#UP Marines T-Shirt Ban Ignites Controversy in Illinois Middle School

Marines T-Shirt Ban: Middle School Teacher Asked Student to ...
When an eighth grader was asked to take off his U.S. Marines T-shirt at school or face suspension, his father was shocked and requested that the school re ...

Marines T-Shirt Ban Ignites Controversy in Illinois Middle ...
A Marines t-shirt ban at Genoa-Kingston Middle School in Genoa, Illinois has spurred controversy across the nation. Fourteen-year-old Michael McIntyre was ...

#RIP Actor Dale Robertson Dies in California Hospital

Actor Dale Robertson, Oklahoma native, dies in southern ...
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma native Dale Robertson — a star of television and movie westerns during the genre’s heyday — has died at age 89. Robertson ...

Actor Dale Robertson Dies in California Hospital - ABC News
Dale Robertson, an Oklahoma native who became a star of television and movie Westerns during the genre's heyday, died Tuesday. He was 89.

#UP Lego toy sales get 25 per cent gain in 2012 thanks to sex change

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The Canadian Press
By The Associated Press COPENHAGEN - Lego's sales soared 25 per cent last year thanks in part to its new series of building blocks designed for girls. The privately owned company said Thursday that on ... more »
Lego sales soar on demand for new girls' series
Associated Press
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Lego's sales soared 25 percent last year thanks in part to its new series of building blocks designed for girls.The privately owned company said Thursday that on revenue of ...

#UP 15-Year-Old Alleged Maldives Rape Victim Sentenced To 100 Lashes For Premarital Sex Charge

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'Traumatised' 15-year-old rape victim sentenced to 100 lashes in the Maldives for engaging in pre-marital sex

Kathy Bates set to join American Horror Story

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Oscar-winning actress is expected to star alongside Jessica Lange in the third season of the hit FX anthology series more »

Kathy Bates and Jessica Lange to face off in ...
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Kathy Bates and Jessica Lange will play friends who become worst enemies in the third season of Ryan Murphy's "American Horror Story."Bates, who won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1990 for her ...

#UP $600,000 per month rental hits the market in Beverly Hills

Lease The Godfather's home for $600,000 a month
If you're looking for a place with fame attached to its name, look no further than the Beverly House in (where else?) Beverly Hills.Owned by publishing tycoon William Hearst...

$600,000 per month rental hits the market in Beverly Hills
Think your rent is expensive? Check out this high-end rental in Beverly Hills, which is being marketed at $600,000 per month. PS: The average rent price in the Twin ...

#RIP BBC News - Inspirational French writer Stephane Hessel dies at 95

Stephane Hessel, the former French Resistance fighter whose 2010 manifesto Time for Outrage inspired social protesters in Europe, dies aged 95.

Stephane Hessel, who inspired Occupy movement, dies at 95 ...
Stephane Hessel of France was a man of many talents. As a spy for the French Resistance, he survived the Nazi death camp at Buchenwald by assuming the identity of a ...

#UP Kaley Cuoco shills for Dish, as her network sues them

NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Never accuse "The Big Bang Theory" star Kaley Cuoco of toeing the CBS company line. Even as CBS is suing Dish over a feature in its Hopper service, the actress tweeted a paid endorsement for the satellite TV provider on Wednesday. CBS, ABC, Fox and NBC are locked in litigation with Dish over the Hopper's "Auto Hop" feature, which allows people to watch previously aired ...

Fashion Face-Off: Amy Adams vs. Kaley Cuoco in Fluffy Ball Gowns
Well this explains the déjà vu we experienced when Amy Adams hit the red carpet at the Oscars. Kaley Cuoco wore an almost identical gown at the 2012 SAG awards! The Master...

#RIP Debi Austin, featured in anti-smoking 'Voicebox' ad, dies

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Deborah "Debi" Austin, a Californian who became a symbol of the anti-smoking movement for her powerful role in advocacy and education, died last week. She ...

Debi Austin, star of jarring 1990s anti-smoking ad, dies at ...
Debi Austin, star of jarring 1990s anti-smoking ad, dies at 62 After losing her larynx to cancer, Debi Austin became a powerful advocate in the public ...

#UP Manny Ramirez to play in Taiwan if MLB team doesn't call

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ORLANDO -- If Manny Ramirez doesn't have a job in Major League Baseball by March 7, he will go and play for a team in Taiwan, the player said to ...

Manny will play in Taiwan if he can't get an MLB job by March ...
Manny Ramirez said he will play for a team in Taiwan if an MLB club does not sign him in the next 10 days.

#UP Chris Cooper cast as Green Goblin in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"

Chris Cooper Could Help Make New 'Spider-Man 2' ...
The Atlantic Wire
Chris Cooper is joining the seemingly always expanding family of The Amazing Spider-Man sequel as Norman Osborn, the man who eventually becomes the Green Goblin, and while he may not be a super ...

Chris Cooper cast as Green Goblin in "Amazing ...
Reuters
LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Chris Cooper has been cast as Norman Osborn - the Green Goblin's corporate alter ego - in Marc Webb's "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," a spokesman for Sony told TheWrap.

#UP Fraternity raises money for transgender brother's sex change

College frat raises money to pay for ...
Fraternity sex change became a top trending topic on search engines today after CNN News reported this Wednesday, Feb. 27, that Donnie Collins ...

Fraternity raises money for transgender brother's sex change ...
BOSTON A transgender student at Boston's Emerson College has found overwhelming support in his new fraternity, CBS Boston reports. 20-year-old Donnie ...

Grandma shot self, young grandsons in car

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PRESTON, Conn. (AP) — A woman who picked up her two young grandsons from daycare and was supposed to bring them home so the 2-year-old could open his ...

Teen tells 911: 'Grandma shot me. I'm going to die.' | HLNtv.com
Grandma claims she shot boy in self-defense; ... Sandra Layne, is charged with his murder, but claims she shot her grandson five times in self-defense.

Shark, possibly 14 feet long, kills film director

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An award-winning short-film director was killed Wednesday by a "huge" shark off New Zealand in a bloody attack being blamed on a great white.

From New Zealand:Victim strayed into pack of feeding sharks New Zealand Herald
In Depth:Shark attack: Adam Strange was attacked at Muriwai Beach on Aucklands west ...Daily Mail

A shark, possibly 14 feet long, killed a swimmer near a beach in New Zealand on Wednesday then disappeared after police attempted to save the man by firing gunshots at the predator.

Ford announces pricing for Fiesta ST hot-hatch

Los Angeles Times
$22,195. That's all you'll need to get into the seat of Ford's newest -- and smallest -- hot hatch, the Fiesta ST. The automaker added the ST to its online configurator for the 2014 version of the four-door hatchback Tuesday.

#UP Jennifer Aniston planning dream wedding with Justin Theroux

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Get all the details on Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux's "secret wedding" here!

Jennifer Aniston's planning 'small' wedding
When Justin Theroux and Jennifer Aniston worked the Oscar red carpet Sunday night, one of their poses caught celeb-watchers' eyes.

#UP Judge, Lisa Traylor-Wolff,accused of affair with inmate

Judge Lisa Traylor-Wolff allegedly carried on ...
UPI
By GABRIELLE LEVY, UPI.com An Indiana judge and attorney is accused of beginning a romantic relationship with her client and continuing the affair after he was convicted and sent to prison.

Cass public defender Lisa Traylor-Wolff accused of ...
Pharos-Tribune
The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has filed disciplinary charges against Lisa Traylor-Wolff, a senior judge serving in Pulaski and Fulton Counties and a public defender in Cass County. ...

#RIP Van Cliburn, celebrated classical pianist, dies at 78

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Van Cliburn, the tall, gangly, curly-haired Texan who became the most famous classical pianist in American history over the course of a single extraordinary week in ...

American classical pianist Van Cliburn dies at 78 - Salon.com
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Van Cliburn, the internationally celebrated pianist whose triumph at a 1958 Moscow competition helped thaw the Cold War and ...

#UP Scott Weiland Fired By Stone Temple Pilots

NEW YORK -- The Stone Temple Pilots have fired singer Scott Weiland (WY'-land). In a one-sentence news release Wednesday, publicist Kymm Britton said ...

Grammy-winning rock band Stone Temple Pilots fires singer ...
NEW YORK — The Stone Temple Pilots have fired singer Scott Weiland (WY’-land). In a one-sentence news release Wednesday, publicist Kymm Britton said: “Stone ...

Dog Shoots Its Owner

Dog Shoots Owner Gregory Lanier with 'Unloaded Gun'
Gregory Lanier's dog accidentally shot him in the leg with a gun, which he thought was unloaded, in Sebring, Florida. Lanier was riding in his truck on Feb ...

Dog Shoots Its Owner; Not The First Time He 'Accidentally' Kicks Gun A Florida man is recovering after his dog shot him in the leg. Gregory Dale Lanier was ...

Michelle Williams, Jason Segel Split

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The fairytale is over for Michelle Williams and Jason Segel. The Oz the Great and Powerful star and the How I Met Your Mother actor split a few weeks ago ...

Michelle Williams, Jason Segel Split
Michelle Williams and Jason Segel are back on the market. The Oz the Great and Powerful actress, 32, and the How I Met Your Mother star, 33, quietly ended their ...

Plenty of school closings following overnight snowfall

Lansing State Journal
Dozens of school districts in the Lansing region are closed today following a night of snowfall.

Real Madrid defeats Barcelona to reach the Copa del Rey final

Barcelona v Real Madrid: Copa del Rey player ratings The Independent
Real Madrid produced a magnificent performance against an under par Barcelona side to reach the Copa del Rey final last night. Cristiano Ronaldo was on target twice in a display that will send a shiver down the spine of Manchester United manager Sir ...

Barcelona v Real Madrid – as it happened The Guardian
Real Madrid's second, Bob Jones writes: "I'm sorry Rob, that was never a WONDERFUL PASS from Khedira. It was an oldschool English style football HOOF from deep inside the own half. Also, how Alonso is not sent off and Barcelona (that you ...

Obama, Congress: Doing nothing about sequester cuts

Obama, Lawmakers to Meet Over Looming Cuts
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama and congressional leaders plan to meet at the White House on Friday to discuss the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts set to start the same day, according to a White House official.

Opinion:Guest view of Congressman Dan Kildee: Doing nothing about sequester cuts ...MLive.com
In Depth:Obama to meet congressional leaders on ways to avoid sequester impact Washington Post

‘Dumb’ Budget Cuts: Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday called $85 billion in across-the-board spending reductions due to take effect starting Friday “a …

Film director killed in New Zealand shark attack

USA TODAY
An award-winning short-film director was killed Wednesday by a "huge" shark off New Zealand in a bloody attack being blamed on a great white.

From New Zealand:Victim strayed into pack of feeding sharks New Zealand Herald
In Depth:Shark attack: Adam Strange was attacked at Muriwai Beach on Aucklands west ...Daily Mail

A shark, possibly 14 feet long, killed a swimmer near a beach in New Zealand on Wednesday then disappeared after police attempted to save the man by firing gunshots at the predator.

#UP Maksim Chmerkovskiy out, ‘DWTS’ dancer hangs up his dancing shoes (Video)

Maksim Chmerkovskiy Explains Dancing Departure: 'I'm Still ...
Maksim Chmerkovskiy's "Dancing with the Stars" days are officially over ... How about sitting some of those judges out - especially the Carrie Ann character.

Is Maksim Chmerkovskiy Leaving Dancing with the Stars ...
Maksim Chmerkovskiy has hit the Dancing with the Stars floor for the last time

#UP Stuxnet cyberweapon dates back to 2005, Symantec

Stuxnet computer virus much older than once ...
The Christian Science Monitor
Stuxnet, a computer virus that attacked Iran's nuclear program, dates back to 2007, according to researchers at Symantec Corp. Stuxnet, believed to have been created by the US and Israel, was in ...

Stuxnet cyberweapon dates back to 2005, Symantec ...
TechWorld
The Stuxnet cyber-weapon discovered slamming into Iran’s Natanz nuclear enrichment facility in the summer of 2010 was probably in development for up to five years before that date, a new analysis by ...

Stuxnet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stuxnet is a computer worm discovered in June 2010 that is believed to have been created by the United States and Israel to attack Iran's nuclear facilities. Stuxnet ...

#UP Oreo Separator Machine: Physicist Solves A Snack Problem

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Oreo Separator Machine: Physicist Solves A Snack Problem In A Wonderfully Complicated Way (VIDEO)
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OREO Separator Machine #1 - Creator: Physicist David Neevel ...
It's a basic human desire to separate an OREO cookie. Humans love either cookie or creme. And sometimes a man just needs to invent a machine to do the hard work of ...

NASCAR fans to sue? Maybe not

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The attorney for three NASCAR fans injured last weekend during a race the day before the Daytona 500 says his clients may sue, but he hopes to reach a ...

NASCAR fans to sue after Daytona car crash, suing race ...
NASCAR fans to sue race organizers at the Daytona 500 over the car crash this weekend has the public talking, as The Epoch Times reported this Tuesday, Feb. 26, that ...

NASCAR Fans to Sue for Getting Injured in the Daytona Crash ...
Some of the fans injured at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night are suing NASCAR. While initial reports described that 28 people were injured during the ...

#UP Rep. Ellison Calls Hannity ‘The Worst Excuse For A Journalist I’ve Ever Seen’ (VIDEO)

Hannity 'worst excuse': Hannity ripped by Keith Ellison ...
Hannity is the "worst excuse of a journalist" according to Rep. Keith Ellison. On Feb. 27, the Washington Post reported that Ellison ripped Sean Hannity ...

Keith Ellison Explodes At Sean Hannity: 'The Worst Excuse For A Journalist I've Ever Seen' (VIDEO)

Tina Fey: “No way” would I host Oscars

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are on most everyone’s short list to host the Oscars, after their star turn at the Golden Globes and the unfunny douchebaggery ...

Tina Fey: 'No way' she'd host Oscars
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were such a hit as hosts of the Golden Globes that there's a lot of chatter about how great they'd be as Oscar hosts.