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Former NBA player Tim James charts new course in Iraq

Tim James used to stay in four-star hotels and ride in luxury SUVs. At the start of a long road trip, a staffer would hand him a per diem check for $1,300. That's about half of what he makes an entire month now as a solder in Tikrit, Iraq. A former ...

Cisco vs. HP: 3Com acquisition

Cisco and HP have been duking it over their visions for the next generation data center architecture and the battle is just getting interesting. Cisco entered the server market and HP has countered by purchasing 3Com for $2.7 billion. Simply put, both Cisco and HP have encroached on their rival’s home ...

Charla Nash, Chimp Attack Victim, Shows Face On “Oprah”

Charla Nash, the Connecticut woman mauled by a 200 pound chimpanzee in February, appeared on "Oprah" Wednesday to reveal her face and share heartbreaking details on her life since the attack. SEE THE PHOTOS BELOW Nash who turned 56 Tuesday revealed "the remnants of her missing eyes, nose and lips," as ABC ...

Bexar County Tax Office

Watch this video. On Monday night, thieves crashed into the building and took the entire ATM of Bexar County Tax Office. [adsense]Bexar County Tax-Assessor Collector Sylvia S. Romo said the Bexar County substation on the southside at 640 S.W. Military Drive should reopen Thursday morning. She said the damage is extensive ...

Robert Enke Dead: German Goalkeeper Dies In Apparent Suicide

FRANKFURT — A goalkeeper expected to play for Germany at the World Cup died after being hit by a train in what police suspect is a suicide. He was 32. Robert Enke played for the German club Hannover. Team president Martin Kind confirmed his death, and police later released a statement ...

Tualatin Shooting: 2 Dead, 2 Others Injured In Suburban Portland Shooting (VIDEO)

UPDATE 7:45PM: Tualatin Police Chief Kent Barker told HuffPost that the male shooter was in a relationship with the female victim, who worked at Legacy MetroLab where the shooting occurred. The shooter, who has not been identified by name, perpetrated the murder-suicide with a rifle, injuring two bystanders. Both bystanders are ...

PINE PLAINS STISSING MOUNTAIN SCHOOL GUNMAN IN CUSTODY

PINE PLAINS — The gunman who allegedly barricaded himself in at Stissing Mountain middle school with a hostage was taken into custody, Town Supervisor Gregg Pulver said. Multiple sources have said the man in custody is Christoper Craft, a Pine Plains resident. Bob Hess, the middle school principal, who had been taken ...

Camel Ammo: Combating Women’s Worst Fashion Fear; The Camel Toe!

Camel Ammo - Celebrities inspire many things in fashion, but this is one product that came to be not because of the positive fashion trends demonstrated by people in the limelight, but by the rising number of celebs appearing on magazines with an unfortunate fashion mishap; the camel toe! In order ...

‘Lopez Tonight’ not ready for late night

If George Lopez is late-night’s savior, we can all think about hitting the sack earlier. “The revolution begins right now,” a visibly anxious Lopez told a raucous crowd at the opening of TBS’ “Lopez Tonight.” The hour felt closer to a rerun of “The Arsenio Hall Show,” one of Lopez’ biggest influences. His ...

Google to Buy AdMob

In a clear sign that mobile advertising has arrived and become a major revenue opportunity, Google today announced that it is buying AdMob, the upstart mobile advertising company based in Mountain View, Calif., for $750 million in stock. On AdMob’s blog, Google’s Susan Wojcicki, VP of product management, and Vic ...