Monthly Archives: December 2011

TV show on Muslims takes on Sept. 11 attacks (omg!)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

NEW YORK (AP) — A television show about members of a Muslim community in Michigan is focusing what may be its second-to-last episode almost entirely on the conflicted feelings that its featured participants have about marking anniversaries of the Sept. … Continue reading →

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Box Office Preview: ‘M:I4′ to tower over others (AP)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES – The final box office weekend of 2011 should be led by Tom Cruise in “Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol,” with a not impossible domestic gross near $35 million for the four-day New Year’s weekend. The Paramount film … Continue reading →

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Wynonna Judd to marry for a third time (AP)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

NEW YORK – Wynonna Judd is celebrating an engagement this holiday season. Representatives for the 47-year-old country singer say her boyfriend, Cactus Moser, popped the question on Christmas Eve. They have been dating since 2009. Moser, 54, is a drummer … Continue reading →

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TV show on Muslims takes on Sept. 11 attacks (AP)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

NEW YORK – A television show about members of a Muslim community in Michigan is focusing what may be its second-to-last episode almost entirely on the conflicted feelings that its featured participants have about marking anniversaries of the Sept. 11 … Continue reading →

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Iowa ad war: late starting but nasty (AP)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Political News

DES MOINES, Iowa – At least $12.5 million and counting has blanketed the airwaves ahead of next Tuesday’s Republican presidential caucuses, with hard-hitting commercials awash in ghoulish images and startling claims. Most are coming from a proliferation of new independent … Continue reading →

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Alone in NH, Huntsman sees past Iowa (AP)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Political News

LACONIA, N.H. – The political world is spinning in Iowa this week. And Jon Huntsman says he doesn’t care. The former Utah governor is hunkered down in New Hampshire, where he’s staking his entire presidential candidacy on a strong finish … Continue reading →

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Romney plans aggressive push before Iowa caucuses (AP)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Political News

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Feeling optimistic, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Thursday was positive on TV with an upbeat, new ad but in person went negative against President Barack Obama. He also announced an aggressive schedule of campaign events … Continue reading →

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Milk intake in teens tied to later prostate cancer (Reuters)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Health News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older Icelandic men who remember chugging a lot of milk in their teens are three times as likely to be diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer as more-moderate milk drinkers, researchers have found. That makes them … Continue reading →

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Need help avoiding hangover? Less booze, more H2O (AP)

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - Health News

CHICAGO – Attorney Colleen Gorman has a holiday ritual that doesn’t involve buying presents or counting down to midnight: She goes online to look for new hangover remedies she hasn’t tried. She already has scratched off those big “prevention” pills, … Continue reading →

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Egyptian NGO group offices raided

Written on December 29, 2011 by Editor - World News

29 December 2011 Last updated at 17:25 ET Computers and documents were seized by Egyptian authorities Egyptian soldiers and police have raided the offices of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Cairo. At least 17 US-based and local groups receiving foreign funding … Continue reading →

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