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via: cnn.com Actress Michelle Williams talks to Piers Morgan about how emotional it was for her to play Marilyn Monroe. See More
Dr. Cornel West is leaving his post as a professor Princeton University follow what he believes God is leading him to do. West will take a pay cut to teach Christian Practices at Union Theological Seminary in New York beginning in July 2012. Union happens to be the place he got his start as an […]
via: cnn.com State College, Pennsylvania (CNN) — The mother of one of Jerry Sandusky’s alleged victims — the first to come forward in the case — said her son is afraid the former Penn State coach might go free. The son, who is identified as Victim 1 in a report issued by a grand jury […]
via: cnn.com Los Angeles (CNN) — Three of Michael Jackson’s brothers claim in a lawsuit filed this week that they’ve been “duped” by a company selling replicas of jackets worn by the pop icon. The endorsement deal was the first involving Michael Jackson’s oldest son, Prince, who posed for pictures with his uncles as they […]
via: cnn.com (CNN) — Google opened an online music store and a free Web storage locker on Wednesday for listening to tracks from computers, tablets and phones, the company announced at a news conference in Los Angeles. Read More
In a statement sent to us by publicist Rachel Noerdlinger, the family of Heavy D says the following: Hev had great love for his family and friends; he was a kind and giving spirit who extended and shared himself with everyone who crossed his path. He had a heart of gold, was approachable, very personable […]
via: cnn.com (CNN) — Porn, violent images and other graphic pieces of content are spreading across Facebook in what appears to be a widespread and ugly spam attack. Graham Cluley, a consultant with Web security firm Sophos, said Tuesday that “explicit and violent” images had been flooding theNews Feeds of Facebook users for the past […]
via: cnn.com (CNN) — Need more evidence that Facebook’s real-name-only policy has its flaws? Well, here you go: A few days ago, Facebook allegedly kicked famous author Salman Rushdie off of its social network, and then asked him to change his posted name to Ahmed if he wanted to return. Read More
via: cnn.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — They may as well call it Black Thursday. Joining a slew of other national retailers, Wal-Mart said it too will open its doors nationwide on Thanksgiving night. Not to be one-upped by Target (TGT, Fortune 500), which recently announced it would open at midnight on Black Friday, Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500) said […]
via: cnn.com (CNN) — Ian Swanson was 5 when his family moved from the United States to Umeå, a small university town in northern Sweden. It was the place where he made his first friends, where he learned to read and where, like any kid, he was “into absolutely everything.” He occasionally got a spanking […]
via: cnn.com Grand Rapids, Michigan (CNN) — On November 8, 1965, 48 American soldiers lost their lives during “Operation Hump” after the 400 men of the 173 Airborne Brigade were ambushed by roughly 1,200 Viet Cong fighters. I did not learn about this battle from a history book or teacher in school, but rather a […]
TMZ.com reports Lohan was released at 1:30 this morning. Last Wednesday, the 25-year-old starlet was sentenced to 30 days in jail for violating the terms of her probation by failing to show up for community service assignments. Because Lohan is a non-violent misdemeanor offender, sheriff’s officials had predicted she would serve a pretty short stretch […]
