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W. Trailer
W. takes viewers through Bush's eventful life -- his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his...
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Pope's sorrow for "deplorable" treatment of Native Canadians
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday expressed "sorrow" for Native Canadian...
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Corrupt Macau minister jailed for a further 28 years
Hong Kong - A former top minister in the Chinese gambling resort of Macau already...
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China announces human rights action plan
Beijing - China has published an action plan to protect the rights of its citizens, including...
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Pope holds million-strong mass at finale of Africa tour
Luanda - Pope Benedict XVI rounded off a week-long trip to Africa with an outdoor mass attended by...
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Lusting for power, Fritzl caused permanent suffering
Vienna ( - Austrian incest father Josef Fritzl was mainly driven by an abnormal yearning to exert...
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Bullying Case Ends Up With A 30,000 Euros Fine
Madrid - A Spanish court decided that a school has to pay 30,000 euros (40,500 dollars) in damages...
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Killing By Pederast Sparks Justice Scandal In Spain
Madrid (dpa) - A year ago, 5-year-old Mari Luz Cortes left her home in the southern Spanish city of...
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Thailand blocks 2,300 websites for insulting monarchy
Bangkok - Thai officials said Tuesday that the government has recently blocked 2,300 websites for...
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New Bangladeshi Leaders Face Difficult Road Ahead
Dhaka - The new government of Bangladesh will have to be nimble or risk being swept away by...
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Britain To Wind Down In Iraq As Afghanistan Beckons
London - The timely announcement that British troops will leave Iraq six years after the US-led...
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Domestic Violence Clashes With "Harmonious Family" Image
Hanoi - Bui Hien Dung says she doesn't know why her husband demanded she have an abortion, why...
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Huge Paedophilia Trial Nears End In Portugal
Lisbon/Madrid - Portugal's longest ever trial, dealing with a child abuse scandal that raised...
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Britain Shocked By Rapist Father's Reign Of Terror
London - A man dubbed the "British Fritzl" began a life behind bars Wednesday, leaving a...
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Ukraine nationalist group: Russian navy supports Somali pirates
Kiev - A right-wing Ukrainian nationalist party on Thursday accused the Kremlin of complicity in...
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Thais Flock To Royal Ground For Princess' Funeral
Bangkok - Thais from all walks of life and provinces near and far flocked to Bangkok's Sanam Luang...
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Jersey police: Child abuse claims based on "discredited" evidence
London - Police investigating long-running child abuse allegations on the British Channel Island of...
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8-Year-Old Ariz. Boy Arrested In Double Homicide
Police in a small eastern Arizona community arrested an 8-year-old boy on premeditated murder...
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Britain revokes visa for former Thai premier
Bangkok - Britain has revoked tourist visas for fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra...
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Former Thai Premier Thaksin Gets Two Years
Bangkok - Thailand's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced former premier Thaksin Shinawatra to two...
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Adoptive US mother jailed in killing, freezing of children
Washington - An adoptive mother in Maryland was arrested for child abuse in a case that involved...
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Thailand Supreme Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Former Premier
Thailand's Supreme Court for political office holders on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for...
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Man Who Illegally Sold Body Parts For Implant Surgeries Pleads Guilty
Michael Mastromarino, 44, of Fort Lee, N.J, the ringleader of a national body parts scheme, pleaded...
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Sexual-Abuse Scandal Rocks the US District Court. Federal Judge Indicted
After the sexual abuse scandal related to the
events at the religious compound of the...
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Boston Subway System Hackers From MIT Get Out Of Trouble
Three MIT students managed to hack into Boston's transit payment system (Charlie Ticket) and...
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College Presidents Sign Petition to Lower Drinking Age
More than 100 fellow college and university presidents have
stirred a national debate on drinking...
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Arrest warrants issued for deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra
Thailand's Supreme Court issued arrest warrants Monday for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra...
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Harlem Monsignor Suspended Amid Sexual Abuses Scandal
The priest who gave the invocation at David Paterson’s inauguration as New York’s Governor was...
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Polygamist Sect 'Prophet' Warren Jeffs Indicted for Sex Abuse Charges
Warren Jeffs, the leader and "prophet" of the 10,000-member polygamist sect which spread...
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The Pope Met With Some Clergy Abuse Victims Before Leaving Australia
Ending the Australian pilgrimage marked by his historic apology for the evil
of pedophilia in the...
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Silverton Police Officer Held on Sexual Abuse Charges
A police officer from Silverton who shot an killed an Irish national
while making a burglary call...
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U.S.
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US lawmakers arrested during Darfur protest
Washington - Police arrested five members of the US Congress on Monday during a protest outside the...
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Pentagon to release photos of detainee treatment
Washington - The US Defense Department next month will release 44 photographs of...
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Oversight group fears fraud, criminal acts in US financial rescue
Washington (dpa) - The United States' dramatic efforts to stabilize the financial system are...
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US to take seat on UN Human Rights Council
Washington - The United States on Tuesday said it will join the United Nations Human Rights...
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Report: Red Cross detailed torture at Guantanamo in 2007
Washington - The International Committee of the Red Cross described the treatment...
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US Army Faced With Record Suicide Rates
Having to face the stress of ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the long overseas tours...
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Man Accused of Sexually Abusing Autistic Child
The world has gone wild and we have proofs of that every day. The latest, however, appears to be...
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Senate report links top Bush officials to detainee abuse
Washington - Former defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld and other senior officials were directly...
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Boy, 17, Escapes Captivity, Police Arrest Two Suspects
Police in California are searching for a woman whose 17-year-old
nephew allegedly escaped...
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Third Person Arrested in Case of Tortured Teen Who Escaped
A third person was arrested and is now in the Berkeley police custody in connection with the...
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Lori Drew, My Space Mom, Found Guilty On Three Misdemeanor Charges
Lori Drew, the Missouri woman who posed as a 16-year-old boy on MySpace in order to disturb a...
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Stepfather Found Guilty in Abuse Case
Jason D. Strickland has been found guilty
of permitting a serious brain injury to be caused to his...
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Report: US Vice President Cheney indicted by Texas grand jury
Washington - A local Texas grand jury has indicted Vice President Cheney and former US Attorney...
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Supreme Court Rules That The U.S. Navy Can Use Sonar
On
Wednesday, settling a dispute between environmentalists and the United States
Navy, the...
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Kids Who Kill, an Extremely Worrying Phenomenon Nowadays
Vincet Romero, 29, and Timothy Romans, 39,
of San Carlos, Ariz.,
were found fatally shot on...
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Arizona Boy, 8, Fatally Shoots Father and another Man
A chilling crime has taken place in eastern Arizona. An 8-year-boy was charged with two counts of...
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Lawsuits Filed against California Same-Sex Marriage Ban
San Francisco - Six months after the California Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex...
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Police Officer Helped Gang Robberies
New light has been shed on the case of the robbers who
threatened, tortured and stole from...
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Sarah Palin - Ambitious, Conservative and Little Known
Washington - Until late August, few people had ever heard of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin, even...
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Suicide Predominant In White, Middle-Aged Americans
While anti-suicide campaigns have focused on teens and young
adults because they are thought to be...
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Suicide Rates Up Among American Middle-Aged Women
Suicide rates in America are rising for the first
time since the early ‘90s, and the most affected...
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US Allegedly Monitored Calls of Americans Abroad
An investigation has started into allegations that a U.S. spy agency inappropriately listened to...
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Music
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Michael Jackson to Announce Comeback
King of Pop Michael Jackson is expected to announce the dates of several comeback concerts on...
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Rihanna Is Apparently a Victim of Chris Brown’s Violence
Rihanna has reportedly been named as the victim in the Chris Brown felony battery investigation, a...
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Bruce Springsteen Outraged by Ticket Abuse
Rock singer Bruce Springsteen has criticized a company which encouraged US fans to buy tickets...
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Springsteen Sides With Fans In Ticketmaster Conflict
Responding to angry complaints from his fans over the handling of ticket sales for his upcoming...
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Britney’s Back
Britney Spears has had a few rough years lately, after her
monstrous success on the pop music...
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Liza Minnelli Stars On Broadway In “Liza At The Palace”
Liza Minelli is one of America’s best known singers, doubling her notoriety by also having a career...
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Britney Promotes “Circus” Like in the Good Old Days
Britney Spears has been the center of media attention for years, since her teenage years when she...
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Barenaked Ladies Frontman Expecting “Healing and Growth”
Steven Page, the frontman of Canadian rock band Barenaked
Ladies, has been given a generous chance...
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Disease Is Unforgiving with the Unforgettable Natalie Cole
The daughter of the music legend Nat King Cole was admitted
to a New York City hospital after
she...
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Amy Winehouse Returns to Spotlight, Unhappiest News Ever
It’s been a quiet few weeks in what regards the troubled
life of British singer Amy Winehouse but...
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Amy Winehouse Was Briefly Hospitalized
The controversial pop star spent another night in hospital
due to a "reaction to...
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Amy Winehouse's Husband Blake Fielder-Civil to Serve 27 Months in Prison
The troubled husband of troubled British singer Amy Winehouse is to serve 27 months in prison for...
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Rolling Stones Guitarist Ronnie Wood Checks Into Rehab
Following his widely reported spree with a much younger cocktail waitress, Rolling Stones guitarist...
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Amy Winehouse Is Still in the Hospital
Amy Winehouse, the British singer who won six Grammys this
year, has not been released from the...
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Amy Winehouse in Hospital after Fainting
British singer Amy Winehouse was in her London home Monday when she fainted; luckily, her...
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Amy Winehouse Taken To The Hospital After Fainting
Amy Winhouse was taken to the London Clinic in Marylebone
after she fainted at home. According to...
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Scott Weiland In And Out Of Jail In One Day
Ex Velved Revolver singer Scott Weiland, who last month was ordered to serve 8 days behind bars...
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DMX Arrested on Animal Cruelty Charges, Drugs
Rapper DMX, real name Earl Simmons, has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty and drug...
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DMX Busted Twice In One Week
Rapper DMX was arrested yet again on suspicion of animal abuse and drug possession, three days...
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Amy Winehouse's 'Bond' Song Scrapped
British soul singer Amy Winehouse, who supposedly started working on a possible music theme for the...
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Van Halen Tidies Disrupted Reunion Tour
Van Halen has rescheduled concert dates that had been postponed due to guitarist Eddie Van...
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Whitney Houston's Comeback Album To Land On Christmas
Whitney Houston's first album of original works in six years is reportedly scheduled to be released...
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Natalie Cole: Amy Was Rewarded for Drug Problem
Natalie Cole commented after Sunday’s Grammy Awards that awarding Amy Winehouse with five...
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Amy Winehouse, The Queen Of The Grammies
Despite her troubled personal life, the British singer Amy
Winehouse conquered five important...
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Amy Winehouse To Miss The Grammy Awards Ceremony
Despite being nominated in six categories at this year’s Grammy
Awards, the British singer Amy...
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Amy Winehouse in Rehab. For How Long?
In the wake of the recently leaked video allegedly showing her on a 19-minute drug binge, troubled...
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Amy Winehouse's Alleged Crack Habit on Camera
A video has leaked on the Internet allegedly showing troubled British singer Amy Winehouse taking...
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Ike Turner’s Cause Of Death: Cocaine Overdose
According to a report released today by the San Diego County
Medical Examiner's Office, the rock...
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Ike Turner’s Funeral Rock Concert
Ike Turner died on December 13,
but his memorial service was held only on Friday, December 21,...
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Saxophonist Frank Morgan Dead from Colon Cancer at 73
Saxophonist Frank Morgan died on Friday, December 14, at his
home in Minneapolis.
He suffered...
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Movies
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Quick Debate On This Year’s Oscar Movies
The Oscar hysteria is growing as the greatest movie event of the year is on the verge of beginning...
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‘Push’ Scores Big Win at Sundance Film Festival
"Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire" was the star of the ceremony as it won three...
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Mariah Carey Plays Supporting Role in “Push”
Singer Mariah Carey has taken a break from her pop activities to act in a new movie called...
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Producers Guild of America Announces 2009 Awards' Movie Nominees
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) on Monday morning, the 5th of January, unveiled...
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Mickey Rourke’s Comeback in Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler”
Darren
Aronofsky’s new movie “The Wrestler,” which won the top prize at this
year’s Venice Film...
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Button, Doubt and Nixon lead Golden Globe nominees
Los Angeles - The Hollywood awards season kicked into high gear early Thursday as the nominees for...
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Golden Globes set to glow
Los Angeles - The Hollywood awards season is set to kick off in earnest Thursday as the Hollywood...
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“Frost/Nixon” – Misunderstood
British playwright Peter Morgan is the man behind the script for one of the newest productions,...
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Hollywood's holiday plans may add to the grim mood
Los Angeles - Has Hollywood misread the mood of the country?
The Tinseltown's elite may have...
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Keanu Reeves Cleared Of Paparazzi Abuse
Actor Keanu Reeves was glad to find out a Los Angeles jury unanimously rejected a civil trial...
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Ryan O’Neal, Son Charged with Drug Possession
Sexagenarian actor Ryan O’Neal and his son with actress
Farrah Fawcett, Redmond O’Neal, have been...
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Maureen McCormick Tells All About Trading Sex For Drugs In Memoir
Famously known as Marcia Brady, the eldest girl with hair of gold from the iconic sitcom "The...
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Guy Ritchie’s Shallow RocknRolla Return
Guy Ritchie’s latest outing is called “RocknRolla,” and it is an attempt to return to his initial...
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David Duchovny Has Completed Sex Rehab
It apparently takes four to five weeks to treat a sex
addiction or so we gather from David...
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Screen Legend Paul Newman Dead At 83
Unfortunately, the screen legend Paul Newman has lost the
battle with cancer. According to his...
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Drugs Not Ryan O’Neal’s, Says Lawyer
An attorney for “Love Story” actor Ryan O’Neal has denied
allegations of drug use against his...
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David Duchovny Goes Rehab Way Due To Sex Addiction
The 48-year-old actor David Duchovny, best known for his
detective role in the television series...
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70's Sitcom Star MacKenzie Phillips Arrested For Cocaine, Heroin
Shouldn't people know by now drugs are not allowed on planes, and any attempts to smuggle some will...
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Scandal over the R-Word
It appears that Ben Stiller, who co-wrote and directed the
comedy “Tropic
Thunder” didn’t get his...
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Verne Troyer's Ex Fires Back At His Abuse Allegations
Actor Verne Troyer's sex tape partner and former girlfriend is not happy about the actors' abuse...
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Eva Mendes Kids Not About Rehab
Eva Mendes found no humor in a reporter’s attempt at a joke
regarding substance abuse, calling his...
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Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, Beautiful Baby Beautiful Name
Let’s hope that Sunday Rose, the daughter of Nicole Kidman
and Keith Urban, will not hate roses or...
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Tatum O'Neal Pleads Guilty, Pays Fine
Academy Award winning actress Tatum O’Neal pleaded guilty Wednesday in New York to disorderly...
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“The Happening” Crushed By “Incredible Hulk” In Friday Box Office
“The Happening”, the latest movie directed by M. Night
Shyamalan, has failed to gain the first...
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Dr. Drew Angers the Wrong Person - Tom Cruise
Television personality Dr. Drew Pinsky had the unfortunate
idea to give Tom Cruise and his...
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What Is Happening With M. Night Shyamalan?
The “Sixth Sense” days of glory are gone, but director M. Night
Shyamalan is still struggling to...
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Tatum O'Neal Released, Future Looks Ominous
Troubled former child star Tatum O’Neal was caught red-handed, tried to make a vague excuse...
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Tatum O'Neal Arrested, Released on Cocaine Buy
Oscar-winning actress Tatum O’Neal was arrested last night in New York City, after she was caught...
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Kirsten Dunst Confesses Struggle with Depression
Actress Kirsten Dunst has long been followed by rumors
concerning a substance or alcohol abuse...
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Rob Lowe: Another Nanny, Another Lawsuit
Not long after Jessica Gibson, the 24-year-old nanny, sued
Rob Lowe for sexual harassment, Laura...
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People
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Heroin reportedly found in Hong Kong pop star's Tokyo hotel room
Hong Kong - Heroin has been found by police in the hotel room of a Hong Kong pop...
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Michael Jackson announces "final show of performances" in London
London - US popstar Michael Jackson Thursday announced that he would give a "final show of...
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Photo Of Rihanna’s Horrible Bruises Surfaces Online
A picture posted on celebrity website TMZ.com shows Rihanna’s injuries after the incident in...
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Further Investigations in Chris Brown and Rihanna’s Case
It looks like even the most so-believed happy people get in trouble from time to time. It is the...
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Brown Violence Against Rihanna
It looks like even the most so-believed happy people get in trouble from time to time. It is the...
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Chris Brown Is Way in Trouble. Rihanna Canceled Concert
New details have come out regarding the midnight altercation between Chris Brown and Rihanna that...
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Michael Jackson Sued Over “Thriller” Musical
The musical inspired from Michael Jackson’s music video “Thriller” created an...
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Prosecutors reject Polanski plea to drop case
Los Angeles - Prosecutors on Tuesday called on a Los Angeles court to reject the request of...
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Oprah Winfrey wants balance, not food abuse
New York - Popular US talk show host Oprah Winfrey, 54, has vowed to battle her recent weight...
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Rapper DMX Pleads Guilty for Drug Abuse and Cruelty
Arizona police stated that rapper DMX might spend at least 90 days in jail after he had pleaded...
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Tara Reid Gets Into Rehab
Even if celebrities get a lot of free access into clubs or different spa, they are regular people...
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Wrestler Mike “Mad Dog”Bell Found Dead
Professional wrestler who was featured in the “Bigger, Stronger, Faster” movie Mike...
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Liza Minnelli Stars in “Liza at the Palace”
Liza Minelli is one of America’s best known singers, doubling her notoriety by also having a career...
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William Balfour Arrested In Hudson Slayings
William Balfour, the estranged husband of Jennifer Hudson’s
sister Julia, has been arrested in the...
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Lori Drew Case Started Today. Open Statements Made
In what promises to be one recent times’ most convoluted
cases, 49 year old Lori Drew is accused...
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Michael Jackson To Take The Witness Stand Next Week
Michael Jackson has agreed to take the witness stand next
week in a lawsuit filed against him by a...
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Michael Jackson, Too Ill For Court
Michael Jackson is the eternal King of Pop. Five oh his records were worldwide best-sellers, namely...
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Jayden James Spears, Taken To Hospital, Released
Britney Spears seemed to be getting her life back on track, pulling herself together after the...
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Suspect In Hudson Murders To Appear Before Prison Board
The 27-year-old former brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson,
considered a person of interest by...
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Police Find Murder Weapon In Horrific Hudson Case
Chicago
police has found a gun near the spot where Jennifer Hudson’s young nephew was
found dead...
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Amy Winehouse, Again Taken To Rehab
“They tried to make me go to rehab”...and they did. There’s no mystery as to where Amy Winehouse...
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More Buzz in Madonna-Ritchie Affair
Madonna and Guy Ritchie are over after almost 8 years of
marriage, but they sure don’t seem to act...
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MacKenzie Phillips Takes Three Drug Charges at a Time
The actress is a apparently a little too much into that special “‘California dreaming’ state” her...
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So Lindsay Is Into Guys After All!?
Another God-given day, another Lindsay Lohan story hits the newspapers. Ever since the freckled...
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Mackenzie Philips Arrested in LA on Drug Charge
Mackenzie Phillips, the former teenage star of television
sitcom “One Day at a Time,” was arrested...
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Gary Glitter Refused To Go Back To UK
Gary Glitter, an ex-British rock star who yesterday was released from a Vietnam prison after...
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Jessica Simpson Opens Up to Elle Magazine
Jessica Simpson thought to be sincere and talk about her
relationship with singer John Mayer and...
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Ed McMahon Sues Hospital Over Broken Neck
Ed McMahon sued a Los
Angeles hospital and a billionaire homeowner over a
broken neck the TV...
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Uma Thurman to Marry Financier Arpad Busson
Academy Award-nominated actress Uma Thurman will marry her boyfriend Arpad Busson, who gave her a...
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Winehouse’s Husband Admits Assault, Awaits Sentencing
The husband of British singer Amy Winehouse, the equally
troubled some would say Blake...
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Specials
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Fritzl wanted "second family" in cellar, says lawyer
St Poelten, Austria / Berlin - "He wanted to build up a second family in the...
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Preparing for the Easter Lent
On Ash Wednesday, the first day of the Easter Lent, people are beginning to prepare for the holy...
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Even Moderate Drinking May Lead to Cancer in Women
Many studies have shown that alcohol consumed in moderate amounts prevents diseases. One glass of...
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Social Networking Sites Sign Pact with EU
Tuesday, social networking websites Facebook and MySpace, along with Google, signed a pact...
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Ticketmaster and Live Nation To Announce Merge
A new massive business is set to emerge from the union of the nation’s largest ticket vendor,...
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Hormone May Predict Postpartum Depression
New research in the Archives of General Psychiatry suggests that women with higher levels of...
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Specific Facial Injuries Can Point to Domestic Abuse Cases
Female victims of domestic violence usually have distinct patterns of facial injuries, a new...
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Edgar Allan Poe at the 200th Commemoration
On January 19, 1809, poet Edgar Allan Poe was born, a man who would leave an undeniable...
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Young Adolf Hitler Removed Along With his Sisters from Parents
According to the Holland Township Police Department, police and child protection officials...
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The Kids with Nazi Names Were Not Taken Away Because of That
Child welfare workers in New Jersey took a boy named after Adolf Hitler along with his two sisters...
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Amy Winehouse On The Verge Of Divorce
The notorious British singer, Amy Winehouse, is going to get divorced, as her husband, who is...
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome May Be Linked to Childhood Trauma
Children who are exposed to sexual, physical or psychological abuse are more likely to develop...
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Half of Teens Interested in Risky Behaviors on MySpace
In a world where everything is computerized, it’s normal to spend most of our times in...
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Dr. Meg, Teenagers And MySpace Postings
Dr. Megan A. Moreno, the lead author of two studies about networking websites that were published...
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Teen Smoking Rate at Its Lowest
A survey released
Thursday revealed that fewer and fewer teenagers were in the habit of
smoking...
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U.S. Teens Prefer Painkillers, Alcohol and Marijuana to Stimulants and Smoking
Abuse of painkillers continues to be a
problem among teenagers, although fewer of them are smoking...
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Michael Jackson to Auction Neverland Iron Gates and ‘The Glove’
If you want a piece of Michael Jackson and you've got what it takes (money that is) here’s your...
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Three Officers Charged in Brooklyn Police Brutality Case
Three NYPD officers were charged Tuesday in the sodomy case
brought against them by a 24-year-old...
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Wikipedia Article Censored In UK
A Wikipedia article was censored for the first time in UK because of an article describing the...
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U.K. Censors Wikipedia Article with Nude Girl Album Cover
Internauts in the U.K. have been blocked from viewing a
certain article about an album from the...
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Wiki Page, Censored In The U.K.
Wikipedia is one of the most popular encyclopedias available today. The reason for which many use...
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Third Suspect Identified In The 17-Year-Old Abused Boy’s Case
On Monday afternoon, an emaciated, battered 17-year-old boy wearing only a pair of boxer shorts and...
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Couple Arrested For Abusing 17-Year-Old Boy for a Year
A tragic event shocked Tracy, San Francisco after a 17-year-old boy, severely bruised and beaten,...
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Opening Statements in Cyberbullying Case
Recently, a
woman in the United States went on trial after she was charged
with posing as a boy...
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Japan's Economic Stimulus May Miss Those Most In Need
Tokyo - As the Japanese government hopes to encourage consumption by cash handouts as part of its...
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Higher Alcohol Taxes Found to Lower Alcohol-Related Deaths
A study funded by the Substance Abuse University of Florida College of Medicine found that raising...
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Spam Groups Host Cast Out of the Web
On November
11, two United States Internet Service Providers (ISP) banned McColo
firm’s access to...
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Court Rules That The U.S. Navy Can Use Sonar
On
Wednesday, settling a dispute between environmentalists and the United States
Navy, the...
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Jennifer Hudson Establishes Foundation In Memory Of Slain Family
Following the brutal murder of her mother, brother and
7-year-old nephew last week, Academy Award...
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Suicide Predominant in White, Middle-Aged Americans
While anti-suicide campaigns have focused on teens and young
adults because they are thought to be...
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Health
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April – The National Child Abuse Prevention Month
This April marks the 26th anniversary of the National Child Abuse Prevention Month, a month...
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New Web Site Helps People Cope With Stress During Tough Times
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) launched March 31 a...
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Teens Should Be Screened for Depression, Experts Recommend
A government-appointed medical panel said doctors should screen all teenagers for depression, a...
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Pediatrician Agrees to Stop Practicing Following Abuse Charges
A former Children’s Hospital Boston pediatrician accused last year of sexually abusing as...
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Cephalon’s Narcolepsy Drug Provigil Could Be Addictive
Cephalon’s narcolepsy drug Provigil, highly used as a so-called “smart drug” by...
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Report: AIDS – The Number One Killer in China
AIDS has become China’s deadliest enemy with 6,897 people dying from the disease in the...
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Commonly Used Pain Drug May Treat Symptoms of Opioid Withdrawal
People addicted to heroin and prescription drugs such as codeine and morphine may be able to...
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FDA Seeks to Toughen Restrictions on Narcotics
Following new government figures showing a rise in nonmedical use of prescription painkillers...
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Mental Illness Alone Is Not A Predictor Of Violence
Mental illness alone cannot predispose people to violence, but mental illness combined with...
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Hormonal Test May Predict The Likelihood Of Postpartum Depression
What is your chance of developing postpartum depression? This is a question most women are eager...
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FDA Panel Votes to Ban Darvon Painkiller
Government advisers suggested a ban on the Darvon painkiller which has been in...
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Women Are Weaker Than Men When It Comes To Favorite Foods
Scientists have discovered that when it comes to favorite foods, women can hardly say no. On the...
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Men Better Than Women In Resisting Food Temptations
When it comes to goodies, who in the world can resist temptations? Apparently, men are able...
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Teens Tackle Risky Behaviour on MySpace
Many teens and college students enjoy talking about sex, drugs and violence on MySpace or Facebook,...
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Fatigue, Influenced By Childhood Traumas
One of the most widespread conditions that young people face nowadays is fatigue. It is usually...
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Study Blames Childhood Trauma for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and...
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Sex, Drugs, Violence – the Favourite Topic of Conversation for Half of Teens
According to a new study, 54% of teens talk about behaviours such as sex, alcohol use, and...
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Doctor Acquitted Of Hasting Patient’s Death
After deliberating for three days, a jury found Dr. Hootan Roozrokh not guilty. The surgeon was...
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Surgeon Acquitted of Speeding Death for Organs
San Luis Obispo County Superior Court on Thursday acquitted an Iranian-born transplant surgeon...
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Study: Sugar Has Similar Effects to Substance Abuse
Wednesday,
during a meeting of the American
College of Neuropsychopharmacology
in Scottsdale,...
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Fewer Teens Smoke Marijuana, Many Abuse Painkillers
Although alcohol use among teenagers dropped, the abuse of
prescription drugs increased, according...
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Prescription Drugs Abuse Is More Common
A study shows that alcohol and cigarettes are being consumed less and less by teenagers and youths...
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Fewer Teens Smoke Marijuana, Many Abuse Painkillers
Although alcohol use among teenagers dropped, the abuse of prescription drugs increased, according...
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Sugar Can Be Addictive?
Researchers at Princeton University have come to a strange conclusion: sugar can be addictive....
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Overdose Deaths on the Rise in West Virginia, Report
Deaths from overdose of prescription drugs seem to be increasing in the United States, especially...
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Performance Enhancers, Widely Used
When you’re healthy and you’re not worried about fixing anything about your body or brain, you’re...
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Brain-Enhancing Drugs Should Be Available for Healthy People
A paper in the journal Nature, written by seven authors from
the United States and Britain,...
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Courageous Dog Survives Being Frozen to a Sidewalk Overnight
A courageous dog, too heavy to be able to
walk, miraculously survived being frozen to a sidewalk...
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Six Teens Face Charges in Nursing Home Abuse
Six teen caregivers of the Good Samaritan Society of Albert
Lea are facing criminal charges for...
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Report: Half Of Young Adults Have A Mental Health Disorder
Nearly half of US youths suffer from a psychiatric
disorder, from alcohol dependency to...
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Technology
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Google Offers Support In EU’s Windows-IE Bundle Investigation
Microsoft is under tight scrutiny by the European Commission, and it looks like the European...
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Four Men Behind The Pirate Bay Tracker Stand Trial In Sweden
The men behind world’s largest BitTorrent tracker are scheduled to appear in a Stockholm...
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EU: 17 Social Networking Sites Agree to Safety Rules to Protect Young Users
The European Commission has signed an agreement with 17 social networking sites for...
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Blogosphere Guru Michael Arrington Gives In To Threats, Announces Break
The pressure of being the co-founder of an influential technology blog has become unbearable for...
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EU Regulators: IE – Windows Bundle Inhibits Browser Competition
Microsoft has received yet another hit from the European Commission over its...
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Report Disrupts Media Image Of Older Male Preying On Kids Online
The final report from the Internet Safety Technical Task Force on online child safety has finally...
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Teens Engaged In Risky Online Behaviour
According to a new study, 54% of teens talk about behaviours such as sex, alcohol use, and...
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One’s Intelligence Rewarded By the Mahalo Service
Jason Calacanis launched Mahalo Answers December 15, the latest project from Mahalo, his “human...
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Wikipedia Article Censored By ISPs
The U.K. Internet Service Providers have censored a Wikipedia article, one that includes an image...
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Craiglist Rant Means Jail?
The Los Angeles Times reported that a man from Colorado
who posted anonymous comments on the...
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Lori Drew Found Guilty: Fake Online ID = Murder?
This controversial case has now the potential of leading to some serious legal reconsideration of...
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Facebook Calls Victory For Users In $873M Judgment Against Spammer
Canadian spammer Adam Guerbuez, together with 25 other people
responsible for sending over 4...
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Major Spam, McColo, Host Taken Down In The US
The recent discovery of a major host of spam senders might
lead, at least for a certain amount of...
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Hackers penetrate Palin's private email account
San Francisco - Anonymous hackers penetrated the private email account of Republican vice...
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Judge Says Warrant Needed for Cell Phone Location Info
Judge Terrence F. McVerry of the Western District of Pennsylvania ruled against the government,...
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Facebook Dragged into Class-Action Lawsuit over Beacon
Facebook, along with 8 of the participants in Beacon, the social networking Web site’s...
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Italy Wants to Prosecute Google over Down Syndrome Video
Italian prosecutors announced they will charge four Google executives over an Google Video clip...
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Lori Drew Has “No Law” On Her Side, Seeks Dismissal Of All Charges
Lori Drew, the woman allegedly responsible for the suicide
of 13-year-old MySpace user Megan...
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Pennsylvania Mom Fights Universal Music Copyright Abuse
Pennsylvania mom Stephanie Lenz, backed by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is fighting...
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Internet Trafficking Of Prescription Drugs – A Thriving Business
Illegal Internet sales of prescription-free drugs is a thriving business, despite efforts by...
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All Eyes On FCC’s June 12 Public Hearing On ETFs
The June 12 public hearing FCC
plans to hold on early termination fees (ETFs)will be a disputed...
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Yahoo Gives Green Light To Video Sharing On Flickr
Yahoo unveiled on Tuesday that
the popular online photo-sharing website Flickr will now have a...
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Novell's Antitrust Story Continues, Microsoft's Appeal Rejected
Microsoft’s appeal to the
antitrust case against Novell has been rejected by the Supreme Court of...
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European Commission: Microsoft Must Pay Total Fines of $2.5B
The EU competition regulator has ordered a record 899 million euros fine, or $1.35 billion, against...
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A New Study Debunks “Internet Predator” Stereotypes
A new study, called “Online ‘Predators’ and Their Victims:
Myths, Realities and Implications for...
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Nine D.C. Government Employees Fired For Viewing Porn
The Washington
D.C. city officials announced the
results of an internal investigation about the...
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Facebook Sues Canadian Porn Company over Hacking
On December 12, the popular
social networking web site Facebook amended a lawsuit it filed in June...
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Intel Tries to Buy More Time in Anti-Trust Snafu
The European Commission has said that chip manufacturer Intel asked for more time to respond to its...
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UK’s CEOP Breaks International Paedophile Ring
UK’s
Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre reported that the British
police rescued 31...
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