Spelling shifts show dot-com among Random House picks
New College Dictionary favors dot-com over dot.com and rejects dotcom. Also highlighted are anti glare, sky surfing, slamming and zettabyte as fresh entries in the 1999 edition. The compendium tracks slang and political terms, with many 1980s and 1990s additions.
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Mother and son receive life terms for murder of Irene Silverman
In New York a 65 year old Santo Kimes and her 25 year old son Kenneth Kimes were sentenced to over 120 years to life for the murder of Irene Silverman an 82 year old widow and former Radio City dancer. They were convicted on about 60 counts including murder to steal her seven million dollar home. They were arrested July 5 1998 on unrelated charges tied to a stolen car.
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AOL hourly plan subscribers sue over pop-up ads in Miami
A federal judge allows AOL hourly plan subscribers to sue over time lost to pop-up advertisements. The suit says 2.5 million users overpaid by 15 to 20 million dollars when ads appear after they start paying hourly rates for extra time beyond monthly limits, and that AOL fails to disclose that ad time is billable.
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