Lions send text messages

Lions 'sending' text messages Lions send text messages, Lions roaming the African savanna are sending text messages to conservationists in Kenya. Of course, the lions aren't actually sending texts with cellphones – hi-tech collars are sending the message...

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Paulina Gretzky account

Paulina Gretzky account Paulina Gretzky account, Paulina Gretzky closes Twitter account, Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky's daughter, Paulina Gretzky, has shut down her Twitter page. Paulina, 22, apparently kept posting pictures of her partying and wearing revealing clothing. She became famous after she sang at the 2003 Heritage Classic outdoor ga...

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Daniel Craig rips the Kardashians

Daniel Craig rips the Kardashians Daniel Craig rips the Kardashians, "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" star Daniel Craig slammed the Kardashian clan in a foul-mouthed rant. Craig also talked about his private wedding saying the couple intentionally kept their nuptials a secre...

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Best commercials of 2011

Best commercials of 2011 Best commercials of 2011, AdWeek has ranked the top 10 worldwide commercials of 2011 Watch the rest of the top five commercials...

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Amy Winehouse's dress sold

Amy Winehouse's dress sold Amy Winehouse's dress sold, Amy Winehouse's dress sold at auction. The dress Amy Winehouse wore on the cover of her Grammy-winning album "Back to Black" went up for auction. The proceeds from the sale of the dress will reportedly be donated to the foundation set up by Winehouse's fath...

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Man returns stolen money

Man returns stolen money Man returns stolen money, Man returns money stolen decades ago--An unidentified elderly man returned money he admitted to stealing decades ago. The man left $100 with a note explaining that he was repaying the $20 to $30 he says he took. The store manager says they plan to use the money to help families during the holida...

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Tofu blast mystery

Tofu blast mystery Tofu blast mystery, Tofu pan blast baffles authorities. Authorities are stumped over a blast that may have come from a tofu pan. Fire fighters say the blast happened as a woman was washing a pan used to cook tofu. She suffered only a slight burn to her hand. Investigators reportedly found no evidence of a fire and natural gas is not suspect...

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Ricky Martin on 'Glee'?

Ricky Martin on 'Glee'? Ricky Martin coming to 'Glee'? "Livin' La Vida Loca" singer Ricky Martin reportedly is in talks to star on two episodes of "Glee." Martin, who acted on this long-running soap opera, reportedly will play a Spanish teach...

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Elvis Costello box set

Elvis Costello box set Elvis Costello box set, Elvis Costello says don't buy his box set. Legendary singer Elvis Costello is urging fans not to buy his new box set. Instead, he says fans should spend their money on another box set because, "frankly, the music is vastly superior...

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Lil Boosie sentenced

Lil Boosie sentenced Lil Boosie sentenced, Rapper Lil Boosie has pleaded guilty to charges of trying to smuggle drugs into prison. The rapper has been incarcerated in Louisiana since June 2010 on a more serious charg...

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Deaths November 2011

Deaths November 2011 Deaths November 2011. November in memoriam, In October we said farewell to many noteworthy individuals including a boxing legend, a "Wizard of Oz" actor and a TV legend. Read on to learn more about them and the others who passed away this mont...

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10 Brand Names Gone But not Forgotten

10 Brand Names Gone But not Forgotten Some products are steeped in nostalgia, even many years after they disappeared from the market. Here are some of the most memorable ones.Value in nostalgia Old brands never die -- they just fade from view until someone figures out a way to capitalize on the nostalgia for them. If you live in New England, or are passing through, you may encounter Narragansett Beer. No, not the original; that brew debuted...

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Year In Review In Memoriam 2011

Year In Review In Memoriam 2011 Year In Review In Memoriam 2011, In 2011, we said goodbye to icons of every kind: actors, musicians, reality stars, wrestlers, producers and more. Here, we pay tribute to some of those we lost this yea...

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iPhone combusts on flight

iPhone combusts on flight iPhone combusts on flight, iPhone spontaneously combusts. On a recent flight an iPhone 4 or 4S reportedly spontaneously combusted. The airline said the phone had to be put out with a fire extinguisher, and no one was injured. Apple says it plans to work with investigato...

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Pamela Anderson renting home

Pamela Anderson renting home Pamela Anderson renting home, Pamela Anderson renting out her Malibu home. Pamela Anderson is renting out her Malibu home for a staggering amount. The house comes with a sauna, saltwater pool and a rooftop deck, among other amenities. The star said she's busy traveling and isn't home very oft...

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Gacy victim identified

Gacy victim identified Unknown Gacy victim identified, Chicago police have identified one of serial killer John Wayne Gacy's unknown victims. William "Bill" George Bundy was 19 when he was reported missing in 1976. He is among at least 33 of Gacy's murdered victims from the 19...

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Kelly Preston weight loss

Kelly Preston weight loss Kelly Preston reveals weight loss, Actress Kelly Preston, 49, has revealed how much weight she's lost since having her baby last year. Preston says her diet and tennis helped her lose the weig...

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Food carts letter grade

Food carts to get letter grades? Food carts letter grade, A lawmaker is proposing a bill that requires street food vendors to get letter grades from the Department of Health. Under the bill, the food carts would have to post their grades on their wagons. If they don't, they could be fined anywhere from $50 to $25...

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12 days of Christmas cost

12 days of Christmas cost 12 days of Christmas cost, How much do the '12 Days of Christmas' cost? The cost for all 364 items mentioned in the song "The 12 Days of Christmas" jumped about 4.4 percent to set a new record. Buying just one verse worth of stuff will run about $24,000 but buying the same items online will cost far more at $39,000, including shippi...

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Gene regulates length of sleep

Gene regulates length of sleep Gene regulates length of sleep, Scientists have discovered that the ABCC9 gene is responsible for determining how long we need to sleep. Researchers found that many people who have two variants of the gene can get by on as little as four hours of sleep a nigh...

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Oscar Wilde's tomb protected

Oscar Wilde's tomb to be protected Oscar Wilde's tomb to be protected, The tomb of Irish poet Oscar Wilde will be protected from visitors who have been inadvertently damaging it when they visit. Wilde's grandson says the tomb is close to being damaged beyond repair, so it will have a glass enclosure to protect it from further damag...

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Wifi enabled laptop sperm

Wifi enabled laptop sperm Wifi enabled laptop sperm, Laptops with Wi-Fi kill sperm? In a new study, scientists say laptops used with wireless Internet connections that are placed near male reproductive organs could make sperm sterile. Researchers tested nearly 30 samples under a laptop connected to Wi-Fi. They say the semen died within four hou...

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Store to sell Dunder Mifflin paper

Store to sell Dunder Mifflin paper Store to sell Dunder Mifflin paper, Dunder Mifflin, the fictional company made popular by the hit NBC comedy "The Office", soon will have its name emblazoned on copy paper at this store. The promotion will last for two years, and the product will cost more than private-label copy pape...

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Tobey Maquire settles poker lawsuit

Tobey Maguire settles poker lawsuit Tobey Maquire settles poker lawsuit. Tobey Maguire, 36, has agreed to fork over a large chunk of change in a settlement over earnings won at high-stakes poker games. The “Spider-Man” actor participated in underground tournaments involving a convicted Ponzi scheme...

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Museum puts humans on display

Museum puts humans on display Museum puts humans on display, An unusual museum exhibit examines a demeaning colonial-era tradition by displaying disturbing imagery. The museum’s curator hopes the exhibit causes people to think hard about their own prejudice...

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The Sith who Stole Christmas

The Sith who Stole Christmas The Sith who Stole Christmas, 'Star Wars,' 'Grinch' mashup goes viral. In a new holiday-themed viral video, Darth Vader from "Star Wars" is put in place of the Grinch from the Dr. Seuss classic "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." The video showcases Vader set to the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grin...

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TLC T-Boz bankruptcy

TLC T-Boz bankruptcy TLC T-Boz bankruptcy, TLC's T-Boz files for bankruptcy, again--T-Boz from the girl group TLC has reportedly filed for bankruptcy, for the second time. According to court papers, the singer claims the source of her problem is the $250,000 she's owed in back child supp...

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2011 Famous December Birthdays

2011 Famous December Birthdays 2011 Famous December birthdays, 'Tis the season for celebration, and these celebrities will celebrate with another candle in their cakes. A game show host, a crime investigator and a television producer are among those with birthdays this mont...

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$2 million Christmas tree

$2 million Christmas tree, It’s a Christmas tree fit for a king — King Midas, that is. An 8-foot-tall dazzler of a tree, festooned with 60 heart shapes and 100 ribbons all made of pure gold, made its $2 million debut last week at the ultra-pricey Ginza Tanaka jewelry store in Tokyo. The tree certainly has Japan dreaming of a gold Christmas — citizens are lining up to take snapshots of it in the storefront window of Tanaka’s in Tokyo’s tony Ginza...

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Following widespread complaints of excessive battery drain thought to be related to a time zone bug, iPhone 4S owners are now beginning to draw attention to a new iPhone bug. According to multiple threads on Apple’s support forum, hundreds of iPhone 4S users are experiencing an audio echo during voice calls when using a wired headset. Users across multiple wireless carriers with various iPhone 4S models report that audio quality on voice calls often...

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Biggest Toy Recalls

Biggest Toy Recalls Biggest toy recalls, Are the toys your children play with safe? Although most toys are perfectly fine, some prove dangerous once they reach the hands of children. Scroll through to see some of the biggest toy recalls of 201...

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Biggest Toy Recalls

Biggest Toy Recalls Biggest toy recalls, Are the toys your children play with safe? Although most toys are perfectly fine, some prove dangerous once they reach the hands of children. Scroll through to see some of the biggest toy recalls of 201...

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Google offers data crunch service

Google has offered businesses the chance to use its servers to crunch huge amounts of their raw information. The firm's BigQuery service is designed to help organisations identify and analyse trends from their datasets. Google said small businesses struggled to access such tools in the past. Experts said that the service had the potential to disrupt the analytics industry, but questioned whether firms would upload their data to the search giant. Google...

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"Super Mario 3D Land." PETA attacks Nintendo over fur-wearing Mario

By Winda BenedettiYou have to give it to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals — they know how to leverage a pop culture event to promote their own agenda.You see, Nintendo has just launched its highly anticipated game "Super Mario 3D Land." The game — which you play on Nintendo's new handheld 3DS game machine — features the famed plumber Mario making his way through a cartoon land filled with cranky mushrooms,...

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YouTube appears to be testing a new look

By Doug Gross, CNNNovember 14, 2011 -- Updated 2136 GMT (0536 HKT) | Filed under: Web (CNN) -- It appears that YouTube is getting a facelift. And Google+ might be a big part of the new look. Tech blog the Next Web was one of several whose staffers caught a glimpse of a redesigned interface on the massively popular video-sharing site. The changes, which are not in effect for most of the site's millions of users, appear to prominently...

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Amy Childs joins Joey Barton row... a week late

They say that revenge is a dish best served cold, so perhaps that is why former TOWIE star Amy Childs waited a week to respond to footballer Joey Barton's criticism of her old castmates. Although if we were being more cynical we might suggest that she held her fire so that she could use it in her column in New magazine - which is available today in all good newsagents. In case you missed all the kerfuffle, Joey lashed out at the TOWIE cast...

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Is it time for 'DWTS' to replace its co-host?

“How does it feel?” Brooke Burke Charvet, co-host of “Dancing With the Stars” likes to ask. A lot.Maybe it’s a question she should be asking viewers, since many of them have complained loudly in our twice weekly “Dancing” chats (onMondays and Tuesdays) and on our Facebook page. But their answers might not make her feel so great.“She’s a true beauty, but soooo boring!” wrote reader Janelle Rodriguez on our Facebook pagein...

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