Posts Tagged ‘the-news’

Tim Tebow Draws Crowd as Jets Open Locker Room

Friday, May 11th, 2012

As the Jets opened their practice center to the news media Thursday, much of the huddling was done around the locker of a new arrival, Tim Tebow.

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Will Apple suit mean cheaper e-books?

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

For consumers, the news that the Department of Justice is suing Apple and several publishers, accusing them of price-fixing, boils down to one kitchen-table question: Will this mean my e-books will get cheaper?

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Thank You For Giving Me the Vote, King Abdullah. Now Can I Please Have Something to Vote About?

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

When I, a Saudi female who lives in the city of Jeddah, first heard the news last month that King Abdullah was going to let women vote, my first reaction was, “vote in what?”

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Thank You For Giving Me the Vote, King Abdullah. Now Can I Please Have Something to Vote About?

VIDEO: ‘Maire de Londres’ shows French flair

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Mayor Boris Johnson has said the news that London will host the 2017 World Athletics Championships is “fantastic” for the city.

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Between Journalist and Advocate: The Amanda Knox Case

Sunday, October 9th, 2011

In the news frenzy surrounding an Italian court’s decision to free Amanda Knox, Nina Burleigh has seemed at times to tread a line between journalist and advocate.

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Between Journalist and Advocate: The Amanda Knox Case

Hair we go

Monday, June 6th, 2011

How do you break the news of a hair transplant operation?

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Hair we go

A Personal Note on Joplin, Missouri

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

This is not a personal blog and I don’t intend to let it become one, but since I’ve been a little light on posting recently I wanted to take a personal moment to talk about Joplin, Missouri, my home town, which, unless you are totally oblivious to the news, has been devastated by what has just been upgraded to an EF-5 tornado.. The photo at left,…

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Shriver Leaked Love Child News: Report

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

Maria Shriver may not have kept the news of her husband’s love child to herself after all. TMZ reported on Tuesday that Shriver agreed to remain mum on the subject until the couple announced they were separating, but afterward disclosed the scandal to…

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Shriver Asks for ‘Compassion’

Tuesday, May 17th, 2011

Maria Shriver has spoken out about the news that her estranged husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, fathered a child out of wedlock 15 years into their marriage. “This is a painful and heartbreaking time,” she told People magazine. “I ask for compassion,…

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Bush: Killing bin Laden a ‘Good Call’

Friday, May 13th, 2011

Former President George W. Bush has opened up about his reaction to bin Laden’s death. “I was eating a souffl

Paul McCartney Engaged Again

Friday, May 6th, 2011

Music legend Paul McCartney’s engaged to be married-again! The former Beatle’s rep confirmed the news to CNN after a source close to McCartney’s fianc

Wesley Clark: Tough it out in Afghanistan

Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Behind the widespread jubilation upon the news of Osama bin Laden’s death rests an important policy question: Can we now leave Afghanistan? After all, bin Laden is the reason we went there, 10 years ago. So, it’s certainly a fair question.

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Turning to Social Networks for News

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Some television news watchers had already heard the news of Osama bin Laden’s death through social media.

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Siesta? What siesta? Mexicans work longest hours in world

Sunday, May 1st, 2011

When the news was announced that Mexicans work longer days than anyone else in the world, many people here were too busy to notice.

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How the journalist prom got out of control

Friday, April 29th, 2011

On Thursday, The Washington Post editorializes that Donald Trump has been campaigning on “bogus” issues and that he should “cease and desist.” An article in the news pages the same day reports that the great orange charlatan’s “simply wild speculation” has “almost no basis in fact.”

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