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Husband of Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez attacked (Reuters) Reuters - The husband of Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez said he was attacked by government supporters as he waited on Friday to confront state security agents accused of detaining and beating his wife two weeks ago.




Pro-Castro mob attacks spouse of top Cuban blogger (AP)

Reinaldo Escobar, the husband of dissident Cuban blogger Yoanis Sanchez, center, is taking away by unidentified men in Havana, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Escobar was punched, slapped and shouted down by government supporters in downtown Havana. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)AP - The husband of an acclaimed dissident Cuban blogger was punched and shouted down by a pro-government mob Friday after he challenged the presumed state agents who earlier roughed up his wife to a street corner debate.





Twitter's Identity Crisis (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - The micro-blogging platform's new prompt, "What's happening?", is also a redefinition.


Obama answers questions from top Cuban blogger (AP)

FILE - In this April 11, 2008 file photo, Yoani Sanchez, who writes the 'Generation Y' blog, walks inside her home in Havana. President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by the celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in 'talking for the sake of talking' with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways.  (AP Photo/Javier Galeano, File)AP - President Barack Obama has answered questions submitted by a celebrated Cuban blogger, saying he isn't interested in "talking for the sake of talking" with Raul Castro and indicating he won't visit the island until the communist government changes its ways.





"What's happening?" Twitter wants to know (AFP)

The frontpage of Twitter, a leading Internet microblogging site. Twitter used to ask AFP - Twitter used to ask "What are you doing?" No longer. The micro-blogging service now wants to know "What's happening?"





Obama praises dissident Cuban blogger Sanchez (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. President Barack Obama praised dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez and said in a posting on her website on Thursday that he looks forward to the day "all Cubans can freely express themselves."


Brian Williams lauds Cronkite in award acceptance (AP)

In this picture provided by the Cronkite School, 'NBC Nightly News' anchor Brian Williams speaks Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Phoenix after receiving the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. (AP Photo/Cronkite School)AP - NBC newsman Brian Williams said Wednesday he's not sure if Walter Cronkite would have succeeded in the age of cable news, blogs and Twitter.





US PS3 Sales Leap 70% in October (PC World) PC World - After years of third-stringing it, Sony's beleaguered PS3 may finally be rallying, according to sales data cited on Sony's US PlayStation blog. The company's American division reports year-over-year October hardware sales lifted nearly 70 percent, and says its online PlayStation storefront clinched record revenues, with downloads up 60 p......


Live Blog: Google Chrome OS Technical Preview (PC Magazine) PC Magazine - News editor Mark Hachman is on-site at the Google Chrome OS technical preview, and will be live-blogging the event for PCMag's Gearlog blog.


Charges dropped in Perez Hilton case (AP)

FILE - This March 28, 2009 file photo shows Perez Hilton arriving at his 31st Birthday Party in West Hollywood, Calif.  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)AP - Black Eyed Peas manager Liborio Molina apologized to celebrity blogger Perez Hilton as part of an agreement allowing assault charges against him to be dropped, lawyers said Wednesday.





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