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Missing Oil Exec's Body Found in River Body Pulled from Mississippi River in New Orleans; Police Believed Douglas Schantz Drowned Accidentally

Chelsea Handler: Late Night Network Gig? The Comedian and Author Tells Katie Couric she's been Approached by a Major Network in the Past, but Thinks Cable's Where it's at for Her

FCC to propose national digital literacy corps The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will propose a National Digital Literacy Corps to help U.S. residents get online as part of a national broadband plan due out next week.— By: (Grant Gross)

Windows kill up to 1 billion birds in North America each year. "I see no immediate reason why these figures would be erroneous" [Unlikely] [link] [52 comments]

U.S. condemns new Israel housing units Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States condemns Israel's decision to build 1,600 housing units in a Jerusalem neighborhood, calling it "a step that undermines the trust we need right now."

Ntl. Guard Members Return From Afghanistan Diana Davis reports.

Get Jazzed for Monster Miles Davis Giveaway Tell us why the trumpet player and bandleader was one of music's most innovative forces, and you'll be entered to win a copy of the 70-CD box set Miles Davis: The Complete Columbia Album Collection, a Miles-branded iPod and Monster Miles Davis Tribute high-performance headphones. — By: Scott Thill

Just How Fast Is Cisco's New Router? Really Freaking Fast Cisco's new CRS-3 router is capable of 322 terabits per second, the company says. That's fast enough to download the entire Library of Congress in about a second. — By: Dylan F. Tweney

Broadcast Video From Your Mobile You're carrying around a video camera in your pocket (it's that thing attached to your mobile phone) so be prepared and learn how to start streaming video to the web at a moment's notice. — By: How-To Wiki

Kids in Haiti refugee camps making kites Lawrence Downes of The New York Times says: "I was just in Haiti reporting on things there and found amazing makers: boys who make kites. Even in refugee camps, where there’s only tiniest scraps of stuff: plastic, sticks, thread." The kites are beautiful: some have layers of black and clear plastic forming diamonds and stars. Some have decorative edges, the plastic razor-sliced into piñata fringe. But they work, catching the breeze and jack-rabbiting into the smoky air. Small kites are notoriously hard to fly, but these are perfectly engineered. A boy I met in a camp down the block from the ruins of the Catholic cathedral in Port-au-Prince pointed to the sky. Blinking into the sun, I took forever to find his kite: a darting black dot far above the shattered steeples. The Kite Makers of Haiti... — By: Mark Frauenfelder

Totally righteous "Cove" dudes reported to have caught LA sushi joint selling illegal whale meat Santa Monica sushi restaurant The Hump is reported to have been caught selling illegal whale meat to its customers. Who went after them with hidden cameras? The guys behind the dolphin slaughter documentary The Cove. Image above: Ric O'Barry, right after The Cove won an oscar, during the Academy Awards. BB pal Ehrich Blackhound emailed in the image and says, "I love it when winners hijack the broadcast, and for a txting campaign!" His speech, after the jump.... — By: Xeni Jardin

Wired Reread: AT&T's "strap-on telephone" Image (large size): One of many vintage ads from old issues of Wired Magazine at wiredreread.com, a site created by Theis Søndergaard. This one for an AT&T "strap-on telephone" appeared in 1995. Be sure to use your fancy new 28.8 modem when you call up that website on the internet.... — By: Xeni Jardin

Study says US doctors in hospitals only wash their hands about 30% of the time An upsetting stat tucked away in a NYT piece today: Doctors in American hospitals wash their hands only 30-40% of the time, according to national estimates. (via consumersunion)... — By: Xeni Jardin

Judge Considers Sending Ex-Edwards Aide To Jail Judge Considers Sending Former John Edwards Aide To Jail Over Handling Of Candidate's Sex Tape

"JihadJane" Charged With Terror Recruiting Federal Prosecutors Accuse Pa. Woman of Using Internet to Help Terrorists Overseas, Say "JihadJane" Was YouTube Handle

Massa Says he Groped Staffer -- Non Sexually Former Democratic Rep. Tells Glenn Beck He Did Nothing Criminal

Jury hears killer's tapes in murder trial CINCINNATI, March 9 (UPI) -- A Cincinnati jury heard recorded statements made to police by admitted killer Anthony Kirkland in his murder trial Tuesday, records show.

Crude oil prices top $81 NEW YORK, March 9 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices settled above $81 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange Tuesday as the U.S. dollar index rose 0.19 percent.

Cisco touts new core router's 100G Ethernet, energy efficiency Cisco's new CRS-3 core router, which the company has boasted will "forever change the Internet," will come with 100Gbps Ethernet interfaces and 322Tbps multichassis interconnect capability at first customer shipment.— By: (Jim Duffy)

Acer storms up on lagging Dell in 2009 PC market Dell had better take a look over its shoulder -- rival Acer is coming up fast from behind and is on the verge of overtaking Dell as the No. 2 PC maker in the world.— By: sharon_gaudin@computerworld.com (Sharon Gaudin)

Update: LifeLock to pay $12M to settle FTC, states' complaint LifeLock, an Arizona company promising customers protection from identity theft, has agreed to pay $12 million to settle charges that the company overstated its benefits and used "scare tactics" to gain subscribers.— By: (Grant Gross)

Update: Microsoft researcher wins Turing Award The Association for Computing Machinery has awarded the 2009 A.M. Turing Award to Charles P. Thacker, for his work in pioneering the networked personal computer.— By: (Joab Jackson)

How Not to Shut Down Your Laptop, and Other Tips Imagine my horror the other day when I saw an otherwise sharp friend of mine shut down his laptop by holding down the power button until the system turned off. Why is that a really bad idea? I'll explain this week--and I'll also tell you about a Web service that could very well save your life.— By: (Rick Broida)

When asking someone to find a hitman to kill hubby, make sure that person isn't a former NYPD detective [Fail] [link] [25 comments]

Many Americans say they're too tired for sex. But really, they're just not into you [Interesting] [link] [20 comments]

Obama, Greek leader meet Global financial reform is expected to top the agenda Tuesday as President Obama huddles with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, whose country is at the center of Europe's debt crisis.

Botox approved to treat muscle spasticity WASHINGTON, March 9 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has approved Botox to treat spasticity in the flexor muscles of the elbow, wrist, and fingers in adults.

Ex-mayor's Xbox for sale on eBay BALTIMORE, March 9 (UPI) -- Maryland prosecutors said eBay bids for former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon's Xbox video game system are approaching $400.

Cat, owner reunited after a year LEXINGTON, Mass., March 9 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts woman whose cat ran away nearly a year ago said the feline turned up in a foreclosed Boston home.

Young, wife ordered jail over Edwards tape PITTSBORO, N.C., March 9 (UPI) -- A North Carolina judge ordered Andrew Young and his wife jailed for allegedly not turning over all copies of a sex tape made by John Edwards and his mistress.