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Rolling Stone's Afghanistan 'kill team' expose: 5 disturbing takeaways

The magazine publishes fresh details on U.S. soldiers who murdered Afghan civilians and mutilated their corpses — and how senior officers failed to stop themAnhas shed fresh light on the unnervingallegedly carried out by a "kill team" of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. In the 8,000-word article, writer Mark Boal — who won an Oscar last…
 

Absolute Auction - 1.12 Acres, Venice, Florida

This is a great opportunity for a business or investor who can utilize this high traffic, high visibility location in Venice, Florida," said David E. Gilmore of Sperry Van Ness Accelerated Marketing.Visitfor property information, photos, terms and environmental reports.The auction is being conducted by Sperry Van Ness Commercial Advisory Group in cooperation with Prudential Palms…
 

AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion: Supreme Court to rule on consumers' class-action rights

In AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, the Supreme Court will decide whether a company has the right to require customers doing business with it to sign away their right to participate in class action lawsuits.What led to the lawsuit?The Concepcions signed aand thought they were getting a package discount on two phones, only to pay sales…
 

Barca still favourites says Wenger

LONDON (AFP) – Arsene Wenger insisted Barcelona remained favourites to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals after Arsenal came from behind to score a dramatic 2-1 victory over the Spanish giants.A goal apiece from Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin in the final 12 minutes sealed a memorable win for the Gunners after a largely…
 

Study Links Brain Molecule to Risk of Major Depression

TUESDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- People whose genetic make-up produces lower levels of a brain molecule called neuropeptide Y (NPY) may be at increased risk for major depression, says a new study.Previous research has shown that NPY helps people calm down after experiencing stressful events.This study found that when exposed to negative stimuli, people…
 

USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS

Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback; E-Ebook1. "Tick Tock" by James Patterson, Michael Ledwidge (Little, Brown) (F-H)2. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage) (F-P)3. "The Girl Who Played With Fire" by Stieg Larsson (Vintage) (F-P)4. "Marrying Daisy Bellamy" by Susan Wiggs (MIRA) (F-P)5. "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand (Random House) (NF-H)6. "The Girl…
 

Al-Jazeera reporter detained for 7 hours in Egypt

CAIRO – The Egyptian military detained a correspondent for Al-Jazeera's English-language news channel for seven hours in Cairo on Sunday, said the network, which has been targeted repeatedly throughout the unrest in Egypt.Ayman Mohyeldin, an American citizen, was detained near Tahrir Square, where protests calling for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak continued for a…
 

Boehner spokesman blasts K Street call to arms to stop GOP spending cuts

A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican, is blasting an effort by hundreds of lobbyists to strategize with top congressional Democrats on how to stop spending cuts pushed by Republicans.“Washington Democrats and their special interest allies are plotting to keep the ineffective ‘stimulus’ spending spree going. They’re hatching backroom schemes to fight the…
 

Pavlyuchenkova ousts Sharapova, takes Russia to win

PARIS (AFP) – Teenage star Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova replaced a struggling Maria Sharapova on Sunday and inspired four-time champions Russia to an historic 3-2 win over France and a place in the Fed Cup semi-finals.Pin-up Sharapova, playing her first Fed Cup match in three years, had crumbled to a 6-3, 6-4 defeat to Virginie Razzano on…
 

Google vs. Bing: Google's Cutts Surprised by Bing Denials

The spat between Google and Microsoft over search indexing techniques continued this week, with Google principal engineer Matt Cutts penning ain which he said he was surprised by the degree to which Microsoft denied copying Google search results."I didn't expect that Microsoft would deny the claims so strongly," Cutts wrote.He posted video of a Tuesday…
 

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