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Entries from November 2007

Hulk Hogan learned his wife Linda filed for divorce from a stranger

November 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan learned that his wife Linda filed for divorce from a reporter in Florida, and was shocked by the news.
Linda Hogan filed the papers on Tuesday stating that she wanted a divorce from the Hulkster.
Hulk Hogan was called from a local newspaper and upon hearing the news stated “Thank you for […]

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Talks to end Broadway labor dispute start again

November 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Talks to end the Broadway labor dispute kicked off again on Sunday morning as the two sides returned to the table for the first time since talks broke off last week between the stagehands union Local One and the League of American Theaters and Producers.
There has been nothing confirmed as of yet but the […]

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Disney hits movie gold again with Enchanted

November 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Disney has another hit on their hands as the musical fairy tale Enchanted had a huge opening weekend taking in $50 million during the holiday weekend box office.
The PG-rated Walt Disney film stars Amy Adams and managed to pull in $50 million from Wednesday through Sunday in North American theaters.
This is one of the […]

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Middle East peace conference receives big push

November 26th, 2007 · No Comments

The Middle East peace conference has received a big push thanks to the announcement by Syria that they will join the summit in Annapolis.
The United States is set to be the mediator at the Annapolis conference which will kick off on Monday. There has been a great deal of Arab support thus far […]

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Tags: World

New prime minister of Australia will sign Kyoto pact

November 26th, 2007 · No Comments

The new prime minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, is wasting absolutely no time as he announced on Sunday to make climate change a top priority, holding meetings about signing the Kyoto pact.
The Kyoto pact focuses on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. His predecessor, John Howard, refused to endorse the pact.
Rudd is making good on […]

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Tags: World

China Allows US Ships To Dock

November 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Boston - China finally approved the United States to dock in Hong Kong for the Thanksgiving holiday, but it was too late as the US Navy USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier had already left after initially being refused when they requested to dock.
8,000 crew members of the USS Kitty Hawk as well as one […]

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Tags: U.S. · World

Springsteen Leaves Tour For Medical Reasons

November 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Boston - The Keyboardist Danny Federici, an original member of the Bruce Springsteen E Street Band has left the band for health reasons.
He is taking a leave of absense from the group for treatment of melanoma. Federici is going to be replaced by Charles Giordano, who played in the Sessions band of Springsteen […]

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Tags: Entertainment

internet harassment a growing problem

November 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Boston - A town is still in shock after a 13-year-old girl committed suicide, hanging herself after being a victim of “cyber-bullying” on the social networking site MySpace.
A campaign against “cyber-bullying” has already kicked into gear as many are pushing for a law to make internet harassment a criminal offense in the United States.
Officials in […]

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Tags: U.S. · Sci/Tec

Wii And 360 Even In Market Share

November 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Boston - The Microsoft Xbox 360 is no longer the market leader in the next-gen console war as the Nintendo Wii has now pulled even in terms of total market share with the Xbox 360.
The Microsoft Xbox 360 launched one full year before the Nintendo Wii, but that has not slowed down the Wii […]

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Tags: Sci/Tec

Rock Band Sues Makers Of Guitar Hero 3

November 23rd, 2007 · No Comments

Boston - The Detroit rock band the Romantics have filed a lawsuit against the publisher of the popular video game Guitar Hero, Activision.
They are claiming that the game infringes on the group’s rights. The rights they are talking about revolve around the sound-alike recording of one of their hit songs, “What I Like About […]

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Tags: Sci/Tec