There is no fan like a "Twilighter." Their passion is the stuff of legends. If you throw a convention — or if you’re just selling T-shirts related to Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling vampire novels, for that matter — they will descend by the thousands
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Factory worker commits suicide over missing iPhone prototype
A Chinese factory that makes iPhones said Wednesday that it has suspended several staffers after an employee committed suicide, apparently under duress when a prototype went missing.
Saving black marriages: Does it take a village?
From the outside, Johnny and Shanna Woodbury looked like the perfect couple. They had been married 13 years, owned multiple properties and were successful managers
Capture of U.S. soldier ‘breaks our heart,’ friend says
A family friend of a U.S. soldier captured by the Taliban said his friends and family want Pfc
U.S. soldier captured by Taliban: ‘I’m afraid’
A United States soldier captured by the Taliban says in a video posted on the Internet he is "scared I won’t be able to go home." The soldier was identified Sunday by the Pentagon as Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, of Ketchum, Idaho.
Can iStanford Take On Facebook Mobile?
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Great Satan’s Old Den: Visiting Tehran’s U.S. Embassy
It would be foolish for an American to come by and gawk at the “den of espionage,” the Iranian government’s name for the former U.S. embassy in the Islamic republic’s capital.
Robot chalks tweets on Tour de France route
Cycling at the Tour de France has taken a techie turn. Not only is Lance Armstrong posting to Twitter from the race, but a Chalkbot — a robot that writes in water-soluble paint — is scribing messages onto the road, offering inspiration to the competitors and to cancer survivors. The Chalkbot takes input from text messages and Twitter posts sent by the public
‘Half-Blood Prince’ finds Potter crew closer to end
The end is closer than the beginning. Harry Potter and his friends at Hogwarts are now in their sixth year of seven at the school. They’ve seen a lot of changes, particularly as the influence of the reawakened Voldemort (that is, He Who Must Not Be Named) has made itself known
‘Fancy celebrity public figure excess’? Not Moby
Moby describes himself as "a 43-year-old bald guy who likes to make music in his bedroom." If people like the music, that’s OK, he says. And if not, that’s OK, too. “I’m at my happiest when I’m working on music for myself,” he says.