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The Associated PressUpdated: 12/31/2009 04:02:20 PM MST Atlanta » Delta Air lines Inc. has received government permission to operate its namesake service and its Northwest...

Digital radios are much like the standard sets that many people have in their cars today, except they offer access to free, crystal-clear, digital programming that's hidden from analog units. iBiquity's digital HD Radio sets have been around for a few years now, working to make up market share lost to subscription services like Sirius, but they haven't made their way into new vehicles -- until now. Next year, Ford will be the first automaker to provide HD Radio sets as a factory-installed option, and via Ford Sync, the units will offer iTunes Tagging capability -- that is, the ability for owners to press a button when they hear a song they like and tag the song for later purchase from...

It takes a lot of determination to capture new-car mules in the wild. It takes even more to do so in the chilly wintertime. But the cojones that Ryan O'Keefe...

The 2011 Ford Fiesta has garnered loads of attention in recent months. It's been popular with drivers and journalists, and it's been the subject of a highly successful marketing campaign. Now there's yet another reason to look forward to the Fiesta's U.S. release: it will be the first American Ford vehicle to offer a three-blink signal for lane changes. Being stuck on the freeway behind someone with his/her blinker on isn't just distracting and frustrating, it's also dangerous. Sure, that driver could've simply forgotten to turn off the signal light, but what if the guy really intends to switch lanes? Ford aims to rid the roads of such hazards by borrowing some tap-for-three technology from...

The Kia Borrego could be a one-year wonder. The South Korean automaker says the full-size Borrego sport-utility vehicle will not return to the U.S. for the 2010 model year. The Borrego arrived on the market late in 2008, a victim of...

A few weeks ago, General Motors' chairman Ed Whitacre was on a spree: he'd sacked the company's CEO, canned and shifted many...

The year 2009 saw high-profile attacks against social- sites -- and we ain't seen nothing yet. Security researchers and social-networking gurus expect more attacks -- and more sophisticated attacks, no less -- on popular social-networking sites in the year ahead. The impetus for malicious hackers begins with the sheer numbers. Facebook now boasts more than 350 million users. MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, Ning, Friendster, Badoo and the scores of other growing social networks online mean plenty of opportunity for cybercriminals. "Criminal toolkits are...

Dan Gurney was only 4 when he encountered an accordion for the first time. It was love...

Back in the day, English rockers the Clash were part of the burgeoning punk movement...

While the Red Sox are away, the Bruins will play. At Fenway Park, that is. If you didn't get tickets to Bruins vs. Flyers...

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- The Dakar Rally starts Saturday with 378 drivers ready to embark on what is considered the world's most dangerous race.   Dunes, desert, mountains and other hostile terrain lie in wait for 138 cars, 161 motorbikes, 29 quads and 50 trucks in the 16-stage race that covers 5,610 miles across Argentina and Chile before finishing Jan. 16 in Buenos Aires. Defending car champion Ginield De Villiers of South Africa leads the favorites, with NASCAR driver Robby Gordon looking to improve on his third-place finish. The 2009 champions in other categories also return: Spanish motorbike rider Marc Coma, Czech quad driver Josef Machacek and Russian truck driver Firdaus...

Vin McLoughlin My friend and colleague Vin McLoughlin, who has died aged 55 from cancer of the pancreas, was committed to improving healthcare in the UK. She was the director of quality and performance analysis at the Health Foundation, having spent 20 years in the Australian healthcare system, working at local, national and international levels. She was the...

Scottish poet Don Paterson has been awarded the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry, Buckingham Palace has said. The writer won the award for his anthology Rain, which collected the 2009 Forward...

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Posted on: Thursday, 31 December 2009, 07:00 CST MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Sky magazine, the monthly business, travel and lifestyle publication of Delta Air Lines, has developed an annual themed issue, "Our World Now," beginning in January 2010. Each January, Sky's editors will look at global trends, issues,...

Music veteran Van Morrison today described claims he had become a father again as "completely and utterly" unfounded. In a statement, the 64-year-old said he had been the victim of an internet hacking attack after a message appeared on his website earlier this week announcing the birth of a new son, George Ivan Morrison III. The widely-reported post, which has since been removed from the site, claimed producer...

  Guests Booking Specific Adventures by Disney/Disney Cruise Line Itineraries Are Treated to Special Onboard Activities and Privately-Guided Shore Experiences BURBANK, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Adventures by Disney, named the World's Best Luxury Tour Operator by the 2009 World Travel Awards, and Disney Cruise Line announced today a special add-on option for a series of Mediterranean cruises in 2010 that will combine the best of both Disney vacations to create a one-of-a-kind family vacation experience at sea and on shore. Featuring Adventures by Disney's expertise in guided travel across the world and the magic of a Disney Cruise Line voyage, guests participating in this new...

Avatar may well be the biggest anti War film of all time. It stands against everything the West is identified with. It is against greed and capitalism, it is against interventionism, it is against colonialism and imperialism, it is against technological orientation, it is against America and Britain. It puts Wolfowitz, Blair and Bush on trial without even mentioning their names. It enlightens the true meaning of ethics as a dynamic judgmental process rather than fixed moral guidelines . It throws a very dark light on our murderous tendencies towards other people, their belief and rituals. But it doesn't just stop there. In the...

Srinagar, Dec 31 : The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday foiled a sit-in protest by a separatist group against the human rights violations in Srinagar.  The protest was organised by separatist...

  Conjure crowned a Top Ten Spirit by Gayot Publications' Novus Vinum MIAMI, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Novus Vinum, a leading wine and spirits site from Gayot Publications, announced its Top Ten Spirits of 2009. Conjure was the third spirit on the list, which was compiled by the influential wine and spirits writer Dan Dunn, who is a regular contributor to Gayot/Novus Vinum as well as Maxim and Playboy....

 

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