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AUGUST 2009
8/31/09
- A Cleveland man bikes 800 miles to his 50th college reunion.
- Gut check on appendicitis.
- Obama defies safety nuts, shuns bike helmet, looks great, ignites debate.
- A company has designed helmets for infants who are learning how to crawl and walk.
- Officials ask how they failed to detect kidnapping victim, Jaycee Dugard.
- KFC's new "Double Down" sandwich swaps bun for two deep-fried chicken breasts, extra calories.
- Winners announced at 36th annual Daytime Emmy Awards.
- Rachael Ray wins Daytime Emmy for best talk show
- John Mayer's mug shot revealed; singer faces consequence.
- Jessica Simpson puts a spell on her ex Tony Romo.
8/21/09
- Twitter site offers followers line to God.
- President Obama's summer vacation 101: Ten fun facts about Martha's Vineyard.
- Luxury getaways for the President: Martha's Vineyard and beyond.
- Heavens are in alignment for Saturday's "Star Trek" wedding.
- California charges actor with muder in model's death.
- Hurrican Bill became less organized on Friday.
- Know the most commonly misspelled words.
- Top 10 most unusual State Fair foods.
- Snake found in yard is 11 feet long and 50 pounds!
- Study: candle-lit dinners add to pollution.
- Want to lose weight? Don't eat with overweight friends.
8/20/09
- Beloved husband & dad is mourned, but it's not his body in the casket.
- France fights the cost of universal health care.
- Sweet temptation? How gazing at cake helps you lose weight.
- Vikings ticket, jersey sales get boost due to Brett Favre's return to the NFL.
- Plaxico Burress pleads guilty, gets 2-year prison sentence.
- A group of residents with paintball guns are taking aim at speeders in one neighborhood.
- Definitately* the most mispelled word in the English language.
8/19/09
- Ever wonder what it takes to live to be 100 years old? Find out here.
- Paula Abdul is negotiating with FOX for a return to American Idol.
- 10-year-old girl busted for lacking lemonade stand permit.
- At 80-years-old a man rode his bike cross country from Oregon to New Hampshire.
- How outlet malls have convinced shoppers into thinking they're getting a sweet deal.
- Yard sale a shock for a woman, her neighbor was selling her stolen goods.
- NFL probing Cable for reportedly hitting assistant.
- A woman who works at a restaurant was arrested for stealing bacon.
- According to this survey, the average gamer is 35, fat and depressed.
- Obama Joker artist unmasked: not who readers were expecting.
8/18/09
- Bill could be major hurricane, edges closer to land.
- Survey reveals children search sex and porn on the web.
- On work tour in the West, Obama visits Old Faithful.
- Binge drinking has become nearly synonymous with college students as well as adults.
- Victoria Beckham is set to be offered $3 million to become a permanent judge on "American Idol" if she can prove herself to the US public.
- Raiders coach punched assistant in the face.
- Favre's Agent: "It's a done deal" that qb will sign with Vikings.
8/17/09
- Mom tasered in front of kids "posed no threat" - she has filed suit against the cop who used a device on her during a traffic stop.
- A man was arrested at a Town Hall meeting after holding a sign that had death threats for Obama written all over it.
- "Dancing With The Stars" cast announced: From Tom Delay To Macy Gray.
- Jessica Simpson's partying sank Romo relationship.
- LEGO movie announced: Have they gone too far this time?
8/14/09
- Michael Vick, Eagles agree on multimillion-dollar deal.
- World population projected to reach 7 billion in 2011.
- Alcohol responsible for 50 percent of Russian deaths.
- A couple in Idaho own and operate a giant hotel shaped like a beagle.
- Click here to see the 9 things that are the biggest rip off on the market, as featured in today's Beat Arnie game.
- FOX did not air a new episode of Family Guy about abortion. We have the video clips from a live table read.
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- Obama's baby boom is a bust.
- Kate Gosselin locked out of house, spends night in motel after arguing over Jon's kiss and tell.
8/13/09
- Click here to see what distracts American drivers the most.
- Dancing with the Stars season 9 casting rumors and wish list.
- Parents, kids today more in harmony than prior generations.
- Post Office vandalized with Obama "Joker" posters.
- Ohio cops defend slamming 84-year-old with knife to ground.
- Guitar legend Les Paul dies at age 94.
8/12/09
- Simon Cowells signs on with American Idol for 3 more years.
- Dancing pro doesn't want Abdul on panel for "Dancing With The Stars"
- Family gets traffic ticket during funeral, misses burial.
- Siblings ticketed for not wearing seatbelts miss sister's burial.
- Kelly Clarkson photoshopped to look thinner for "Self" magazine.
- Charlie Sheen is named the highest-paid US TV actor, again.
- Kate Gosselin a nightmare behind the scenes at "Today," sources say.
- Dane Cook refused to apologize for poking fun at Vanessa Hudgens' nude photo scandal.
- A Fox executive promises their just-announced documentary on Nadya Suleman, aka "Octomaom", will show everything.
- 70% say brides should take husband's name.
- New Volt should get 230 mpg in the city.
- Economists say recession is over.
- Anti-Obama memorabilia is increasingly emerging in the marketplace.
- Have needles, will knot: Portland's first sock summit is a hit.
- PETA's bloody "Unhappy Meals" making parents angry.
8/11/09
- Rescue team removes 24 people stuck on Great America ride for four hours.
- Fliers trapped on tarmac push for rules on release.
- Proposed airline passengers' bill of rights.
- 47 spend "surreal" 6 hours in grounded plane.
- Hillary Clinton gets defensive on foreigner when asked if she could express her husband's thoughts on a certain issue.
- Why exercise won't make you thin.
8/10/09
- California bands threatening noose displays, new law follows controversy over hanged effigies of Obama, Palin.
- Is the Obama Joker picture racist?
- Money affects life satisfaction, but not day-to-day happiness.
- Former Jack Daniel's master distiller dies at 69.
- Billy Mays' was on cocaine before he died, autopsy shows.
- Paula Abdul may join a rival TV talent show following her exit from American Idol.
- ABC opens the door for Paula Abdul to join Dancing With The Stars.
- Anger: classify it as mental disorder, researcher says.
- Law enforcement agents are reporting a troubling rise in the use of heroin as availablity of the drug rises and prices drop.
8/7/09
- Burger King is apologizing to a mom who was told she and her baby would have to leave the reastaurant because the infant wasn't wearing shoes.
- Burger King: No shoes rule taken too far when mom with barefoot baby asked to leave.
- More seek concealed weapons permits.
- According to this survey, the recession is straining US love lives.
- Suicide calls spike due to economy.
- PETA to target kids with disturbing "Unhappy Meals."
- President Obama faces 30 new death threats daily.
- Swine Flue Vaccine: questions remain about how many doses will be available.
8/6/09
- Military father refuses to take down tattered flag until son comes home.
- What will happen with American Idol without Paula Abdul?
- The game show "Let's Make A Deal" is returning to NBC, Wayne Brady will host.
- Jessica Simpson likens a breakup to a "death in the family."
- A handful of actresses are in the running to play Wonder Woman in a live-action movie.
- Victoria Beckham will be a guest judge on American Idol.
- Obama Joker poster popping up in Los Angeles.
- Baby Glutton the breastfeeding doll. A "sucky" idea?
- Controversial doll lets little girls pretend to breast-feed.
- Japan marks atomic bombing anniversary of Hiroshima.
- "Psycho Donuts" divide mental health community.
- BRAND NEW Cowboys Stadium becomes a star tourist attraction in Arlington.
8/5/09
- Obama joins reporter Helen Thomas to celebrate birthdays, with cupcakes.
- Psycho Donuts co-owner, mental health advocate take debate on TV.
- Post office mulls closing hundres of offices, facing a nearly $7 billion potential loss.
- Vermont man charged with digging up dad from grave.
- Dozy partygoer in railway sofa odyssey.
- Abdul "Idol" shocker a negotiating ploy?
- Had a baby? Set aside $221,000... see how much you will spend on a child, as featured in today's Beat Arnie game.
- An Ohio family visits 52 zoos in 52 weeks.
- California father refuses to take down tattered US Flag.
8/4/09
- Jessica Simpson takes back "Indian Giver" comment by saying she is 1/16th Native American.
- Teenage women in their thirties; the new social phenomenon.
- 10 "secrets" you shouldn't keep from your doctor, as featured in today's Beat Arnie game.
- White house urges caution for US hikers overseas.
- Iran questions detained US hikers.
- This man in his 30's fell in love with a pillow case that had an image from a video game.
- Looking for a bargain dinner? Try lobster.
- Nearly 70% of Americans have managed to negotiate a better deal on a purchase in recent months.
- Jobless grad sues college for 70k tuition because she can't get a job.
- Presidenmt Barack Obama's birthday present to himself: Celebrates 48th by bowling 144.
8/3/09
- Neighbors angry at man claming he's a sex offender.
- Turbulence injures 26 aboard continental flight.
- Four American friends were hiking through Iraq's Kurdistan region last week before three of them cross the unmarked border with Iran, where Iranian authorities detained them.
- The wife of a man who was sexually assaulted in a motel room is now in custody.
- Armed robber steals $3 from a 29-year-old woman, stabs her with a syringe and tells her he has AIDs.
- A 97-year-old man struck his first hole-in-one on a 115-yard hole.
- Vatican CD could be top of the Popes.
- John Paul II defined "Vicar of Christ" when asked what it meant.
- Is the pop the Vicar of Christ?
- China plague outbreak unlikely to cause mass deaths, WHO says.
- Marie Osmond's highly anticipated talk show "Marie," will not be going forward.
- "Funny People" falls flat at the box office.
- Big changes are happening in the new season of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" which returns to TLC tonight.
- LenDale White lost more than 30 pounds this NFL offseason by quicking tequila. |
