At 1:00 PST, the major league baseball trade deadline passed without a stir coming from Anaheim, California; as the Angels were unwilling to part with several of their top of the line prospects and younger players, and as a result, GM Tony Reagins was unable to pull of any sort of deadline deal. Reagins said the Angels came up empty in their efforts to acquire a starting pitcher or a reliever when they were unsuccessful in matching up with some of the other clubs. While he was not specific abo

Boston (DbTechNo) - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have approved a new drug by AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers to treat type 1 diabetes. The drug is called Onglyza, and was approved despite possible side effects related to increased risk of certain heart problems. The drug works by increasing the ability of the body to control blood sugar levels, a common problem with diabetes patients. Upper respiratory tract and urinary tract infections were the main side effects associated with t

Minimal damages sought in Mass. song-download case BOSTON — A lawyer for a Boston University student who admitted illegally downloading and sharing music urged a federal jury Friday to “send a message” to the music industry by awarding only minimal damages. The jury began deliberating the case Friday afternoon. After Joel Tenenbaum, 25, admitted Thursday he is liable [...]

Friday Jul 31, 2009 – By Clutch AKA President Sued for Buying Wax Statue of Herself Members of the country’s oldest black sorority are suing to remove their president, alleging that she spent hundreds of thousands of dollars of the group’s money on herself — some of it to pay for a wax statue in her own likeness. In the suit filed in Washington, D.C., the Alpha Kappa Alpha members also alleged that international President Barbara McKinzie bought designer clothing, jewelry and lingerie with the s

Boston (DbTechNo) - A law suit has been filed against Amazon dealing with the deletion of books from its Kindle library. The suit has been brought against Amazon by high school student Justin D. Gawronski. He alleges that Amazon deleted certain books by George Orwell entitled “1984″ and “Animal Farm” without giving due notice that they were planning on doing so. Amazon says that they deleted the books after finding out that they were pirated in the first place. “I thought that once purc