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The big news on the Web today is that Paris Hilton’s sidekick (no, not Nicole Richie) was hacked. Follow the thread (some content may not be SFW).

Some other stories and people in the news today:

1) A 6.4 magnitude earthquake shook Iran last night.

2) An American citizen has been charge with conspiring to assassinate president Bush.

3) Supreme Court chief justice William H. Rehnquist will not be present during the initial proceedings at the court, leading to more speculation as to his possible retirement.

The big news in the blogosphere today was the death of Hunter S. Thompson (Subscription of the Day), who committed suicide last night.

In other news, Warner Brothers has updated the Looney Toons. Say hello to Loonatics. Also, the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is coming out on the big screen.

In tech news, there is lots of talk about Tansmit 3, a new FTP client for OS X.

More news:

Despite many concerns, Chris Rock will indeed host the Oscars

John Negroponte was tapped by President Bush as the first U.S. Director of National Intelligence.

Doug Wead apparently recorded George W. Bush during conversations when Bush was Governor of Texas. The polibloggers are all over this one.

Did you know that you can order a pizza while playing Everquest 2? I’m talking about directly from the game. Remember how excited we were when Pong came out?

Have you been following all of the talk about Mspace? We have. Well, we watch everything.

Going to the movies this weekend? Here are a few that are making their debut on the big screen:

1) Because of Winn Dixie

2) Constantine

3) Son of the Mask

4) Downfall (Der Untergang)

5) Turtles Can Fly

Sports dominated the blog arena today, with the exception of a few big announcements from the technology sector.

1) Gary Bettman officially ended the 2004-05 hockey season. The good news? Pitchers and catchers are reporting this week for spring training.

2) The Daytona 500 will be held this Sunday. Catch up all of the action.

3) There are more twists and turns in the Jose Conseco/steroids fiasco that it’s hard to keep up. If only there was a good way to do that…

4) I know that I missed the pulse leading up to Westminster Dog Show, but there is still quite the chatter about the show and its winner, Carlee, a German shorthaired pointer.

5) Lance Armstrong has decided to race in the Tour de France…again.

6) Microsoft announced that they will be coming out with a new version of their popular browser this summer. This was the subscription of the day, changing daily and appearing on our front page.

7) Have you seen the new blogging and RSS tools coming out of the DEMO@15! conference? If npt, you’re missing out.

Here are some subscriptions based on happenings around the blog world and the news.

1) The Demo@15 conference is being held in Phoenix this week. Keep up with the new releases from each company with this subscription.

2) The Gates, a public art display in Central Park, was revealed this weekend.

3) Today is Valentine’s Day, although everyday should be, right?

4) In business, the big news of the day is that Verizon has acquired MCI.

5) Curt Shilling has donated his bloody sock to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

6) Two big retirement announcements in one week. First Karl Malone, then Reggie Miller.