Brett Favre asks for NFL reinstatement

Football star Brett Favre asked the NFL today for reinstatement after announcing his retirement in March from the famed team, the Green Bay Packers."NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in an e-mail that the league had...

Girl Friends Abortion rumors sting Republican

"Several months ago, the ingredients were in place for Republicans to mount a serious challenge in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. Democratic Rep. Darlene Hooley announced her retirement in February, opening...

Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight.

"Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight. (I planned to write, well, finish and post, my thoughts on Mallory & Irvine's summit day today, but it needs a bit more work, and frankly I've been swamped. So, that'll have to wait till next week. But, in the...

Katrina victim claims $97 million lottery prize

A man who lost two homes in Hurricane Katrina claimed a $97 million lottery prize today, from a ticket he bought at a convenience store when he stopped to buy a gallon of milk." When he turned in the winning ticket, Carl Hunter became the largest Powerball winner in...

Phil Collins to Retire from Music

I think Phil must have felt this coming in the air tonight. Oh lord. Oh lo-o-o-rd..."Phil Collins has announced that he is retiring from music.Having completed a reunion tour with Genesis, the multi-instrumentalist...

Brigitte Bardot Has A Hate On For Muslims

Ahh...the sadness.  Yet another Hollywood Icon destroyed by racism and ethnocentricity.   Maybe Mel and Brigitte should talk...perhaps they can find a good Jewish psychologist."French former film star...

Warne quits Hampshire and all first class cricket

Shane Warne quits - finally all the controversial topics about him will stop now :)He will still continue in IPL, though. That means the money he was getting in UK County was far less.

President to meet British Queen in Belfast

"President Mary McAleese is expected to meet Britain's Queen Elizabeth in Northern Ireland today. Queen Elizabeth will also be greeted by Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley as he says his final farewells before retiring in May. Today's meeting will be the sixth...

Mark Todd in bid for Beijing Olympics

"Eight years after retiring as the most successful individual eventer in equestrian history, New Zealand's Mark Todd is poised for a return to the three-day international arena. Todd's short-term aim is to compete at the Manakau City Puhinui Three Day Event on March 13-16 to...

Report: Kanye's Mom Passes Away

 update: "Donda West, the mother of Kanye West and former chairwoman of Chicago State University's English department, passed away Saturday, according to a spokesman for the family. She was 58. According to...

Watchdog orders Probe of police chief

Opinion/Editorial Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Police Complaints Commissioner Dirk Ryneveld and Pivot's executive director John Richardson both intelligent men with a purpose of good vs evil perhaps lean...

Moira Cameron First female Beefeater appointed

"Moira Cameron is the First female Beefeater appointed.Her uniforms will differ only from her male colleagues’ in order to fit her properly.She beat five male candidates to the coveted £24,000-a-year post and will...

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The day Magic Johnson changed the world

Every generation, it seems, has a moment in time in which something happens that affects everyone. For folks a little older than me, there was a November day in 1963, when news of President Kennedy's assassination shocked the world.For my generation, it was a November...

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