#UP J.K. Rowling beat out the Queen and Kate Middleton as the most inspiring British woman

J.K. Rowling Listed Among Queen, Kate Middleton As ...
The Inquisitr
J.K. Rowling beat out the Queen and Kate Middleton as the most inspiring British woman — at least among one subset of voters. The Harry Potter author tied Olympic champion Jessica Ennis with 56 ...

J.K. Rowling’s Creation Gets Widespread ...
WebProNews
J.K. Rowling probably didn’t know when she wrote the “Harry Potter” series that the game she invented for wizard-play would become so popular with real-life muggles. Fans of the books will know that ...

#UP Kelly Clarkson Slams Clive Davis: 'I Refuse to Be Bullied .

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Kelly Clarkson is striking back at music industry legend Clive Davis, who divulges the source of long-festering acrimony with the American Idol season one winner in ...

Kelly Clarkson Slams Clive Davis On Twitter, Calls His Memoir ...
photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesCall it the Kelly Clarkson vs. Clive Davis rematch. And once again, I'm totally Team Kelly on this one. Some context: Back in ...

#UP Fists, chairs fly at Calif. country club meeting

- SFGate
(AP) — A weekend homeowners association meeting at a seemingly genteel Palm Springs-area country club turned into an all-out brawl when fists — and even chairs ...

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif.: Fists, chairs fly at Calif. country ...
A weekend homeowners association meeting at a seemingly genteel Palm Springs-area country club turned into an all-out brawl when fists - and even chairs ...

#UP Colorado Chuck E. Cheese Killer Loses Execution Appeal

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The man convicted of killing four people at a pizza restaurant in 1993 lost another round in his battle to avoid execution on Monday when the Colorado Supreme Court ...

Colorado Chuck E. Cheese Killer Loses Execution Appeal ...
On Tuesday, with just a listing of the case under the heading "Certiorari Denied," Nathan Dunlap, known as the Chuck E. Cheese killer, lost his death penalty appeal ...

Chuck E. Cheese Parking Lot Killer Robert Herrera Identified ...
[Jul 28, 2011] Chuck E. Cheese Parking Lot Killer Robert Herrera Identified, Remains At Large
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Six-year-old girl maced in NYC laundromat

Six-year-old maced in NYC laundromat attack ...
UPI
By KATE STANTON, UPI.com Fernando Gonzalez has been charged with attacking a man and his six-year-old daughter at a laundromat in the Wakefield section of the Bronx.

Six-year-old girl maced in NYC laundromat; suspect ...
WPIX 11
The suspect caught by surveillance cameras assaulting and pepper spraying a man and his daughter turned himself in Monday. Video of the assailant circulated in the media, showing the man — identified ...

Hilary Mantel v the Duchess of Cambridge

Hilary Mantel vs. Kate Middleton: A Royal ...
The Atlantic Wire
The Brits are in a tizzy over comments made by Hilary Mantel, the Man Booker Prize-winning author Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, about "doll" princess Kate Middleton. While the comments are ...

Hilary Mantel v the Duchess of Cambridge: a story ...
Guardian Unlimited
Daring to discuss the way in which the media manipulates women is the real cause of this latest tabloid outrage Oh, Hilary Mantel – how foolish you have been! Sure, you might have won two Booker ...

NJ's newest casino, Revel, to file for bankruptcy

New casino bankruptcy: Revel files for bankruptcy in Atlantic ...
New casino bankruptcy news is coming out of Atlanta City. The Revel Resort and Casino is filing for bankruptcy it seems, making it the latest business to ...

NJ's newest casino, Revel, to file for bankruptcy - Yahoo ...
Read 'NJ's newest casino, Revel, to file for bankruptcy' on Yahoo! Finance New Zealand. Revel, the casino many people had hoped would turn around Atlantic City's ...

#UP Judge blocks NYC from getting raw footage from Ken Burns

Ken Burns blocked footage upheld by federal judge in case ...
A federal judge upheld Ken Burns blocked footage he shot in his documentary about five men exonerated in a rape case from 1989. According to Yahoo Movies ...

Judge blocks NYC from getting raw footage from Ken Burns ...
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked New York City from getting footage gathered by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns in research for his movie about the ...

#UP Donald Trump has threatened a $25 million suit against a man who started an online petition to get him fired from Macy’s

Trump Threatens $25 Million Suit Against Man Who ...
The Inquisitr
Donald Trump has threatened a $25 million suit against a man who started an online petition to get him fired from Macy’s. Trump’s attorney sent a threatening letter to Angelo Carusone, the man ...

#RIP Missing Vancouver woman’s body found in L.A. hotel water tank

Residents disgusted after woman's body found in hotel water tank
Residents of a downtown L.A. hotel expressed shock after police said the body of a woman was found inside a rooftop water tank. Police said that a Canadian ...

Breaking: Body of woman found in Cecil Hotel water tank in ...
LOS ANGELES -- A body has been found in a water tank on the roof of a downtown hotel where a Canadian tourist was last seen last month.

Missing Vancouver woman’s body found in L.A. hotel water tank
The body of a missing University of B.C. student has been found in a water tank on the roof of a Los Angeles hotel where she had been staying, the Los Angeles Times ...

Court halts Warren Lee Hill's execution

The Very Confusing Case of Warren Hill's Elusive ...
The Atlantic Wire
Warren Hill, a convicted murderer with an IQ of about 70, had already taken sedatives to get him ready for his lethal injection on Tuesday night when both a federal and a state appeals court granted ...

Ga.: Warren Lee Hill's execution on hold
UPI
ATLANTA, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A U.S. appeals court granted a stay of execution for convicted killer Warren Lee Hill, who was scheduled to die Tuesday in Georgia, a defense attorney said.

#UP Disney discovers unreleased, 1938 Mickey Mouse sketch

Exclusive: Disney discovers unreleased Mickey Mouse sketch ...
"Mickey's Toothache," from 1938 shows the famous mouse being chased by a dentist's chair and nemesis "Pete" during … More than 80 years after his creation, Mickey ...

1938 Mickey Mouse Sketch | The Inquisitr
Timeline for Posts Tagged 1938 mickey mouse sketch. February 19, 2013. 1938 Mickey Mouse Sketch Discovered By Disney.

French family of seven kidnapped in Cameroon

| Toronto Star
PARIS—A French family of seven — including four children — was kidnapped on Tuesday in northern Cameroon, and officials suggested that the Islamic ...

French family of 7 kidnapped in Cameroon
French family of 7, including 4 kids, kidnapped in Cameroon, may have been taken to Nigeria

#UP Firefighters rescue toddler trapped in washing machine

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Firefighters in China's Shangdong Province saw through a washing machine to free a three-year-old girl who had climbed inside.

Toddler trapped in washing machine [VIDEO] - UPI.com
Firefighters had to use power tools to free a Chinese toddler from a washing machine.

Rachel Alexandra, Super Horse In Bad Shape

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She won the Preakness Stakes, beating the boys, and went on to be named Horse of the Year, but tonight Rachel Alexandra is fighting for her life. The famous filly ...

Rachel Alexandra delivers colt by Curlin - ESPN
Rachel Alexandra, the 2009 Horse of the Year, gave birth Sunday to a 125-pound colt by two-time Horse of the Year Curlin. The bay colt was born at 2:40 p.m ...

#UP Michigan man hits $7.2M jackpot in Mississippi casino after funeral

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BILOXI, Miss. — A Michigan man who went to Mississippi for a friend’s funeral stopped by a casino and won a $7.2 million jackpot from a penny-slot ...

$7.2M jackpot after funeral | Wal-Mart
$7.2M jackpot after funeral Mississippi casino after attending friend's funeral, A Michigan man who went to Mississippi for a friend's funeral stopped by a ...

#UP Atlanta Braves to retire No. 10 in honor of Chipper Jones

Braves to retire No. 10 in honor of Chipper Jones | www.ajc.com
The Atlanta Braves will retire Chipper Jones' number and induct him into the team's hall of fame on June 28. The Braves announced Tuesday they will hold a banquet and ...

Atlanta Braves to retire No. 10 in honor of Chipper Jones ...
ATLANTA - The Atlanta Braves will retire Chipper Jones’ number and induct him into the team’s hall of fame on June 28. The Braves announced Tuesday they will hold ...

#UP Michael Phelps Dating Model Sarah Herndon

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Phelps has done it again. ... Michael Phelps has a new girlfriend, Sarah Herndon, a waitress and model.

Michael Phelps’ New Girlfriend, Model Sarah Herndon, Shows ...
Michael Phelps has bounced back from his breakup with a model, and the Olympic swimmer has a new girlfriend who just happens to be a model

#UP Meteor or UFO? 'Orange and red fireballs' light up Florida night sky

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Residents in south Florida spotted something in the horizon that they described ‘as orange or red fireballs in the sky,’ according to officials. Amanda Mayer, of ...

Florida fireball sighted Sunday night | jacksonville.com
A meteoric fireball lit up Florida’s East Coast skies early Sunday night. But unlike Friday’s bus-sized meteor that streaked across Western Siberian ...

#UP NKorea Threatens South With 'Final Destruction' At UN

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South Korea's erratic behaviour would only herald its final destruction," North Korean ...

NKorea threatens 'final destruction': North Korea warns South ...
The phrase, “NKorea threatens ‘final destruction’” towards South Korea has the global public “up in arms” this week, as News Max World reported ...

#UP Rare Star Explosion Creates Galaxy's Youngest Black Hole

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The warped leftovers from a rare star explosion may be hiding the youngest black hole in our galaxy, a new study reveals. The supernova remnant, called W49B, is about ...

Rare star explosion creates galaxy's youngest black hole ...
Supernovas tend to leave behind an extremely dense spinning core called a neutron star, which often can be detected through X-ray or radio pulses.

Jerry Jones and Cowboys Bring New, $2.5 Million 'Elegant Lady' Bus

The Saint News: Jerry Jones new bus
Jerry Jones new bus Dallas Cowboys roll out new bus: 'The Elegant Lady', I started noticing the Dallas Cowboys bus about six years ago when I began ...

Jerry Jones and Cowboys Bring $2.5 Million 'Elegant Lady' Bus ...
The wins are huge, the losses severe and the bus is a multi-million ... I can't imagine Jerry Jones offering up ... New Mexico” a few years ago on the way to ...

#RIP Israeli investigation: Prisoner X hung himself

- Businessweek
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has partially lifted a gag order over the investigation into the death of an Australian-Israeli man in an Israeli prison two ...

Australia seeks explanations over 'Prisoner X' affair
According to ABC News program anonymous prisoner who hung himself in Ayalon Prison in 2010, may be Australian who was recruited into Mossad; Israeli ambassador meets ...

#UP Victoria’s Secret Model Cameron Russell: I Won ‘Genetic Lottery’

Model Cameron Russell: I get what I don't deserve - CNN.com
The real way that I became a model is that I won a genetic lottery, and I am the recipient of a legacy. What do I mean by legacy? Well, ...

Victoria’s Secret Model: I Won ‘Genetic Lottery’ [Video]
Victoria’s Secret model Cameron Russel has a secret that she’d like to share: She won the ‘Genetic Lottery.” Russell, who has modeled for brands ...

#UP Google's Stock Price Breaks $800 For The First Time

MarketWatch
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Shares of Google Inc. rallied Tuesday, setting a high as they rose above $800 for the first time in the Internet giant's history.

In Depth:Google's Stock Price Jumps Over $800 For The First Time

Swiss airline targeted in 'gigantic' diamond heist

USA TODAY
Brussels Airport and a Swiss airline are at the center of a multimillion dollar international diamond heist that's in the news this morning).

Highly Cited:Robbers breach gate, steal $50 million in diamonds at Belgian airport

Oscar Pistorius: "She died in my arms"

CBS News‎
PRETORIA, South Africa Oscar Pistorius told a packed courtroom Tuesday that he shot his girlfriend to death by mistake, thinking she was a robber.

From South Africa:Paralympic movement will grow despite Pistorius shock Sport LIVE
Opinion:Oscar Pistorius' fall from grace: Your Say

Several dead in Southern California shooting spree

- SFGate
TUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — A chaotic 25-minute shooting spree through Orange County early Tuesday left a trail of dead and injured victims before the shooter stopped and ...

Several dead in Southern California shooting spree
At least 3 dead in Southern California shooting spree; police report at least 6 crime scenes

Four dead, including suspect, in series of Orange County shootings
Los Angeles Times
At least four people were dead Tuesday morning after shootings in multiple locations in Orange County, authorities said. The first shooting was reported in Ladera Ranch, south of Mission Viejo, where the shooter is believed to have killed one person inside a ...

Roger Clemens reacts to Mindy McCready's death

Roger Clemens calls country singer Mindy McCready's death ...
Clemens reacts to McCready's death. ... Former baseball great Roger Clemens is calling the death of country star Mindy McCready ''sad news.''

Roger Clemens reacts to Mindy McCready's death, calls it 'sad ...
Kissimmee, Fla. — Former baseball great Roger Clemens is calling the death of country star Mindy McCready "sad news." Clemens, now a special instructor ...

#UP Bowling tax? Ohio planning to tax fun like concerts, sports, arcade games

Bowling tax? Ohio planning to tax fun like concerts, sports ...
Ohio’s Gov. John Kaisch has a plan to lower the state’s overall sales tax but in its wake he plans to use the lower rate to tax the fun right out of ...

Bowling tax? Ohio planning to tax fun like concerts, sports, arcade games

#UP Xanax 'better mom': Pills and the emotional roller coaster

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One woman’s admission that Xanax helps make her a “better mom” has put anti-depressants and parenting issues in the spotlight. Hope Chanda, mom to ...

Xanax ‘Better Mom’ | Today News Gazette
Xanax 'Better Mom', To deal with her depression and anxiety issues, J.D. Bailey does not use prescription drugs. She uses the delicate-fabrics setting on the..
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#UP Brothers blow up house while celebrating lottery win with drugs

Brothers Blow Up House Celebrating Lottery Win In Kansas: Cops
[Feb 18, 2013] Two Kansas brothers were lucky -- then, not so lucky -- and then fortunate again, after they both survived an explosion that destroyed their house.

Brothers blow up house while celebrating lottery win with drugs
WICHITA, Kan. – Authorities say two brothers accidentally blew up their house after celebrating a $75,000 winning lottery ticket by purchasing marijuana ...

#RIP Pat Derby dies: 'Flipper' and 'Lassie' trainer

Pat Derby Dead: 'Lassie' Trainer Turned Activist Dies At Age 69
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Pat Derby – a former Hollywood trainer for Flipper, Lassie and other performing animals who later devoted her life to protecting ...

Pat Derby dies: 'Flipper' and 'Lassie' trainer-turned ...
Pat Derby, 'Flipper' and 'Lassie' trainer-turned-activist, dies aged 69

What are Bernie Madoff's biggest regrets?

- Quora
Answer 1 of 2: I think his biggest regret is the impact his crime had on his family. Madoff seemed completely blindsided by the ferocity and venom of the public's ...

Madoff: I Wish I Hadn’t Pleaded Guilty - Silobreaker
Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff says he now regrets not going to trial, CNBC reports. The revelation comes in one of the six emails Madoff recently fired off to CNBC ...

Nude Men from 1800 to Today

Nudes check out nudes at Austrian museum
Philly.com
These museum goers didn't just leave their coats at the coat check. They handed over their shirts, trousers and underwear.

Nude men check out 'Nude Men' at Vienna's Leopold ...
The Sun Press
More than 60 art lovers did in a special after-hours showing at Vienna's prestigious Leopold museum. For many, the tour of "Nude Men from 1800 to Today" — an exhibit of 300 paintings, photographs, ...

Nude Men from 1800 to Today: Paintings spark nude tour in Vienna (Video)

Nude Men from 1800 to Today | Wal-Mart
Nude Men from 1800 to Today, The exhibit in Vienna’s Leopold Museum is entitled “Naked Men”, so a group of nudists and naturalists took the curators ...