NEW YORK — A federal judge who found it unconstitutional that Congress tried to cut funding to the activist group ACORN has rejected a government request to change her mind and has ordered government agencies to make it clear the funding…
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Michael ‘Big Mike’ Lynche Makes Kara DioGuardi Cry On ‘American Idol’
LOS ANGELES — Michael “Big Mike” Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the “American Idol” judges giddy with a moving performance of “This Woman’s Work.”
Lynche, a mountain of a guy who lives up to his nickname, performe…
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Reporter Throws Hissy Fit On Air, Anchor’s Shocked Look Is Priceless (VIDEO)
Technical difficulties, it’s unclear what kind, were too much for one local news reporter to handle during his live report. After stumbling a bit through his lines, the reporter loses it and throws down his notes in a fit of rage. The camera…
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Knicks Set Franchise Losing Record
SAN ANTONIO — Manu Ginobili scored 28 points in the San Antonio Spurs’ 97-87 victory Wednesday night over the New York Knicks, who clinched a franchise-record ninth consecutive losing season.
Ginobili kept carrying the Spurs after scori…
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Books As Art: Steven B. Levine’s Wood Works
In the latest installment of our art series, here’s a look New Jersey artisan Steven B. Levine, who crafts beautiful books from wood. They can have hidden drawers or engraved titles, and can be arranged in stacks or as shelves.
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Police Stun Gun Death: James Healy Jr. Dies After Rhinebeck Cops Subdue Hime With Stun Gun
RHINEBECK, N.Y. — Police say they’re investigating the death of a 44-year-old New York man who died after a sheriff’s deputy used a stun gun to subdue him.
Police responded to a domestic dispute and possible drug overdose early Wednesda…
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Secret Apple iPhone Developer Agreement Reveals Draconian Rules
The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a digital rights advocacy group, recently got its hands on Apple’s hitherto secret iPhone Developer Program License Agreement.
The ‘draconian’ document, to which developers must agree in order to win Apple…
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Kansas City School Board Closes Almost Half Of City’s Schools In Face Of Bankruptcy
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Facing potential bankruptcy, the board that governs the once flush-with-cash Kansas City school district is taking the unusual and contentious step of shuttering almost half its schools.
Administrators say the closure…
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“Tavern On The Green” Name Awarded To City
NEW YORK New York City can keep its “Tavern on the Green” and eat there too.
U.S. District Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum on Wednesday settled the biggest question in a legal dispute between the city and the longtime operators of the landm…
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American Express Rewards Members For Volunteering
American Express has teamed up with Take Part for the 2010 Members Project, an initiative that gives members new ways to give back — and even get something in return.
When members volunteer with one of the nonprofit organizations affiliated …
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Jim Hendry Lashes Out At Milton Bradley: Cubs GM Says To Stop Blaming Team And Fans For Bad Season
MESA, Ariz. — Cubs general manager Jim Hendry says Milton Bradley should stop blaming the team, manager and fans for his failure to produce during his tumultuous season in Chicago.
“I think it’s time maybe Milton looked himself in the m…
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Pat Quinn’s Budget Address: Income Tax Hike Can Save Schools
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Calling himself a realist, Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday scaled back his proposal to raise income taxes, shifting to a call for an increase of just one percentage point to be used solely for preventing deep cuts to educ…
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Senate Passes Bill To Provide Jobless Aid, Tax Breaks
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to extend a host of soon-to-expire elements of last year’s economic stimulus measure, including help for the jobless and money to help financially strapped states pay for health care for the poor.
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Corey Haim Dead: Died Of Apparent Overdose At 38
Actor Corey Haim died this morning of an apparent overdose — possibly accidental — according to LAPD. He was 38.
Police tell us they were called to St. Joseph’s hospital in Burbank, CA shortly before 4AM PT to investigate.
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Course Evaluations Set Professor Salaries
For students, the end of winter quarter means not only final exams and spring break plans, but also course evaluations, those thrice-yearly surveys in which students rate their classes in exchange for an earlier glimpse at their grades.
For p…
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Anthony Mobley, World Series Ring-Stealing Janitor, Faces Up To Seven Years In Prison
On Monday a janitor who worked at Citizens Bank Ballpark pleaded guilty to stealing a World Series ring he found in a bathroom at the ballpark last summer, and now he’s facing up to seven years behind bars.
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Black Barbie Sold Cheaper Than White Barbie At Walmart
Walmart is raising eyebrows after cutting the price of a black Barbie doll to nearly half of that of the doll’s white counterpart at one store and possibly others.
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‘Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie: The True Story’: Jenny Paul Gives Exclusive Details
‘Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie: The True Story’ comes out next week and asserts that Angelina slept with Mick Jagger when she was in her early twenties and that she and Brad plan to have 13 children, among other things. There were more than a f…
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China Chastizes US For Not Doing Enough About Climate Change
BEIJING — China told the United States on Wednesday to make stronger commitments on climate change and provide environmental expertise and financing to developing nations.
At the same time, China said its own efforts to reduce energy in…
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Girbaud’s Runway Models Sport Veils (PHOTOS)
A model presents a creation by French designers Marithe and Francois Girbaud during the autumn-winter 2010/2011 ready-to-wear collection show on March 9, 2010 in Paris. (PIERRE VERDY/AFP/Getty Images)
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NYU Ends Free Tuition Program For Some Faculty
Starting this fall, full tuition remission may no longer be offered to certain NYU staff members.
The new policy will require that some employees pay 10 percent of the costs of a graduate degree program or tuition for dependent children atten…
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