Day: July 3, 2005

Via Newsday.com

Two teenagers were under arrest Sunday on suspicion of killing another teen for his iPod portable music player, police said.

Samuel Darran, 16, and Daryl Stephen, 17, were facing charges of murder, robbery and weapons possession in the death of 15-year-old Christopher Rose, police said.

Rose and three friends were accosted by a group of young men Saturday evening in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn, police said. Members of the group demanded Rose’s iPod and stabbed him twice in the chest when he resisted. The group fled, taking Rose’s iPod and a backpack, police said.

Police also have reported a wave of iPod robberies on city subways, saying in April that 50 iPods had been stolen this year, compared to none over the same period last year.

It’s believed that most robbers kept the devices, which can retail for about $100 to $500, for personal use rather than selling them.

They used to kill kids to steal their basketball shoes. Now it’s iPods.

A pathetic waste.

UPDATE: Steve Jobs calls the father.

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan attended Live 8 in London.

“I came here to show support for all the millions of people in the world who stand to benefit if the Millennium Development Goals are reached, especially the children who will be saved from malaria or Aids, who will grow up healthy, go to school and have the chance to earn their living and enjoy life. I also came to express my thanks to the artists who are devoting their time and talents to such a vital cause.”

All the while he was watchin his back at the threat that the authorities would show up and slap cuffs on ’em.

Soon.

Via Fox:

He had suffered a stroke in April 2003 from which he never quite recovered. Vandross, who was beloved by everyone who knew him, suffered from diabetes and severe swings in weight.

But those close to him tell me that Vandross didn’t have to die. What will come out in the next few days will be the story of how his manager, Carmen Romano, fought to keep Luther on track with his medical care. Opposing Romano were Vandross’s mother and sister.

“They did not keep appointments he was supposed to have,” a source said. “It was a constant struggle to get Luther the attention he needed.”

Vandross, I am told, was having physical therapy at the time of his death.

“They were walking him and he just collapsed,” a source said.

More to come, most certainly.

Dan at NoSpeedBumps thinks the U.S. needs to quietly begin establishing permanent bases in Iraq. In fact, this has already started.