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Simple and beautiful. Whitney was the presenter that awarded Jennifer with her first Grammy in 2009. - barry

Spain's Supreme Court has thrown out a case against recently barred magistrate Baltasar Garzon in which he was suspected of improperly receiving money while on sabbatical in New York. - barry

Police are conducting a homicide investigation regarding the death of an American college student in Spain and have detained a suspect. - barry

An independent group, the Fair Labor Association, has started auditing Apple Inc.'s Chinese supplier Foxconn after a request by Apple. - barry

British Prime Minister David Cameron's office says he will head to Scotland for talks on the country's ballot for independence — a vote that could see the breakup of Britain. - barry

EDINBURGH (Reuters) - Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said on Monday he expected to meet Prime Minister David Cameron this week to discuss their differences over a referendum that could pave the way for Scotland to break away from the United Kingdom. Salmond said he held a useful two-hour meeting with Scottish Secretary Michael Moore on Monday in Edinburgh but added that the real power resided with Cameron. "Some modest progress was made at this meeting," Salmond told reporters. ... - barry

Palace officials say the Duchess of Cambridge will join Queen Elizabeth II and other royals at two events in the coming weeks. - barry

Reddit, the social news website, has announced it has added a new site rule, which represents a change it what’s allowed to be posted. From today, the site will no longer allow “suggestive or sexual content featuring minors.” - barry

Access to the Internet's most-used sites and tools is being choked in Iran at a politically charged period, blocking communication channels for local businesses, bank clients, scientists and foreign media. - barry

Watch Adele sing for the first time since she had throat surgery to remove a benign polyp on her vocal cord. She totally nailed it. This is why she won all the awards. Source: youtube.com - barry

Military planes flew in tons of emergency food Monday to towns and villages in eastern Romania where thousands have been stranded by blizzards. Some people had to cut tunnels through 15 feet (4 meters) of snow to get out of their homes. - barry

LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch is under pressure over his Sun tabloid after the arrests of several senior staff in a corruption probe, but whistleblowers inside his media empire may pose more of a threat than the public outrage that forced the closure of its sister paper. Murdoch closed his News of the World weekly after allegations last year it hacked the phone of a murdered schoolgirl prompted a public outcry. Advertisers cancelled contracts and Prime Minister David Cameron set up a inquiry into media practices. ... - barry

Piece by piece, in backpacks and carry-on bags, American aid contractor Alan Gross made sure laptops, smartphones, hard drives and networking equipment were secreted into Cuba. The most sensitive item, according to official trip reports, was the last one: a specialized mobile phone chip that experts say is often used by the Pentagon and the CIA to make satellite signals virtually impossible to track. - barry

One of the cool things about Spotify, the streaming music service recently transplanted from Europe to the U.S., is that its subscription service allows users to play unlimited streaming tracks from mobile devices. With a recent update, the iOS version of Spotify’s app has doubled the quality of songs you can play when using your iPhone, iPod or iPad to access the app. - barry

MySpace’s fall from grace can be measured by two sets of figures: From 75 million unique visitors a month to fewer than 25 million, and being sold once for more than $500 million and then again for “just” $35 million, all in the space of a few years. - barry

LONDON (Reuters) - Black-and-white turned to gold as silent movie "The Artist" won seven BAFTA awards including best film at a ceremony in London on Sunday, raising expectations of a strong showing at the Academy Awards. Meryl Streep clinched the leading actress prize for her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher both as a politician at the height of her power and as a frail elderly lady suffering from dementia, in "The Iron Lady. ... - barry

A bout between Argentina hometown hero Luis “El Mosquito” Lazarte and Filipino JohnRiel Casimero turns into a riot after the referee announces the latter as the winner. I don't speak Spanish or anything, but my guess is the crowd didn't agree with the ref's decision. Source: deadspin.com  /  via: mpviral.com - barry

Microsoft said on Monday it was investigating an attack by hackers on its Indian retail website, reportedly carried out by a Chinese group called the "Evil Shadow Team." - barry

Britain's judiciary says bail conditions have been agreed for radical cleric Abu Qatada, signaling his imminent release from an English prison. - barry