Congress Slams North Korea Test, Seeks More Sanctions

WASHINGTON — Congress is weighing in on international condemnation of North Korea’s nuclear test, and Republicans are calling on the Obama administration to revamp its policy and take a tougher stance against Pyongyang.

The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution Friday by a 412-to-2 vote, calling for the U.S. to work with other countries to impose additional sanctions on North Korea. It also urged China to pressure the North to curtail its nuclear and missile programs and prevent the transshipment of technology that could be used for those programs through Chinese territory.

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Valentine’s Day Weddings: The 8 Wildest V-Day Nuptials (VIDEO)

Valentine’s Day is traditionally a popular date for weddings — it’s no wonder, considering Feb. 14 is supposed to be the most romantic day of the year. But if you thought all of those V-Day weddings were traditional, think again.

We rounded up some of this year’s wackiest Valentine’s Day weddings, from a mass wedding on a Ferris wheel to a ceremony in Dunkin’ Donuts. When you’re in love, it doesn’t matter where you tie the knot, right? Click through the slideshow below to see the eight wildest Valentine’s Day weddings of 2013.

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Hillary Clinton Fake Panda Sex Video Has Conservative Group ‘Freaking Out’

The story revealing that FreedomWorks produced a video with an obscene scene featuring a giant panda, Hillary Clinton, and oral sex created quite a stir and, according to former officials of the influential tea party group, had staffers at the conservative advocacy group and super-PAC “freaking out,” as one put it.

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Obama’s Tech-Savvy Moves Stump GOP

The postmortems blaming Mitt Romney’s election loss, at least in part, on his campaign’s digital incompetence began before the candidate had even made his concession speech.

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Nikon Holding Press Event In Thailand On 21st February

Nikon Holding Press Event In Thailand On 21st FebruaryIt looks like come 21st of February, Nikon will be holding a press event in Thailand. The company has been sending out invites (via ThaiDPhoto) although they did not specify what exactly it is that they would be announcing. Nikon Rumors has suggested that Thursday seems like an odd day for Nikon to be announcing new products, but they have also speculated that it could be where Nikon announces the Nikon D7000’s replacement. For those who have been following photography-related news, you might recall that back in August of 2012, the D7000 had been listed as discontinued, and at the same time there have been rumors that said that the D7000’s successor could be seeing an announcement before April of 2013, making this event a pretty good candidate. Either way there’s not much to go on, but if you were a fan of the D7000 and want to see what its successor will bring to the table, check back with us on the 21st of February to see if there are any announcements to be had.

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Nokia Rumored To Drop Samsung As Component Supplier

Nokia Rumored To Drop Samsung As Component Supplier

Developers are working on games… but the current selection is very limited

It has long been rumored that Apple is slowly trying to reduce its dependence on Samsung as a component supplier due to the high tensions between both companies over alleged patent infringements. However it looks like Apple isn’t the only company looking to move away from Samsung. According a report from Apple Insider, it seems that Nokia is looking to drop Samsung as their component supplier due to allegations of theft. These allegations are far from official and we have yet to hear from Nokia or Samsung about them, so as far as we’re concerned, they should be treated as rumors for now. (more…)

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Google Might Be Opening Its Own Google Stores

According to 9to5Google, Google has plans to open standalone retail stores to sell Google products like the Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Nexus 10, Chromebooks, Google Glasses and more. The goal is to open its first flagship Google Store by the end of the year. More »

New HTC One Teaser Seems To Be Camera Related

New HTC One Teaser Seems To Be Camera RelatedEarlier today we managed to catch a glimpse of what looks like the press shot of the upcoming HTC One, aka the HTC M7. We have to admit the device looks pretty sleek, although we can’t help but feel that there are some elements in its design that is reminiscent of the iPhone 5 and the Blackberry Z10. Putting that aside, a new teaser photo by HTC has been released (pictured above) and as you can see, it has something to do with camera lenses. This isn’t the first time that HTC has hinted that the upcoming HTC One will be a camera powerhouse, but as to what exactly does this mean remains to be seen. Will we be merely looking at an increase in megapixel count, or are we looking at a camera that will be able to give the Nokia Lumia 920’s low-light photography a run for its money? We won’t speculate too much for now, but as the green wording on the lenses reveal, we will have to wait until the 19th of February to find out, so check back with us then for the details!

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Obama Chicago Gun Violence Talk: President Talks Shootings At Hyde Park Academy (VIDEO)

CHICAGO — President Barack Obama says that every four months, his hometown of Chicago suffers the loss of as many children as were killed in the Connecticut elementary school shooting.

Obama says gun violence is taking too many children’s lives, not just in mass shootings like the one in Newtown, Conn., that killed 20 kids. He says 65 children were killed by guns in Chicago last year.

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Sequester Cuts Could Force Army To Extend Afghanistan Tours, Deploy Insufficiently Trained Troops

WASHINGTON — Soldiers deployed to Afghanistan next year may see their war tours extended because budget cuts will drastically limit training for brigades to replace them, the top Army general said Friday.

Gen. Raymond Odierno, the Army chief of staff, said the military will be able to fund training and operations for combat units in Afghanistan now and for those deploying in the summer and fall. But he says there will be delays in training for those deploying in 2014.

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