November 2010
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Erik Spoelstra Reportedly Frustrating Heat.
The Heat held a players-only meeting after losing to the Mavericks on Saturday night, and the main topic of that meeting could have been head coach Erik Spoelstra. According to a ESPN.com report, Heat players are growing increasingly frustrated with their coach as the team continues to acquire losses and hover around .500. According to the report, the players “believe he is not letting...
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Soul Train Awards winners.
Here are the winners of the 2010 Soul Train Awards, honoring the year’s best in R&B and soul music. The awards taped on Nov. 10 in Atlanta and aired on BET and Centric Sunday night (Nov. 28). Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson hosted.
Legend Awards: Anita Baker and Ron Isley Best new artist: Melanie Fiona Best female R&B/soul artist: Alicia Keys Best male R&B/soul artist:...
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'Empire Strikes Back' Director Irvin Kershner...
‘Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back’ director Irvin Kershner has died in Los Angeles at age 87, the Agence France-Presse reports. Goddaughter Adriana Santini said Kershner had faced an illness for some time. In addition to directing what many regard as the pinnacle of the ‘Star Wars’ saga, Kershner helmed ‘Never Say Never Again’ and ‘Robocop 2.’...
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Obama Proposes Two-Year Salary Freeze for Federal...
This year, the post-Thanksgiving belt tightening isn’t just about too much pumpkin pie: President Obama is proposing a salary freeze for all civilian federal employees over the next two years (military personnel will not be affected). Asserting that this was a difficult decision, Obama put the freeze into the context of a broader effort to trim government costs across the board, including...
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'Naked Gun' Funnyman Leslie Nielsen Dead at 84.
Leslie Nielsen has died. The funnyman who Roger Ebert once referred to as the “Laurence Olivier of spoofs” passed away after suffering complications from pneumonia.
News of Nielsen’s death was reported on Canadian radio station CJOB Sunday.
Nielsen’s nephew told CJOB that the actor had been in the hospital in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida for 12 days and that with family and...
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US and South Korea Start War Games.
YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea (Nov. 27) — The U.S. and South Korea launched joint war games Sunday as a top official from North Korea’s ally China met South Korea’s president in a bid to calm tensions after a deadly North Korean artillery attack last week.
Hours after the drills began, residents of the South Korean island targeted by last week’s barrage were ordered to...
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Obama's Back on the Hard Court -- as Spectator.
WASHINGTON (Nov. 27) — A day after it took 12 stitches to patch a busted lip President Barack Obama suffered during a game of pickup basketball, he was back on the hard court Saturday - as a spectator.
Obama took the whole family to Howard University, where they watched the Oregon State Beavers defeat the Howard Bison, 84-74. His brother-in-law, Craig Robinson, is the Oregon State...
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Giants' Brandon Jacobs, Raiders' Tommy Kelly...
Brandon Jacobs doesn’t like losing. Either that or he doesn’t like sitting on the bench. The NFL has fined Jacobs $20,000 for his obscene tirade directed at Philadelphia fans before the Giants’ 10-point loss to the Eagles last Sunday night. This is Jacobs’ second fine of the season for “unprofessional” behavior — the first was a $10,000 fine for hurling...
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Beyonce: 'Used to' Pregnancy Rumors, Premieres...
Beyonce Knowles is still in work mode. Although her fashion-designer mother, Tina Knowles, was previously the only person squashing rumors that her daughter was expecting a baby with husband, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show,’ now the 29-year-old singer herself is letting the world know that her concentration is still on her craft.
“At this...
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Police Search for Missing Michigan Brothers.
(Nov. 28) — Residents of a tiny Michigan town kept searching and praying today for three young brothers missing since Friday, when their dad turned up at hospital after a failed suicide attempt and told police he left the boys with a woman to return to their mother. Police in Morenci, Mich., said they’ve been unable to confirm much of the information that 39-year-old John Skelton...
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German Zoo Forces Gay Vultures to Mate With...
(Nov. 26) — German zookeepers are forcing two male vultures who prefer nesting together to mate with females, sparking outrage from gay rights activists who accuse the zoo of discriminating against birds of a different feather.
The trouble began back in March, when Guido and Detlef, two Griffon vultures, decided to move in together. The lovebirds began crafting a two-man nest out of stray...
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San Diego Drug Tunnel Had Railcar, Tons of Pot.
SAN DIEGO (Nov. 26) — A sophisticated cross-border tunnel equipped with a rail system, ventilation and fluorescent lighting has been shut down by U.S. and Mexican officials - the second discovery of a major underground drug passage in San Diego this month, authorities said Friday.
The tunnel found Thursday is 2,200 feet long - more than seven football fields - and runs from the kitchen of...
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Christina Milian Receives $4 Million Divorce...
Earlier this month it was revealed that Christina Milian and The-Dream reached an undisclosed divorce settlement, and now word has it that the amount is $4 million. The Chicago Sun-Times is reporting that Milian, 28, will receive the lump sum plus $5,000 a month in child support, for the former couple’s young daughter, Violet.
“Ms. Milian strongly believes that peaceful resolution...
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Feds: Somali Teen Tried to Bomb Oregon Tree...
(Nov. 27) — Police in Oregon have arrested a Somali teenager for allegedly trying to detonate a car bomb in a crowd of revelers at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in downtown Portland.
Agents swooped in to nab 19-year-old Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a naturalized U.S. citizen, just after he dialed a mobile phone Friday evening that he believed would detonate a van packed with explosives....
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T.I. Covers VIBE, Says Drug Use Started After Trip...
As T.I. lingers in prison for a probation-violating drug bust, he is still creating a big media presence in the lead-up to his next album ‘No Mercy.’ The ATL rapper is covering the December issue of VIBE and speaks frankly on his history with drug use. He says that a series of dental surgeries and subsequent use of pain killers due to his rough schedule is responsible for the hold of...
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Can This Case Turn Your iPod into an iPhone?
Everybody wants a bite of the Apple. As of now, AT&T is the only carrier with iPhone connections, so that leaves the rest of the pack to come up with creative ways to get involved. Sprint’s bright idea is the ZTE Peel iPod Touch sleeve. This close fitting case wraps its loving arms around an iPod Touch and gives it access to Sprint’s 3G data network. It can also function as a...
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Obama Suffers Basketball Injury; Gets 12 Stitches.
WASHINGTON (Nov. 26) — President Barack Obama needed 12 stitches in his lip after taking an errant elbow during a pickup basketball game Friday with a group of family and friends visiting for the Thanksgiving holiday, the White House said.
First word about the injury came in a statement from press secretary Robert Gibbs nearly three hours after the incident saying that Obama was...
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Patriots, Jets Set Stage for Monster Week 13...
Neither the Patriots nor the Jets looked particularly flawless on Thanksgiving Day. New England trailed Detroit 17-10 at halftime and needed a 21-point fourth quarter to secure a victory. The Jets, meanwhile, fell behind Cincinnati 7-3, before Brad Smith carried them to a 26-10 win.
But no matter how they got there, both teams now sit at 9-2, with the Jets set to visit New England in Week 13...
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CDC Report: Gonorrhea Rate Hits Record Low, Other...
A new government report on sexually spread diseases shows gonorrhea in the United States has dipped to the lowest rate ever recorded.
But chlamydia and syphilis infections continued to increase last year. That’s according to a report released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The agency says there are roughly 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases...
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Mexico: Mayor With Drug Cartel Links Goes Missing.
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (Nov. 25) - The mayor and mayor-elect of a southern town disappeared after Mexico’s army detained members of the municipal police force and other local officials on suspicion they were working for a drug cartel, authorities said Thursday.
Ciro Diaz Sanchez, mayor of Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacan, and Pedro Bautista, who was slated to succeed him next month,...
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WatchThe “Today” show’s Matt Lauer spends a day in the life of a child specialist at the research hospital, helping kids cope, understand, and express their feelings while they fight for their lives.
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WSJ: Marchionne confirms Grand Cherokee-based...
Remember the last time Chrysler and Maserati collaborated? It was the late ’80s, the car was called the Chrysler TC by Maserati,and it didn’t go nearly as well as the men in charge of the project had hoped. Now, 25 years later, Sergio Marchionne heads both companies and he wants to try another tryst. It will again be a Maserati body on a Chrysler platform, this time a Maserati SUV on...
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Christina Milian Moves On, Begins Working on New...
This year has been full of ups and downs for Christina Milian, but after reaching a settlement in her divorce from ex-husband The-Dream, the 28-year-old has started work on a new album. During her quickie marriage to Dream, the singer was working on the album ‘Elope,’ which was to be produced by her ex and his music partner Tricky Stewart. Since the split, that has all changed, and...
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Koreans Confront New Threat of War.
(Nov. 24) — With their divided peninsula on the brink of war, Koreans are facing a dangerous new reality brought on by this week’s military clashes, with some who fled from the attack zone vowing never to return.
“I will not be going back,” Kim Ji-kwon, 53, who evacuated from his farm on Yeonpyeong Island when artillery shells began exploding, told Reuters....
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Next Acura NSX built on flip-flopped Honda Accord...
According to Peter Lyon, Motor Trend’s correspondent abroad, Honda is still hard at work on a successor to the much-loved NSX sports car. If true, we can expect the halo car to be powered again by a six-cylinder engine, this time augmented by a hybrid powertrain.
Up to this point, we’re willing to put on our tinfoil NSX fanboy hats to suspend our fleeting grip on reality in hopes of...
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Orange Alert? Government May Scrap Color-Coded...
Did you know we are on “orange” alert? That’s right — though the high-risk warning is only for air travelers. The country as a whole is only at “yellow” — significant risk of attack. But all of that may change soon.
The color-coded alert system, instituted by the Bush administration after the 9/11 attacks, has long been derided by critics as too vague...
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Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival celebrated primarily in the United States and Canada. Traditionally, it has been a time to give thanks for a bountiful harvest. While it may have been religious in origin, Thanksgiving is now primarily identified as a secular holiday. It is sometimes casually referred to as Turkey Day.
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WatchDid NC Teen Found Dead Fall From a Plane?
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85 Rare 'Singing Dogs' Seized as Kennel Is Shut.
(Nov. 24) — Authorities in Pennsylvania say they have shut down an illegal dog kennel that housed dozens of the world’s rarest breed — New Guinea singing dogs. The owner is accused of failing to license or vaccinate the dogs against rabies. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture launched an investigation into the case late last month after receiving an anonymous tip. The...
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What Does North Korea Want?
(Nov. 23) — North Korea, the capricious wild child of the international community, is acting out to get the world’s attention with deadly consequences that threaten to spiral out of control.
What isn’t clear is why Pyongyang is so rapidly escalating its provocations now, or whether today’s shelling of a populated South Korean island and other actions — acts of war in...
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With the Stars' Winner: Who Won the Season 11...
Three dancers entered the stage, but only one left with the mirrorball trophy in hand. Who was crowned the ‘Dancing With the Stars’ winner for season 11? Was it Bristol, Jennifer or Kyle?A season filled with of twists, turns and shocking eliminations ended predictably, with actress Jennifer Grey and partner Derek Hough landing in first place. Grey topped the leaderboard for seven of...
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Car and Driver 2011 10 Best winners announced.
Car and Driver has just released its annual list of top 10 vehicles for 2011. Populated by plenty of familiar faces like the Mazda MX-5 Miata, Honda Accord and Porsche Boxster, this year’s 10 Best won’t bring too many surprises to the table. The newcomers to the crowd won’t exactly raise any eyebrows, either. The Chevrolet Volt, Hyundai Sonata and Volkswagen Golf (the GTI did...
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'Ugly Betty' Actor Suspected of Murdering Mother...
Michael Brea, a 31-year-old actor seen on ‘Ugly Betty’ and ‘Step Up: 3D,’ allegedly stabbed his mother to death with a samurai sword in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Prospect Heights on Tuesday morning, police tell local TV station NY1. Neighbors heard Brea yelling what they believed to be biblical passages and repeating the word “repent” during an argument in...
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Aruba Authorities: Bone Isn't Natalee Holloway's.
(Nov. 23) — A jawbone found recently on an Aruban beach was not that of Natalee Holloway because it contained a wisdom tooth and the missing Alabama teen’s had been extracted, investigators said today. Aruba Solicitor General Taco Stein made the announcement late this morning. The bone is human, Stein said, but added that he could not say if it is from a male or female. One thing is...
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Georgia Dad Shot Dead Outside Son's Preschool.
(Nov. 23) — Who could have wanted Rusty Sneiderman dead?
That’s the question family and friends are struggling to understand after Russell Sneiderman, a father of two, was gunned down outside his son’s preschool last week in broad daylight in what police are calling a “cold and calculated” slaying.
Sneiderman, of Dunwoody, Ga., had just dropped off his 2-year-old...
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Woman Sues Debt Collector for Stalking Her on...
Melanie Beacham had received letters, phone calls and a courier from the auto loan debt collector, but when an agent contacted her family and friends through Facebook, she decided to fight back.
Beacham sued MarkOne Financial LLC of Tampa, Fla. for harassment and inflicting emotional distress and has asked a Florida court to bar the agency from contacting her loved ones through the social media...
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Your Wi-Fi Connection Is Bad for Trees, Study...
(Nov. 22) — Our age of smart phones, iPads and wireless connectivity may have one very important casualty: trees.
According to a joint study conducted by several universities in the Netherlands, the rise in electromagnetic fields associated with wireless networks and cell phones is blamed for stunting tree growth in urban areas, MacWorld reported.
Researchers in Alphen aan den Rijn were...
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More Than 330 Die in Stampede in Cambodian...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Nov. 22) — Thousands of people stampeded during a festival in the Cambodian capital Monday night, leaving more than 330 dead and hundreds injured in what the prime minister called the country’s biggest tragedy since the 1970s reign of terror by the Khmer Rouge. Some in the panicky crowd - who were celebrating the end of the rainy season on a sliver of land in a...
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Anti-Facebook Pastor Offers to Resign Over Affair.
(Nov. 22) — The New Jersey pastor who called Facebook a “portal to infidelity” and urged congregants to quit the website to save their marriages has offered to resign after admitting he didn’t practice what he preached. The Rev. Cedric Miller, head of the Living Word Christian Fellowship Church in Neptune Township, offered to step down Sunday in a sermon to his...
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Guandique Convicted of Murder in Chandra Levy...
WASHINGTON (Nov. 22) — A jury convicted a Salvadoran illegal immigrant of two counts of first-degree murder today in the killing of intern Chandra Levy, a case that was based on circumstantial evidence and lacked any DNA or forensic evidence. The Superior Court jury reached the verdict for Ingmar Guandique, 29, on the fourth day of deliberations, capping a nine-year march to justice for...
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'Eclipse' Star Bronson Pelletier Assaulted, Nose...
As werewolf Jared in the ‘Twilight’ saga, 23-year-old Bronson Pelletier can count on a pack of support in a showdown. But faced with some real-life foes at a recent ‘Twilight’ convention in England, the young Canadian actor found himself in a very scary situation.
Four men, who were allegedly drunk guests at a nearby wedding in the same venue, attacked Pelletier in the...
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Underwear Invention Protects Privacy at Airport.
DENVER (Nov. 21) — It’s a special kind of underwear - with a strategically placed fig leaf design - and a Colorado man says it’ll get you through the airport screeners with your dignity intact.
Jeff Buske says his invention uses a powdered metal that protects people’s privacy when undergoing medical or security screenings.Buske of Las Vegas, Nev.-Rocky Flats Gear says...
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88-Year-Old Man Jailed After Nursing Home...
SEAL BEACH, Calif. (Nov. 21) — An 86-year-old woman was found dead of a gunshot wound to the head in her bed at a Southern California nursing home Sunday, and her husband of nearly seven decades was found sitting next to her and arrested on suspicion of murder, police said.
Reports of gunshots at Country Villa Healthcare Center came at about noon, and within a few minutes officers arrived...
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2010 AMA Awards winners, results: 38th American...
2010 American Music Awards. The 38th American Music Awards winners will be announced this week, completing weeks of voting online for everyone’s favorites in the music industry. American Music Awards also known as AMA awards are solely determined by an interactive online voting, where the winners are chosen directly by fans at ama.abc.com.
Among the celebrities attending the American Music...
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2012 Mustang Boss 302 priced at $40,995.
Ford has yet to officially release pricing for the 2012 Mustang Boss 302, but a forum member over at TheMustangSource.com with some inside information has revealed that the special edition pony car will retail for $40,995 including destination and delivery. This places the Boss 302 almost squarely in the middle between the Mustang GT and the Shelby GT500. While certain things like a navigation...
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North Korea Unveils Nuclear Plant at Astonishing...
(Nov. 21) — An American scientist just back from a trip to North Korea says he visited a sophisticated new uranium-processing plant there, sparking worldwide alarm that Pyongyang is developing nuclear weapons at a far faster pace than previously thought. President Barack Obama has hastily dispatched his North Korea envoy, Stephen Bosworth, to the region today. He’s schedule to...
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Black Friday: Best Buy Ad Leaked and Changes...
Best Buy’s Black Friday 2010 ad is now leaked, and along with Walmart’s Black Friday ad, the deals are out from most of our largest retailers. And with electronics among this season’s hottest gifts for Black Friday, Best Buy’s ad is among the most anticipated.Doorbusters aren’t terribly plentiful or compelling, but the 12-page ad is strong on top-line brands and...
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WatchDaniel Radcliffe, who plays the title character in the immensely popular ‘Harry Potter’ movies, told Harry Smith on ‘The Early Show’ that he’s been lying to people for ten years about his personal life. Radcliffe told Smith in a sit-down interview yesterday that he often lies about his dating life when asked about it. A clearly amused Radcliffe offered Smith a mock...
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Park Ranger Shot in Utah; Police Search for...
MOAB, Utah (Nov. 20) - Officers searching for a gunman in a rugged Utah canyon Saturday were believed to be closing in on the suspect accused of shooting and critically wounding a park ranger, authorities said. Grand County Sheriff James Nyland said officers were able to pickup the man’s footprints and found his rifle and backpack along the Colorado River, about 22 miles southwest of Moab....
