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Jon & Kate Plus 8: Jon Can't Spell His Own Name or Penalty?

Now that Jon is no longer going to be a part of Jon & Kate Plus 8, and it's going to be Kate Plus 8 apparently, he seems to think that production should be halted on the show. He sent a letter to TLC demanding they halt production and put up a sign on the gates of his...

General Electric Fined For Accounting Fraud

General Electric Co. has been charged with misleading its investors through improper accounting aimed to make the company seem more attractive to potential investors. The charges against General Electric were...

Honduras 3, Mexico 1

Mexico lost an important game again. Changing coaches has not been the answer, from Ricardo La Volpe to Hugo Sanchez then Sven-Goran Eriksson in a short period of time, the national team still keeps sliding down....

Saudi: 40 lashes for 75-year-old woman "mingling with young men"

The woman was arrested by the religious police for asking two young men, who were not relatives of hers, to bring her five loaves of bread."A 75-year-old widow in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to 40 lashes and four months in jail for mingling with two young men who are not...

Matt Dillon arrested in Vermont for excessive speeding

Actor and Hollywood celebrity Matt Dillion was arrested and charged last night for driving at an excessive speed on a Vermont interstate highway; he was travelling at 106 miles per hour. He was driving a rented...

Maryland Wins National Soccer Championship

" Graham Zusi scored from 18 yards midway through the second half to lift Maryland to its second NCAA men's soccer championship in four years, a 1-0 victory over ACC rival North Carolina at Pizza Hut Park in...

Bush Pardons 14 and Commutes 2 Prison Sentences; More Expected

George Bush announced the pardons of 14 individuals and commuted 2 prison sentences today, and many more are expected to receive the same breaks before the president concludes his term on January...

Formula 1 Drivers Call For Steward System Overhaul

The lobby for change comes from drivers. This action is a little reminiscent of how CART got started ... a move giving drivers and teams a greater voice in race management."Leading Formula One drivers have...

Man convicted of murder in 'Precious Doe' case

"KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP) -- A man who kicked his girlfriend's daughter in the head and dumped her body in the woods was convicted Wednesday, resolving a case that haunted the Kansas City, Missouri, area during the four years the 3-year-old was known only as "Precious Doe."...

Schwarzenegger signs bill banning texting by motorists

California will ban drivers from sending text messagesn while driving, after the governor signed legislation banning the practice into law. Since July, California drivers have been banned from using their cell...

Hamilton loses Belgian GP penalty appeal

"(CNN) -- Lewis Hamilton failed to overturn his penalty from the Belgian Grand Prix on Tuesday, leaving the McLaren driver with a one-point lead over Ferrari rival Felipe Massa in the Formula One standings with...

Nigerian Preacher Told to Divorce 82 of His Wives

Nigerian preacher Mohammed Bello Abubakar has been told to divorce 82 of his 86 wives. "Abuja A Muslim preacher in Nigeria with 86 wives is to marry again despite being told to divorce 82 of his partners by Islamic elders. Mohammed Bello, 84, has at least 170 children. " If...

Refusing to be silenced

"On July 24, about 100 people gathered in Baltimore for a forum to stand up against a long-term spying operation conducted by the Maryland State Police against anti-death penalty and antiwar activists. The...

Laypeople to decide death penalty in Japan

Starting next May, jury duty in Japan will become an even heavier responsibility, as the country's new "lay-judge" program will sometimes empower ordinary citizens to deliver death sentences.The ethics of the death penalty aside, I find it fascinating--and terrible,...

Supreme Court Rejects Death Penalty for Child Rape

Update: June 26 | - Matthew Yglesias provides the best analysis I've seen so far: " My evolving view of the death penalty is that there are situations one could envision wherein punishment by execution would be...

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