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Strange & Interesting News
(Video) Town Of Breckenridge Votes To Legalize Marijuana A ski town in Colorado has voted to legalize marijuana. The early returns Tuesday night in Breckenridge indicated an overwhelming response with the proposal winning 72 percent of the vote. ... More |
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Strange & Interesting News
Baby Found Under Bed! Breckenridge Votes to Legalize Marijuana, Amanda Knox Trial Saturday mix: A baby missing for five days was found alive and well under a bed, Colorado town of Breckenridge votes to legalize marijuana and the Amanda Knox trial nears conclusion. ... More |
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Strange & Interesting News
Wow! BeBe Winans Ban! Pornstar vs. Sandra Bullock, Nicolas Cage Broke? WTF Mix: BeBe Winans has been booted from Oprah, Nicolas Cage is broke and selling real estate and Sandra Bullock locks horns with pornstar mom over custody of ex's daughter. ... More |
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Breaking News
Missing Baby Found Under Bed Alive (VIDEO) Babysitter Bed Arrested A search was under way in Chipley, Fla., for a 7-month-old baby girl who disappeared from her house while her parents were home... ... More |
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Strange & Interesting News
Nicolas Cage is Broke? Selling His Mansion Hollywood star Nicolas Cage has financial trouble. The Wall Street Journal reported on Nov. 3 that the actor is attempting to sell real estate and owes the IRS taxes. Now, the Oscar-winning actor has blamed his financial woes on his ex-manager and is currently suing him for $20 million. ... More |
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Tittle-Tattle™
Porn Star (Photos) Wants Sandra Bullock Meeting: Custody Wars The mother of Sandra Bullock's stepdaughter has called for a summit meeting with the actress, so they can discuss an amicable end to their bitter custody battle. ... More |
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Sports News
VIDEO Feed: MMA Strikeforce Fedor Emelianenko Vs. Brett 'The Grim' Rogers The World's No. 1 MMA Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko, will face undefeated American powerhouse Brett "The Grim" Rogers on Saturday, Nov. 7 LIVE on CBS in STRIKEFORCE... ... More |
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Entertainment
Mel Gibson, Oksana Grigorieva New Baby & Marriage? Musician Oksana Grigorieva has given birth to Hollywood actor-director Mel Gibson's daughter,... ... More |
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Tittle-Tattle™
Nicolas Cage is Broke The 'National Treasure' actor, who owes $6 million in unpaid taxes, has sold the Bel Air property for an amount estimated to be between $9.5 and $15 million. ... More |
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Business News
Obama OKs Jobless Benefits, Wary On Deficit? President Barack Obama, who earlier signed a bill to extend jobless benefits and a homebuyer tax credit, said his team was studying new spending on roads and bridges, business tax cuts, refitting buildings to make them... ... More |
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Breaking News
(VIDEO) Tower of London Beefeaters: Female Harassment Three Tower of London ceremonial guards, also known as beefeaters, are facing an inquiry for the alleged bullying of a female colleague, tower officials said. ... More |
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Breaking News
(Videos) Nidal Malik Hasan - Fort Hood Army Killing Spree A video of what seems to been Hasan the morning before the shooting shows him in a convience store fully decked out in white garbs. Military said there may... ... More |
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Sports News
Wow! Andre Agassi Admits Using Crystal Meth, Lying To ATP (Video) Eight-times grand slam winner Andre Agassi left the tennis world in a state of shock on Wednesday when he admitted using the recreational drug crystal meth and lying to men's governing body the ATP to escape a ban. ... More |
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Andre Agassi Asks For Compassion In His New Book Called 'Open' During the 60 Minutes interview, excerpts of which were made public on Thursday, Agassi discussed his explosive autobiography "Open" in which he admitted to using the recreational drug and his battles with depression. ... More |
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Business News
Fannie Mae Rental Program - Rent Your Own Foreclosed Home, Deed For Lease? Major U.S. mortgage finance source Fannie Mae announced on Thursday a program aimed at turning struggling homeowners into renters in their own homes. ... More |
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Domestic News
Orlando Shooting Gunman Kills One, Wounds Five (Photo) Orlando Shooting - An ex-employee of an engineering consulting firm who was laid off in 2007 opened fire at his former workplace in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, killing one person and wounding five others, police said. ... More |
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Entertainment News
'Golden Girl' Rue McClanahan Recovering After Heart Surgery "Golden Girls" star Rue McClanahan is recovering in a hospital after having heart bypass surgery this week, her manager said on Thursday. ... More |
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Domestic News
Northwest Pilots Appeal Fight License Revocation By The FAA (Video) The two pilots of a Northwest Airlines flight who overflew their destination for more than a hour last month have appealed the revocations of their licenses in a... ... More |
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Orlando Shooting; Jason Rodriguez (Photo) 1 Killed, 6 Injured? Two people were killed and six injured by a gunman who opened fire in a high-rise office building in Orlando, Florida on Friday, local media reported. ... More |
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Laid-Off Orlando Engineer Jason Rodriguez Kills One, Wounds Five An ex-employee of an engineering consulting firm who was laid off in 2007 opened fire at his former workplace in Orlando, Florida, on Friday ... More |
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At Least 25 Hurt In U.S. Troop Search In Afghanistan Lieutenant Darin Russell, a spokesman for NATO forces, said the troops were wounded "by insurgent activity." He declined to give further details of the incident. ... More |
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Health News
CDC Says U.S. Making Progress On Swine Flu Vaccine U.S. health officials said on Friday they are making progress in improving the supply of H1N1 vaccine to state health departments and urged people frustrated by long lines and... ... More |
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Business News
Case Against Bear Stearns Men Flawed: Lawyer The government's allegations of fraud against two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers were built on "hindsight bias," including... ... More |
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Domestic News
NYC Wants Tavern On The Green Suit In Federal Court New York City wants to take its trademark fight with operators of bankrupt restaurant Tavern on the Green to federal district court, according to court papers on Friday. ... More |
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Domestic News
Justice Dept Vows Focus On White Collar Crime The U.S. Justice Department sees wire taps as a crucial tool to root out securities fraud as it collaborates more closely with market regulators. ... More |
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Political News
U.S. Bill Would Overhaul Annual Phone Fund U.S. lawmakers said on Friday they introduced a measure aimed at overhauling an annual fund intended to ensure nationwide telephone service in... ... More |
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Sports News
Man Of Iron Narrowly Wins Breeders' Cup Marathon Irish-based Man of Iron wore down nine-year-old gelding Cloudy's Knight in the stretch to capture the $500,000 Breeders' Cup Marathon by a nose at Santa Anita Park on Friday. ... More |
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Breaking News
Police Capture Orlando Office Shooter Police arrested a man suspected of opening fire in an Orlando, Fla., office high-rise Friday, killing one person and wounding five,... ... More |
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Business News
Obama: Jobless Rise "Sobering", Looking At Options U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday listed a range of fresh options being considered by the White House to spur growth after "sobering" news that... ... More |
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Breaking News
State Official Agrees With Indian Claims A Massachusetts official agrees with claims by an Indian tribe that Nantucket Sound has cultural significance, stalling plans for a wind farm. ... More |
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Couple Accused Of Poisoning Eatery's Salsa A 30-year-old man and his wife bent on revenge intentionally mixed pesticide in salsa being served at a restaurant in Lenexa, Kan.,... ... More |
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Netanyahu On Offensive Over Weapons Cache Iran, Syria and Hezbollah denied the allegations. Damascus said the cargo was Syrian goods headed for Iranian markets. ... More |
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Technology News
Louvre Plays Home To Apple's First French Store Computer giant Apple Inc will open its first French store beneath the Louvre museum on Saturday just two weeks after Microsoft opened a theme cafe to promote its Windows 7 software. ... More |
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Breaking News
Operation ATLAS Found Undeclared Currency U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday a multinational operation targeting cash smugglers uncovered $24 million in undeclared currency. ... More |
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Iran Blasts U.S. Economy Washington is using the alleged threat to national security from Iran as an excuse to increase its military spending programs,... ... More |
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Pakistan Makes Gains On Taliban The military says more than 260 militants have been killed with the army losing about 30 soldiers since the assault began Oct. 17. ... More |
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Commander Lauds Police Officer's Actions The civilian police officer who shot and wounded the suspected gunman in the massacre at Ford Hood, Texas, won praise from base officials Friday. ... More |
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Chloroform Was In Bottle From Caylee Site FBI lab technicians said in a report that a plastic syringe was found inside of a plastic bag labeled "Disposable Syringe Kit." ... More |
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Canada Starts Afghan Withdrawal Planning In September, Prime Minister Stephen Harper told U.S. leaders in Washington the mission had to have a defined end-date. ... More |
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Sports News
Yankees Parade Draws Thousands Of Fans (Video) Hundreds of thousands of New York Yankee fans cheered their baseball team on Friday at a parade through Lower Manhattan to celebrate its 27th World Series victory. ... More |
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Technology News
Court Orders Beatles Songs To Be Taken Off Website London-based record label EMI has won an injunction against music website BlueBeat.com which it said was selling Beatles songs without its permission. ... More |
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Breaking News
Great Smoky Mountains Get Troubling Review Destinations are judged based on a variety of criteria including aesthetic appeal and outlook for the future. ... More |
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Breaking News
Saudi Jets Pound al-Houthi Strongholds Though Riyadh is a key backer of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the show of force is a rare display for the country. ... More |
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Sports
Dez Bryant Entering NFL Draft Suspended wide receiver Dez Bryant of 18th-ranked Oklahoma State has decided to enter the 2010 NFL Draft, ESPN reported. ... More |
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Sports
Florida Coach Fined For Comments Florida head football Coach Urban Meyer was fined $30,000 by the Southeastern Conference for comments he recently made about game officiating. ... More |
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Science
Gonorrhea Drug Halts Tumor Growth A gonorrhea medicine used since the 1930s has shown an ability to halt the growth of blood vessels in cancerous tumors, scientists in Maryland say. ... More |
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Science
Kilauea's New Lava Flow Reaches Ocean New lava flows from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano have reached the ocean, creating a new lava tube separate from the main tube, geologists said. ... More |
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Strange & Interesting News
Officials: Nolan Brother Planned Jailbreak Nolan was charged with creating items "designed and intended to be used to facilitate an escape." ... More |
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Business & Financial News
GM Could Deploy U.S. Funding Overseas The U.S. government gave GM $50 million to help it emerge from bankruptcy this summer and support the company through the recession. ... More |
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Business & Financial News
Fortunes Up At AIG In Third Quarter The U.S. firm with the largest federal bailout package by far, American International Group, said it posted a profit in the third quarter of $455 million. ... More |
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Business & Financial News
Chrysler Wins Over A Key Executive The head of the largest U.S. auto dealership group, Mike Jackson, said he was confident in Chrysler Group's ability to make a comeback. ... More |
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Top News
Update: One Killed, 5 Injured In Orlando Shooting A gunman opened fire inside a high-rise office building in Orlando, Florida, on Friday, killing one person and wounding five others, the mayor and the local police chief said. ... More |
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Business & Financial News
Markets Up Despite Unemployment News U.S. markets edged up Friday, despite news the unemployment rate rose to 10.2 percent. ... More |
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Business & Financial News
200 Waldenbooks Outlets To Close U.S. retailer Borders Group Inc. said it would close 200 Waldenbooks outlets in a cost-cutting move that would eliminate 1,500 jobs. ... More |
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Health News
House Democrats Scramble For Healthcare Votes Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives scrambled on Friday to allay lingering concerns about a... ... More |
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Health News
Moderate Exercise May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk Men who regularly get moderate exercise may have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer -- including aggressive, fast-growing tumors. ... More |
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Health News
Passive Work Means Less Activity Off The Job, Too Do you have an unchallenging job with little control over what you do? You may be more likely to be a couch potato in your leisure time, a new study shows. ... More |
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Health News
WHO Says Pandemic Flu On Rise In China, Japan H1N1 swine flu is on the rise in China and Japan after triggering an unusually early start to the winter influenza season in Europe, Central Asia and North America. ... More |
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Sports News
Kentucky Derby Winner Primed For Classic Kentucky Derby champion Mine That Bird is primed to pull off another shocker in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, trainer Chip Woolley said Friday. ... More |
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Sports News
Philadelphia Phillies Pick Up $8 Million Option On Cliff Lee The Philadelphia Phillies exercised their $8 million club option on left-hander Cliff Lee on Friday, as the National League champions were... ... More |
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Sports News
Dick Pound Proud Of WADA's Achievements As the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary, former chief Dick Pound is proud of what the body has achieved in a decade. ... More |
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Sports News
Cheats Still Prosper In Sport, Says Conte Cheating is still rife in sport despite improved testing and more than half the sprint semi-finalists at the London 2012 Olympics are likely to use illegal drugs at... ... More |
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Sports News
Last Two Tickets To London Up For Grabs In Paris The last two tickets to the World Tour finals are still to play for at the Paris Masters tournament starting on Sunday. ... More |
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Sports News
FACTBOX: Nikolai Valuev v David Haye Factbox on the WBA world heavyweight title fight between Nikolai Valuev and David Haye in Nuremberg, Germany Saturday. ... More |
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Sports News
America's Cup Rivals To Consider Australia As Venue Australia has emerged as a possible compromise venue for next year's America's Cup race after a New York judge on Friday ordered two rivals for... ... More |
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Injured Andy Roddick Withdraws From Paris Masters American Andy Roddick has withdrawn from the Paris Masters tournament starting on Sunday, organizers said on Friday. ... More |
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Top News
Motive Probed In Fort Hood Shooting Rampage A spokesman at the base said the suspected gunman, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a lifelong Muslim born in the United States of immigrant parents, had been... ... More |
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World News
No Takers For Abbas' Palestinian Presidency Younger Palestinian leaders were in no rush on Friday to step into the shoes of President Mahmoud Abbas after he said he did not want to run for re-election in January. ... More |
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Entertainment News
Michael Jackson Film Crosses $100 Million Internationally The Michael Jackson concert film "This Is It" has crossed the $100 million mark at international box offices as it enters its second weekend in theaters. ... More |
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Entertainment News
Rihanna Describes Night Of Attack By Chris Brown R&B singer Rihanna broke her silence on Friday about the night her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown attacked her, saying he had... ... More |
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Entertainment News
Beatles Photos From Help! Up For Auction Seven black-and-white photographs of the Beatles sitting on a grassy field, taken by a teenage girl on the last day of filming for their movie Help!, will be sold next week. ... More |
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Entertainment News
Elton John Leaves Hospital, Back On Stage Nov 14 British singer Elton John left hospital on Thursday after being treated for a serious case of e-coli bacterial infection and influenza that forced him to cancel a string of concerts. ... More |
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Entertainment News
Calle 13 Tops Latin Grammy Awards Puerto-Rican hip-hop duo Calle 13 won five Latin Grammy awards on Thursday, including the coveted Album of the Year. ... More |
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Entertainment News
FACTBOX: Main Winners Of 10th Latin Grammy Awards The Latin Grammy Awards were held on Thursday in Las Vegas. Here is a list of winners in some key categories. ... More |
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Political News
Jobless Benefit Vote: Senate Approves Extending Housing Aid The U.S. Senate vote unanimously on Wednesday to extend aid for jobless workers and broaden tax breaks for homebuyers and businesses in a bid to breathe life into the struggling U.S. economy. ... More |
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