Author: Connor Simpson

Microsoft Wants the New Xbox One to Totally Take Over Your TV

AP

Isn't this supposed to be a video game thing? Well, yes, but Microsoft's mission with the Xbox One is to navigate everything you do on a television, from talking to it and watching it to interacting with every gamer on the planet. Let's break down just how this bad boy can transform your living room.

By Connor Simpson

May 28, 2012

Tony Blair Can't Escape the Iraq War

A man was able to break into Tony Blair's session with the Leveson Inquiry on Monday and accuse him of committing war crimes in Iraq and getting paid millions of dollars by JPMorgan Chase.

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By Connor Simpson

May 27, 2012

Fallout from U.N. Security Council's Emergency Meeting on Syria

The U.N. Security Council held an emergency meeting Sunday afternoon to discuss what the next steps would be for the international community, and to hear directly from the head of the U.N.'s observer mission in Syria. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 27, 2012

Iran Isn't Reducing Its Nuclear Program

The West has been hoping to convince Iran to reduce their nuclear development, but announcements the country made on state television Saturday show they have no sign of slowing down. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 27, 2012

Box Office Report

'The Avengers' Dark Reign Is Over; Long Live the 'Men In Black'

Welcome back to the Box Office Report where we'd take a Josh Brolin and Tommy Lee Jones buddy flick, hold the Smith, any day.

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By Connor Simpson

May 27, 2012

The Sunday Grind

Rudy Giuliani Slips Up, Attacks Romney's Job Creation Record

Rudy Giuliani thinks he's still running for the Republican nomination and attacked Mitt Romney's reputation as a job creator on State of the Union; John McCain attacked Obama's foreign policy record on Fox News Sunday.

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By Connor Simpson

May 27, 2012

The Internet Is Getting A 'Cat Signal'

The Internet has a new line of defense against laws like SOPA and PIPA that threaten the web's free-flow of information: The Internet Defense League

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By Connor Simpson

May 27, 2012

Houla Killings Could Be Syrian Tipping Point

The massacre in Houla is starting to seem like it could be the final straw in Syria, as international pressures are mounting and everyone seems to be running out of patience with Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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By Connor Simpson

May 26, 2012

Mayor Bloomberg Bought an Elephant Exercise Ground

The latest additions to Mayor Michael Bloomberg's New York real estate empire have some curious details in their history.

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By Connor Simpson

May 26, 2012

Is Obama Really A 'Twoosh Master'? We Say No

The President called himself as a "Twoosh master," referring to when someone uses all 140 characters in a tweet, in a video from a Twitter Q&A he did on Thursday. We'd like to dispute his claim of social media mastery.

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By Connor Simpson

May 26, 2012

Pixar Really Misses Steve Jobs

In just under a month, the latest Pixar movie, Brave, will make its debut on screen and the credits will have a special dedication to a fallen member of the Pixar team: Steve Jobs. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 26, 2012

Someone Is Trying to Steal Your Tax Return

There's a new criminal trend spreading across America and it's producing billions of dollars in profits for the people smart enough to pull it off. People are filing fake tax returns and collecting the checks. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 26, 2012

Meet the Banker Being Blamed for Facebook's IPO Flop

Facebook's messy IPO and the fallout over the following week have left many looking for someone to blame, and apparently inside Morgan Stanley it's falling on one of their star investment bankers, Michael Grimes. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 26, 2012

Iran Could Make Five Nukes, If It Wanted

A new report says that Iran has enough uranium on hand that it could build up to five nuclear missiles, if it really wanted to. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 26, 2012

Chen Guangcheng's Brother Has Gone Missing

Chen Guangcheng's worst fears have been all but realized: a lawyer for Guangcheng's brother, Chen Guangfu, who also escaped house arrest, says he went missing Friday evening

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By Connor Simpson

May 26, 2012

Children Killed In Attack on Syrian Village

Violence in a small village in Syria has left around 100 people dead, including a least 25 children, and has put serious doubts on the supposed effectiveness of the U.N. monitors.

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By Connor Simpson

May 20, 2012

Chris Hughes Is Making Big Moves with The New Republic

Chris Hughes, the Facebook-made millionaire owner of The New Republic, announced he's rehiring an old face to run the magazine and that he's not worried about it making a profit right away. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 20, 2012

Pakistan Is Stealing the NATO Spotlight from Afghanistan

The NATO summit in Chicago started on Sunday, and while the focus of the summit is supposed to be on withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, a rift between the U.S. and Pakistan is taking center stage. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 20, 2012

Box Office Report

There's Only Four People Left Who Haven't Seen 'The Avengers'

Welcome back to the Box Office Report where even we're getting a little tired of The Avengers' domination.

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By Connor Simpson

May 20, 2012

The Sunday Grind

Rove Calls Wright Attack Ad 'Stupid'; Ryan May or May Not Be in VP Talk

Karl Rove thinks the proposed Jeremiah Wright attack ad was a "stupid" idea on Fox News Sunday; Paul Ryan defends his budget and dodges a question over whether or not he's being considered as Mitt's running mate on Meet the Press

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By Connor Simpson

May 20, 2012

Five Journalists Stopped by Chicago Police for Dubious Reasons

Five journalists covering the NATO protests in Chicago were stopped by police and ordered out of their car at gun point on Saturday night, and weren't given a reason why.

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By Connor Simpson

May 20, 2012

Pakistan Blocks Twitter Over Cartoon Contest

The government in Pakistan banned Twitter for promoting a "blasphemous" cartoon contest on Facebook through Twitter on Sunday. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 20, 2012

SNL Says Goodbye?

The season finale of SNL was bittersweet as the show said what's likely its final goodbyes to Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 19, 2012

I'll Have Another Keeps Triple Crown Dream Alive

I'll Have Another had to come from way behind around the final turn of Saturday's Preakness to keep its dream of a Triple Crown alive.

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By Connor Simpson

May 19, 2012

Three Men Arrested on Terror Charges in Chicago

Three men loosely connected with the NATO protests have been arrested in Chicago for planning terror attacks on major police stations and businesses downtown, as well as President Obama's campaign headquarters and Mayor Rahm Emanuel's house. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 19, 2012

G8: Greece Can Stay in Eurozone; Iran is 'Grave Concern'

President Obama invited world leaders from France, Germany, the UK, Canada, Italy, Japan and Russia, aka the G8, to a retreat in Camp David for the weekend, and they're coming to agreements on all kinds of big issues

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By Connor Simpson

May 19, 2012

Meet the New "More Radical" Insurgent Group in Afghanistan

There's a new insurgent group called the Mullah Dadullah Front in Afghanistan and they're being billed as "more radical" than the Taliban, The New York Times reports

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By Connor Simpson

May 19, 2012

The Video of the Failed Space Ship Launch is Really Awkward

The historic launch of the first commercial spacecraft set to dock at the International Space Station was shut down at, literally, the last possible second on Saturday morning. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 19, 2012

Malawi's First Female President Is Down with Gay Rights

You might remember Joyce Banda from when she was sworn in as Malawi's first female head of state in April, and now from when she's announced she's planning on repealing the country's laws against homosexuality in her first state of the nation address. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 19, 2012

Mitt Romney Plays Imaginary President in His First Campaign Ad

In Mitt's first ad for his Presidential campaign, he looks at what the first day of a Romney presidency might look like.

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By Connor Simpson

May 19, 2012

Community Is Losing Its Creator: Dan Harmon Is Out

In a move that should surprise absolutely no one, Sony has decided not to renew Dan Harmon's contract as Community's showrunner and decided to replace him for season 4. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 13, 2012

JPMorgan Scandal Claims Its First Casualty

The first executive head to roll at JPMorgan Chase will be Ina R. Drew, the chief investment officer responsible for overseeing the trades that led to the $2 billion trading loss that was announced on Thursday.

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By Connor Simpson

May 13, 2012

Romney and Obama Release Dueling Mother's Day Videos

President Obama and Mitt Romney went head to head on Sunday, but it wasn't in a debate or over a hot-button election issue. They both released videos for Mother's Day. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 13, 2012

Box Office Report

All This Money Makes Hulk Confused

Welcome back to the Box Office Report, where Johnny Depp's smirk goes head-to-head with Robert Downey Jr.'s smirk, and loses

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By Connor Simpson

May 13, 2012

Scott Thompson to Resign from Yahoo

A little over four months since starting the job, a fudged resume is forcing Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson's to announce will step down from his position for "personal reasons" on Monday.

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By Connor Simpson

May 13, 2012

The Sunday Grind

Dimon Apologizes; Lieberman Announces Secret Service Hearing

JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon appeared on NBC's Meet the Press to apologize for how he behaved after the bank's $2 billion loss was revealed; Joe Lieberman announced there will be a congressional hearing over the Colombian Secret Service scandal.

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By Connor Simpson

May 13, 2012

Here Is Newsweek's Big Gay Obama Cover

We had fun thinking about what Tina Brown would come up with for her big cover story on Barack Obama's gay marriage endorsement earlier this week, and now we know what she's actually come with. She's calling Obama the first gay president.

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By Connor Simpson

May 13, 2012

Everyone Gets Brunch on Mother's Day

Giving mom a day off and treating her to brunch or dinner every year makes Mother's Day one of the busiest day of the year for restaurants.

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By Connor Simpson

May 13, 2012

What We Know About the Assassination of an Afghan Peace Official

A top Afghan peace official was killed in a drive-by shooting on Sunday. Arsala Rahmani was a member of the High Peace Council, and was considered one of the countries biggest assets for negotiating peace talks with the Taliban.

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By Connor Simpson

May 12, 2012

The GOP's Inner Debate on Gay Marriage

A GOP pollster sent out a memo arguing for the Republican party to change its stance on gay marriage at the same time that two of the party's more high profile members made sure to position themselves against it after the President's big week. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 12, 2012

Mitt Romney: Huge Chick-Fil-A Fan

In his commencement speech at Liberty University on Saturday, Mitt Romney revealed the snack that helped him outlast the rest of the Republican candidates during the primaries: chicken sandwiches from Chick-Fil-A. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 12, 2012

Baseball Player Leaves Adorable Note So He Can Rush to Help His Wife

We don't cover sports around here too often, but this is special: a Milwaukee Brewers pitcher left an adorable note for reporters after he had to run out of the stadium last night to get to the hospital because his wife is eight months pregnant and was having contractions.

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By Connor Simpson

May 12, 2012

The Car from 'The Avengers' Was Actually a Model from 1992

That car you saw at the end of The Avengers? It was actually made in 1992 and had more than 250,000 miles on it. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 12, 2012

The Axe Could Be Falling on Jeremy Hunt

If anyone is going to lose their job over the Leveson Inquiry, it's looking more and more like it's going to be culture secretary Jeremy Hunt.

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By Connor Simpson

May 12, 2012

Fitch Changes Its JP Morgan Outlook to 'Negative'

After the news of its $2 billion loss, the outlook for JP Morgan Chase's future has taken a slight turn for the worse. Fitch Ratings announced they've changed their Long-term Issuer Default Rating from "AA-" to "A+" and changed their long-term outlook for the company to Ratings Watch Negative. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 6, 2012

Russians Clash with Police on Eve of Putin's Inauguration

Between 20,000 and 100,000 people, depending on the report, clashed with police in Moscow on Sunday to protest Vladimir Putin's upcoming presidential inauguration. 

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By Connor Simpson

May 6, 2012

Police Investigating Murder at Churchill Downs

Just a few hours after the crowds cleared from the Kentucky Derby, a body was found inside a stable at Churchill Downs racetrack in the early part of Sunday morning.

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