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' NFL Considering Changes to Playoff Overtime - 'The NFL playoffs could be in line for an overtime rules change.
' Nano-Antennas Could Help Keep Quantum Secrets - 'Miniaturized television aerials made from gold nanorods could provide a way to control light on a chip — opening up the channels of quantum communication.
' Obama Postpones Overseas Trip To Focus On Health-Care Debate - 'Bowing to public and private complaints from lawmakers, President Obama decided Thursday to delay his overseas trip to Indonesia and Australia so that he can be in Washington for the culmination of his year-long effort to pass health-care legislation .
' Dolphins Experience Great Stress When Humans Swim w/Them - 'British study indicates wild dolphins experience "incredible stress" at the hands of well-meaning human swimmers and that such interactions harm dolphins' feeding, sleeping and socialization patterns...
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Antonio Banderas Appointed As UN Goodwill Ambassador - '
The United Nations Development Program has appointed Antonio Banderas as a Goodwill Ambassador in the fight against poverty.
The Spanish actor will be working to bring more focus to the Millennium Development Goals, which is attempting to reduce the amount of worldwide poverty in HALF by 2015.
Banderas said in a statement:
"Poverty robs us of our potential [...]' Paula Is NOT Doing Star Search - '
That's too bad!
Rumors were swirling about Paula Abdul hosting the remake of Star Search, but the deal did not go through. A source reveals:
“A deadline was given and no agreement was reached. And she was offered a lot of money…It looks like we hit the end of the road with Paula."
She's probably holding out [...]' Reese Is A Pioneer Woman! - '
This sounds an awful lot like Sweet Home Alabama.
Reese Witherspoon is rumored to be starring in The Pioneer Women, a film being developed by Columbia Pictures.
The Pioneer Woman will be based on the popular blog by Ree Drummond about a woman who made a detour in Oklahoma on her way to Chicago from L.A. [...]' Alec Baldwin Vs. The Enquirer - '
Meow!
Alec Baldwin was pissed when National Enquirer writer Mike Walker wrote an article about the actor yelling at Tina Fey on the set of 30 Rock so he responded in an interview with Britian's The Times calling him a "whore" and a "queen."
Mike responded in The Enquirer with, "Here's my headline: 'Alec Baldwin - Raging [...]' Did Joan Jett Have Some Work Done??? - '
She's just looking implausibly youthful for her age!
Last night, rocker Joan Jett strolled the red carpet for her new biopic The Runaways, alongside the likes of Cherie Currie and that swamp rat wrapped in tin foil Kristen Stewart.
We don't know, but it looks like Joan's sporting a younger looking face.
She does look amazing [...]'
NTSB: Wayward Northwest pilots awake but distracted - 'The pilots of Northwest Flight 188 did not fall asleep when they overflew their destination by more than 100 miles in October, the NTSB said in a detailed report.
' Dems unveil $940B health care plan - 'Democratic leaders unveiled a long-awaited $940 billion health care plan, setting up a final legislative showdown.
' U.S. man pleads guilty in Mumbai attack - 'A Chicago man charged in two international terror plots, including the Mumbai attacks, pleaded guilty to a dozen counts against him, and now will not face a trial.
' Child abuse scandal shatters Irish faith - 'John Kelly was 14 years old when, he says, he lost his faith in God.
' Priest, teen allegedly taped having sex - 'A police investigation continued Thursday into a Catholic abuse scandal in Brazil, which erupted last week when a network aired a video that it said showed a priest having sex with a 19-year-old altar boy.
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