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Monday, January 21, 2008

Asian markets continue plunge

Asian markets are loosing ground in big time following the US economic crisis.

Just shows how much the world is dependent on the US economy.

Sunday, January 6, 2008

Russians rescued after missing for 3 months

Russians rescued after missing for 3 months (Reuters)

Reuters - Russian rescuers on Friday saved 11
people stranded for nearly three months in a remote area of the
Pacific coast after a fishing trip went wrong, local media
reported.

Levee breaks amid West Coast storms (AP)

AP - Heavy snow covered the Northern California mountains and rain and wind hit the West Coast as a third day of winter storms left at least three people dead and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in California, Oregon and Washington without power.

Clinton: Obama has changed positions (AP)

AP - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democratic presidential front-runner no longer, accused campaign rival Barack Obama of changing his positions on health care and "a number of issues" Saturday night in a debate three days before the New Hampshire primary.

Tourists shun crime-hit Mexico beaches (AP)

AP - Assaults on American tourists have brought hard times to hotels and restaurants that dot Mexican beaches just south of the border from San Diego.

She Is Thinking of Stepping Out (Dear Margo)

Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: I have been married to a kind and sensitive man for seven years and we are very good friends.

Romney goes after Huckabee, McCain (AP)

AP - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney clashed with Mike Huckabee on foreign policy and John McCain on immigration Saturday night in a high-stakes presidential campaign debate three days before the New Hampshire primary.

Tuberculosis exposure feared on India-to-U.S. flight (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. health officials are trying to track down 44 people who sat near a woman infected with a hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis aboard an airliner from India to determine whether they have been infected, authorities said on Friday.

China offers unproven medical treatments (AP)

AP - They're paralyzed from diving accidents and car crashes, disabled by Parkinson's, or blind. With few options available at home in America, they search the Internet for experimental treatments — and often land on Web sites promoting stem cell treatments in China.

Plane crash in Alaska kills at least 6 (AP)

AP - A small plane crashed Saturday in waters off Kodiak island in southern Alaska, killing six of the 10 people on board, authorities said.

Man, 85, clocked at 100 mph in snow, ice (AP)

AP - An 85-year-old motorist lost his license and his Oldsmobile for a week and likely faces a hefty fine after becoming the oldest person snagged to date by a new Ontario law aimed at cracking down on street racers, even though he was just speeding.

Man accused of making bike trail holes (AP)

AP - Police said they arrested a man who acknowledged digging holes on a park bike trail as payback for nearly being run down by a cyclist.

Bomber strikes on Iraqi Army Day; 8 dead (AP)

AP - A suicide bomber targeting Iraqi soldiers and civilians commemorating Iraq's Army Day killed at least eight people and injuring a dozen in central Baghdad on Sunday, police said.

Thousands of Britons sickened by virus (AP)

AP - Thousands of people in Britain have been sickened by the biggest outbreak of a winter vomiting virus in five years. Doctors estimate that hundreds of thousands of people may be affected by norovirus in the coming days. Dozens of hospital wards across the country have already been closed to try to stop the virus' spread.

Report: Spears released from hospital (AP)

AP - Television's "Dr. Phil" McGraw said Britney Spears was released from a hospital Saturday but still needs psychological help, the syndicated programs "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider" reported in a press release.

`Subprime' is linguists' word of year (AP)

AP - Even the American Dialect Society knows how risky home mortgages are these days. The group of wordsmiths chose "subprime" as 2007's Word of the Year at its annual convention Friday.

He Said, She Said -- Literally (Dear Margo)

Dear Margo - DEAR MARGO: My new boyfriend is extremely uncomfortable with any contact I have with my ex-husband, whether it's phone or e-mail, even in regard to business. I am absolutely forbidden to have even a 30-second phone call. Is his reaction appropriate, or should he stay out of my relationship with my ex-husband since it does not involve him?

Motorist banned after driving 10 mph on motorway (Reuters)

Reuters - A woman banned from driving for seven days after traveling at speeds of less than 10mph on the motorway told Reuters on Friday: "that road's my nemesis." Stephanie Cole, 58, of Fishponds, Bristol, straddled the hard shoulder and inside lane as she dawdled along a stretch of the M32 near her home last August.

Speeder hides by burrowing into ground (AP)

AP - A man who was stopped for speeding nearly evaded state troopers by burrowing into soft ground along Highway 169 and covering himself with dirt and leaves.

Marriage License Puts Bride's Benefits In Jeopardy (WDIV ClickOnDetroit.com)

WDIV ClickOnDetroit.com - A local soldier learned his marriage was invalid, just days before he was scheduled to leave the country.

Celtics top Pistons in East showdown (AP)

AP - The Eastern Conference finals in June might look a lot like a matchup did in January. Glen Davis scored a career-high 20 points, giving Boston's Big Three a huge lift in a 92-85 win over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday night in a marquee game that lived up to its billing.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Madonna, Mellencamp Deck the Rock Hall

Madonna, Mellencamp Deck the Rock Hall - E! Online

Albany Times Union

Madonna, Mellencamp Deck the Rock Hall
E! Online - 3 hours ago
by Gina Serpe The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was out Thursday with its list of annual inductees, with Madonna leading the class of 2008.
Madonna voted into Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame on the first try New York Daily News
Check it out, Mellencamp going into rock hall of fame Indianapolis Star
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‘Atonement’ Leads Field of Golden Globe Nominees - New York Times

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‘Atonement’ Leads Field of Golden Globe Nominees
New York Times - 3 hours ago
James McAvoy and Keira Knightley in "Atonement," which was nominated for seven Golden Globes. More Photos > By MICHAEL CIEPLY and DAVID CARR LOS ANGELES - Glitter broke through the gloom of a strike-bound film business on Thursday as Quentin Tarantino ...
Video: "Atonement" leads Globes with 7 nods reutersvideo
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Writers file complaint against AMPTP to Labor Board - Entertainment Weekly

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Writers file complaint against AMPTP to Labor Board
Entertainment Weekly - 41 minutes ago
In an unusual move that's sure to further the divide between producers and striking writers, the Writers Guild of America announced on Thursday that it has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board, accusing the Alliance of Motion ...
Hollywood directors hold off on contract talks Reuters
Writers' Strike: The Directors' Cut? TIME
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A Chapter of ‘Jackass’ as Web Test - New York Times

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A Chapter of ‘Jackass’ as Web Test
New York Times - 11 hours ago
The hour-plus “Jackass 2.5” has new material and outtakes from the franchise’s second movie. By DAVID M. HALBFINGER LOS ANGELES - Paramount Pictures is lurching onto the Web with its “Jackass” franchise, with what it says will be the first ...
New "Jackass" movie to debut online Reuters
Viacom Kicks 'Jackass' to the Net TheStreet.com
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RIP, Ike Turner - Newsweek

Globe and Mail

RIP, Ike Turner
Newsweek - 7 hours ago
By Brian Braiker | Newsweek Web Exclusive The first word that pops into your head when you hear the name Ike Turner is, undoubtedly, Tina.
Ike Turner's music shouldn't be forgotten Los Angeles Times
Rock and Roll Legend Ike Turner Dies Voice of America
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The Kite Runner - Washington Post

Ottawa Citizen

The Kite Runner
Washington Post - 3 hours ago
Based on the best-selling novel, the film focuses on a Pashtun boy in Afghanistan haunted by his betrayal of a childhood friend. Read Editorial Review When it was published in 2003, "The Kite Runner" brought the life and culture of Afghanistan to an ...
'The Kite Runner' NPR
Controversial Film 'The Kite Runner' Hits Movie Screens Voice of America
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In 'Legend,' it's one man (and his dog) vs. zombies - Christian Science Monitor

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In 'Legend,' it's one man (and his dog) vs. zombies
Christian Science Monitor - 3 hours ago
Will Smith's apocalyptic epic briefly tussles with meaning; ditches it all once the zombies show up. By Peter Rainer | Film critic of The Christian Science Monitor What would you do if you were the last human survivor of an unstoppable man-made virus ...
The “Legend” of Will Smith Newsweek
I Am Legend New York Times
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Liza Minnelli's Stage Fright - E! Online

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Liza Minnelli's Stage Fright
E! Online - 5 hours ago
by Sarah Hall The entertainer collapsed Wednesday while performing at a Christmas concert in Goteborg, Sweden, and fell off the side of the stage, where she was caught by a technician, avoiding further injury, a concert promoter said.
Liza Minnelli collapses on stage CNN International
Minnelli collapses during concert in Sweden after 'feeling dizzy' Independent
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"Alvin and the Chipmunks" back from hibernation - Reuters

Vancouver Sun

"Alvin and the Chipmunks" back from hibernation
Reuters - 2 hours ago
By Frank Scheck NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Perfectly timed to cash in on the perennial endless radio plays of the classic novelty tune "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late"), this holiday movie presents the furry warblers in all their ...
Alvin and the Chipmunks Variety
'Alvin' irritates, as a chipmunk movie should Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Model Claims Tony Parker Cheated on Eva Longoria With - FOX News

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Model Claims Tony Parker Cheated on Eva Longoria With
FOX News - 11 hours ago
AP A fashion model told a celebrity gossip Web site that basketball star Tony Parker cheated on his wife Eva Longoria with her in September.
Eva & Tony -- Femme Fatale Is a Fraud TMZ.com
Longoria and Parker Deny Model's Affair Claims San Francisco Chronicle
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'Juno' (Ellen Page shines) -- 3 1/2 stars - Chicago Tribune

Christian Science Monitor

'Juno' (Ellen Page shines) -- 3 1/2 stars
Chicago Tribune - 5 hours ago
By Michael Phillips | Tribune movie critic It takes "Juno" about 15 minutes to calm down and get its joke reflex in check.
'Juno' offers pregnant pauses and much laughter Christian Science Monitor
'Juno' Cast, Director Credit Diablo Cody's Screenplay For Flick's ... MTV.com
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Lonely holidays for Britney Spears? - New York Daily News

Earthtimes

Lonely holidays for Britney Spears?
New York Daily News - 16 hours ago
The singer has been looking forward to spending Christmas morning with her sons. But those few hours of toddler time could be in jeopardy now that her ex-hubby Kevin Federline's lawyer is threatening to ask a judge to take away her visitation ...
Count on more sick days for Britney Spears MSNBC
Britney calls in sick to lawyers BBC News
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Inside the Puppy Mills - Newsweek

Ontario Now

Inside the Puppy Mills
Newsweek - 4 hours ago
Danny Johnston / AP By Jamie Reno | Newsweek Web Exclusive Even top-dollar pet shops purchase dogs from puppy mills, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) charged in a new video report issued this week.
What Paris, Brit don’t know about their pups MSNBC

Comment by Wayne Pacelle President&CEO, Humane Society of the United States
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Pimp C Is Given Somber, Heartfelt Farewell At Funeral - MTV.com

The Money Times

Pimp C Is Given Somber, Heartfelt Farewell At Funeral
MTV.com - 4 hours ago
'He got [to heaven] and told them, 'The Souuuth is here!',' Pimp's mother tells the congregation. By Shaheem Reid PORT ARTHUR, Texas - He lived his life too "trill," he was gone too soon.
Friends, family and fans come out to honor Pimp C Houston Chronicle
Pimp C Laid To Rest; Thousands Attend Funeral BallerStatus.com
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Queen Latifah produced, narrates "The Perfect Holiday" - CNN International

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Queen Latifah produced, narrates "The Perfect Holiday"
CNN International - Dec 12, 2007
By A. Pawlowski ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Christmas songs call this the most wonderful time of the year. That may be especially true for Queen Latifah this season -- in many ways.
Love, Family Make 'The Perfect Holiday' Complete NPR
The Perfect Holiday Review IGN
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Coppola's the new kid in Hollywood with self-financed 'Youth' - International Herald Tribune

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Coppola's the new kid in Hollywood with self-financed 'Youth'
International Herald Tribune - 1 hour ago
AP LOS ANGELES: The year's fresh face on the independent-film circuit is a guy named Francis Ford Coppola. Yes, THAT Francis Ford Coppola, the director behind "The Godfather" trilogy, the man with all those Academy Awards, the filmmaker who went into ...
Francis Ford Coppola Explains Why There Is No 'Godfather IV' MTV.com
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Miley Adds Tour Dates Hannah Over Fist - E! Online

Columbus Dispatch

Miley Adds Tour Dates Hannah Over Fist
E! Online - 1 hour ago
by Gina Serpe In one fell swoop, Miley Cyrus has mended achy-breaky young hearts the nation over. Must run in the family. The reigning tween queen has announced plans to extend her wildly successful split-personality Best of Both Worlds tour, ...
Hannah has entered the city Cincinnati.com
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Jessica Alba's a Mama-to-Be - E! Online

BBC News

Jessica Alba's a Mama-to-Be
E! Online - Dec 12, 2007
by Sarah Hall The couple is expecting their first child together in last spring or early summer, People reports. Alba, 26, and Warren, 28, have dated on-and-off since the fall of 2004 after meeting on the set of The Fantastic Four in which she starred ...
Report: Jessica Alba is pregnant New York Daily News
Young Hollywood Sex Symbols Opt for Motherhood ABC News
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'Project Runway' Puts 'Real' Women On The Catwalk; HIV-Positive ... - MTV.com

Radar Online

'Project Runway' Puts 'Real' Women On The Catwalk; HIV-Positive ...
MTV.com - 11 hours ago
By Billie Edington Jack Mackenroth, the resident blue-eyed hunk of this season, removed himself from the competition in last night's episode after developing a potentially serious staph infection on his face.
Project Runway: Hello, Goodbye San Diego Union Tribune
When the designers have to make new outfits out of formerly heavy ... Entertainment Weekly
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Saleisha Tops Top Model, Cue the Carping - E! Online

Realitywanted

Saleisha Tops Top Model, Cue the Carping
E! Online - 8 hours ago
by Sarah Hall Were a pretty face, a fierce walk and a perky attitude all it took to propel Saleisha Cooper to the Top Model title?
CHINA PATTERN Jenah, Chantal, and Saleisha finished in a ... Entertainment Weekly
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Danger: Avoid Death

'Danger: Avoid Death' contest winner (AP)

AP - Words to live by, from a warning label on a small tractor: "Danger: Avoid Death." That warning was selected Wednesday as the winner of the 11th annual "Wacky Warning Label Contest," sponsored by Michigan Lawsuit Abuse Watch. The contest is part of an effort to show the effects of lawsuits on warning labels.

Ike Turner dies in San Diego at age 76 (AP)

AP - Ike Turner, whose role as one of rock's critical architects was overshadowed by his ogrelike image as the man who brutally abused former wife Tina Turner, died Wednesday at his home in suburban San Diego. He was 76.

Bush vetoes kids health insurance bill (AP)

AP - President Bush vetoed legislation Wednesday that would have expanded government-provided health insurance for children, his second slap-down of a bipartisan effort in Congress to dramatically increase funding for the popular program.

SKoreans clone cats that glow in the dark: officials (AFP)

AFP - South Korean scientists have cloned cats by manipulating a fluorescent protein gene, a procedure which could help develop treatments for human genetic diseases, officials said Wednesday.

Jessica Alba, boyfriend expecting a baby (AP)

AP - Jessica Alba and her boyfriend, producer Cash Warren, are expecting a baby. "I can confirm that Jessica and Cash are expecting a baby in late spring/early summer," Alba's publicist, Brad Cafarelli, said Wednesday in an e-mail to The Associated Press.

Romney: Attacks on religion go too far (AP)

AP - Republican Mitt Romney retorted to questions about his faith by surging rival Mike Huckabee on Wednesday, declaring that "attacking someone's religion is really going too far."

As victims still mourn, China marks 70 years since Rape of Nanking (McClatchy Newspapers)

McClatchy Newspapers - NANJING, China— Seven decades after Japanese soldiers poured through the old city walls of Nanjing, launching a six-week killing spree known as the Nanjing Massacre, the memories are still raw for Zhang Xiuhong.

Texas pair indicted in 'Baby Grace' case (AP)

AP - A couple accused of beating their toddler to death, tucking her body in a plastic box and dumping it in Galveston Bay were indicted Wednesday on charges of capital murder.

Analysis: Debate belies fierce GOP race (AP)

AP - The subdued Republican debate Wednesday belied the fierce, increasingly negative battle in Iowa and elsewhere for the party's presidential nomination.

Data sought on veterans' suicide (AP)

AP - The parents of an Iraq war veteran who committed suicide and members of Congress on Wednesday questioned why there's not a comprehensive tracking system of suicide among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans.

Britney Deposed? Nope — try indisposed (AP)

AP - Britney Spears was apparently too under the weather to go under oath. The pop star was a no-show at a court-ordered deposition Wednesday morning in her ongoing child custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline.

Tropical storm flooding kills 9 in Caribbean (Reuters)

Reuters - Flash flooding from Tropical Storm Olga's torrential rains killed at least eight people in the Dominican Republic and forced tens of thousands out of their homes, government officials said on Wednesday.

Charmed Will Smith is sole survivor, too (AP)

AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will Smith already has it all: the picture-perfect family, a film career that blends commercial hits with artistic acclaim, the occasional foray into music, where he scored his first success.

JOE MCCARTHY INVENTED THE INTERNET (Ann Coulter)

Ann Coulter - The October 2007 Vanity Fair had a long, gaseous article explaining how the pro-Bush bias of the mainstream media cost Al Gore the 2000 presidential election. (For you kids out there too young to remember, Al Gore is a vaguely gay, morbidly obese former Clinton administration official who raised campaign cash from Buddhist monks and claimed he invented the Internet.)

Ike Turner dead at 76 (Reuters)

Reuters - Rock 'n' roll pioneer Ike Turner, whose achievements as one of the founding fathers of the genre were overshadowed by ex-wife Tina Turner's claims that he regularly beat her for almost two decades, died on Wednesday at his home near San Diego. He was 76.

US pair face sex abuse charges in Brazil (AP)

AP - The U.S. couple suspected of sexually abusing minors in a nudist colony in southern Brazil ran an organization that gave free English lessons to local children, authorities said Wednesday.

Mystery beast kills animals in S.C. (AP)

AP - An unknown predator mauled a pit bull and killed two puppies in Brunswick County, and residents fear it's the same animal that killed three dogs in September. No one has reported ever seeing the animal.

Man nearly dies downing vodka at airport (AP)

AP - A man nearly died from alcohol poisoning after quaffing two pints of vodka at an airport security check instead of handing it over to comply with new rules about carrying liquids aboard a plane, police said Wednesday.

Rice: Iran, North Korea still dangerous (AP)

AP - North Korea and Iran have a long way to go to get off the Bush administration's list of nuclear threats, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

Tejada traded to Orioles for 5 players (AP)

AP - Miguel Tejada got his wish — albeit a couple of years later than he wanted. Tejada was traded from the Baltimore Orioles to the Houston Astros for five players on Wednesday, giving the 2002 AL MVP a fresh start on a team looking to boost its lineup.