Lauren Tyler

Anti-Obama Spam Texts Linked To Republican Consultants

Anti-Obama spam texts were sent to many people who are following the presidential campaign via social media, or who have a relation to someone who is, on Tuesday night. The anti-Obama spam texts went out between 7:30 and 10 pm, NPRreports. Texts which were anonymously sent, were then quickly and easily traced to a Republican […]

11y ago

bbc|russia|Vladimir Putin

Russia Imposes Internet Blacklist Law

The Russian government enacted an internet blacklist law, which aims to protect children from viewing harmful internet content by enabling the government to remove sites which it feels can be damaging. Russian authorities can now blacklist and force websites offline without being tried, BBC reports. Both the houses of parliament approved the law, which was […]

11y ago

brad pitt|gay marriage|george clooney|Los Angeles|maine

Brad Pitt Contributes $100K For Gay Marriage Initiatives

Brad Pitt agreed to donate $100,000 in order to booster the strength of highly-contested gay marriage initiatives in four states. Pitt agreed to match contributions of up to $100,000 from other members for the Human Rights Campaign’s National Marriage Fund, which is the nation’s largest gay rights group. Pitt wrote an email on Wednesday, sent […]

11y ago

bbc|las vegas

Greg Merson Wins World Series Of Poker

Professional US Poker Player, Greg Merson won the World Series of Poker and will be going home with $8.53 million, BBCreports. Merson, 24, won the World Series of Poker after outlasting all of his opponents during a marathon session which ended before dawn, in Las Vegas, NV. The World Series of Poker began in July […]

11y ago

Hannah Montana|miley cyrus|mtv

Miley Cyrus “Wants To Be Her Own Person,” Jessie Andrews Says

Miley Cyrus is changing her image from the innocent Hannah Montana past and turning into what some consider to be “her own person,” porn star Jessie Andrews said. Cyrus sings in the chorus of the dubstep track “Decisions” by Borgore, which is about the Israeli DJ’s ex-girlfriend, porn star Jessie Andrews. Andrews spoke with MTV […]

11y ago

Halloween|nepal|United States

Nepalese Blood-Drinking Festivals

A Nepalese blood-drinking festival seems creepily apt for Halloween, but in reality it is a festival in which Buddhists reflect on eating meat. In Nepal, Buddhists drink the blood of yaks for their annual festival. The shaggy-haired creatures are related to the American equivalent of cattle, but instead the Nepalese animal grazes in the Himalayas. […]

11y ago

australia|Elijah Wood

‘Wilfred’ Returns For Third Season On FX

, the FX series with Elijah Wood and Jason Gann will get another walk around the network’s block for a third season. The eccentric half-hour series follows Elijah Wood, a distressed, young attorney who buddies up with a neighbor’s human-like dog, named Wilfred, who is played by Jason Gann and will be renewed for the […]

11y ago

disney|george lucas|star wars

George Lucas Will Donate Part Of Disney Sale To Education

George Lucas will give a large portion of his $4.05 billion sale proceeds from the Lucasfilm sale to a currently unknown foundation which supports education. A spokesperson from Lucasfilm spoke with The Hollywood Reporter about the director’s intention to donate part of the Disney sale to primarily benefit education: “George Lucas has expressed his intention, […]

11y ago

archaeology|bulgaria

Europe’s Earliest Prehistoric Town Discovered

Europe’s oldest prehistoric town is thought to have been unearthed by archaeologists, in Bulgaria. The fortified settlement of Europe’s earliest prehistoric town is near modern day Provadia, Bulgaria and was believed to be an important salt production center, BBCreports. According to archaeologists, the prehistoric town is thought to date back to between 4700 and 4200 […]

11y ago

argentina|colombia|United States

Colombia Drug Lord Captured In Argentina

Colombia’s notorious drug lord, Henry de Jesus Lopez, was arrested in a suburb of Buenos Aires, after a months-long chase led by Colombian police through South America. The Colombian drug lord known as Mi Sangre, or My Blood, is thought to be the leader of the Urabenos gang, which dictates much of the drug trade […]

11y ago

amazon|argentina|Ecuador

Ecuadoreans Will Sue Chevron Corp. In Argentina For Mass Pollution

A group of Ecuadoreans will sue Chevron Corp. in Argentina in order to seize the oil company’s assets, BBCreports. The Ecuadorean plaintiffs involved in the suit against Chevron, accuse the company of polluting the Amazonian land and putting the health of its’ people at significant risk. Last year, Chevron was ordered by an Ecuadorean court […]

11y ago

Stephen Colbert

Ralph Nader to Stephen Colbert: Give Me Your Super PAC Cash!

Ralph Nader asked Stephen Colbert to show Nader’s nonprofit American Museum of Tort Law project a little love, by donating some of Colbert’s Super PAC cash. The Colbert Report host’s Super PAC, “Making a better tomorrow, tomorrow,” has nearly $778,000 and the five-time presidential nominee, Nader, wants the cash to help build the museum, The […]

11y ago

kim jong il|kim jong un|north korea|South Korea

North Korea Leader’s Wife Pregnant?

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s wife, Ri Sol Ju, has reappeared in the North Korean state media after a two-month hiatus, either for being publicly scolded for ill-fitted conduct or for possibly being pregnant. The North Korean leader’s wife is though to be pregnant because of her appearance during a concert at the Kim […]

11y ago

Barack Obama|Chris Christie|Mitt Romney|new jersey|United States

President Obama Surveys Storm Sandy Devestation In Atlantic City

President Obama, accompanied with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie surveyed Storm Sandy’s wreckage in Atlantic City, on Wednesday. President Obama surveyed a city which was hit particularly hard by the storm, leaving millions of residents without power and their homes flooded. Governor Christie anticipates the destruction’s toll will be billions of dollars, The Wall Street […]

11y ago

John F Kennedy

JFK Airport And Newark Reopen

John F. Kennedy and Newark Liberty Airports reopened for limited flight service as Hurricane Sandy has eased, allowing air traffic to return to one of the world’s busiest aviation markets. More than 18,000 flights were grounded, cutting off access to the Atlantic until the reopening of JFK and Newark, although New York’s LaGuardia and New […]

11y ago

ohio

Ohio Teen Convicted In Fatal Craigslist Plot

An Ohio teen was found guilty of aggravated murder for his part in a fatal plot where he tried to entice men who were desperate for work with false Craigslist job offers, the Associated Press reports. Prosecutors argued that the Ohio 17-year-old Brogan Rafferty was willing to participate in three murders. Defense argued that the […]

11y ago

australia|United States|world cup

Tom Sermanni Hired As New US Women’s Coach

Tom Sermanni was hired as coach of the US women’s soccer team on Tuesday, replacing Pia Sundhage. Sermanni has coached Australia’s team for the last eight years before taking the position as coach with the US women’s team, The Washington Timesreported. In 2008, The United States Soccer Federation had interviewed Sermanni but decided to hire […]

11y ago

indonesia

Orangutan Shot With Air Gun Rescued In Borneo

An orangutan who was shot by an air rifle was rescued in Indonesia’s Borneo region, and rescuers are working adamantly to dislodge 104 pellets from her body, a conservationist told the Associated Press on Saturday. The shot orangutan was found in a palm oil plantation in the Central Kalimantan province, this month, Tigor Nainggolan, a […]

11y ago

cnn|Louisiana|Mitt Romney

Does Mitt Romney Want to Get Rid of FEMA?

Mitt Romney indicated last year during a GOP presidential debate that he wanted to cut or even possibly privatize the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Last year, Romney’s FEMA cutting comments may not have made a tremendous effect, but now the question is coming into play and Romney doesn’t want to talk about it, Bloombergreports. As […]

11y ago

New York City

US Stock Markets Expect To Open On Wednesday

US stock markets are expected to reopen on Wednesday for the first time in two days after Hurricane Sandy squalled New York City with the worst storm the city has seen in 75 years. The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is expected to open, though it may need to operate using fully electronic trading, NYSE […]

11y ago