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  • Jon Rahm explains explosive LIV decision

    12/08/2023 3:31:26 AM PST · by period end of story · 31 replies
    Golf.com ^ | Sean Zak
    The press conference began like many LIV Golf press conferences, with a moderator issuing an introduction. But this wasn’t any LIV presser — this was a Zoom call. Just a bunch of faces and names in little neat boxes. About one minute in, one of those boxes flipped from a blank screen to show the face of Jon Rahm, the No. 3 player in the world, wearing a black LIV Golf letterman jacke
  • Sheriff David Clarke on Baton Rouge Shooting - CNN Tonight with Don Lemon

    07/17/2016 10:21:44 PM PDT · by period end of story · 1 replies
    CNN gets blasted by Sheriff David Clarke.
  • Snoopy named top dog in U.S. pop culture

    12/22/2009 11:23:33 PM PST · by period end of story · 34 replies · 1,518+ views
    Reuters via Yahoo ^ | Dec. 22, 2009 | Daniel Trotta
    The top 10: 1. Snoopy 2. Texas A&M's Reveille 3. Scooby Doo 4. Eddie from the TV show "Frasier" 5. Pound Puppy toys 6. Painting "Dogs Playing Poker" 7. Song "How Much is that Doggie in the Window" 8. Georgetown's Jack the Bulldog 9. The song "Who Let the Dogs Out" 10. Brian Griffin from the animated TV show Family Guy For the complete list, see: http://www.akc.org/pdfs/press_center/top_125_dogs_in_pop_culture.pdf
  • The Top 10 Everything of 2009

    12/17/2009 11:17:56 PM PST · by period end of story · 11 replies · 819+ views
    TIME ^ | Dec., 17, 2009
    #1. American Saturday Night by Brad Paisley #2. Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors #3. Crack the Skye by Mastodon #4. Revolution by Miranda Lambert #5. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix #6. Love vs. Money by The-Dream #7. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt 2 by Raekwon #8. Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear #9. I and Love and You by the Avett Brothers #10. The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga . . .
  • L.A. Lakers fans riot outside the Staples Center

    06/14/2009 11:09:13 PM PDT · by period end of story · 143 replies · 4,552+ views
    The Inquisitr ^ | June 14, 2009 | Duncan Riley
    L.A. Lakers fans celebrated their NBA championship victory Sunday night (June 14) by rioting outside the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Eyewitness reports said that the police officers at the scene were being belted with rocks and bottles. There are also reports of fans starting fires, although it isn’t clear at this stage whether those fires included buildings or vehicles. One unconfirmed report says that at least one police vehicle has been set on fire.
  • Pakistani Taliban threaten strike on Washington

    03/31/2009 10:17:14 PM PDT · by period end of story · 9 replies · 512+ views
    AP ^ | March 31, 2009 | NAHAL TOOSI and KATHY GANNON,
    Pakistan's Taliban chief has claimed responsibility for a deadly assault on a police academy, saying he wanted to retaliate for U.S. missile attacks on the militant bases on the border with Afghanistan. Baitullah Mehsud, who has a $5 million bounty on his head from the United States, also vowed to "amaze everyone in the world" with an attack on Washington or even the White House. The FBI, however, said he had made similar threats previously and there was no indication of anything imminent.
  • Airstrikes rock Gaza as truce remains elusive

    01/01/2009 12:05:33 AM PST · by period end of story · 18 replies · 781+ views
    AP ^ | January 1, 2009 | BRAHIM BARZAK and MATTI FRIEDMAN,
    GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israeli jets bombed the Palestinian parliament building in Gaza early Thursday and navy ships opened fire at Hamas positions along the coastline as diplomatic pressure to end six days of devastating violence showed little immediate effect. Explosions shook Gaza City as Israeli planes targeted three government buildings, including the parliament. Hospital officials said 25 wounded were evacuated from nearby houses. The military said aircraft also bombed smuggling tunnels along the Gaza-Egypt border, part of an ongoing attempt to cut off Hamas' last lifeline to the world outside the embattled Palestinian territory. One pre-dawn strike targeting...
  • McCain goes to Washington: good idea or not?

    09/24/2008 4:39:22 PM PDT · by period end of story · 79 replies · 1,866+ views
    September 24, 2008
    The Obama camp seems to be opposing McCain on this.
  • Pakistanis say suspected US drone shot down

    09/23/2008 4:03:56 PM PDT · by period end of story · 9 replies · 165+ views
    Yahoo News ^ | September 23, 2008 | Asif Shahzad
    SLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani soldiers and tribesman shot down a suspected U.S. military drone close to the Afghan border Tuesday night, three intelligence officials said. If verified, it apparently would be the first time a pilotless aircraft was brought down over Pakistan and likely would add to tensions between Washington and Islamabad over recent American cross-border incursions into the country's lawless tribal regions. The three officials said the aircraft was hit at the village of Jalal Khel in South Waziristan after circling the area for several hours. Wreckage was strewn on the ground, they said, speaking on condition of anonymity...
  • Rescue plan spurs Wall Street rally

    09/19/2008 12:21:44 PM PDT · by period end of story · 26 replies · 120+ views
    REUTERS ^ | September, 19, 2008 | Kristina Cooke
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Sweeping government measures to rescue the financial system and restore confidence in shaky markets spurred a huge relief rally in stocks on Friday, ending a week that saw the most dramatic reshaping of the financial landscape since the Great Depression. Led by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, officials are working on a solution to take over hundreds of billions of dollars worth of lethal mortgage debt. In another extraordinary action, the U.S. joined the United Kingdom in temporarily banning bets that financial stocks will fall and also said it will use $50 billion to back money-market mutual...
  • Schumer: Clinton would accept vice president offer

    06/06/2008 5:04:18 AM PDT · by period end of story · 19 replies · 59+ views
    AP via Yahoo ^ | June 6, 2008
    WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton would agree to be Barack Obama's vice presidential running mate if offered the slot on the Democratic ticket, Sen. Charles Schumer said Friday. Schumer is Clinton's New York colleague in the Senate and a top supporter.
  • Religious group wants KCMO 710-AM to drop Michael Savage’s program

    05/20/2008 5:00:04 AM PDT · by period end of story · 78 replies · 586+ views
    KansasCity.com ^ | May 18, 2008 | Edward M. Eveld and Lynn Franey
    Bearing petitions and prayers, about 70 people gathered Sunday to protest the “hateful utterances” of national radio personality Michael Savage, whose talk show is carried locally by KCMO 710-AM. Representatives from several faiths, including Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Sikhism, were meeting for the first time as the Interfaith Coalition Against Bigotry at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The group has collected hundreds of signatures on petitions protesting Savage’s statements last fall, “which included a call to deport Muslims from the United States without due process of law,” the group said. “We have become sometimes saddened and sometimes angered by...
  • 2008 Hot 100 on Maxim.com

    05/16/2008 5:17:16 AM PDT · by period end of story · 79 replies · 11,922+ views
    Maxim.com ^ | Maxim.com
    Marisa Miller is #1
  • Myanmar Says Constitution Approved

    05/15/2008 5:41:45 AM PDT · by period end of story · 8 replies · 142+ views
    YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar announced Thursday that a constitution won massive support in a referendum -- a claim slammed by a leading rights group as an insult to the country's people. The document, which critics say will cement nearly four decades of military rule, was approved by 92.4 percent of the 22 million eligible voters last Saturday, said Aung Toe, head of the Referendum Holding Committee on state radio. He put voter turnout at more than 99 percent. The vote has also come under fire for being held while the country responds to a massive cyclone that has killed...
  • Microsoft star gazing

    05/13/2008 5:48:52 AM PDT · by period end of story · 51 replies · 561+ views
    SFGate ^ | May 13, 2008 | Deborah Gage
    Computer users now can fly through the universe, viewing stars, planets and celestial bodies as an astronomer would, with Tuesday's introduction of the Worldwide Telescope by Microsoft. The virtual service combines images and databases from every major telescope and astronomical organization in the world. Microsoft says it is providing the resource for free in memory of Jim Gray, the Microsoft researcher who disappeared last year while sailing his boat to the Farallon Islands on a trip to scatter his mother's ashes. The project is an extension of Gray's work. "I never imagined (the telescope) would be so beautiful," said Alexander...
  • The 50 most influential US political pundits

    05/02/2008 4:47:37 AM PDT · by period end of story · 36 replies · 81+ views
    Telegraph ^ | May 2, 2008 | Toby Harnden
    With just over six months before United States citizens choose their 44th president, the 2008 election is already proving to be the most fascinating and potentially one of the closest contests in living memory. Among those who will help Americans decide are the ubiquitous political pundits who help drive the national conversation and shape public opinion.
  • Supposed Hendrix Sex Tape Is Offered

    04/29/2008 5:15:25 AM PDT · by period end of story · 34 replies · 203+ views
    New York Times ^ | April 29, 2008 | Mireya Navarro and Jeff Leeds
    LOS ANGELES — In a twist on the recent string of sex tapes of Hollywood’s young stars, Vivid Entertainment plans to release what it says is a film from the vaults of classic rock: a sex film supposedly of Jimi Hendrix. The film shows a naked man who resembles Hendrix, the guitar legend who died in 1970, wearing a bandanna in his Afro, having sex with two brunettes in a dimly lighted bedroom. His full face appears on screen for only a few seconds, with his eyes closed. In other portions there are flashes of his profile. But his hands,...
  • 100 Sexiest Women In The World 2008

    04/24/2008 5:46:20 AM PDT · by period end of story · 128 replies · 28,655+ views
    FHM ^ | FHM
    Megan Fox is #1
  • Bear gave off no reasons for concern before trainer's death

    04/23/2008 4:47:39 AM PDT · by period end of story · 81 replies · 1,477+ views
    BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. - The grizzly bear that wrestled Will Ferrell's character in the recent film "Semi-Pro" seemed to obediently follow cues — which made its killing of its trainer with a bite to the neck all the more stunning. Three experienced handlers were working with the grizzly Tuesday at the Predators in Action wild animal training center when the bear attacked Stephan Miller, 39, said San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Beavers. Stephan Miller is the cousin of training center owner Randy Miller, she said. Pepper spray was used to subdue and contain the bear, and there were...
  • Dozens protest anti-Quran film

    03/28/2008 5:21:39 AM PDT · by period end of story · 28 replies · 701+ views
    Ap via Yahoo ^ | March 28, 2008 | Toby Sterling
    AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Dozens staged an angry protest in Pakistan on Friday in response to a Dutch lawmaker's anti-Quran film, but Dutch Muslims appealed for calm and said it was less inflammatory than they had feared. The 15-minute film by Geert Wilders, posted on a Web site late Thursday, sets verses of the Quran against a montage of images from terrorist attacks and rhetoric from Muslim clergymen urging "jihad," or holy war. Shortly afterward Dutch television channels rebroadcast segments of it. The leader of a group representing members of the Netherlands' large Moroccan immigrant community said the film was "less...