Wednesday, January 12, 2011

It?s official: Verizon gets the iPhone (Ben Patterson)

AT&T's monopoly on carrying the iPhone in the United States is expected to near its end Tuesday, when its rival Verizon announces a deal to begin selling Apple's coveted device.(AFP/File/Ryan Anson)Ben Patterson - Well, that's that. After more than three years of rumors, speculation, and plain old wishful thinking, Verizon Wireless finally announced Tuesday that it will soon be offering its own version of the iPhone, bringing AT&T's long monopoly on the wildly ?


Courteney Cox Courtney Love Dania Ramirez Deanna Russo Demi Lovato

Homeless man with "golden voice" checking into rehab (Reuters)

In this photo taken in late December, 2010, Ted Williams holds a sign advertising his smooth radio voice near a highway ramp in Columbus, Ohio. Williams, who is homeless, became an online video sensation when the Columbus Dispatch posted a video of him speaking in his deep baritone voice on its website this week. The Cleveland Cavaliers contacted him on Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011 to offer him an announcing job. (AP Photo/Columbus Dispatch, Doral Chenoweth III)Reuters - A homeless man who became a YouTube sensation for his "golden voice" will check into rehab for treatment of alcohol and drug dependency, representatives for the "Dr Phil" show said on Wednesday.


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Families of Missing Women Protest Police Inaction in Juarez (OneWorld.net)

OneWorld.net - JUAREZ, Jan 11 (New America Media) - Monica Janeth Alanis Esparza was 17 years old
the last time her mother, Olga Esparza, leaned over to give her a kiss
in bed. "I told her I loved her very much and went out to run some
errands." That was almost two years ago. Monica has not been seen since.

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Panthers hire Chargers' Rivera as head coach (AP)

Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson, right, shakes hands with new head coach Ron Rivera during a news conference in Charlotte, N.C., Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)AP - After eight failed interviews, Ron Rivera is finally getting his first shot as a head coach with the woeful Carolina Panthers.


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Floods turn major Australian city into ghost town (AP)

A vehicle is swept away in floodwaters in South East Queensland, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011. Deadly floodwaters flowed onto the streets in Australia's northeastern state of Queensland since drenching rains that began in November sent swollen rivers spilling over their banks, inundating an area larger than France and Germany combined. (AP Photo)AP - Inch by inch, block by block, floods consumed Australia's third-largest city, creeping across suburban yards Wednesday and streaming through downtown streets darkened by power outages and largely emptied of people.


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Russian spy Anna Chapman gets TV hosting gig (AP)

AP - Russian spy Anna Chapman still shuns questions about her years undercover in the United States, but starting next week she'll uncover other mysteries on Russian television.

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Homeless 'golden voice' web star arrested in LA (AFP)

This January 7, 2011 YouTube frame grab shows Ted Williams. The 53 year old homeless man from Columbus, Ohio with the velvet voice, who become a sensation on the Web. He was arrested in Los Angeles after an altercation with his daughter, police and reports said.(AFP/File/Paul J. Richards)AFP - A homeless man who became a YouTube hit for his astonishing baritone radio voice was arrested in Los Angeles after an altercation with his daughter, police and reports said.


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