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Michael Phelps celebrates after the Americans broke the seven-minute mark in the 800 freestyle relay. Most Olympic Gold Medals American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most successful Olympian of all time by winning two more Beijing gold medals to take his career tally to an unprecedented 11 victories.
Michael Phelps celebrates after the Americans broke the seven-minute mark in the 800 freestyle relay. Most Olympic Gold Medals American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most successful Olympian of all time by winning two more Beijing gold medals to take his career tally to an unprecedented 11 victories.
ACT Scores Dip
Average scores on the ACT college entrance exam dipped slightly for the high school class of 2008 as the number of students taking the exam jumped by 9 percent compared to last year.
This year's results reveal that more than three in four test-takers will likely need remedial help in at least one subject to succeed in college. A record 1.42 million — or 43 percent — of this year's high school graduates took the ACT. The average ACT composite score was 21.1 for the class of 2008, compared to 21.2 a year ago, on a scale of 1 to 36.
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Actor Shelley Malil ("The 40-Year-Old Virgin") was charged with attempted murder after police said he stabbed his former girlfriend more than 20 times.
Shelley Malil, 43, remained in custody on $2 million bail. He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted on all counts.
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Best Buy Co. will start selling the iPhone on September 7th. Best Buy is the first U.S. chain to do so outside of Apple Inc.'s and AT&T Inc.'s own stores.
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has confirmed that the iPhone 3G has a kill switch that can remotely remove software from the devices. Jobs told The Wall Street Journal that Apple needs the capability in case it inadvertently allows a malicious program -- such as an application that steals user's personal data -- to be distributed to iPhones through its App Store.
"Hopefully we never have to pull that lever, but we would be irresponsible not to have a lever like that to pull," Jobs said.
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8 Year Old Guitar Wiz
Have you heard this kid?
Tallan "T-Man" Latz says that when was 5, he saw Joe Satriani playing guitar on TV. "I turned around to my dad and said, 'That's exactly what I want to do.'"
8-year-old Tallan is a blues guitar prodigy. He's played in bars and clubs, including the House of Blues in Chicago, and even jammed with Les Paul and Jackson Browne. He has a summer of festivals scheduled and has drawn interest from venues worldwide.
Now Tallen is singing the Blues as his home state of Wisconsin wants to limit his playing locals to kid-friendly only. Check out his MySpace to see who has influenced him and the venues he has played (with Jackson Browne for one).
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