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July 9, 2008

Boeing Plans Bold Airship Hauler



An artist's rendidtion of the new Skyhook aircraft is illustrated in this Boeing handout photo, Tuesday, July 8, 2008. Boeing Co. has teamed with Canada's closely held SkyHook International Inc. to combine a blimp and four helicopter rotors into a behemoth airship capable of hauling heavy drilling, mining and timber... [Full Story]

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July 7, 2008

Merriam-Webster dictionary adds new words



Before your next party, consult the latest edition of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, which now includes edamame (immature green soybeans), pescatarian (a vegetarian who eats fish), prosecco (a sparkling Italian wine), soju (a Korean vodka distilled from rice), mondegreen (words mistaken for other words) and about 100 other new words.... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

June 10, 2008

Jordan archaeologists unearth 'world's first church'



Archaeologists in Jordan have unearthed what they claim is the world's first church, dating back almost 2,000 years, The Jordan Times reported on Tuesday. "We have uncovered what we believe to be the first church in the world, dating from 33 AD to 70 AD," the head of Jordan's... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

May 1, 2008

Actors Strike up Next?



For those looking for more information than I can stomach on the subject go to the always on top of things Finke. FOR THE TL;DR CROWD: SAG contracts are up with the AMPTP (studios/producers/media companies). AMPTP wants them to use the same formula as the deal they made with... [Full Story]

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April 24, 2008

Orlando Brown Found



In a statement, Brown thanked fans for their support and apologized for not informing anyone of his whereabouts for over 24 hours. According to the PEOPLE, Brown had a problem involving a scheduled performance at Club Tattoo in Los Angeles. After he incident, the statement said, he "felt a... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

April 14, 2008

Insiders suggest Katie Couric for Anderson Cooper trade



A blockbuster trade of TV superstars was floated Friday by TV insiders as a solution to CBS' Couric problem. Cooper, CNN's prematurely gray prince of cable TV, would replace Couric as the anchor of CBS' "Evening News." He already is a contributor to CBS' "60 Minutes," they said. And... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (3 votes cast)

April 11, 2008

Couric Not leaving in Two Weeks



We're not what surprises us more. This whole debacle with Katie Couric or the fact that TMZ is actually reporting news. As for the stories that CBS is pushing her out -- not true, because of two words: Les Moonves. He's been her guru and will let it all... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)

April 10, 2008

CBS News, Katie Couric Likely to Part Ways



After two years of record-low ratings, both CBS News executives and people close to Katie Couric say that the "CBS Evening News" anchor is likely to leave the network well before her contract expires in 2011 -- possibly soon after the presidential inauguration early next year. Katie Couric and... [Full Story]

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March 18, 2008

Dalai Lama to Resign if Violence Worsens



The Dalai Lama threatened Tuesday to step down as leader of Tibet's government-in-exile if violence committed by Tibetans in his homeland spirals out of control. The rioting prompted Premier Wen Jiabao to denounce the Dalai Lama's supporters as separatists and accuse them of instigating the violence in Tibet's capital... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

February 26, 2008

2 Stabbed During Horror Movie In Calif



Two people were stabbed at a Fullerton movie house during the screening of a horror film on Sunday night. Police are still seraching for the suspect. The victims, who reportedly did not know each other, were sitting in separate areas of the same theater when they were attacked around... [Full Story]

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February 22, 2008

Hepatitis Scare At Popular West Village Bar



Something unsavory surfaced earlier this month in the candlelit A-list world of Cuban lounge "Socialista" in the West Village. One of the bartenders at the upscale watering hole came back from vacation with a case of Hepatitis A and now upwards of 800 patrons are being told to get... [Full Story]

Rating: 1/5 (1 votes cast)

February 19, 2008

Bob Geldof in Rwanda gives Bush his props



Bob Geldof will join those on the flight from Air Force One to Ghana tonight. He's going to interview President Bush for Time magazine and several European outlets, such as Liberacion, about aid to Africa for HIV/AIDS, malaria, and business development. Mr. Geldof is an Irish rock and roll... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

February 12, 2008

Christ the Redeemer struck by lightning



This amazing photograph gives whole new meaning to the phrase "May God strike me with lightning if ..." Rio de Janeiro's world-famous statue of Christ the Redeemer was struck by lightning during a thunderstorm over the Brazilian city on Sunday. The statue - which towers over the city as the... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

February 11, 2008

Robbers Steal $160M in Art From Zurich



Armed robbers stole paintings by Cezanne, Degas, van Gogh and Monet worth $163.2 million from a Zurich museum, police said Monday, calling it a "spectacular art robbery." Police in the Swiss financial center said the robbery of the four paintings from the E.G. Buehrle Collection, one of Europe's finest... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (2 votes cast)

February 3, 2008

Virginia Beach police seize photos from Abercrombie store



Police, saying they were responding to citizen complaints, carted away two large promotional photographs from the Abercrombie & Fitch store in Lynnhaven Mall on Saturday and cited the manager on obscenity charges. Adam Bernstein, a police spokesman, said the seizure and the issuance of the summons came only after... [Full Story]

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January 25, 2008

3-Alarm Fire On Top Of Monte Carlo Resort



Thanks to Zyphlar for pics! SEE LIVE FEED AT CNN.com. A three-alarm fire is in progress on top of the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino at 3770 Las Vegas Blvd. S. The blaze began shortly after 11 a.m. Friday. Dark plumes of smoke can be seen, and fire crews... [Full Story]

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January 8, 2008

Alycia Lane fired over cop assault flap



A Philadelphia TV anchorwoman was fired Monday for causing her own breaking news by allegedly punching out a Manhattan cop and e-mailing sexy snapshots of herself to a married anchorman. Alycia Lane, 35, will no longer work for the CBS affiliate in the City of Brotherly Love because of... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (2 votes cast)

December 26, 2007

Tiger Escapes S.F. Zoo Cage and Kills 1



Investigators trying to determine how a tiger escaped its enclosure at the San Francisco Zoo - killing one visitor and mauling two others on Christmas - planned a thorough sweep of the zoo grounds Wednesday to look for clues. Authorities did not believe more people were attacked, but they... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)

December 3, 2007

Cop-killer's Pals Plan Protest



Supporters of cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal are threatening to storm the streets of Rockefeller Center Thursday morning to protest the "Today" show. The New York-based "Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Coalition" is infuriated that Maureen Faulker - the widow of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulker, whom Abu-Jamal was convicted of murdering... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

November 15, 2007

CAUGHT ON TAPE: Car Dragged by Semi



So this dude blows a red light and his timing couldn't have been more off. He slides just under a passing semi and gets dragged 150 feet. The crash happened around 4:15 a.m. Tuesday in Springfield Ohio. Also available here. ... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (4 votes cast)

November 7, 2007

Beijing Great Wheel to Open in March 2008



This computer-generated image released by the Beijing Great Wheel Corp on November 5, 2007 shows the Beijing Great Wheel which will stand in eastern Beijing's Chaoyang Park. Higher than both the London Eye and the Singapore Flyer, which opens in March, the Beijing Great Wheel will tower 208 metres (682... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

November 5, 2007

It's On! Writers Strike Begins



Jay Leno and David Letterman will go dark tonight as last-ditch talks failed and the first strike by movie and TV writers since 1988 began at midnight. Aside from late-night talk shows, which would feel the first effects by going into repeats immediately, soap operas, sitcoms and dramas would... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

November 2, 2007

Writers will strike, union confirms



Hollywood's television and film writers will go on strike, leaders of their union told thousands of guild members who had gathered Thursday night at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Negotiators for the Writers Guild of America said they would notify members by e-mail Friday afternoon of when the walkout... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

October 30, 2007

Iraqi soldiers donate $1,000 for wildfire aid



The Iraqi leadership at a military camp east of Baghdad gave the U.S. military a $1,000 check last week to aid victims of California's wildfires, the U.S. military said. "In the months I've been here, I have never been so moved," Army Col. Darel Maxfield, the senior U.S. military... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

October 24, 2007

'Preppy Killer' in Drug Arrest



Robert E. Chambers Jr., the so-called "Preppy Killer," who strangled a young woman in Central Park in the 1980s, was arrested in Manhattan last night on charges of selling cocaine from his east midtown apartment, the police said. Mr. Chambers's long-time companion, Shawn Kovell, 39, was also arrested on... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (3 votes cast)

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