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USA TODAYVATICAN CITY (AP) — A document obtained by The Associated Press on Friday shows Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests over just two years for sexually molesting children. The statistics for 2011 and 2012 show a dramatic increase over the …Revealed: Pope Benedict XVI defrocked 400 priests for sexually molesting …Daily MailUpdate: Vatican […]
Police: 2 Philadelphia high school students shotLas Vegas SunLas Vegas Sun Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media which consists of zennie62blog.com and a multimedia blog news aggregator and video network, and 78-blog network, with social media and content development services and consulting. Zennie is a pioneer video blogger, […]
USA TODAYSAN DIEGO — At 10:40 a.m. Friday, the future of the NCAA became a little more clear. In a giant convention center ball room, approximately 800 delegates in the “Division I Governance Dialogue” session had spent almost six hours over two days discussing …Power conferences get autonomy nod in straw voteSI.comMomentum shifting surrounding autonomy […]
Wall Street JournalWhen Tom Brady and Peyton Manning square off in Sunday’s AFC championship game (Sun., 3 p.m. ET, CBS), it will rekindle one of the greatest individual rivalries in sports. But as football fans prepare for what may be the most anticipated matchup between …Peyton Manning-Tom Brady: QBs’ images pit everyman vs. glamour boyDenver […]
NEWS.GNOM.ESMicrosoft will announce efforts to boost its flagship Windows software during its Build developers conference in April, but the company faces a challenge gaining a new generation of users on the growing tablet market competing with rival systems run by …Why Windows 9 Can’t Come Soon Enough for Microsoft or UsersAuto World NewsWindows 8’s complexity […]
Sydney Morning HeraldNew Delhi: An Indian minister found his wife dead in a five-star hotel room yesterday shortly after she used Twitter to expose his alleged affair with a Pakistani journalist. Sunanda Pushkar Tharoor, the wife of Shashi Tharoor, the human resources minister, …Shashi Tharoor: Minister’s wife Sunanda Pushkar ‘found dead’BBC NewsSunanda’s death shifts media […]
ABC News (blog)Human body parts found on a beach in Queens late Thursday likely belong to missing autistic teen Avonte Oquendo, New York City authorities said today. Oquendo was last seen on surveillance video leaving his school in Long Island City, Queens, in the …Human Remains Found In New York Could Be Missing Autistic Teen […]
Daily Mail… an apology after headbutting a man in a London bar brawl. The 27-year-old actor originally got into a scuffle with a fellow drinker at the Hobgoblin pub in New Cross, South London, apparently over remarks made about the mother of his girlfriend …Shia LaBeouf — Headbutts Guy in London Bar BrawlTMZ.comShia LaBeouf caught […]
Houston ChronicleImagine a world where movie stars of the pedigree of Robert Redford and Tom Hanks give two of the best performances of their careers but don’t get Oscar nominations. Or where Spike Jonze, director of the subversive “Her,” can’t get a nomination either.Oscar Frontrunners’ Critical Weekend: What ‘American Hustle,’ ’12 Years a Slave …TheWrapNew […]
Deseret NewsSALT LAKE CITY — George Takei will be hosting a Salt Lake Comic Con pre-event on Friday, Jan. 17, at The Leonardo in Salt Lake City. Takei, who is also in town for the Sundance Film Festival, will meet with fans as a preview to the Salt Lake Comic Con …George Takei uses his […]
New York Daily NewsLena Dunham thinks that the recent kerfuffle over her Vogue photo shoot is “ridiculous.” Not long after images from the “Girls” creator’s shoot for the fashion magazine’s February issue, website Jezebel put up a $10,000 reward for anyone who would submit …Vogue’s Epic Response To The Lena Dunham Photoshop ControversyHouston ChronicleLena Dunham […]
BusinessweekBrian Krzanich, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., holds up a new processor chip called Edison as he speaks during a news conference at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. Photographer: David Paul …Intel to Pare Workforce as Sales Growth StrugglesWall Street JournalUPDATE 2-Intel to reduce global […]
USA TODAYWASHINGTON — In announcing his long-awaited plans to overhaul government surveillance policies, President Obama on Friday sought to occupy a middle space in the simmering debate on U.S. spying. He pushed for a greater measure of transparency …Obama on NSA: A reluctant reformerPoliticoUPDATE 6-Obama bans spying on leaders of US allies, scales back NSA […]
MSNBCAs the Vatican was being blistered by a U.N. committee this week for its decades-long mishandling and cover up of a global sex abuse scandal involving priests and children, new disclosures show the extraordinary steps that Pope Benedict XVI took to get rid …Pope Benedict defrocked 400 priests in 2 years, document revealsCBC.caVatican defrocked 400 […]
MLB.comDETROIT — The Tigers are still looking for a long-term agreement with American League Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer to avoid free agency next winter. For now, at least, they’ll settle for avoiding arbitration next month. The team took care of the bulk …Max Scherzer, Tigers agree to one-year deal for $15-plus millionNew York […]
Huffington PostOn Thursday, Maddow suggested that the scandal has been damaging enough to make even Christie re-evaluate his chances at the White House. “I’m not prepared to say definitively tonight that Chris Christie just announced he is not running for president,” …David Letterman takes call from ‘Chris Christie‘Los Angeles TimesRachel Maddow Thinks She Just Heard […]
Mirror.co.ukThe world No.2 has not lost a match since the US Open final in September or since proposing to Jelena Ristic. And the defending champion has now won 27 matches in a row after beating Denis Istomin to reach the last 16 here. Despite the temperature …Djokovic, Williams into 4th round in AustraliaWashington PostDjokovic, Williams […]
PoliticoRom-denfreude (noun) — The pleasure Mitt Romney loyalists are taking in the struggles of Chris Christie. The condition is prevalent, stemming from a range of perceived Christie slights towards Romney during the 2012 campaign, which several Romney …Chris Christie is ‘horrific,’ says top Mitt Romney fundraiser, according to reportHunterdon County Democrat – NJ.comFL’s Brian Ballard, […]
Pioneer PressMike Zimmer only has been on the job for two days and he’s already envisioning in great detail a Super Bowl win for the Vikings. Zimmer was hired as the team’s ninth coach on Wednesday, and was introduced at a press conference Friday at Winter Park.Mike Zimmer Wants to Win a Super BowlThe Viking […]
Uptown Park fashion boutique celebrates 40 yearsHouston ChronicleTwo decades may be considered a miracle, given that less than 50 percent of small businesses make it past four years of operation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And 40 years? Well, such longevity is a combination of love, family and hard … …read more Source: […]
Suspicious package found near Oakland courthouse deemed harmlessKTVU San FranciscoThe Alameda County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a suspicious package found outside an Alameda County courthouse in Oakland Friday afternoon, a sheriff’s sergeant said. A suspicious box was found at about 1 p.m. near the 12th Street entrance to the …Oakland: Bomb squad investigates suspicious package […]
Toshiba’s 4K Laptops and Updated KIRAbook – CES 2014AnandTechThe visit to Toshiba’s booth at CES was interesting for a number of reasons, and their upcoming lineup is a good indication of how polarized the PC and tablet industry has become in terms of price targets and the resulting quality. At the budget end of … […]
‘Gravity’ Charts Biggest Social Media Comeback, ‘The Heat’ is Twitter’s …TheWrapIn the weeks leading up to its October release, 15 percent of all social media chatter about the picture was negative, with 52 percent of the discussion centering on film lovers’ eagerness to see what director Alfonso Cuaron had cooked up at zero gravity. …read […]
USA TODAYThe Obama administration said Friday it is sending more weapons to Iraq to help Baghdad put down a resurgent al-Qaeda that is battling government troops in cities that U.S. troops helped liberate during the Iraq war. The weapons include tank ammunition …US agrees to send new arms, artillery to Iraq to fight Al QaedaFox […]
E! OnlineNorth West is the perfect combination of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West! The 7-month-old baby girl is growing up before our eyes, and on Friday, Jan. 17, Kim treated us to even more adorable shots of sweet little Nori! In one four-way split posted to …Kanye West gives Nori a piggyback in first seen […]
E! OnlineThe show will not be going on for Luke Bryan just yet. The country star’s concert scheduled for tonight in Lexington, Ky, has been postponed after an accident while the crew was packing up caused part of the stage to collapse following Thursday’s show in …Luke Bryan Postpones Show Following Stage AccidentABC NewsLuke Bryan’s […]
ESPNGREEN BAY, Wis. — For as long as the Green Bay Packers have played a 3-4 defense under coordinator Dom Capers, they have had arguably the best outside linebacker in NFL history coaching that position. That will change this coming season because …Packers’ Asst. Coach Greene to Leave TeamNorthland’s NewsCenterPackers LB coach Greene steps away […]
The Day New York DiedNew York ObserverThe 108th mayor of New York, a billionaire who sat sullenly nearby avoiding eye contact, was perhaps wondering at that moment whether his successor knew that Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities ends with an innocent man being led to the guillotine. …read more Source: New York News […]
Patrick McCullough Runs For Mayor Of Oakland: Vigilante Candidate Patrick McCullough Runs For Mayor Of Oakland. The Vigilante Candidate’s horrifying story. http://ift.tt/LrCHN4 Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media which consists of zennie62blog.com and a multimedia blog news aggregator and video network, and 78-blog network, with social media and […]
New York TimesUNITED NATIONS — A top United Nations human rights official visiting South Sudan described “horror” on Friday, with bodies on the streets and reports of mass killings, sexual violence and the recruitment of children into battle. At the end of a four-day visit to …Survivors Tell of Nightmare of Violence in South Sudan […]
American Apparel mannequins in New York go provocatively au naturalWashington Post (blog)As Gothamist explains, the mannequins are on display at the East Houston storefront in New York’s Lower East Side and were made specifically for that store; in other words, you shouldn’t look forward to seeing any risque mannequins at a store near you. and […]
Washington PostDETROIT — AL Cy Young Award winner has agreed to a one-year contract with the Detroit Tigers for $15,525,000, setting himself up for an even bigger payday when he becomes eligible for free agency after the season. Scherzer went 21-3 with a 2.90 ERA …Tigers agree to terms with ScherzerFOXSports.comReport: Detroit Tigers almost picked […]
Toshiba’s 4K Laptops and Updated KIRAbook – CES 2014AnandTechThe visit to Toshiba’s booth at CES was interesting for a number of reasons, and their upcoming lineup is a good indication of how polarized the PC and tablet industry has become in terms of price targets and the resulting quality. At the budget end of … […]
CBSSports.comVanderbilt and a rep for Mason are “working on the details” for Mason’s contract, and Vanderbilt’s John Ingram, a booster and search committee member, told The Tennessean that Mason is indeed James Franklin’s replacement. Mason on Friday had a …Source: Vandy wants Derek MasonABC NewsVanderbilt hires Stanford’s Derek MasonThe TennesseanVandy official confirms hiring of Derek […]
USA TODAYIf you didn’t watch the two premiere nights of American Idol this week, you missed some crazy antics. And we don’t mean from the contestants. We’re talking new judge Harry Connick Jr., and after seeing him in action with Jennifer Lopez and Keith Urban, …Harry Connick Jr. may be ‘American Idol’s’ saving graceFox News‘American […]