crack troops killed the remaining three insurgents at the five-star Taj Mahal after a fierce one-hour gun battle. At least 195 people were killed [...]


Via ClutchFans, here’s video of last night’s shoving match. As you’ll see, Suns forward Matt Barnes starts it up by popping Rockets guard Rafer Alston in the grill, and all the big names — Tracy McGrady, Steve Nash, Yao Ming, Shaquille O’Neal — get involved from there. After coaches and officials separated the gang, the [...]


Something called “Twitterank” has been #1 on Twitter’s trending topics for much of the afternoon, and a flurry of tweets have been coming across along the lines of “my twitterank is 30.35!” with a link to an individual page for each user on a crudely designed website. While the site doesn’t give any real details [...]


Best-selling author and filmaker Michael Crichton died unexpectedly in Los Angeles Tuesday, after a courageous and private battle against cancer, according to a statement released by his family. He was 66. Crichton is best known as the author of “Jurassic Park” and the creator of “ER.” His most recent novel, “Next,” about genetics and law, [...]


HONOLULU – Barack Obama‘s grandmother, whose personality and bearing shaped much of the life of the Democratic presidential contender, has died, Obama announced Monday, one day before the election. Madelyn Payne Dunham was 86. Obama announced the news from the campaign trail in Charlotte, N.C. The joint statement with his sister Maya Soetoro-Ng said Dunham [...]


Can you believe that a pair of dim-witted skinheads would come up with such a “brilliant” plan? How low do people have to go to get what they want? I wouldn’t even wish this on President Bush nor McCain… It’s so sad.


The mother and brother of actress and singer Jennifer Hudson were found shot to death in their home on the South Side of Chicago on October 24, 2008. The shooting was believed to have resulted from some kind of domestic dispute. An APB has also been put out for Hudson’s 7-year-old cousin, who is missing [...]


Ringo Starr, the untalented Beatle, issued a stern Dear John letter to his fans in the form of an in-your-face video breaking up with them. In the vid below, Starr directs his faithful, presumably brain-damaged followers to send no more love letters and autograph requests, and warns that any correspondence received after October 20 will [...]


Ever carry your cellphone in your front pocket? You’re playing dice with your balls, says a new Cleveland Clinic study, below. They divided semen samples from 32 men into two groups: a test group, exposed to the 850 MHz frequency most cellphones use, and an unexposed control group. Results: Lower motility and viability in the [...]



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