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MN anchor mocked on Letterman show arrested for DWI
ings just keep getting worse for KEYC news anchor Annie Stensrud.
Stensrud, who made David Letterman's Top 10 List after many speculated she was drunk during a recent newscast, was arrested and jailed Wednesday for allegedly driving while intoxicated.. . -
Dorsey Levens suing the NFL over concussions
Four former NFL players, including Jamal Lewis and Dorsey Levens, have filed a lawsuit against the league, claiming that brain injuries that sustained during their career left them struggling with medical problems years after retiring, reports ESPN.
Lewis and Levens, along with Fulton Kuykendall and Ryan Stewart, filed the suit against the NFL and FNL Properties LLC this week in U.S. District Court in Atlanta where all the players currently live.
The players claim the NFL knew as early as the 1920s of the potential for concussions to harm its players. The men says they currently suffer from a range of medical problems stemming from their playing days, including memory loss, headaches and sleeplessness.
“The NFL has done everything in its power to hide the issue and mislead players concerning the risks associated with concussions,” the players argue in the lawsuit.
In response, the NFL said they’ve long made player safety a priority and continues to do so.More » -
Does Kindle Fire Prove A Dissonance Between Consumers & Tech Community?
If you’re Amazon, apparently bad news doesn’t really matter because the Kindle Fire continues to be the #1 best selling item from their website for the 11th straight week (since its debut). According to a press release from yesterday, not only are sales of the tablet increasing with each week but this is the third week in a row that they’ve sold over one million units from the general Kindle family.. -
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Callin’ Oates: The Hotline You Don’t Need (But Might Call Anyway)
Is it pure whimsy that makes something like "Callin' Oates" appealing?
If you pick up your phone and call 719-26-OATES — at least as of this writing — you'll get a computerized woman's voice telling you what numbers to press to hear one of four Hall & Oates songs.
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Best Buy can’t fill some online orders for Christmas
Best Buy gave its online customers just about the worst news possible four days before Christmas: Your order has not been filled.
The Richfield-based retailer said in a statement Wednesday afternoon that it will not be able to process some of its online orders by Friday, including some made the day after Thanksgiving.
"Due to overwhelming demand of hot product offerings on BestBuy.com during the November and December time period, we have encountered a situation that has affected redemption of some of our customers' online orders," it said. "We are very sorry for the inconvenience this has caused, and we have notified the affected customers.". -
Chryst to leave Badgers for Pitt job
University of Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chryst is the new head football coach at Pittsburgh.
A UW source confirmed late Wednesday night that Chryst had taken the job.
An NFL source told the State Journal earlier it was a done deal and the announcement would be made on Friday.
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Karl Rove piles on, tells Republicans to cut bait in tax standoff
You know it's bad for Republicans when Karl Rove says it's time to cave and move on.
The former political adviser to President George W. Bush said Wednesday that the famously conservative Wall Street Journal editorial page was right when it said House Republicans should cut their losses and agree with a bipartisan Senate plan extend for just two months the payroll tax cut enacted last year.
Republicans "have lost the optics on it," Rove told Fox News, "the question now is how do the Republicans get out of it."
Speaker John Boehner and House Republicans on Tuesday blocked a Senate proposal to extend a popular tax cut for working Americans for two months in an effort to allow lawmaker from both parties more time to hash out a larger compromise on a host of issues that were holding up the payroll tax extension.. -
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Super Bowl win, long unbeaten streak make Aaron Rodgers the AP’s Male Athlete of the Year
Aaron Rodgers is the 2011 Male Athlete of the Year chosen by members of The Associated Press after his MVP performance in the Green Bay Packers' Super Bowl victory in February and his stellar play during the team's long unbeaten run this season.. . -
2012 End-of-the-World Countdown Based on Mayan Calendar Starts Today
The countdown to the apocalypse is on.
We’re one year away from Dec. 21, 2012, the date that the ancient Mayan Long Count calendar allegedly marked as the end of an era that would reset the date to zero and signal the end of humanity.
But will it?
There have been many end of times predictions over the years. Christian radio host Harold Camping faced widespread ridicule when his predictions that the world would end twice this year – on May 21, and then on Oct. 21 – failed to materialize.More » -
Amazon Finally Releases OTA Kindle Fire Update To Address Performance And Touchscreen Issues
Great news, Kindle Fire owners. Amazon just announced the long overdue Kindle Fire update that’s said to resolve many of the issues with the budget tablet. Most of the common complaints are addressed: owners can now select and remove items from the carousel, the WiFi system is more robust and supports passwords, but most importantly, update 6.2.1 reportledly improves overall performance and the touchscreen response.More » -
NFL Announces Super Bowl to Stream Online and on Mobile App This Year
Going to be away from home on Super Bowl Sunday this year? No need to miss the game. According to the Associated Press, for the very first time, the NFL is going to be streaming NBC’s broadcast of the Super Bowl on the network’s website as well as on NFL.com, plus it will be available on your smartphone via Verizon’s NFL Mobile app.
You can also catch Wild Card Saturday online and, if you have absolutely nothing else to do, the Pro Bowl. Although most people will probably be piling into Buffalo wing- and beer-filled Super Bowl parties, it’s nice to see media companies filling one of the biggest holes in online content: live sports.
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Harry Potter actor denies carrying petrol bomb during London riots
Waylett, who plays Hogwarts bully Vincent Crabbe, also denied receiving a bottle of champagne stolen from a looted Sainsbury's supermarket.
The 22-year-old pleaded not guilty to three charges relating to the violence which erupted in Chalk Farm, north London, on August 8 this year.
The star, who is said to be good friends with fellow Harry Potter actors Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint, appeared in six Potter films, but his character was written out the final Deathly Hallows movies.. . -
Neti pots linked to brain-eating amoeba deaths
Louisiana's state health department has issued a warning about the dangers of improperly using nasal-irrigation devices called neti pots, responding to two recent deaths in the state that are thought to have resulted from "brain-eating amoebas" entering people's brains through their sinuses while they were using the devices.. . -
NCAA Sanctions Georgia because Coach Mark Richt paid some assistants out of his own pocket
• To former linebackers coach John Jancek, $10,000 in 2009 after the previous university administration declined to give Jancek a raise when he turned down a coaching opportunity elsewhere.
• To director of player development John Eason, $6,150 in 2010 when his new administrative position called for a salary reduction after he stepped down from an assistant coaching position on Richt's staff.
Richt also paid a total of $15,227 when the school -- citing "difficult economic conditions being experienced by the University" -- refused bowl bonuses to 10 non-coach staff members: director of sports medicine Ron Courson, video coordinator Joe Tereshinski, strength coaches Keith Gray and Clay Walker, football operations manager Josh Brooks, high school liaison Ray Lamb and four administrative assistants.
He also paid a five-year longevity bonus of $15,337.50 due to tight ends coach Dave Johnson when he took a job at West Virginia in 2008 just short of his fifth anniversary coaching at UGA and $6,000 to fired defensive ends coach Jon Fabris in 2010 when Fabris was unable to find a job after his UGA severance package expired.. . -
Ohio State gets one-year bowl ban
Urban Meyer's first Ohio State team won't be bowl-bound.
The NCAA hit Ohio State with a one-year bowl ban and other penalties on Tuesday for a scandal that involved eight players taking a total of $14,000 in cash and tattoos in exchange for jerseys, rings and other Buckeyes memorabilia. Tipped to the violations, then-coach Jim Tressel failed to speak up.. -
Upset Packer Fan Accused of Attacking Daughter
A Wisconsin woman is accused of choking her 11-year-old daughter after becoming angry because the Green Bay Packers were losing.
The 36-year-old Grand Chute woman was charged Monday in Outagamie County with felony child abuse.. . -
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Wisconsin Rapids vet’s prized possession arrives a few days too late
"He has all the names. Isn't it beautiful," said Shirley Plenge when she saw her husband's engraved artillery shell for the first time. Until Friday, she had only heard stories about the historical relic--stories her husband had told her for the past six decades.
"He'd see somebody else and he'd tell them about the shell and I'd think to myself, 'oh, Ray, are you going to tell that again?' But he did."
Ray Plenge fought in World War ll. When he was stationed in Italy, he had an artillery shell engraved by a jeweler with the names of all the soldiers in his gun unit. But after the war, Ray would never see his shell again.More » -
Lazy men steal mothers’ mall parking spots
Several mothers in Halifax who are outraged by what they say is a lack of respect in parking lots are calling for reserved parking spaces for up to two years.. . -
Squirrel spotted making a snow ball
The creature appeared almost mischievous as he formed the frosty missile.
The scene is part of a collection by British photographer Simon Phillpotts.
His heartwarming photographs show a group of red squirrels in their element amid the thick snowfall in the Yorkshire Dales.
The 38-year-old, from Leyburn, North Yorkshire, has spent hours observing the thriving population.. . -
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Over Achieving Elf on the Shelf Mommies
By now we have all heard of the adorable little Elf on the Shelf. Almost everyone I know has one. Some people even have two! (Now I'm having guilt for not having two, because apparently I need two because when my kids are adults they'll each want one from their childhood. Ugh. Not looking forward to that conversation with the Hubs when I tell him why we need another Elf.)
The Elf is a handy little thing to have. The little bastard keeps my children in check this time of year. When there is even a HINT of rebellion all I have to do is say, "Elf" and they snap back in line. More » -
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Daniel Radcliffe to host ‘SNL’
EW’s Entertainer of the Year doesn’t look to be slowing down one bit in the new year.
Daniel Radcliffe is set to make his hosting debut on SNL Jan. 14, the network has announced. Lana Del Rey will be the musical guest.More » -
Dear Internet: It’s No Longer OK to Not Know How Congress Works
This weekend I read a post titled "Dear Congress: It Is No Longer OK To Not Know How the Internet Works." The author, Joshua Kopstein, is right: it's not ok to not know about something before legislating or regulating it. The confessions by members of Congress that they are "not nerds" is frustrating at best because these guys, the guys that are regulating the Internet can't tell a server from a waiter.And so a post is born, sympathetically climbing the charts at Reddit and HackerNews, telling Congress to get a clue. But the problem is that that post won't do any good. Few if any members of Congress will read it, and those that might certainly won't read it and decide that it's time for them to brush up on understanding how the Internet works as well as a professional that works on the Internet. The fact is, Congress isn't the only group in this equation that needs to get a clue. The online activists, the free culture crowd, and the pro-open and free Internet crowd needs to get a clue too. See -- it's just as important for us to understand how Congress works as it is for the Congress to understand how the Internet works. In Washington, those who "educate" Congress the best usually end up with the winning legislation.More » -
The Survivor Finale: In Praise of Sophie
Survivor: South Pacific, the 23rd season of a show that never seems to get less interesting, was one of my favorites. Not only because of allegiance-switching John Cochran, the Harvard law superfan and relative indoor kid on a ropes course. And not only because of the weird veterans, Oscar “Ozzy” Lusth and Benjamin “Coach” Wade, and their (respectively) oddly commanding yoga routines and mystical ability to breathe underwater. This season was good in an East of Eden kind of way: Brandon Hantz, nephew of season nineteen villain Russell, roamed the beaches during each episode in the clutches of moral desperation and internal struggle, his “Loco” neck tattoo at odds with his heavenly-ordained responsibility to be a kind of Survivor holy man. People banded together in prayer and then sat on fallen tree trunks strategizing against each other. As is generally the case, there was an emphasis placed on playing the game sincerely, even emotionally, but the winner was not the person who played the best. It usually isn’t.More » -
NCAA Blunder: Changing North Dakota’s Tribal Nickname
For years, college and pro sports teams have taken heat for caricaturing Native Americans with their nicknames and mascots. Sometimes, teams do the right thing. In 1994, for example, St. John's University changed its name from the Redmen to the Red Storm. At other times, they've acted irresponsibly. We still have the Washington Redskins, and the Cleveland Indians haven't scrubbed Chief Wahoo — a cartoonish representation of Native Americans — off their hats. And in other instances, a tribe's backing has allowed a team to keep its nickname, as happened with the Florida State Seminoles and Utah Utes.
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Brick-And-Mortar Retailers Want You To Boycott Amazon
Amazon recently built a price-check app that has left many brick-and-mortar retailers frustrated. The idea isn’t revolutionary at all — many companies use price-checking as a way to beat the competition at the point of purchase — but with Amazon being an online presence, the idea becomes much more cut-throat. That said, retailers are asking customers to boycott Amazon as the new price-check app threatens their holiday sales.More » -
A Blueprint to Take Down the Mighty Packers
It might have come with 5.5-to-1 odds attached to it, but Kansas City's stunning 19-14 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday was no fluke. The Packers' 19-game winning streak came to an end when they were clearly outplayed by the Chiefs, who fired their head coach after losing five of six while being outscored by 90 points. In fact, it was probably a small upset that the margin of victory wasn't any bigger, as the Packers only got to 14 against a prevent defense that was up two scores inside of five minutes to play, while the Chiefs made some curious decisions near the goal line to deprive themselves of points. (We'll talk about those in our weekly coaching section.)
The Chiefs shouldn't get to have all the fun, though. There are plenty of teams out there who would like nothing more for Christmas than a win over the Packers, and we're going to help them out. After our first blueprint on how to beat the Eagles turned out to be a rousing success, let's go back to the well and break down the three steps that the Chiefs used to end a truly impressive winning streak.More » -
Pulp Friction: The Kindle Debate
My article in The New York Times on Monday citing high levels of dissatisfaction with Amazon’s new tablet generated a torrential response, much of it from people who said they loved their Kindle Fires. The wilder commentators suggested that the whole article somehow came from Apple, which, in their view, was trying to get people to hock grandma’s jewels to buy $500 iPads. None of those conspiracy theorists explained why so many original users of the Fire put mixed to negative reviews on Amazon’s own site.More » -
Ryan Braun — Medication NOT Steroids to Blame for Dirty Banned Substance Test
Ryan Braun's positive test for banned substances was caused by medication he's taking for a private medical issue -- NOT performance enhancing drugs ... this according to sources directly connected with Major League Baseball.
We're told the reigning National League MVP is adamant he has not taken drugs or steroids of any kind.. -
Kim Jong Il, North Korea’s ‘Dear Leader’ Dictator, Dead at 70
Kim Jong Il, the second-generation North Korean dictator who defied global condemnation to build nuclear weapons while his people starved, has died, Yonhap News reported. He was 70.
The news came in a radio broadcast at noon local time, Yonhap reported, citing North Korea’s official media. Kim probably had a stroke in August 2008 and may have also contracted pancreatic cancer, according to South Korean news reports.More »
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