Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Paris' jail jumpsuit up for sale on eBay. Want to dress just like Paris Hilton? An orange government-issued jumpsuit and matching shorts allegedly tried on by the recently-jailed heiress is for sale on eBay. [MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines] 9:56:10 PM    comment []

Booed and befuddled, Serena swept by Henin. Serena Williams failed to end Justine Henin’s record run at the French Open. Keeping Williams on the move with versatile shotmaking, two-time defending champion Henin advanced to the semifinals by winning 6-4, 6-3 Tuesday. [MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines] 9:54:52 PM    comment []

Clinton: Faith helped during woes. In a rare public discussion of her husband’s infidelity, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that she probably could not have endured her marital troubles without relying on her faith in God.[!] [MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines] 9:52:22 PM    comment []

Fed chief: Economy will rebound. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke predicted Tuesday the economy will rebound from an anemic performance at the start of the year even if the housing slump continues. [MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines] 9:50:21 PM    comment []

GOP moves to expel Jefferson from House. Republicans moved Tuesday to seek Rep. William J. Jefferson’s expulsion from the House, a day after the Louisiana Democrat was indicted on charges of receiving more than $500,000 in bribes. [!] [MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines] 9:49:12 PM    comment []

4th man arrested in JFK terror plot. Trinidadian police said Tuesday that a suspect in an alleged plot to attack New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport had surrendered. [MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines] 9:47:41 PM    comment []

Libby sentenced to 30 months. Former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooterâ€� Libby was sentenced to 30 months in prison Tuesday for lying and obstructing the CIA leak investigation.  [!] [MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines] 9:45:37 PM    comment []

Bush: Putin has 'derailed' reforms. President Bush arrived in Germany Tuesday for the Group of Eight summit, having just a few hours earlier stoked a testy dispute with Russia over a new U.S. missile defense system, saying that Moscow has “derailedâ€� once-promising democratic reforms. [MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines] 9:43:10 PM    comment []

Republican hopefuls debate in N.H. [MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines] 9:41:31 PM    comment []

The Man Behind Google's Ranking Algorithm. nbauman writes "New York Times interview with Amit Singhal, who is in charge of Google's ranking algorithm. They use 200 "signals" and "classifiers," of which PageRank is only one. "Freshness" defines how many recently changed pages appear in a result. They assumed old pages were better, but when they first introduced Google Finance, the algorithm couldn't find it because it was too new. Some topics are "hot". "When there is a blackout in New York, the first articles appear in 15 minutes; we get queries in two seconds," said Singhal. Classifiers infer information about the type of search, whether it is a product to buy, a place, company or person. One classifier identifies people who aren't famous. Another identifies brand names. A final check encourages "diversity" in the results, for example, a manufacturer's page, a blog review, and a comparison shopping site." Read more of this story at Slashdot. [Slashdot] 9:05:29 PM    comment []

Advertising: Publishers Creating Their Own In-House Ad Agencies. The president of the Condé Nast Media Group has developed an agencylike business within the ad sales unit. By LOUISE STORY. [NYT > Business] 8:52:48 PM    comment []

JFK plot derailed. Charges in an alleged plot at JFK airport show FBI emphasis on intelligence-gathering. [Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories] 8:48:02 PM    comment []

Breast-cancer progress leaves blacks behind. Black women with advanced breast cancer are faring no better now than they were two decades ago despite improved survival by white women — and the gap appears to be widening, U.S. researchers said on Sunday. [MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines] 8:42:40 PM    comment []