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Seattle Post IntelligencerMadonna has apologized for calling her son a racial slur on Instagram. “I am sorry if I offended anyone with my use of the N word on Instagram,” Madonna said in a statement on Instagram. “It was not meant as a racial slur. I am not a racist. There’s no way to …Madonna … Read more
Washington PostWhen the 20th annual SAG Awards get underway Saturday night at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles (broadcast live on TNT and TBS beginning at 8 p.m. EST), the guild’s choices will be heavily scrutinized for their predictive powers about the Academy …What Are Your Predictions for the Winners of 2014 Academy Awards?Huffington Post … Read more
USA TODAYENGLEWOOD, Colo. – It may not be enough for Terrance Knighton to consistently win man-on-man battles in the trenches to make a difference in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game. It will probably take more than that. “I can handle two,” assured the Denver …AFC showdown of epic proportions will feature Brady vs. ManningMiamiHerald.comThe Patriots were … Read more
USA TODAYTAMPA (AP) — Martin St. Louis tied a Tampa Bay Lightning record with four goals, but Joe Pavelski responded and scored three of his own in the second period to help the San Jose Sharks rally for a 5-4 victory on Saturday. Pavelski beat goalie Ben Bishop …Sharks 5, Lightning 4ReutersSt. Louis scores 4 … Read more
Guardian Liberty VoiceThis is neither the website of, nor affiliated in any way with, Guardian News and Media. science, health, bio-bot, heart. A bio-bot that swims with heart cells debuted today in a news release from the University of Illinois. The microscopic organism is designed to …Engineers Develop Tiny, Self-Propelled Bio-Bots That Swim Like SpermThe … Read more
Voice of AmericaViolence in Iraq has left at least 14 people dead and 50 others wounded. Authorities say four car bombings and mortar fire shook the capital, Baghdad, Saturday. There was no word on who was responsible for the attacks. Violence has escalated in Iraq over …22 killed, 65 wounded in bombing attacks in Iraq’s … Read more
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: Less than two hours after Sunanda Pushkar’s body arrived at the AIIMS mortuary, her husband Shashi Tharoor too had to rush to the hospital with complaints of chest pain and palpitation. He was kept under observation at the Cardiac Care Unit …After love unravels in media, Indian politician’s wife is found … Read more
Fox NewsLOS ANGELES – Researchers have decided to hand the city of Los Angeles a list of older concrete buildings, some of which may be prone to collapse during a strong earthquake. An estimated 75 of the 1,500 concrete buildings around Los Angeles County …LA to receive list of possibly dangerous buildingsModesto BeeCalifornia scientists to … Read more
USA TODAYCheck out your photo or video now, and look for it in USA TODAY online, mobile, and print editions. View Your Contribution. Oops! Your submission didn’t go through. Please try again. Verifying your credentials… Please wait. Uh oh! We’re experiencing a few …’12 Years,’ ‘American Hustle’ vie at SAG AwardsCNNScreen Actors Guild Awards 2014: … Read more
San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh’s personality has evolved over the yearsazcentral.comThis may explain why Harbaugh, who has coached the San Francisco 49ers in a third consecutive NFC Championship Game, comes across to many in the media as some sort of a nut. Or just a rube. Or possibly a rube who is nuts. Difficult, … Read more
CNNLos Angeles (CNN) — Madonna apologizes to you if you were offended by her Instagram hashtag that used a form of the “N word.” “It was not meant as a racial slur,” the Material Girl said in a statement sent to CNN by her representative Saturday. Madonna set …Madonna Queens-out on Instagram Calls Son Derogatory … Read more
Huffington PostHouston Mayor Annise Parker tied the knot with longtime partner Kathy Hubbard in a Jan. 16 ceremony in Palm Springs, Calif. ABC Eyewitness News 13 reports that the couple was married before an intimate group of friends and family, which included …Mayor Parker and Hubbard ‘couldn’t be happier’Houston ChronicleHouston Mayor Weds Longtime Partner in … Read more
NFL playoffs 2014: Success follows four masterful coaches toward Super BowlSportingNews.comIt might be because there’s almost nothing left to say about exactly how stellar this quartet of coaches is — as accomplished as any group to bring their teams to within a step of the Super Bowl in the past decade. Three of the four … Read more
SportingNews.comGet ready for a tremendous football game to open Sunday’s NFL conference championship play. NFL analyst Troy Aikman expects nothing less when the New England Patriots visit the Denver Broncos. Aikman will do analysis on Sunday’s second game, …Brady, Manning face off with Super Bowl on the lineDelaware County Daily TimesKiszla: Patriots’ Tom Brady blocks … Read more
Sun-Sentinel (blog)“It’s interesting that while Chris Christie is spending the entire weekend in Florida with Governor Scott, they won’t have a single public appearance. Either Chris Christie doesn’t want to face the press or Governor Scott doesn’t want to be seen …Democrats gear up for Christie’s Florida fundraising visitNew York Daily NewsAs Chris Christie hides … Read more
Telegraph.co.ukIn an interview with The Telegraph, Mr Wilson argued that house prices in London and the South East had reached “absurd” levels and said that the Government support scheme for mortgages for houses up to £600,000 was pushing up demand at a time … and more …read more Source: London News From Google
West Denver fire sends two to hospital Saturday morningDenver PostPolice are investigating an apartment fire started Saturday morning in west Denver that sent two people to the hospital. An adult and a child were transported with minor injuries caused by smoke inhalation from the fire at 645 Wolff St., Denver Fire …DENVER (CBS4) – Arson … Read more
USA TODAYRENTON, Wash. — Willie McGinest was one of the few true believers in his young New England Patriots coach Pete Carroll when many teammates rolled their eyes, scoffing at Carroll’s player-friendly, Joe College approach. The star linebacker who played 15 …Purdy: 49ers versus Seahawks will be violence unleashedSan Jose Mercury News49ers, Seahawks just belong … Read more
USA TODAYRENTON, Wash. – The Denver Broncos have the oldest roster of the four teams in Sunday’s conference championship games, which only makes sense, considering their quarterback. “With a guy like a Peyton Manning that you know is in the back end of his …Unconventional Preview: Patriots-BroncosBoston.comAFC Championship – Patriots at Broncos: Peyton Manning has … Read more
USA TODAYDespite protests from conservationists, an annual dolphin hunt took place Saturday at Taiji Cove in Japan. According to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a Friday Harbor, Wash.-based non-profit group that protects marine life, five separate pods of …Group: 250 dolphins await slaughter, lifetime of captivity at Japan’s Taiji CoveCNN200+ Bottlenose Dolphins Held a Second … Read more
ReutersSILIVRI, Turkey (Reuters) – Syria’s main political opposition group in exile agreed on Saturday to attend internationally sponsored peace talks, and said for the first time three rebel fighting forces also wanted to take part. The agreement by the Syrian National …Syrian Rebels to Attend First Peace Talks With Assad OfficialsBusinessweekSyrian National Council Agrees to … Read more
USA TODAYOne day after telling a Television Critics Association panel that he didn’t like the idea of a gay or bisexual Bachelor on the ABC dating franchise Bachelor because it would set a “bad example for children to watch” and that homosexuals are “pervert(ed),” Juan …‘The Bachelor’ Juan Pablo Galavis says gays shouldn’t be on … Read more
New York TimesShashi Tharoor, right, a minister in the Indian government, sat in an ambulance with the body of his wife, Sunanda Pushkar, in New Delhi, India. Money Sharma/European Pressphoto Agency. NEW DELHI — He was a smooth-talking politician from south India …Mystery death of Shashi Tharoor’s wife Sunanda Pushkar after Twitter stormThe AustralianShashi Tharoor … Read more
Bleacher ReportThe 2014 NFL draft may not be until May, but it’s one of the few things that fans of 28 teams in the NFL have to look forward to right now. With the AFC and NFC Championship Games being held on Sunday, only supporters of the Denver Broncos, New … …read more Source: NFL … Read more
Life On A Social Media Island–Where Digital Natives And Digital Immigrants …Huffington PostRecently, my 18 year-old son asked me, “Are you the oldest woman in social media?” While most 53-year-old women do not relish being the “oldest woman” anywhere, I found the question to be more of a compliment than a criticism. My son was … Read more
Las Vegas SunMetro Police have arrested a man suspected of killing his wife this morning at their home in Nellis Air Force Base. Rickey Massey Jr., 32, was arrested shortly after military guards discovered his wife’s body about 10:30 a.m. inside the couple’s garage …Police investigating slaying at Nellis Air Force Base – FOX5 Vegas … Read more
NBCNews.com (blog)Hoboken, N.J., Mayor Dawn Zimmer says that top officials in Chris Christie’s administration have told her that her city will only receive critical Sandy relief funds if she expedites a redevelopment project in north Hoboken. By NBC News staff. Two …DNC chair blasts Chris Christie after Hoboken mayor says Sandy recovery funds …The Star-Ledger … Read more
Roundup: No. 22 Colorado, No. 17 Memphis earn easy winsUSA TODAYBOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Josh Scott scored 20 points, Askia Booker had 13, and No. 22 Colorado, shaken by the loss of star guard Spencer Dinwiddie to a season-ending knee injury, rebounded from its first home defeat to rout Southern California 83-62 on …No. 21 … Read more
USA TODAYMadonna apologized Saturday for using a racial slur on Instagram to refer to her white son, seeking forgiveness a day after calling those who criticized her language “haters.” On Friday night, the singer posted a picture of her 13-year-old son, Rocco, boxing …Madonna apologizes for using n-word on InstagramEntertainment WeeklyMadonna issues apology for using … Read more
Asiana Airlines passengers sue over San Francisco crashUSA TODAYA group of passengers who were aboard an Asiana Airlines flight that crash landed last summer at a San Francisco airport filed a personal injury lawsuit against aircraft manufacturer Boeing, according to media accounts. Roughly 100 plaintiffs, many of … and more …read more Source: San Francisco … Read more
Buffalo NewsIn fact, the Buffalo businessman and conservative who lost to Cuomo in the 2010 election has threatened to campaign not just against Cuomo but against the moderate Republican lawmakers in Albany whom Cuomo says belong in New York’s tent. Paladino …Pro-Life? Not Welcome in Andrew Cuomo’s New YorkNational Review Online (blog)Gov. Cuomo to conservatives: … Read more
The HinduAt least 17 people were killed on Saturday in a series of car bombings which rocked the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police said. The attacks — involving at least six car bombs — occurred in central and western areas of the city. Gunmen also attacked a prison in …21 killed in wave of Baghdad attacksBusiness … Read more
New York Daily NewsJuan Pablo Galavis is the first minority to lead the love charge on “The Bachelor,” but he doesn’t feel the show has room for gays. “I respect them, but I don’t think it is a good example for kids to watch that on TV,” he told The TV Page in an interview … Read more
USA TODAYThe wife of an Indian minister was found dead in a New Delhi hotel room, days after she engaged in a Twitter dispute with a Pakastani journalist she accused of stalking her husband. A police spokesman, Rajan Bhagat, said the cause of Sunanda Pushkar’s …Tharoor-Sunanda story: Making and unmaking of a power coupleHindustan TimesDrug … Read more
USA TODAYThe Sunday talk shows will be dominated by politicians and officials dissecting President Obama’s speech about electronic surveillance and privacy issues. In a major speech Friday, Obama announced an array of intelligence reforms in an effort to satisfy …Tech industry: Obama’s NSA reforms ‘insufficient’Washington PostObama Curtails NSA SpyingVoice of AmericaWhat Obama Did (and Didn%C2%92t) … Read more