According to TechCrunch, which says it obtained documents laying out the deal to procure the digital assets of Nook, Microsoft would take over the digital operations of its e-books, Nook e-readers and tablets.
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the US raised its nuclear alert status to DEFCON 3, Condition Yellow (out of 5 levels), stating “There are currently no imminent nuclear threats against the United States at this time, however the situation is considered fluid and can change rapidly.”
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Apparently Argentinian bazaar salesmen are passing off ferrets on steroids as toy poodles — and people believe them.
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The mother of Newtown school gunman Adam Lanza reportedly told friends about a genetic disorder that killed her grandfather, nearly took her own life and had already manifested itself in her son.
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On May 31, 2009, an Air France plane carrying 228 people from Brazil to France crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing everyone on board. It was one of the deadliest accidents in aviation history, and according to a recently disclosed judicial report, the pilot had only one hour of sleep.
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Swedish Radio News reports that for the second time in six months, international ISAF forces in Afghanistan have occupied and partly destroyed a health clinic operated by the Swedish Afghanistan Committee.
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Alertnet proves just as compromised as mother firm Reuters, because this is not news and every government does this. What is news is that China is taking over profitable oil fields in Equatorial Guinea that used to be exploited by US firms.
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Iran is seeking to stop the precipitous decline in value of its currency, the rial, by instating a fixed dollar rate, AFP reported Saturday, citing local money-changers.
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Egypt’s state security apparatus — notorious for spying on political activists and torturing dissidents — has reportedly renamed itself ” homeland security,” presumably in homage to its American namesake.
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Images posted online suggest that hackers may have gained unauthorized access to computers controlling a second water treatment facility, a claim that raises additional concerns about of the security of the US’s critical infrastructure.
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