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- Joe Biden: ‘The President Has a Big Stick’ (VIDEO) - 2012-04-26 14:17:05-04
That may be more than we needed to know, Joe. Referring to President Roosevelt’s foreign policy quote about speaking softly and carrying a big stick, Vice President Joe Biden told the crowd at NYU that President Barack Obama followed a similar path while negotiating with Iran. “I promise you, the president has a big stick. [...] - Plan to Save U.S. Postal Service Passes Senate - 2012-04-26 14:39:21-04
Yesterday, the Senate passed a plan to help salvage the struggling U.S. Postal Service in an effort that could end up saving thousands of jobs and as many as 100 mail processing plants now slated to be shut down. The Senate voted 62-37 to help save the heavily-indebted Postal Service. Without assistance, the USPS would [...] - BLOOD DIAMOND TRIAL: Charles Taylor GUILTY of War Crimes (VIDEO) - 2012-04-26 14:52:53-04
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor has been found “criminally responsible” (read: guilty) for war crimes by supporting savage Sierra Leone rebels in return for blood diamonds. Presiding Judge Richard Lussick ruled that prosecutors proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Taylor aided and abetted crimes during Sierra Leone’s civil war. The judge said the warlord-turned-politician provided [...] - GODZILLUS FOSSIL: Experts Stumped by Kentucky Find - 2012-04-26 15:10:05-04
Scientists are trying to figure out what the so-called “Godzillus Fossil” used to be. The massive fossil recovered in the state of Kentucky in 2011 is more than 6 feet long and 3 feet wide. If you didn’t know any better, you might guess that it’s simply a concrete blob. Experts are trying to determine [...] - ‘Polite Burglar’ Calls Victim Wanting to Trade Items (VIDEO) - 2012-04-26 15:31:39-04
I guess “polite” doesn’t always equate to “smart.” Hours after breaking into a residence in the state of Washington, a burglar called the victim’s cousin, asking if he could stop by to trade some of the items he had stolen for a few personal items he’d accidentally left behind. The only thing the burglar asked [...] - Sports Minute for April 26 2012 (VIDEO) - 2012-04-26 16:00:21-04
Here are your top sports headlines for Thursday, April 26, 2012: - Creepy ceremonial first pitch in Japan - Nuggets beat Thunder to avoid number 8 seed - Steve Francis music video emerges Related Stories:Sports Minute for March 15 2012 (VIDEO)Sports Minute for April 24 2012 (VIDEO)Sports Minute for April 23 2012 (VIDEO)Sports Minute for [...] - Fiancee Jason Trawick Added to Britney Spears’ Conservatorship - 2012-04-26 16:11:54-04
When Britney Spears ties the knot with fiancee Jason Trawick, she’ll be marrying her new co-conservator. Yesterday, a judge signed off on Trawick’s request to be added to the pop singer’s conservatorship so he can manage Spears’ personal affairs as her father, Jamie Spears, has been doing for the past four years, ever since that [...] - Miss Dominican Republic Carlina Duran DETHRONED Over Secret Marriage - 2012-04-26 16:22:00-04
The woman who won the title of Miss Dominican Republic 2012, Carlina Duran, has been dethroned due to the discovery that she had been secretly married in 2009. The rules of the competition clearly state that the contestants must be single. They cannot be be married or divorced. During a press conference yesterday, Duran said [...] - Blind Man Fined for Not Seeing His Guide Dog Poop - 2012-04-26 16:36:34-04
A blind man in Leicester was stopped by a police officer last week and slapped with a $130 fine because he didn’t stop to clean up after his dog after it had pooped. “As I walked with Iona along Fulhurst Avenue a warden came up to me and asked me if I realised my dog had [...] - BREAKING: Federal Judge BLOCKS Release of Bin Laden Death Photos - 2012-04-26 18:40:21-04
A federal judge has just blocked the release of photos and video from the U.S. military operation that allegedly killed for Al Qaeda leader Osama bon Laden. The conservative group Judicial Watch had asked the United States Department of Defense to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request for the material, specifically photographs of [...] - Top News Headlines for April 26 2012 (VIDEO) - 2012-04-26 19:00:11-04
Here are your top news headlines for this Thursday evening, April 26, 2012: - Pakistan PM convicted of contempt - Syrian explosion kills at least 70 - Liberian president convicted of war crimes - Rupert Murdoch admits phone-hacking cover-up Related Stories:Rebekah Brooks ARRESTED AGAIN in Phone-Hacking ProbeFBI Intensifies Investigation into Murdoch’s News CorpJames Murdoch RESIGNS [...] - A Daughter Grows from Birth to 12 Years in 2 Minutes, 45 Seconds (VIDEO) - 2012-04-26 20:00:07-04
One dedicated dad was determined not to miss a single moment of his daughter’s childhood. Frans Hofmeester filmed his daughter every week for 624 weeks to make this moving video, which shows her life unfold from the day she was born to the day she turned 12. Check it out below. Mobile users: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtyqS68ViWk Related [...] - ShowBiz Minute for April 26 2012 (VIDEO) - 2012-04-26 22:00:15-04
Here are your top entertainment news headlines for Thursday, April 26, 2012: - Prosecutors show photos of Jennifer Hudson’s slain nephew - Whitney Houston shines in “Sparkle” teaser preview at CinemaCon - Judge adds Britney Spears’ fiancee to conservatorship Mobile users: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivnfe7jV6RU Related Stories:Fiancee Jason Trawick Added to Britney Spears’ ConservatorshipShowBiz Minute for April 25 [...] - Google Drive: Who Really Owns Your Files? (VIDEO) - 2012-04-27 01:00:49-04
The long wait is over. Yesterday, Google finally unveiled the long-awaited Google Drive. Now the debate can begin over who really owns the files you upload to Google Drive. Technology analyst Carmi Levy talks about concerns over the new digital storage service. Related articles GOOGLE DRIVE: What You Need to Know (VIDEO)(blippitt.com) Related Stories:GOOGLE DRIVE: [...] - Famous and Celebrity Birthdays for April 27 2012 - 2012-04-27 04:00:54-04
Here are your famous & celebrity birthdays for today: 1987 William Moseley (actor) 1984 Patrick Stump (singer, guitarist, Fall Out Boy) 1959 Sheena Easton (singer) 1951 Ace Frehley (musician – Kiss) 1947 Ann Peebles (soul singer) 1947 Dave Peel (entertainer) 1939 Judy Carne (Joyce Betterill) (actress) 1937 Sandy Dennis (actress) 1934 Anouk Aimee (actress) 1932 Maxine (Ella) [...] - News Minute: Top Stories for April 27 2012 (VIDEO) - 2012-04-27 07:00:58-04
Here are your top stories for this Friday morning, April 27, 2012: - Bin Laden anniversary nears - Biden defends Obama’s record - Charles Taylor convicted of war crimes - NFL Draft begins Mobile users: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io63hLwWYN4 Related articles Joe Biden: ‘The President Has a Big Stick’ (VIDEO)(blippitt.com) Related Stories:News Minute: Top Stories for March 9 [...] - 2012 NFL Draft Picks: Round 1 Picks - 2012-04-27 09:23:42-04
The first round is in the books. Round 1 of the 2012 NFL Draft went down last night, and the picks were coming fast and furious. To the surprise of no one, the Indianapolis Colts chose quarterback Andrew Luck of Stanford with their No. 1 pick, and Robert Griffin III went to the Washington Redskins [...] - SUSPENDING PRO BOWL: NFL All-Star Game in Doubt (VIDEO) - 2012-04-27 09:38:09-04
The NFL is considering suspending the Pro Bowl, according to various sources. The league’s version of the All-Star Game will likely be dropped this season and beyond. Beyond next year, a league source says the Pro Bowl is “D.O.A. (dead on arrival).” The next Pro Bowl is set to take place the week prior to [...] - Zimmerman Website Generates Six Figures, Trayvon Attorney Wants Him Back in Jail - 2012-04-27 09:59:40-04
Remember that website that George Zimmerman set up to solicit donations for his legal fees and to fend off others who were trying to impersonate him? That little site made Trayvon Martin’s shooter a tidy six figures. The funds are expected to be discussed at a court hearing today in Florida, according to his attorney. [...] - LONDON HOSTAGE SITUATION: Man ‘with Grievance’ Straps Bomb to Self (PHOTOS) - 2012-04-27 10:12:36-04
A busy area of London has just been sealed off by police after a man “with a grievance” stormed a fifth floor office and reportedly took four people hostage. Police, bomb squad personnel, and hostage negotiators were dispatched to the building, located on Tottenham Court Road, after witnesses said the man was possibly carrying a [...] - Is a Strange UFO Orbiting the Sun? (VIDEO) - 2012-04-27 11:15:37-04
Here’s something that’s got the alternative news community buzzing. A video image captured from NASA’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) on Tuesday (April 24) seems to show a large metallic spaceship or UFO of some sort orbiting the sun. A blogger for Gather says it’s “what looks like a metallic, jointed spaceship with a gigantic [...] - HOUSE PASSES CISPA IN SURPRISE VOTE - 2012-04-27 12:04:48-04
It wasn’t supposed to happen this way. The House of Representatives was supposed to debate the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act last night (Thursday) and then vote on it today (Friday). As usual, though, Congress is trying to speed things up before the outcry over the questionable piece of legislation becomes to loud [...] - Delmon Young, Detroit Tigers DH, Arrested after Fight in NY, Possible Hate Crime - 2012-04-27 12:33:46-04
Detroit Tigers’ designated hitter Delmon Young has just been arrested in New York for allegedly attacking a man outside a hotel in midtown Manhattan. The Tigers’ DH and outfielder apparently went on an anti-Semitic rant aimed at a pan-handler at the hotel, according to police documents. Young was standing outside of the Hilton New York [...] - Emmitt Thunderpaws Welcomes Home Military Dad (VIDEO) - 2012-04-27 13:06:21-04
How do you say, “Gosh, I missed you” in dog? I don’t know, but Emmitt the Great Dane, A.K.A. “Thunderpaws” certainly seems to have it figured out. In yet another happy dog reunion, Emmitt can be seen reuniting with his owner, Trevor Chowder, who was returning from deployment in Afghanistan after spending nine months overseas. [...] - Obama Turns Killing of Bin Laden into Campaign Ad (VIDEO) - 2012-04-27 13:25:19-04
You stay classy, Mr. President. Just days after a federal judge blocked the release of the Osama bin Laden death photos for fear that it would spark retaliation against our troops overseas, President Barack Obama’s campaign has released a new ad touting the killing of the former Al Qaeda mastermind. The new Obama campaign ad [...]