Patriots Show Season Is Far From Lost

Bill Belichick reeled in his grin as quickly as he could Sunday night, but the brief flash of giddiness he revealed to the cameras made it clear that New England’s 19-10 victory against the Jets was among the Patriots’ most meaningful regular-season victories in recent years.
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Digital Content Wherever You Want It

How do you make digital entertainment more entertaining? A sprawling consortium of Hollywood content providers, consumer electronics companies, and Internet players said on Sept. 12 that its members are planning to develop a standard that will let consumers buy movies and other digital content once and play them almost anywhere, on any type of device, without the onerous restrictions that have hobbled the growth of digital downloads...
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Giants Win on the Road, Again

The competition for the Giants will no doubt improve as the season grinds on. Perhaps Giants fans who are concerned about their chances to repeat as Super Bowl champions can worry just a little about how the Giants led by only 7 points in the fourth quarter against a team as woeful as the Rams (0-2)...
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"The Simpson's" wins 10th best cartoon Emmy

"The Simpsons" once again claimed U.S. television's highest honor for a prime-time cartoon on Saturday at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, extending the show's record winning streak...
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'Burn After Reading' Fires Up Box Office

After several straight super-slow weekends, the box office has gotten fired up. Defying many projections, Brad Pitt and George Clooney's comedy Burn After Reading led a team of four major new releases to generally better-than-expected performances, boosting the cumulative theatrical take by nearly 34 percent over the same frame a year ago.
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Jeter ties Gehrig for most Stadium hits

Derek Jeter tied Lou Gehrig for the most all-time hits in Yankee Stadium with 1,269, hitting a solo home run off the Rays' David Price in the fifth inning on Sunday...
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Apple week in review: iPods, iTunes, and software, oh my!

We would completely understand if you went on a self-imposed Apple news boycott this week, as there was a lot of hype over some otherwise fairly average product releases. Still, there were some pretty interesting tidbits popping up here and there, so in case you missed it, here are the top Apple news stories for the week...
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Germany's Vettel Becomes Youngest-Ever F1 Grand Prix Winner

Sebastian Vettel in a Toro Roso on Sunday became the youngest-ever Formula One race as he took the Italian Grand Prix, beating Heiki Kovalainen in a McLaren-Mercedes into second place...
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Camera-bugged Kanye West is unlikely to face felony rap

Kanye West may have snapped on the paparazzi, but his bad boy behavior may not rise to the level of felony, a law enforcement source said.

"The thing Kanye had was a detachable flash. It's not of felony value. It wasn't worth $400," the source said. ..
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It's an opportunity - for the Patriots

Schadenfreude is all the rage.

Schadenfreude is the German word to describe the phenomenon of taking pleasure in someone else's suffering. From the moment America saw Tom Brady limp off the field last Sunday, America has been awash in schadenfreude...
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Xbox 360 Price Cut Spurs Sales

Microsoft last week was quick to remind cohorts that price drops work, days after the company slashed the price of the Xbox 360 for a second time last Friday.

According to Microsoft, retailers saw a 100 percent surge in Xbox 360 sales last weekend compared to the previous one. Starting last Friday, Xbox 360 prices were cut US$50 to $80 depending on the model...
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Did Tina Fey out-Palin Palin on 'Saturday Night Live'?

As it used to be years ago, the word "live" was appropriate.

Ever since Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin was announced as Sen. John McCain's running mate, people have remarked on her strong resemblance to former "Saturday Night Live" head writer Tina Fey...

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Mortgage Bailout Lowers Rates

The government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has pushed mortgage rates lower, a boon for some home buyers and for homeowners seeking to refinance, but it is not automatically going to make home loans easier to obtain...
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No survivors in Russian jetliner crash

A jet carrying 88 people crashed early Sunday morning in western Russia, killing everyone on board, an airline spokesman said.

Twenty-one foreigners were on the flight, including passport-holders from Azerbaijan, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland and Ukraine, said Lev Koshlyakov, spokesman for flight operator Aeroflot Nord...
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Chrome or Explorer?

Google Inc. has introduced yet another fancy, free new product. So has Microsoft Corp.

Google's latest innovation is called Google Chrome, an open-source Web browser. Windows Internet Explorer has also introduced a new version of its Web browser, Internet Explorer 8, which is also free. Both browsers are still in public beta testing, which means they are not yet finished but are available for the public to use. Chrome was released on Sept. 5. The beta 2 version of Internet Explorer 8 was released on Aug. 27...
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Ravens-Texans Game Postponed

The NFL has postponed Monday night's Ravens-Texans game in Houston because of damage to Reliant Stadium caused by Hurricane Ike.

The game has been rescheduled on Nov. 9 in Houston...
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Legislature closer to budget vote

Sacramento legislators are predicting that the Legislature will finally agree on a state budget within the next week to 10 days - one that, despite the efforts of the Democratic majority and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, will not include a tax hike...
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New Seinfeld, Gates Microsoft ad kinda sorta makes sense

When last we saw new friends Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates, in the first installment of the new Microsoft ad campaign, they were leaving a shopping mall where they'd run into each other at a discount shoe store. Now, a week later, the second "episode" from ad agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky has arrived, and Jerry and Bill have ventured farther into the featureless heart of suburbia: They've moved in with a deeply average family....
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Shields dominates Yanks in Game 1

ames Shields had a dominant start and the Rays came out swinging Saturday afternoon in the first game of a day-night doubleheader won, 7-1, by the Rays in front of a crowd of 54,088 at Yankee Stadium...
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Barack Obama Cancels SNL Appearance

Barack Obama has pulled out of his scheduled appearance on Saturday Night Live due to Hurricane Ike.

The Democratic presidential nominee's spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, told the Associated Press that Obama didn't feel like it was appropriate after the storm made landfall in Texas...
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