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In its current, developer preview form, Google Wave doesn't live up to the hype that has surrounded it since its announcement. But, based on eWEEK Labs' tests, the collaboration platform could be leveraged by inventive developers to provide a new level of Web 2.0 engagement. - Given the amount of hype around Google Wave since it was first announced, one would expect to be astonished and amazed by a radical new take on collaboration and Web development. Based on my initial tests, Google Wave has potential but isn't a game-changer--at least not now. At this point, Google...

Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane and his cousin, James M. Kane, were arrested around 5 a.m. ET Sunday, accused of assaulting a Buffalo, N.Y., taxi driver and failing to pay their fare.

'They twisted his words around,' says a close Jackson family source

. US attorney general may appoint special prosecutor. UK ministers still resist calls for torture disclosureThe Obama administration is close to appointing a special criminal prosecutor to investigate alleged abuses by the CIA of prisoners held at detention centres around the world.Eric Holder, the US attorney general, is tilting towards prosecution after reviewing Bush-era memos detailing individual cases relating to the treatment of prisoners. He is said to have been 'sickened' by what he read. One of the memos, written in 2003, is due to be published, at least in part, later this month.The US approach contrasts with that of the UK, where the foreign secretary, David Miliband, and the home secretary, Alan Johnson, yesterday continued to resist pressure over the torture and abuse of detainees abroad, saying it was not possible to eradicate the risk of mistreatment,A US criminal investigation would focus on CIA agents and others alleged to have gone beyond guidelines laid down by senio

. US attorney general may appoint special prosecutor. UK ministers still resist calls for torture disclosureThe Obama administration is close to appointing a special criminal prosecutor to investigate alleged abuses by the CIA of prisoners held at detention centres around the world.Eric Holder, the US attorney general, is tilting towards prosecution after reviewing Bush-era memos detailing individual cases relating to the treatment of prisoners. He is said to have been 'sickened' by what he read. One of the memos, written in 2003, is due to be published, at least in part, later this month.The US approach contrasts with that of the UK, where the foreign secretary, David Miliband, and the home secretary, Alan Johnson, yesterday continued to resist pressure over the torture and abuse of detainees abroad, saying it was not possible to eradicate the risk of mistreatment,A US criminal investigation would focus on CIA agents and others alleged to have gone beyond guidelines laid down by senio

. Yankees 5, Red Sox 0: In New York, C.C. Sabathia didn't allow a runner past second base while pitching into the eighth inning and New York won for the sixth straight time. Derek Jeter hit a two-run homer in the eighth for the Yankees, and Robinson Cano finished with three hits.

. Braves 2, Dodgers 1: In los angeles, Kelly Johnson hit a two-run, pinch-hit home run in the top of the 10th and the Braves survived a scare in the bottom of the inning.

Hamburg - Mimoun Azaouagh scored twice within less than a minute as VfL Bochum fought from three goals down to a 3-3 Bundesliga draw against 10-man Borussia Moenchengladbach on Sunday. Azaouagh was on target within around 50 seconds in the 51st and 5...

Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane and his cousin, James M. Kane, were arrested around 5 a.m. ET Sunday, accused of assaulting a Buffalo taxi driver and failing to pay their fare.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane and his cousin, James M. Kane, were arrested around 5 a.m. ET Sunday after allegedly assaulting a Buffalo taxi driver and failing to pay their fare.