Oct 04 Watch out MP3s, records are resurfacing Creative commons photo via flickr user DGaston7564 Well, a sort of. Bloomberg Businessweek reports sales of vinyl are up 338 percent since a record sales low in 2006 based on data from Nielsen SoundScan. But at 2.9… Continue reading
Oct 04 Condoleezza Rice expected to be on college football committee Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to part of the selection committee that will pick teams for the College Football Playoff next year, according to the Associated Press. The AP cited "a person with direct knowledge… Continue reading
Oct 04 FROM THE WIRE: Official says woman killed in D.C. chase was delusional A federal law enforcement official says the woman killed by police after trying to drive through barricades outside the White House had believed the president was communicating with her and was delusional. Continue reading
Oct 04 On National Taco Day we celebrate the evolution of this folded treat Photo by Flickr user pheezy Fronteras: The Changing America Desk reporters investigate the transformation of the taco in the Southwest -- from cheap street eats to gourmet delights, from a Mexican mainstay to an breakfast staple. Consider the… Continue reading
Oct 04 #LUNCHBREAK .@BarackObama shakes up #shutdown Fri w/ unannounced walk out of White House grounds for lunch at Taylor Gourmet pic.twitter.com/5yUbCsh2DQ— Nedra Pickler (@nedrapickler) October 4, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 04 Shutdown not all bad for business Photo by Flickr user DDOT DC While a shutdown, even for just one week, is expected to reduce fourth quarter growth and, if prolonged, lower consumer confidence, federal workers may not be feeling the pinch yet. Instead,… Continue reading
Oct 04 Yankees star Alex Rodriguez sues Major League Baseball Embattled New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez has sued Major League Baseball and its commissioner, claiming they are trying to destroy his reputation and ruin his career. Continue reading
Oct 04 #SHUTDOWN National Treasury Employees Union rallying in front of the Capitol under the hot sun pic.twitter.com/kwcMRLinYQ— Victoria Fleischer (@vlfleischer) October 4, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 04 How much money have you made for Twitter today? Photo by SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images How long have you spent on Twitter this morning? And how much money has that made Twitter? Calcutating Twitter's average revenue per user, Quartz found that looking at your timeline once would earn… Continue reading
Oct 04 Martian craters could be ancient supervolcanoes that radically transformed the Red Planet .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Video by the journal… Continue reading