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Well, this is curious. From our checks, it seems like Google has completely omitted Yelp reviews from Google Places. As you may recall, Yelp has been frustrated by Google’s recent decision to pump up its Places service with Yelp’s reviews̵...

Telegraph.co.ukAlien solar system is like ours, but weirdermsnbc.comAstronomers have discovered a group of at least five planets — with hints of two more — circling around a star in an arrangement similar to our own solar system. Confirmation of the extra...

Our experimental Hack Day at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York a couple of months ago was wildly successful – more developers than you can shake a stick at showed up, drank redbull and pizza (care of sponsors). A number of projects were featured on sta...

ABC NewsStabbing Spree Suspect Nabbed Before Israel FlightABC NewsSuspect in stabbing spree that left 5 dead in Mich. nabbed in Atlanta at gate of Israel flight The Associated Press By COREY WILLIAMS and GREG BLUESTEIN Associated Press Writers **ADDS CONF...

DailyTechVerizon Roadmap Reveals Faster Android Phones, Tablets, and 4G PlansDigitaltrends.comThe Android onslaught continues with rumors of a Motorola Droid Pro, Android 3.0 tablets, and more, plus 4G service that may come as soon as January 2011. As if ...

ReutersElena Kagan sworn in as Supreme Court justiceLos Angeles TimesChief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. administers the oath two days after her confirmation by the Senate. She is not expected to dramatically alter the ideological makeup of the court. By Ja...

President Obama hosted a ceremony celebrating Elena Kagan’s confirmation as the nation’s next Supreme Court justice. NBC’s Lester Holt reports. (Nightly News)...

Globe and MailVeteran investigator is named CIA watchdogBoston GlobePresident Obama and an East Room full of guests gave a standing ovation yesterday to Elena Kagan at a reception after her confirmation to the Supreme Court. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP/Getty Image...

The GuardianRecent gay marriage storiesSan Jose Mercury NewsBack in 1987, President Ronald Reagan nominated a buttoned-down Republican lawyer named Vaughn Walker to a San Francisco federal judgeship, provoking one of the fiercest confirmation fights over ...

NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell discusses the Senate’s decision to confirm Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, putting the former solicitor general in a position to give women a greater voice on the Court than the country has ever seen. (Nightly News)...