Deals of the Hour

Trying to find out what's the deal with the world, tracking what's on sale and who's talking about it on Twitter. Update hourly.

Deals of the Hour / June 16, 2010, 8:11 pm

People's horn should stay, however annoying

I dislike the vuvuzela. I haven't been to a South Africa game yet but the noise at other games has been loud enough, with fans of other countries adopting the instrument as their own. I can only imagine what it's like ... (Source: ESPN Soccernet 2010-06-17T03:05:54Z)

Phillies 6, Yankees 3

Coming off one of the more forgettable starts of his career, Moyer delivered one of his more memorable Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium . Finesse trumped power in the Phillies ' 6-3 victory as Moyer outshined a ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-17T02:51:35Z)

Council passes liquor license permit in E.L.

After months of lobbying, a new hot dog restaurant is likely to be serving beer in the near future in downtown East Lansing. After an hour and a half long discussion about the hot dog restaurant, East Lansing City ... (Source: State News 2010-06-17T02:44:25Z)

Underwater Homeowners Claim Abandonment by Mortgage Company

More than 700 days after putting up for sale the home they owned for three decades, a Glen Ellyn couple says they'd received multiple offers on the home, but couldn't get any answers from their mortgage company. Gus and ... (Source: NBC Chicago 2010-06-17T02:58:44Z)

Buffett and Gates press billionaires to give

Be as critical as you want about Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. But when it comes to charitable giving, no one does it better. The two have already pledged vast amounts of money to charity. Now, they want other ... (Source: MSN Money 2010-06-17T01:11:22Z)

Sports of The Times

The Times's soccer blog has the 2010 World Cup covered from all angles, with news, features and live analysis of every match. On a windy winter afternoon, a large group of workers hurried to finish erecting a stage in ... (Source: New York Times 2010-06-17T02:51:35Z)

Spirit Airlines, pilots reach deal to end strike

Spirit Airlines made a deal with its pilots today that will end their 5-day-old walkout, the union said. The airline said it will resume flights on Friday. Pilots were working out a back-to-work agreement and technically ... (Source: Detroit Free Press 2010-06-17T02:37:16Z)

Garth Brooks Announces New Concert Dates for September, October and November 2010

Certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as the #1-selling solo artist in U.S. history, Garth Brooks has sold in excess of 128 million albums. He is the only solo artist in RIAA history to have ... (Source: Yahoo Finance 2010-06-17T01:18:32Z)

Individual Accountability "Fail"

We live in a society where there is little accountability for individual decisions that are made in a group enterprise. This article is by an aggrieved victim who actually won compensation in a court of law. However, the ... (Source: Huffingtonpost.com 2010-06-17T02:51:35Z)

Report: FBI searches home of iPad 3G hacker

The FBI Wednesday searched the home of one of the alleged hackers who breached AT&T's website, capturing 114,000 e-mail addresses of Apple iPad 3G customers, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. Andrew ... (Source: msnbc.com 2010-06-17T02:22:57Z)

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