Digital News Report – Major League Baseball (MLB) said Manny Ramirez notified them that he has retired. Rather than face suspension and enroll in the leagues drug program, he decided to retire….
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Bristol Palin and Jason Ellis News
Digital News Report – The Candies Foundation is being criticized today for paying Bristol Palin more than they are paying-out to clinics to help prevent teenage pregnancy. According to tax records, Palin…
Glenn Beck Comments on his Daily Show
Digital News Report – Glenn Beck says he will be ending his daily program on the Fox News Channel (FNC) but has worked out an agreement with News Corp to provide other…
Refinance Mortgage Rates Today
Digital News Report – Refinance rates were mixed today with Citibank and Bank of America raising them and PNC and Chase lowering them (see chart). The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM)…
Richard Branson Launches Virgin Oceanic
Digital News Report – Richard Branson is partnering with Google to explore and chronicle the ocean depths (see video below). The Virgin founder is launching Virgin Oceanic to make five dives to…
Online Victim Notification Coming Soon
Digital News Report – State lawmakers are pushing a bill that will allow the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to notify victims of crimes via email when an offender is released….
Toms Shoes motivates people to give up their shoes
Digital News Report – Toms Shoes, the Santa Monica based footwear company promoted their “One Day Without Shoes” campaign today. Although the shoemaker is for-profit, they donate a pair of shoes to…
NCAA Championship Game Time
Digital News Report – The NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship will be settled tonight. The game pits the Butler University Bulldogs against the University of Connecticut Huskies. Programming for the game starts…
Masters 2011 Golf Tournament
Digital News Report – The 75th annual Masters Golf Tournament will begin this Thursday April 7th at the Augusta National Golf Club. On the heels of last week’s victory in Houston, Phil…
Nashville Weather
Digital News Report – Tornadoes are hitting the Nashville Tennessee area (see video below). The weather is so bad that the high winds knocked out one of the National Weather Service radio…