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Deals of the Hour / June 17, 2011, 2:46 am

Sony Android tablet video: cool visuals but still no specs

Now Sony is teasing us with the first in a series of videos about the Sony S1 and Sony S2. It's a beautiful bit of work curiously revolving around the love between a pair of alabaster figures. Using a Heath-Robinson -style contraption involving a toy ... (Source: Electric Pig 2011-06-17T08:17:29Z)

Selena Gomez yearned for 'family'

Selena's mother is also an actress, although on stage rather than in movies. The star has previously admitting getting angry when her mom kissed Santa Claus during a play when she was little, as she thought it had scuppered her chances of working things ... (Source: Musicrooms.net 2011-06-17T08:10:20Z)

Breathtaking final trailer for the final adventure of 'Harry Potter'

Watch the trailer below in various resolutions below; The film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Tom Felton, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, Bonnie Wright, Kelly Macdonald ... (Source: Monsters and Critics 2011-06-17T09:36:14Z)

Jays' bullpen collapses after solid Stewart start

The parallel was close enough. Ultimately, it was Orioles veterans such as J.J. Hardy, Nick Markakis and Vladimir Guerrero who were the difference in a 4-3 win over the Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon. Stewart left in a 2-2 tie after making some clutch ... (Source: Calgary Herald 2011-06-16T23:49:15Z)

Corsiglia, McMahon & Allard File Lawsuit Against Silicon Valley Executive Accused of Child Luring

The civil suit filed by personal injury attorneys Robert Allard and Dan Schaar in Santa Clara County Superior Court (Case #111CV201781) claims that McKibbin used the Internet to lure the teenager from Canada to San Francisco and then took the teen to a ... (Source: 24-7PressRelease.com 2011-06-17T08:03:10Z)

Jesse James, Kat Von D split? Couple's wedding plans put on hold due to 'too much drama'

They're back together before you can say "it's over," and broken up again before you can say "they're back together." Breaking up is hard to do, even if you're rich and beautiful. Check out the latest star couples to join the celebrity broken hearts club. (Source: New York Daily News 2011-06-17T09:21:55Z)

Sexting halts Weiner's promising political career

A longtime bachelor whose dating adventures had been widely chronicled in the New York tabloids, Weiner became engaged in 2009 to the beautiful and elegant Abedin. Their marriage last July made Weiner an honorary member of the Democratic Party's most ... (Source: Carroll County Online 2011-06-17T07:56:01Z)

NY gov lobbying senators in gay marriage fight

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is lobbying individual senators in a quest to secure what appears to be one more vote needed to legalize gay marriage in New York and deliver a major win for the national effort. The Democrat met with three Republican senators in his ... (Source: Santa Maria Times 2011-06-17T07:56:01Z)

Mavs are the Champs

Franchise founder Donald Carter and his wife, Linda, for whom he started the club as gift, were in the lead vehicle, a white convertible. "Fantastic," Carter said. At the end of the parade, those who rode along said they were overwhelmed by the turnout ... (Source: Progress Index 2011-06-17T07:48:51Z)

Fans withstand heat to cheer champions

Franchise founder Donald Carter and his wife, Linda, for whom he started the club as gift, were in the lead vehicle, a white convertible. "Fantastic," Carter said. In a waiting area at the start of the parade, Cuban clutched the championship trophy as ... (Source: Delaware Online 2011-06-17T07:41:42Z)

Conflicting policies on flying under ash confuse

In the meantime, Barnett said you can't go wrong with an Australian airline. "No one in Australia is taking serious risks," he said. ___ Associated Press writer Nick Perry contributed to this report. (Source: AP - msnbc.com 2011-06-17T09:14:45Z)

The Final Trailer for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 !

It all ends here. David Yates directed the film, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Tom Felton, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Julie Walters ... (Source: Coming Soon! 2011-06-16T23:49:15Z)

Anthony Weiner's constituents upset he is resigning, but say he had no other choice

He blew a beautiful congressional advancement." Great-grandmother Beatrice Greenberg, 97, of the Midwood section of Flatbush , agreed. "I think he did a wise thing (in resigning), because people lose trust in a person like that." (Source: New York Daily News 2011-06-17T08:46:07Z)

Beautiful mourning

The political death of Anthony Weiner yesterday came complete with a legislative wake. After weeks on life support, Weiner finally pulled the plug on a congressional career stained by a lurid sexting scandal. And from Capitol Hill to New York, reaction ... (Source: New York Post 2011-06-17T08:03:10Z)

The Mavs' Big Winner: Mark Cuban's New Image

On a stage in Miami, he stepped aside to let Donald Carter, the team's founding owner, and the man most responsible for bringing an NBA franchise to the Metroplex in 1980, accept the championship trophy from NBA commissioner David Stern. "He's become the ... (Source: Time 2011-06-17T08:10:20Z)

Orioles turn back Jays, but Guthrie strains back

Nick Markakis followed with a single and scored on a double by Guerrero, who reached 2,500 career hits. "I feel very good," Guerrero said through his interpreter. "Fifteen years in the big league means I've had a lot of hits and it feels good." Hardy now ... (Source: Delaware Wave 2011-06-17T08:24:39Z)

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