Tropical Storm Edouard weakens

The tropical storm Edouard has begun to weaken, which has likely spared oil rigs and refineries in the Gulf of Mexico from sustaining any real damage."The storm's winds slowed to 60 miles (96 kilometers) per hour...

Is Facebook One Social Network Or An Aggregator Of Social Networks?

"Last week The Economist took Facebook and other social networks to task, questioning their real value and their potential to scale. Is Facebook headed for a brick wall?"

Forecaster WSI sees fewer Atlantic hurricanes (Reuters)

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season will not be as active as initially projected, due in part to a cooling of ocean temperatures this summer, private forecaster WSI Corp. said in its updated tropical weather outlook on Monday . Some 14 named storms will...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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