Mountain View, CA – Bloomberg’s accidental publishing of a obituary for Apple CEO Steve Jobs set fans and stockholders panicking this morning, only to be calmed when the publication retracted the notice. One company though saw the mistake as a brief moment of hope and Google is trying to bring back that feeling. Scrape TV
Denver, CO – Three men arrested in an apparent plot to assassinate Democratic Presidential nominee Barack Obama appear to have been less of a threat and more of a group of meth addicts in need of driving lessons. Scrape TV
Denver, CO – While the much hyped appearance of Senator Ted Kennedy, just two months after surgery for brain Cancer, excited many at the Pepsi Center, some convention goers were left a little let down, expecting a different Kennedy altogether. Scrape TV
Atlanta, GA – Researchers at Georgia Tech University have begun developing a new magnetic, tongue based computer control system aimed at aiding the disabled. The system is designed to allow users to transform their tongue and teeth as a virtual keyboard, allowing for hands free manipulation of computer devices. Scrape TV
London, England – On the eve of the eleventh anniversary of her death, the tributes to the late Princess of Wales are still showing no signs of letting up in her native country. Scrape TV
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Indianapolis, IN – Super Bowl MVP Peyton Manning has joined forces with weplay.com to advocate the inclusion of American Football as an official Olympic sport. The petition, available here, is intended to push the International Olympic Committee to include the sport for the 2012 games in London. Scrape TV
Beijing, China – With the announcement by the International Olympic Committee that a formal investigation had begun into the actual age of gold medalist He Kexin, an international pedophile organization has issued a statement decrying the action. Scrape TV
Madrid, Spain – As the clean up continues and the investigation begins into the devastating plane crash that left 149 people dead in Madrid, officials have confirmed that the majority of the dead had little or no racist tendencies that they can ascertain at this time. Scrape TV
Lansing, MI – A 63 year old Michigan woman has filed a lawsuit against the American Association of Retired Persons claiming age discrimination. Bonita Brady claims she has been passed over for at least nine job opportunities since joining the organization. She is claiming $25,000 in damages. Scrape TV