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Pacquiao and Clottey Weigh-In

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey just have their weigh-in this early morning in Dallas. Both fighters made to maintain their weight to be allowed in the welterweight division. Manny was believed to be struggling to keep his weight, he weighed 145 ¾ pounds, while Joshua Clottey has 147 pounds.

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2010 Big 12 Tournament Schedule

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

The official opening of the most anticipated event in College Basketball, the Big 12 Tournament will kick off today, March 10, and the winner will be crowned on March 13. The brackets are already set, and the games will be televised on the newly-formed Big 12 Network.

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Sexual Orientation Terms Now Allowed in Xbox Live

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

When a 2009 incident that a gamer was banned for using the term “lesbian” on her profile, and the name Richard Gaywood was permanently banned for using his real name because it contained the word “gay” on his surname, Microsoft decided to change the code of conduct rules. Marc Whitten posted an online letter stating [...]

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Iranian President Labeled the Sept.11 Attacks a “Big Lie”

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Last Saturday, during an address to Intelligence Ministry staff, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad commented and labeled the September 11 attacks as a “big lie”. According to him, the US Government used the incident as an excuse to pursue war on terror.

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Brittney Griner Suspended for Two Games

Friday, March 5, 2010

Baylor’s Brittney Griner is now suspended for two games, according to Coach Kim Mulkey. She is suspended for one game and another one game which was a suspension mandated by the NCAA rules. Griner punched Jordan Barncastle in the face that made her broke her nose last Wednesday night. The dunking freshman will not be [...]

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Pentagon Shooting: John Patrick Bedell Shot Two Officers

Friday, March 5, 2010

At 6:40 p.m. last night, a gunman shot two officers outside the Pentagon at the Metro Station. The officers just ask for his identification, instead of showing it, the gunman drew a gun from his pocket and start shooting the two. The suspect identified as John Patrick Bedell is now under custody, he was injured [...]

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Medallion of Last Russian Czar to Moscow Returned by US

Thursday, March 4, 2010

“This detective story is a wonderful example of successful cooperation, which allows us to improve relations between Russia and the United States,” John Beyrle said.
Last Thursday, John Beyrle, the US Ambassador to Russia returned the lost medallion of the last Russian Czar to Moscow after it was recovered in an online auction by the US [...]

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600 Metric Tons of Ice Found on the Moon Can Support a Base

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

It was discovered last September that ice exists on the South Pole of the moon and also water was detected by NASA’s LCROSS on the same area. Recently NASA’s Mini SAR radar equipment which hitched on an Indian’s Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter discovered that there’s 600 million metric tons of ice that exists on the moon’s [...]

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PS3 Network Down Confirmed by PSN on Twitter

Monday, March 1, 2010

Gamers around the globe are so disappointed because they cannot connect to the PS3 Network. Sony confirmed it on their Twitter profile and to their PS3 blog. A glitch in the Sony PS3 Network made a connection problem that made consoles to the online stores, download and multiplayer games inaccessible. According to a report, not [...]

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U.S. Wins Overall Medal Count in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics

Monday, March 1, 2010

Last Saturday, the United States have won 36 medals; 9 gold, 14 silver and 13 bronze it surpassed the previous record of 34 medals won in Salt Lake City in 2002. The Russians failed to achieve the 40 medals they predicted, same goes to the Canadians who expect to dominate the event because of the [...]