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March 5, 2013
UPDATE: A Drone Flies in Brooklyn? Pilot Reports Unmanned Aircraft Sighting
Cue the heavy drums and eerie science-fiction score. It looks like drones have already made their way to New York City skies, according to a CNN report. The pilot of an Alitalia passenger jet heading in to John F. Kennedy Airport for landing yesterday afternoon reported sighting a small unmanned ai ... More >>
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February 17, 2013
Obama's SOTU Riles Rightbloggers Less Than Jokes About Thirsty Marco Rubio
Last Tuesday was the State of the Union address, in which the President laid out a bunch of plans and Republicans denounced them. Rightbloggers got into this with the aplomb you'd expect. But when rising GOP star Marco Rubio had a comical moment in his official Republican response, and people had ... More >>
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January 10, 2013
Here I Am Talking Oscars On CNN!
Minutes after the nominations were announced this morning, I whooshed to CNN to give my thoughts to host Carol Costello on who was chosen and what was omitted. I also talked about how the Best Actress race contains the youngest and oldest nominees ever in that category.
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August 10, 2012
Bourdain at CNN, Michelin-Starred Women, and a Teen Chef
Anthony Bourdain talks about leaving the Travel Channel for CNN: "There are a lot of places where me and my team have been wanting to make television for a long time and haven't been able to. And CNN has the infrastructure and inclination to make those places doable." [AdWeek] Who are the best fema ... More >>
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May 30, 2012
Under the Toque: Andy Ricker on East-West Fusion, Anthony Bourdain Joins CNN
Andy Ricker talks to the Times on how his foreignness helps him learn traditional recipes from Thai chefs: "On one level, that means they may have an easier time with the language -- telling the story of their food, or knowing how to make obscure dishes sound sexy in menu descriptions." [NYTimes] S ... More >>
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May 21, 2012
'The Avengers' Makes Shawarma Sales Skyrocket
When my friend from Los Angeles was visiting the city last week, he made a point to take a picture of the shawarma shop next to my apartment and text the photograph to his buddies back at home. Before The Avengers, he'd never heard of the stuff -- and neither did his group of friends back in L.A. ... More >>
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April 8, 2012
NYPD Officers Injured In Brooklyn Shootout; Two Arrested in Tulsa; Easter Parade Comes To Fifth Avenue
Four police officers were injured in Sheepshead Bay early this morning in a shootout with a man who had shut himself after a dispute with moving company employees. The officers -- two of whom were shot in the calf, one who was shot in the thigh and ankle and another whose face was grazed -- were not ... More >>
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March 25, 2012
Cheney Gets Heart Transplant; Santorum Wins Louisiana; Sandusky Had 'Likely Pedophile's Pattern' In 1998
71-year-old former Vice President Dick Cheney received a heart transplant yesterday. Cheney had been on a waiting list for a new heart for 20 months, and had his operation at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia. "Although the former vice president and his family do not know the identity ... More >>
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March 11, 2012
U.S. Soldier Shoots Afghan Civilians; Two Children Found Dead In Bronx, Brooklyn; Japan Mourns At One Year Anniversary Of Quake, Tsunami
A U.S. soldier killed 16 Afghan civilians in their homes when he walked off base. Following the attack he turned himself in. The reports of the number of casualties have been varied. In addition to the at least 16 dead, five were wounded. The victims include girls aged 6 or younger. "We don't know w ... More >>
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March 3, 2012
Tornadoes Across Midwest and South Kill Over 30; BP And Plaintiffs Reach Agreement; Man Gets 27 Years in Homegrown Terrorism Case
At least 31 are dead across Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Alabama after tornado storms ravaged the Midwest and South, essentially destroying towns. Today, the rescue effort continued, as parts of the South remained on tornado watch. "It's just nuts right here," National Weather Service meteorologist ... More >>
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February 26, 2012
Army Officers Killed Over Quran Burnings In Afghanistan; Occupy Town Square Set For Tompkins Square Park Today; Subway System Sees Injury, Death
Two U.S. Army officers were killed at their desks in Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior Saturday by a junior intelligence officer. "We believe it was 100% linked to the Quran burning because of the religious background of this junior officer. He spent two months in a Pakistani madrassa," an Afghan ... More >>
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February 5, 2012
Mitt Romney Wins Nevada Caucuses; Giants To Play In The Super Bowl Today; Russia And China Put Stop To U.N. Syria Resolution
Mitt Romney won the Nevada caucuses Saturday night. As of 9:20 a.m. with 71 percent reporting, Romney had 47.6 percent of the vote. Newt Gingrich trailed him with 22.7 percent. "This is not the first time you gave me your vote of confidence, and this time I'm going to take it to the White House," Ro ... More >>
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January 24, 2012
Guess Who'll Be Toasting The Nominees On TV?
Yesterday, as you'll recall, I posted my predictions for the Oscar nominations, using all my best wizardry, know-how, and blind luck. And today at 8:30 a.m., I will be on CNN International, discussing the results as they are announced live!
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January 7, 2012
Modest Jobs Recovery; Dolan to Become Cardinal; Deadly Hot Air Balloon Crash in New Zealand
The American workforce added about 200,000 jobs over December, doubling November's rate of job creation. The Wall Street Journal reports, "The new jobs were scattered over a range of industries, including manufacturing, retail, and even the battered construction sector," and "the sector that added t ... More >>
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December 20, 2011
The Original RedNek Wine Glass: for Country Bumpkins with Class
At least some people know how to profit off of tackiness. Carson Home Accents, a Pennsylvania novelty company, started making The Original RedNek Wine Glass -- which consists of nothing more than a Bell Mason jar glued to a Libby candlestick holder, in March, and has already made $5 million ... More >>
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December 17, 2011
Payroll Tax Cut Extended; Kobe Bryant Divorce; Rare 'Generator Suicide' to Blame for Fatal Elevator Accident?
Senate leaders agreed to extend the payroll tax cut, the Washington Post reports, "averting a New Year's tax increase for millions of workers." "Under the separate Senate agreement on the payroll tax, the rate paid by 160 million workers would remain at 4.2 percent through February, rather th ... More >>
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November 20, 2011
UC Davis Chancellor Announces Pepper Spray Review; Japan Earthquake; Violent Protests in Egypt
After footage of a police officer dousing students with pepper spray went viral, UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi announced she is forming a "task force" to look into the incident. She told CNN, "We really want to look into this very carefully and take action ... make sure that it will never happen ... More >>
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November 19, 2011
Budget Deal Stalls; Second Mile Mulls Future; 'Twilight' Rakes it in
Yesterday, a bipartisan congressional committee was unable to come to an agreement on a new budget. The New York Times reports Democrats rejected the Republican deal because they said it did not contain enough new revenue. "Central to the impasse is a fundamental disagreement over how much r ... More >>
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November 6, 2011
Occupy Wall Street Arrests in Foley Square; Greek PM to Resign; NYC Marathon
"At least 20" marchers were arrested yesterday as Occupy Wall Street protesters took to Foley Square. The New York Times City Room blog says the marchers "split into two groups, with about 200 on the sidewalk outside the court buildings and a larger group across the street on a large pedestri ... More >>
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October 30, 2011
Snowstorm Pounds Northeast; White House Plans for Troop Presence in Middle East; 30 OWS Arrests in Oregon
Millions of people lost power and at least three deaths were reported as a result of yesterday's snowstorm along the east coast. States in the Northeast were hit the hardest and CNN reports parts of New Jersey were buried in as much as 15.5 inches of snow. Airline cancellations stranded passe ... More >>
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October 23, 2011
Euro Crisis Meeting; Earthquake in Turkey; Gaddafi's Autopsy
EU leaders are in Brussels today for a crisis meeting on how to resolve the Euro's financial woes. Germany is resisting calls to increase the bailout fund and cut Greece's debt. Bloomberg reports "measures on the table include writedowns of as much as 50 percent on Greek debt, 100 billion eur ... More >>
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October 22, 2011
Troops Out of Iraq; Woman Killed While Protecting Children; Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Dies
Yesterday, President Obama announced that the U.S. will be withdrawing all of its forces from Iraq by the end of the year. The Washington Post reports there are about 39,000 troops in Iraq today, and all will come home except a small contingent of Marines who are assigned to protect the embas ... More >>
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October 2, 2011
Over 700 Arrests Made on Brooklyn Bridge; Hospital Wants to Release Hinckley; Typhoons Hit Philippines
As we reported yesterday, Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested while marching over the Brooklyn Bridge. The New York Times reports police made over 700 arrests. Demonstrators claim authorities misled them by saying they could march on the bridge. Officers arrested people who weren't on the pe ... More >>
Blogs
August 13, 2011
Get Ready for Water Pipe Infrastructure-Mageddon
Summer is great, isn't it? When the mercury rises, nothing beats pouring a cool glass of H20, watching the sprinklers overwater your lawn, or just taking a 3-hour shower. Unfortunately, this kind of behavior, combined with the heat itself, is doing a number on our nation's water piping. CNN r ... More >>
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July 6, 2011
CNN's Amber Lyon Ambushed Craigslist -- But She Won't Talk to The Village Voice
CNN leads the media's mass paranoia over a nonexistent epidemic
Blogs
May 20, 2011
Jackie Kennedy Love Letters Go for $134,500
Jacqueline Bouvier (Kennedy Onassis) wrote quite a lot of letters -- there was no email, after all -- to her boyfriend at Harvard, a 21-year-old fellow named R. Beverley Corbin Jr., in the late 1940s. A Christie's auction held on Thursday landed them in the hands of a "French lady" and "very ... More >>
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May 19, 2011
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Granted $1 Million Bail, Indicted by New York Grand Jury
A grand jury indicted ex-IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn on seven counts in New York Supreme Court on Thursday. He was changed with "two counts of criminal sexual act in the first degree, one count of attempted rape in the first degree, one count of sexual abuse in the first degree, one count ... More >>
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May 1, 2011
Osama Bin Laden Is Dead [BREAKING]
CNN is confirming that Osama Bin Laden is dead. More to come when President Obama speaks at the White House in the next 5-10 minutes. UPDATE 10:56 P.M.: From Fox News' website. "Usama Bin Landen Dead Fox News Confrims." For real: UPDATE 11:03 P.M.: CNN is reporting that the Pres ... More >>
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April 23, 2011
Lindsay Lohan Sentenced to Jail; New York to Allow Conjugal Visits for Gay Inmates
Lindsay Lohan was sentenced to 100 days in jail yesterday for violating her drunk driving probation. She was held in custody for five hours before being sprung out of jail on a $75,000 bail (no indication of any Dog the Bounty Hunter involvement). LiLo is free for now while her lawyer appeals the ... More >>
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April 15, 2011
Complaining About the TSA Will Get You Targeted by the TSA
Well, what do you know about this: If you bitch and moan and kick and scream about getting screened (or groped) by the TSA, you are that much more likely to get screened that much more thoroughly (or aggressively). Especially if you do it in the airport security line, where the TSA screeners ... More >>
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April 15, 2011
Zsa Zsa Gabor To Become New Mother At 94
That's what her husband, the Prince von whatever, told CNN, in a fit of crazy optimism! Apparently, it's going to involve all kinds of egg donors, surrogate mothers, sci-fi plot twists, and CGI special effects, but hey, it could happen, as sure as her great niece Paris could become a Mother ... More >>
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April 7, 2011
Wal-Mart Shopper Super Glued to Toilet Seat
In cases of being stuck to something, it is far better to be glued than to be fused. Or so it would seem. But if you're in a discount superstore on or around April Fool's Day, your best bet is to use the bathroom at home, lest you end up like the 48-year-old Maryland man who became stuck to t ... More >>
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April 6, 2011
Hell's Kitchen Is Hot; Sandra Lee to Launch Kitchen Line
Increased food prices have begun to affect diners directly, with restaurants like Per Se and 'wichcraft raising their menu prices. [Wall Street Journal] A group of women at Bravo were said to be bitching about the special treatment Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi gets. (This is news?) [NY Post] He ... More >>
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April 5, 2011
Radioactive Water Gushing into Pacific From Nuclear Plant Is 'Millions of Times Over Limit'
The situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant seems to get worse daily. According to CNN, the radiation level of water now flowing into the Pacific from the plant is "more than millions of times above the regulatory limit." Radiation from samples taken over the weekend outside one of t ... More >>
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April 2, 2011
Radioactive Water From Japan Plant Leaking Into Pacific; Arkansas Students Must Pull Up Pants
via ReutersOfficials say that highly radioactive water is leaking into the Pacific from a crippled reactor at Fukushima Daiichi. Water from a concrete pit has been seen escaping through a crack into the ocean; radiation levels in that pit have been measured at "1,000 millisieverts per hour, which ... More >>
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March 20, 2011
"Most Wanted" Day Care Owner Surrenders in Nigeria
via CNNRemember Jessica Tata, the Texas woman who was added to the FBI's 15 Most Wanted list after a fire killed four children at her day care? She's finally been located, having turned herself in at the U.S. consulate in Nigeria. In February, she left seven kids alone in her home day ... More >>
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March 11, 2011
Did CNN Anchor Rosemary Church Make a Godzilla Joke About the Earthquake in Japan?
Twitter's angry faceSurprise: Twitter is outraged about something that probably never happened. The day's horrible events in Japan and worldwide have resulted in a huge outcry of support for the victims online, but one that's been punctuated by the strange Twitter trending of the term "Godzil ... More >>
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March 6, 2011
Libyan Rebels Capture British Troops; NYC Rape Stats Soar; "Sheen's Korner" Reportedly Boring (Sunday Links)
The U.K. is negotiating with Libyan rebels to free captured British special forces troops held in eastern Libya, according to CNN. Up to eight men are being detained after "a secret mission to put British diplomats in touch with leading opponents of Moammar Gadhafi ended in humiliation." [CNN] R ... More >>
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March 4, 2011
It's Kind Of Hard To Be White, Says CNN
Just as National Geographic informs us that the average person is a 28-year-old Chinese male with no cell phone, CNN inquires, "Are whites racially oppressed?" The answer is obviously "no, stop talking," but the whole article is too credulous, worryingly so, giving a pretty nice platform to s ... More >>
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February 26, 2011
U.N. Discusses Libya Sanctions; Charlie Sheen's Meltdown Could Lose CBS $250 Million (Weekend Links)
via CNN A U.N. security panel is meeting today to discuss how to go about fixing the situation in Libya. They're discussing whether or not to impose international sanctions on the Libyan government, including travel bans on Muammar Qaddafi and those who are close to him. The U.S. has already clos ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
Charlie Sheen's Self-Aggrandizing Insanity: Discuss
I was on CNN this morning with anchor Kyra Phillips, discussing the plight of crazed Charlie Sheen, whose rants against the creator of Two and a Half Men have led to the suspension of this season's remaining episodes. Among my highly illuminating bon mots:
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February 4, 2011
Mark Kelly to Pilot Endeavour Mission
Mark Kelly, the husband of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head in Arizona on January 8, will lead the space shuttle Endeavor on its final mission scheduled for launch on April 19. "She would be very comfortable with the decision I made," Kelly said in a press conference this afternoon. ... More >>
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February 2, 2011
Anderson Cooper Punched in the Head by Mubarak Supporters in Egypt
As the Egyptian army asks protesters to go home because their "message has been received," there continue to be reports of violence, chaos, and volatility in the streets -- including violence to journalists. Via Bikya Masr, Anderson Cooper has been attacked and beaten, "'hit in the head 10 ti ... More >>
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February 2, 2011
Real Talk From an American in Egypt
Looks like Anderson Cooper wasn't the only one. Vice's soldiers reporting on the ground also got attacked by protesters in Egypt today, but whereas the silver fox CNN anchor was polite about the "pandemonium," the Vice crew, as per usual, got really real.
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January 29, 2011
One Thousand Egyptians Storm Interior Ministry; Death Toll in Revolts May Have Broken 90; New Protests in Yemen and Jordan
via CNNThe Middle East is getting absolutely bonkers. There's a lot going on right now and it's moving really fast, so Weekend Links are going to be a little Egypt-centric today. Al Jazeera is reporting that around 1,000 Egyptians have stormed the interior ministry in Cairo; they're also reporting t ... More >>
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January 15, 2011
Power Changes Hands in Tunisia; Puffy Jacket Saves Man's Life (Weekend Links)
via Zohra Bensemra/ReutersThe speaker of the Tunisian parliament, Fouad Mebazaa, has been sworn in as acting president in the wake of former president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali's flight from the country. Now-former prime minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, who had declared himself in charge yesterday ... More >>
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January 4, 2011
Raining Dead Birds in Arkansas Brought Down by New Year's Racket or Aliens
When thousands of red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky on New Year's Eve in Beebe, Arkansas, it seemed like God was angry at the Natural State, especially considering the additional 100,000 dead fish in a nearby river. "I'm not drunk and I'm not on drugs," said one local when he called the ... More >>
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December 28, 2010
"Suitcase Murder" Suspect Arrested: Stuffed Woman's Body in Luggage After Strangling Her
CNNPolice say they arrested and charged a 55-year-old Brooklyn man last night, whom they suspect strangled a Bronx woman and stuffed her body into a suitcase.CNN says 55-year-old Hassan Malik was charged with murder in the second degree late last night. The NYPD had previously released ... More >>
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December 18, 2010
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is Dead After 65-31 Vote to Repeal Policy
viaAs expected, the repeal of the Clinton-era "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy banning gays in the military has passed the Senate by a vote of 65-31. President Obama must now sign the bill into law, which he is expected to do. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to overturn the ban ... More >>
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November 26, 2010
Undocumented Lizard Found Grilled on Vietnamese Menu
Photo courtesy Dr. Lee Grismer via CNNHave a few grilled lizards -- they're small. Ngo Van Tri, a Vietnamese zoologist traveling in the southern Vietnamese province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, came upon a remarkable discovery: a strange lizard species in which all the members are female, and thus rep ... More >>
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