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Plant explosion victims included safety supervisor

Boston.com , 4 hours ago

Authorities on Monday released the identities of the five men killed Sunday in an explosion at a power plant under construction in Middletown: Read more >>

Browns cut recently suspended wideout Stallworth

CBSSports.com , 2 hours ago

will get the chance to resurrect his NFL career, but it won't happen inThe Browns released the troubled wide receiver on Monday, wasting little time after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that Stallworth would be reinstated following the Super Bowl.Stallworth was suspended for the 2009 season by Goodell after he pleaded guilty to killing a pedestrian while driving drunk in Florida. He spent 24 days in jail."I think he's in a better place than he was," Goodell said on Friday, adding that he met with Stallworth about a month ago. "I think he recognizes what he did and the horrific nat... Read more >>

Super Bowl is most watched TV show ever

ABC30 , 17 hours ago

The Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in television history.The game also obliterated the previous record viewership for a Super Bowl -- last year's game between Arizona and Pittsburgh in which 98.7 million people watched.The Nielsen Co. estimated Monday that 106.5 million people watched the New Orleans Saints upset the Indianapolis Colts. That beats the "M-A-S-H" finale, which had 105.97 million viewers in an era when there were fewer television sets.Compelling story lines involving the city of N... Read more >>

Read SD Cards on Your iPhone With ZoomIt [IPhone]

Gizmodo , 10 hours ago

Remember all those clever iPhone peripherals that we were supposed to see with firmware 3.0? Well ZoomIt is among the first. It's an SD card reader for the iPhone and iPod touch.Used in conjunction with the ZoomIt app, the dongle connects through the iPhone's dock connector to load photos, music and miscellaneous files (like PowerPoint, PDF and anything else supported by iPhone OS) from an SD card. If nothing else, it's a handy way to extend your iPhone's storage in a pinch, or simply backup your photos on vacation without lugging around a laptop (which is my particular reason for excitement... Read more >>

Porter Seals the Deal with Study of Colts Plays

NFL GridIron Gab , 17 hours ago

It was the signature play of Super Bowl XLIV, as Louisiana native clinched the New Orleans Saints first ever Super Bowl title with a 74-yard pick pocket of Peyton Manning that went the distance to give New Orleans a 31-17 lead in the fourth quarter. It was a lead that would stand out, and one that Porter says came with plenty of study. “It was great film study. We knew that on third-and-short they stack, and they like the outside release for the slant,” Porter said. “It was great film study by me, a great jump and a great play.” Porter jumped in front of Reggie Wayne, and there was little qu... Read more >>

Charlie Sheen charged with assaulting wife

TheStar.com , 15 hours ago

ASPEN, COLO.—Actor Charlie Sheen was charged Monday with three crimes including felony menacing stemming from an assault on his wife Brooke Mueller in a heated Christmas Day argument., was also charged with third-degree assault and criminal mischief, Aspen prosecutors said.Sheen was arrested in the ski resort of Aspen on Dec. 25 after Mueller called police and told them he pulled a knife on her during an argument and threatened to have her killed. Sheen spent the day behind bars before being released.Sheen and Mueller, the actor's third wife, married in 2008 and have twin sons.Details of the ... Read more >>

Toyota: Prius brake fix on the way

Bay News 9 , 17 hours ago

Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Prius is displayed at the Toyota museum in Toyota, central Japan, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)(AP) -- Toyota said Sunday that it will soon announce a plan for dealing with braking problems in its Prius hybrid amid reports that the world's largest automaker plans to issue a recall for the latest model of the vehicle in Japan.Toyota Motor Corp. has already had to recall more than 7 million other cars in the U.S., Europe and China over a sticky accelerator and floor mats that can get caught in the gas pedal. Those problems and criticism of Toyota's res... Read more >>

Yanukovych Win Looks Set in Ukraine

The Wall Street Journal , 11 hours ago

KIEV, Ukraine—Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych appeared to win Ukraine's presidential election, near-complete returns showed Monday, although his opponent showed no sign of conceding defeat.Mr. Yanukovych polled 48.66% of the ballots cast Sunday, to 45.75% for Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. Mr. Yanukovych proclaimed victory.But Ms. Tymoshenko didn't comment Monday, cancelling an afternoon press conference and closeting herself with aides. Her next move remains unclear, indicating Ukraine could be in for a protracted struggle in the courts. Before the election she had threatened to call s... Read more >>

Rep. John Murtha, Iraq war critic, dies at 77

Boston Herald , 17 hours ago

ARRISBURG, Pa. — U.S. Rep. John Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died today. He was 77.The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., spokesman Matthew Mazonkey said.In 1974 Murtha, then an officer in the Marine Reserves, became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress. One of Congress’ most hawkish Democrats, he wielded considerable clout for two decades as the ranking Democrat on the House subcommitte... Read more >>

Video: Champion City Celebrates Saints Win

CBSNews.com , 10 hours ago

After the New Orleans Saints took home the Super Bowl XLIV championship over the Indianapolis Colts, Mark Strassman reports on how the city celebrated their victory. Read more >>

Droid's Android 2.1 Update: Full of Multitouch (and Some Disappointment) [Droid]

Gizmodo , 10 hours ago

Android 2.1 for the Droid is making its way through the Verizon test gauntlet, and apparently inside is multitouch for the browser (like Maps 3.4), Google Goggles, and fancy news and weather widgets. Not coming over from the Nexus One? Live backgrounds—those swishy animated wallpapers—and that new 3D grid of app icons aren't part of the package. Instead, the same static backgrounds and the classic Android pop-up app shelf stick around. Hate to say it, but this feels like even more Android fragmentation. Is anything—even the damn OS—ever gonna be the same between two phones again? Jeez. [Eng... Read more >>

Braintree, Vt., man sentenced for child porn

Boston.com , 4 hours ago

A Vermont man has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for transporting child pornography over the Internet in what the judge called one of the most egregious cases of child pornography he's ever seen. Read more >>

Power plant victim was safety supervisor

Boston.com , 4 hours ago

One of the five men killed in an explosion at a power plant under construction in Middletown, Conn. was the safety supervisor for the project's electrical contractor. Read more >>

Colts are 7-1 favorites to win 2011 Super Bowl

The News Tribune , 1 hour ago

Join the conversation: Who do you like in Super Bowl XLIV?Of the two teams that are playing in Super Bowl XLIV, I’ve had the pleasure of seeing only one of them in person this season, the Indianapolis Colts. In that game, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning dissected Seattle’s defense with surgeon-like precision in a 34-17 win that was not as close as the score indicated. As potent as the Colts and the New Orleans Saints offenses are, I’m going with the Colts in this one for one reason their defense."Peyton Manning is unbelievable," the president told CBS' Katie Couric during a live pre-game int... Read more >>

Nexus One car kit spotted in Google promo vid

Crave , 6 hours ago

This probably isn't the best shot of the Nexus One's car dock, but it's all we have so far.. And when you consider that the Nexus One is preloaded with a very robust turn-by-turn navigation app with a dedicated in-car interface, a car dock seems like the next logical step. However, Google's been fairly tight-lipped with the details surrounding it.So, we were surprised to see what appears to be the actual Nexus One car dock pop up at the one-minute mark in the latest in a series offrom Google. It's not a particularly good shot, but it's the best look we've gotten so far at what appears to be t... Read more >>

Toyota Canceled Top-Level Quality Meetings Last Year

The Truth About Cars , 5 hours ago

As the search for clues to what went wrong with Toyota’s much-vaunted quality rolls on,[sub] has discovered that Toyota discontinued top-level quality-focused meetings shortly after Akio Toyoda took over early last year. The “Customer First” quality meetings were instituted under Toyoda’s predecessor Katsuake Watanabe as a response to Toyota’s 2005 recalls. A Toyota executive involved with quality decisions at the time tells AN [sub] that the Watanabe-headed committee simply disappeared over time:last week. How he squares that emphasis with the decision to cut an executive-level committee nam... Read more >>

First-time All-Star Kaman replaces Roy on West roster

CBSSports.com , 4 hours ago

will replace the Trail Blazers' Brandon Roy in this weekend's All-Star Game.Roy injured his right hamstring last month. Roy, in his fourth season with the Blazers, made the All-Star team as a reserve for the third straight season.Kaman will be making his first All-Star appearance. He is averaging a career-high 20.2 points and 9.0 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the field.He's the first Clippers player to be chosen to the All-Star Game since Elton Brand in 2006.Clippers guard Eric Gordon will participate in the Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam, and compete in the first All-Star Slam Dunk-I... Read more >>

Video: Obama on Where He Stands

CBSNews.com , 3 hours ago

In just over a year in office, President Obama has given more than 160 interviews. Despite all the exposure, critics say Americans still don't know where he stands. Katie Couric asks the president what he thinks. Read more >>

In the End, the Saints Simply Wanted it More

NFL GridIron Gab , 12 hours ago

As a Colts fan, this game really disappointed me. But hey, the New Orleans Saints wanted it more. They needed this. After all New Orleans has gone through for the past few years with Hurricane Katrina and all that. Along with that, the Saints were never a good football team. The NFC Championship was the farthest they’ve ever gone before the season started. And they only made the NFC Championship once in their life.The Saints were undervalued. With losing to teams like the Buccaneers with their starters, the Saints were not favorites entering the playoffs. They proved everyone wrong. And then,... Read more >>

Wisconsin Clean Energy Jobs Act

Sustainable Middle Class , 11 hours ago

“The legislation would require the PSC to order electric utilities to purchase renewable energy, under certain terms and conditions, from renewable energy facilities that are constructed after the effective date of the PSC’s order. Such ART orders must include the following:* The price to be paid for the renewable energy, taking into account production cost, rates of return, and existing state and federal financial incentives;* A schedule of payments over a sufficient period of time to allow for recovery of the construction and operation costs associated with the facility; and* A maximum limi... Read more >>

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