Is it a boy or girl?

Published 9:24 pm Monday, November 15, 2010

Registered at Black Holes ‘R’ Us: Scientists have spotted what they believe is a baby black hole where a star exploded in 1979. Astronomers observed something consuming the gassy remnants of the exploded star, sucking up the equivalent of the Earth’s mass.

Concerned over how much the infant black hole is consuming, NASA scientists have proposed launching a huge spit-up rag into space to protect the Earth.

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You’ve got chat: Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Facebook’s new messaging service, which many see as an eventual replacement for e-mail. Zuckerberg said he believes people will prefer shorter electronic “chats” to reading and responding to lengthy e-mails.

Zuckerberg’s interview was cut short when he had to answer several messages on his smart phone that offered him offshore printing services, a share of a Nigerian fortune and great deals on generic Viagra.

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Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays: Only days before the Thanksgiving travel jam, more airline passengers are objecting to the choice of full-body image scans or intrusive pat-down searches.

If neither option appeals to cross-country travelers, here’s a third: 59 hours on a Greyhound bus.