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Hugh Grant, Baby Daddy

• November 2, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, China, Class, Cultural History, Gossip, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "About a Boy", Actress, Affair, Baby, Baby Daddy, Bridget Jones, Cary Grant, Cell Phone Hacking, Cell Phone Hacking Scandal, Chelsea, Chinese, Common Sense, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Daniel Cleaver, Daughter, Dyan Cannon, Fling, Girl, Grant, Hugh Grant, Jennifer Grant, Legitimize, London, Marriage, Raising Children, Rupert Murdoch, Sex, Sexual Health, Sexuality, Slut-Shaming, Sophie Hong, Tinglan Hong, Tony Randall, United States, Unplanned Pregnancy

Tiki Barber: It’s All About The Benjamins and Not About The Sport

• March 9, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Love, Sexuality, Sports, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Tiger Woods, Tiki Barber, Women
Tags: Affair, Antonio Pierce, Asian American Women, Broke, Claudia Barber, Donovan McNabb, Ex-Wife, Fans, Filipina, Football, Ginny Barber, Girlfriend, Karma, LeGarrette Blount, Manhattan, NBC, New York Giants, Payback, Pregnant, Reputation, Retirement, Ronde Barber, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tiki Barber, Traci Lynn Johnson, Trifecta, Twin, Twins, Wife

Meanwhile, Back in Madison, WI: Elderly Former Dane County Alderman Busted for Placing an Ad on Craig’s List for Someone to Build Him a Mail Bomb for His Wife’s Boyfriend

• July 18, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Class, Crime, Cultural History, Differently-Abled, Domestic Violence, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "You Light Up My LIfe", Ad, Affair, Alderman, Alderwoman, Assisted Living Aide, ATF, Attempted First Degree Intentional Homicide, Bomb, Bomb Making, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, County of Dane, Craig's List, Craigslist, Dane County, Divorce, Dorothy Wheeler, Elderly, Flesh, Heather Snively, Homicide, Jansson Wheeler, Joe Brooks, Joseph Brooks, Korena Roberts, Latex, Lover, Madison, Madison Police Department, Madison WI, Marriage, Milwaukee Craig's List, Montana, Murder Suicide, Newborn, Oregon, Philip Markoff, Portland OR, Revenge Killing, Sex Lives, Sexuality, The Craigslist Killer, The Madison Police Department

Oprah is So Not Believing Rielle Hunter, and I Don’t Either

• April 30, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in American History, American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Oprah", "The Early Show", 2008 Presidential Campaign, Affair, Breakdown, Child, Daughter, Diane Dimond, Divorce, Elizabeth Edwards, Entertainment Tonight, Full Tilt Boogie, Haiti, Humanitarian Work, Illicitness, John Edwards, John Profumo, Jumpoff, Jumpoffs, Maggie Rodriguez, Marriage, Mistress, New Orleans, Oprah Winfrey, Public Identity, Recklessness, Rielle Hunter, Separation, Terminal Illness, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Youngs

Okay, Is It Sexual Harassment When Letterman Does His Women Staffers?

• October 2, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Daily AM/PM Talk Shows, Gossip, History, Sexuality, Television
Tags: "Moonstruck", "The Late Show with David Letterman", "The Late Show", Affair, Arrogance, Blackmail, CBS, David Letterman, Extortion, Grand Larceny, Groucho Marx, Harry Letterman, HuffPo, Infidelity, Jumpoff, Jumpoffs, Merrill Markoe, Michael Moore, Natalie Holder-Winfield, Regina Lasko, Robert Halderman, Sexual Harassment, Stephanie Birkitt, The Peacock Network, The Tiffany Network, TMZ.com, William Paley

Sahel Kazemi Thought McNair Was Cheating on Her With Another Woman Not His Wife

• July 8, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Crime, Domestic Violence, Love, People of Color, Sexuality, Women
Tags: Affair, Blue Moon Restaurant, Creepin', Dating, Depression, Girlfriend, John C. Tune Airport, Married, Murder Suicide, Other Woman, Ronal Serpas, Roofie, Sahel Kazemi, Steve McNair

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The Police Photoshopped His Mug Shot for a Lineup. He’s Not the Only One. August 25, 2019
When witness descriptions made no mention of a suspect’s facial tattoos, the police airbrushed them away for an identification lineup. The practice goes beyond one case.
4 Will Be Charged in Florida Nursing Home Deaths After Hurricane Irma, Lawyers Say August 25, 2019
A dozen residents’ deaths were ruled homicides by a medical examiner after the nursing home’s air-conditioners failed in 2017.
Candidate Says City in Michigan Should Be Kept White ‘As Much as Possible’ August 25, 2019
Jean Cramer, who is running for City Council in Marysville, Mich., added, “No foreign people.”
Summer on the Swollen Great Lakes August 25, 2019
The lakes rose this year to levels not seen in decades. A 1,234-mile drive around one of them revealed what all that water has left behind — vanishing beaches, closed roads, new islands.
How a Bitter Divorce Battle on Earth Led to Claims of a Crime in Space August 24, 2019
NASA is examining a claim that an astronaut improperly accessed the bank account of her estranged spouse from the Space Station.
‘Stand Your Ground’ Case in Florida Ends With Manslaughter Verdict August 25, 2019
Michael Drejka said he had feared for his life when he killed Markeis McGlockton in an argument over a parking spot.
Is It Unconstitutional to Sleep in Your Home? For a Governor, Perhaps August 23, 2019
Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia has had many political disputes, but whether he is spending enough nights in the Governor’s Mansion may be the unlikeliest.
2 Former Houston Police Officers Charged in Connection With Fatal Raid August 25, 2019
Prosecutors said the officers fabricated information to obtain a warrant for the raid, in which a man and a woman were killed.

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G7 summit: Iran foreign minister makes surprise Biarritz appearance August 25, 2019
Visit comes during summit at which policy on Iran has been one of most contentious issuesIran’s foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has made a surprise appearance in Biarritz in the middle of a G7 summit where western policy towards Iran has been one of the most contentious issues.The Iranian foreign ministry confirmed Zarif had flown to Biarritz at the […]
Boris Johnson: no deal would mean UK did not owe Brexit divorce bill August 25, 2019
PM says keeping £39bn is not threat but ‘reality’ before meeting with Donald TuskBoris Johnson has said the £39bn Brexit divorce bill would not “strictly speaking” be owed to Brussels in full in the event of no deal, insisting: “It’s not a threat. It’s a reality.”Speaking to broadcasters as he prepared to meet the European council president, Donald Tusk, at […]
Hong Kong protests: police fire teargas at demonstrators in triad-linked district August 25, 2019
March through Tsuen Wan after 29 protesters arrested in overnight clashesPolice have fired teargas at protesters after tens of thousands of people poured on to the streets on a rainy day in a Hong Kong area noted for its links with triad gangsters, where demonstrators were attacked by stick-wielding men two weeks ago.The protest, which has been sanctioned by […]
Barcelona police spare bathers' blushes with clothing 'robbery kits' August 25, 2019
Initiative particularly welcome among those who have clothes stolen on city’s nudist beachesPolice in Barcelona have handed out more than 100 emergency clothing kits to bathers who return from a swim to find everything they left on the beach has been stolen by the thieves who plague the city’s shoreline.The “robbery kits”, made up of a T-shirt bearing the ci […]
Italy's parties scramble to form government by Tuesday deadline August 25, 2019
Choice of PM proves main obstacle as PD and M5S try to head off far-right coalitionThe name of the next Italian prime minister is the main hurdle in talks between the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) and the centre-left Democratic party (PD) as they scramble to form a new government by Tuesday and avoid early elections that could put Matteo Salvin […]
Nearly 900,000 asylum seekers living in limbo in EU, figures show August 25, 2019
Backlog of claims persists despite number of arrivals almost halving in two yearsClose to 900,000 asylum seekers in the EU are waiting to have their claims processed, according to figures from the European statistics office.Women, men and unaccompanied children are living for years in uncertainty, with numbers of pending applications for international protec […]
'We all know he's unfit': Joe Walsh to challenge Trump in Republican primary August 25, 2019
Former congressman is one of president’s most vocal criticsOpinion: Trump seems to think he’s an emperorJoe Walsh, a talk radio host and former congressman, said on Sunday he would challenge Donald Trump for the 2020 Republican presidential nomination. Related: Something rotten? Trump's state over Denmark at heart of a madcap week Continue reading... […]
Russian officials blame food for traces of radiation in doctor treating blast victims August 25, 2019
Authorities say one man had cesium-137 in his muscle tissue, probably from ‘fish, mushrooms, lichens, algae’A doctor who helped treat victims of the mysterious nuclear blast in Russia more than two weeks ago has traces of radiation in his muscle tissue, said regional officials, who blamed the readings on his diet rather than the explosion.“Cesium-137 ... has […]

The BBC

Israel says it struck Iranian 'killer drone' sites in Syria August 25, 2019
In a rare acknowledgement, PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli forces targeted "killer drones".
Hong Kong police deploy water cannon at protests August 25, 2019
It is the first time the vehicles have been used in 12 weeks of anti-government protests.
Rohingya crisis: Rallies mark two years of exile in Bangladesh August 25, 2019
Two years after what the UN calls ethnic cleansing, refugees from Myanmar mark their "genocide day".
Amazon fires: Fines for environmental crimes drop under Bolsonaro August 24, 2019
The government is accused of ignoring illegal deforestation and burning in the Amazon.
Amazon fires: The devastation seen from above August 25, 2019
Swathes of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil are burning at a record rate.
Brexit: Donald Tusk and Boris Johnson clash over who is 'Mr No Deal' August 24, 2019
The European Council president and the PM will meet at the G7 summit on Sunday to discuss Brexit.
Algeria culture minister quits after concert stampede August 25, 2019
Five young fans of popular French-based rapper Soolking were killed in a stadium in Algiers.
Six hurt after lightning strike at golf tournament August 24, 2019
Six people are injured as lightning strikes hit a tree at the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta.