Apple officers settle shareholder suits for $14 million
[postpic=center]84182[/postpic] A federal judge in San Jose has given preliminary approval to a $14 million settlement of shareholder derivative claims against current and former Apple Inc (AAPL.O) executives, court documents showed. The current and former executives and directors, including Chief Executive Steve Jobs, agreed to repay Apple $14 million within 30 days of the date the settlement is finalized, the documents, filed on...
Barack Obama and John McCain call fleeting truce in election battle
[postpic=center]84181[/postpic] Barack Obama and John McCain will call a temporary truce to their increasingly bare-knuckled presidential battle today when they appear in New York to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks. For all the outward civility the issues of terrorism and the war in Iraq – central in the minds of voters – will be swirling beneath the surface 54 days before the general...
Ultimate Fighting champion Evan Tanner found dead
[postpic=center]84180[/postpic] His body is discovered in a remote desert area of Imperial County. Authorities say he apparently -succumbed to the elements.- Evan Tanner, a champion in the brutal sport of Ultimate Fighting whose career was undermined by alcohol abuse, was found dead in a remote desert area of Imperial County, the county-s coroner said today. Authorities had been searching for the 37-year-old fighter after friends...
Jennifer Aniston reunites with her former hubby Brad
[postpic=center]84179[/postpic] Jennifer Aniston had dinner with her ex-husband Brad Pitt for the first time since their split. The couple, whose divorce was finalized in 2005, reportedly had a business meeting in Toronto, Canada last week while they were both in the city for the International Film Festival. Female First magazine notes that the pair ate at Brad-s hotel. The publication adds that prior to the meeting, Jennifer was said...
Jennifer Aniston turns stalker in 30 Rock
[postpic=center]84178[/postpic] The award-winning series has snagged not one, but two huge celebrities Jennifer Aniston and Oprah Winfrey – to guest star in its third season. Aniston, or more commonly known as Rachel Green from Friends, sheds her ditzy blonde image and plays the free-spirited, Fatal Attraction-like stalker Claire Harper, Liz Lemon-s (Tina Fey) former room-mate in Chicago who is visiting New York and...