New Kindle Sells for $139

Unlike previous Kindles, the $139 “Kindle Wi-Fi” will connect to the Internet using only Wi-Fi instead of a cellphone network as other Kindles do. Amazon is also introducing a model to replace the Kindle 2, which it will sell for the same price as that model, $189. Both new Kindles are smaller and lighter, with higher contrast screens and crisper text.

Full article: NYtimes

Obama Not on Chelsea Clinton's Wedding Guest List

President Obama is no stranger to having unexpected guests "crash" his White House parties, but he'll have to do just that if he wants to attend Chelsea Clinton's wedding this weekend.

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Old Spice Sales Double With YouTube Campaign

You know those YouTube videos with that manly Old Spice guy and his hilarious responses to Twitter fans? Of course you do. So does everybody, it seems, because Old Spice body wash sales have increased 107% in the past month in part thanks to that social media marketing campaign.

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VIDEO:Pakistan plane crash kills 152; 2 Americans believed among the dead

Pakistan plane crash kills 152; 2 Americans believed among the dead

The jet, which had been flying through heavy fog and rain, made a sudden, unexplained ascent, then dove into a forested ridge near Islamabad. It may be the worst aviation disaster in the country's history.

Full article: Los angeles times

No survivors likely in plane crash

ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani passenger plane crashed in heavy rain near Islamabad on Wednesday, killing at least 90 people and officials said it was unlikely that there would be any survivors among the 152 people on board.

The Airbus 321, belonging to private airline Airblue, crashed into a heavily wooded and hard-to-access hillside while flying from the southern port city of Karachi. Rescue workers were scouring the site for bodies, officials said.

Full article : Calgaryherald

Philippine police use Facebook in murder arrest

Philippine police on Wednesday said they used Facebook to help track down a computer technician accused of murdering nine people, three of them foreigners.

Police captured the suspect, Mark Dizon, 28, in San Fernando City north of Manila after his father, fearful that his son would be killed in a gunbattle, worked with authorities and arranged to meet him.

Full article : AFP