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Death Toll In Myanmar May Be 128,000 Or More
2008-05-15 22:12:00
Very sad. For our human rights article of the day - in honor of Blog Catalog's Unite For Human Rights Day - the spotlight is on Myanmar and Burma. As we reported earlier this week, it is estimated that 1.5 million Burmese are on the brink of a massive public health catastrophe. Today, the International Red Cross has announced an estimate that shows the death toll from the disastrous cyclones in Myanmar is looking to be around 128,000.
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Angelina Jolie And Jack Black Discuss Movie, Angie's Twins
2008-05-15 22:10:00
Angelina Jolie sat down for The Today Show with Kung Fu Panda costar Jack Black , to discuss the new film and...babies! Everyone on the set was expecting, strangely. Natalie Morales - the Today Show host; Angelina Jolie; and Jack Black's wife. Angelina confirmed that she is in fact having twins - a rumor which has been going around the mags and the blogosphere for quite some time (the rumor also reports that it's twin girls, but Angie and Brad Pitt have decided not to reveal the sexes of the babies).
More About: Angelina Jolie , Movie , Twins

Rihanna's Take A Bow An Immediate Hit
2008-05-15 22:09:00
Alright, we've totally jumped on the bandwagon of loving Rihanna's brand new single, Take A Bow. And we're not the only ones: upon its release, Take A Bow soared to #1 on the Billboard's Hot 100, bumping Leona Lewis' Bleeding Love (which we also love!) from having held the Number 1 spot for four weeks in a row.

Suddenly Animals Make Roberto Cavalli Cry
2008-05-15 22:08:00
Look, I love my fellow Italians, believe me. But we can't let this one pass by without a mention. Roberto Cavalli , famous Italian fashion designer, recently said in an interview, I give into my emotions all the time. I cry easily, whether at a movie, music or vulnerable young animals, and I could never trust anyone who didn't do the same.
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Don't Miss Out, Bloggers Unite For Human Rights
2008-05-15 22:06:00
We love sites that offer opportunities for bloggers and writers to band together for a common cause...and tomorrow is a very important blogger holiday! There are many human rights issues going on worldwide this month. From the worst earthquake to hit China in 32 years (nearly 15,000 have been killed in the quake that hit northwest of Sichuan's capital Chengdu); to the humanitarian crises in Darfur, Sudan, Tibet, Burma and Myanmar; to children and families that still need regular food and aid from Africa and Asia to right here at home.
More About: Human , Rights , Human Rights , Bloggers , Miss

Hef Okays Miley Cyrus For Playboy
2008-05-15 22:05:00
Hugh Hefner okay'd Miley Cyrus for Playboy Magazine...in three more years that is. He didn't get the controversy over her recent Vanity Fair shoot.

United Arab Emirates Get Into Theme Park Business
2008-05-15 22:05:00
If you're looking to expand your theme park you may have trouble finding designers. That's because there's a massive new park being built in Dubia, United Arab Emirates.
More About: Business , Park , United Arab Emirates , Theme

US Sergeant Trey Corrales Found Not Guilty Of Iraqi Civilian's Death
2008-05-12 23:53:00
In October of 2007, we posted an article about Sgt. First Class Trey A. Corrales, a highly decorated U.S. soldier for over a decade who was facing a charge of premeditated murder for killing an unidentified Iraqi civilian that his platoon believed was an insurgent, planting roadside bombs near Kirkuk in northern Iraq. Here's the good news!! ConnieTalk has been in contacted with Sgt. Corrales' wife, Lily, and this month she sent us the news that her family had been hoping and praying for, for over nine months.
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Ron Paul Update
2008-05-12 23:52:00
We were totally shocked at the overwhelming response we got on this month's article, The Obama-Paul Dream Ticket. It quickly shot to #3 on our Most Read articles of the month, but the most surprising part of it was the poll response: about 500 of you voted, and 86% of you said that if you could vote for Democratic candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate Ron Paul on the same ticket, you would (as opposed to only 14% of you who said you would not).
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Reality Shows That Are Casting Now
2008-05-12 23:48:00
It's hard to believe but here's what the new reality shows are looking for: Mothers who drink or take medication for a pick me up.
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BBC Viewers Complain About Madonna's Pottymouth
2008-05-12 23:45:00
Madonna did a live interview in England that was broadcast over television and radio. During the short segment she used the f-word twice.

Ecosystem Collapse From The CO2 Already In The Air
2008-05-12 23:42:00
The temperature has recently dropped more than half a degree C due mostly to cooler surface sea temperatures. It is estimated that the next couple of years will be cooler until the hotter side of the cycle combines with elevated atmospheric greenhouse gas to cause record high surface air temperatures. Ecosystem s are sensitive to such temperature increase.
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Whatever Hollywood Girls Clean House
2008-05-12 23:40:00
We told you before that we love these Whatever Hollywood girls. Suri, Apple and Shiloh were the third-place winners of the YouTube Sketchies II Contest (should've been first!), and since then we've become addicted to their femme-fantastic video shorts on WhateverHollywood.com. This week, the girls got together for a Mother's Day Tribute that consisted of cleaning the attic / costume room / nook.
More About: House , Girls , Clean

US Campaign For Burma Seeks Emergency Appeal
2008-05-12 23:39:00
The US Campaign for Burma is led by Aung Din, Jeremy Woodrum, Jennifer Quigley, Thelma Young, and others, on behalf of 1991 Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Aung San Suu Kyi - the world's only currently imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Recipient. On Saturday, the campaign sent out an e-mail advising that the world is trying to rush aid to the Burmese people hit by the Cyclone disaster, but that the regime is refusing all support, leaving hundreds of thousands in imminent danger of disease and death.
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Nicole Richie And Joel Madden Speak Out For UNICEF
2008-05-12 23:37:00
And speaking of the Burma and Myanmar cyclone crisis, new parents Nicole Richie and Joel Madden (we finally typed her name right! - for years I thought it was Ritchie) have done a video on behalf of UNICEF, the United Nations Children's Fund that was created by the UN to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries devastated by disaster(s).
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Bill O'Reilly, F*ck It, We'll Do It Live
2008-05-12 23:35:00
Seriously? We're kinda scared even watching this. A vintage meltdown of FOX anchor Bill O 'Reilly surfaced on YouTube this week (only to be quickly taken down by a copyright claim from CBS Broadcasting, Inc). Why CBS? Well, it was a video clip from O'Reilly's younger days as an announcer on CBS' Inside Edition, in which he lets loose a tirade on the writer for a blank, and then unsatisfactory, teleprompter.
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The Latest Trend For Overexposed Celebrities: Russian Magazines
2008-05-12 23:34:00
Too much press in America? Take a break and do a Russian magazine! That's what these celebs have done. Paris Hilton was named the #1 most Overexposed celebrity in March, according to a poll by E-Poll Market Research that was published in Forbes Magazine. According to the poll, which asked Americans for rankings of over 3,000 celebrities, 70% of the US population surveyed used overexposed to describe Miss Hilton. Meaning...we've had enough! So this month, Paris Hilton did the cover of Russia's GQ Magazine and an inside spread.
More About: Magazines , Celebrities , Trend

You Can Have Hair Like Paris Hilton
2008-05-12 23:32:00
Paris Hilton recently launched her new line of hair extensions. Called the Clipin-Go they're available at Sally Beauty Supply. The online site is www.parisandsally.com. They come in ten shades, are all 18" long and cost $80 bucks a pop.
More About: Paris Hilton , Hair , Paris

Lindsay Lohan To Appear On Ugly Betty
2008-05-12 23:30:00
Lindsay Lohan will be making an appearance on this season's finale of Ugly Betty . It's also rumored that she'll be in five more episodes next season.
More About: Lindsay Lohan , Lindsay

More New Kids On The Block News
2008-05-12 23:30:00
NKOTB sent out a message to their fans this morning, advising that they've been in the rehearsal studio and have exclusive footage on their site regarding the new tour. The New Kids On The Block will be touring in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Quebec, Ontario, and Illinois in the upcoming months.
More About: News , New Kids on the Block

Hogan Gets 8 Months In Jail, No Drinking For Five Years
2008-05-10 03:15:00
Nick Hogan , 17, was sentenced in the Sixth Judicial Court of Pinellas County, Florida this afternoon. The judge imposed a sentence of 8 months in the Pinellas County Jail . Nick could have received up to five years behind bars, although the victim's family - former longtime friends of the Hogan Bollea's, did not ask the judge for that maximum to be imposed. He will also have 5 years of probation (of which he'll receive 8 months credit served during his incarceration period). His license will be suspended for 3 years of those 5 of probation. He will not be allowed to consume alcohol - as John Graziano's mother requested of the court - for 5 years.
More About: Drinking , Years , Months

Nick Hogan Live In Court, Pleading No Contest
2008-05-09 20:59:00
Nick Bollea, also known as Nick Hogan , is in the courtroom in Pinellas County in Florida right now. He has entered a plea of no contest to the charges stemming from the August 2007 incident in which Nick crashed his Toyota Supra after drinking and street racing it. Terry Hulk Hogan Bollea, Linda Hogan Bollea, Brooke Hogan, and Nick's grandparents are also there. It is all live on webcast right now here. Marine John Graziano, who was twice deployed to Iraq before suffering the devastating accident in August that put him into a coma, is still in need of longterm care and is in only a semiconscious state.
More About: Contest , Live , Nick , Court

Media Claims Clinton Campaign Kaput
2008-05-08 23:41:00
CBS...CNN...MSNBC...many commentators across the MSM board are claiming it's over for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton . The results from Tuesday's primaries in Indiana and North Carolina - though not 100% reported yet - have Clinton the projected winner in Indiana with 51% of the vote (37 delegates), and Barack Obama the projected winer in North Carolina with 56% of the vote (62 delegates). Although the mainstream implies it's a done deal - Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee - it's worth keeping in mind that these same channels have aired for months on end those who said Clinton should drop out of the race to give the Dems a push.
More About: Media , Campaign , Claims

Hell's Angels Still Pose A Risk
2008-05-08 23:39:00
If you thought that the Hells Angels no longer struck fear in the heart of the masses then you'd be wrong. The Custom Rock and Blues Festival that to have featured Glenn Hughes, Blackfoot, Hanoi Rocks, Molly Hatchet and others has been canceled. The festival was to have been held in Derbyshire near London this August.
More About: Risk , Pose

May 8th News Roundup, Stuff You Don't Want To Miss
2008-05-08 23:33:00
US Marines leave Afghan opium poppy fields untouched; Reuters writer cut off from Western banks for living in Iran; Iran's oil minister says $200 per barrel of oil is not out of reach; Clay Aiken on The View talks music, Mother's Day, and performs title track; one of Tyra Banks' strangest guests, man with 'stomping' fetish.
More About: News , Roundup , Stuff , Miss

LoJack On Your Pizza??
2008-05-08 23:30:00
Papa John's pizza hit the billion dollar mark in web sales. That includes computer and text message sales. Other companies have also seen a rise in online ordering.
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Mariah Carey Confirms Wedding, Changes Tune About Children
2008-05-08 23:29:00
I know, you're totally shocked. We thought they were rumors, the publicity machine on overgrind as word hit the 'net that Mariah Carey , 38, had married Nick Cannon, a 27-year-old who got his TV debut on Nickelodeon and claims various occupation titles, from rapper to comedian to record producer and actor. Yet, the wedding veil don't lie: Cannon's family confirmed that the pair wed at Mariah's private estate in the Bahamas - after just six weeks of dating - and the Carey-Cannon's have gone to People Magazine with their private wedding snapshots this week.
More About: Children , Wedding , Tune

Moment Of Truth Arrives For Nick Hogan
2008-05-08 23:27:00
It's been a long time coming - the better part of a year. Nick Hogan , nee Nick Bollea, is due in Pinellas County Court tomorrow and is expected to enter a plea in the case of the August 2007 car crash that left Marine John Graziano in a coma. Nick Bollea had been classified as being under the influence of alcohol, as well as speeding, by police. Nick was arrested and charged, bailed out, and the pre-trial moved forward. Tomorrow, Bollea will enter his plea of guilty or no contest before the Sixth Judicial Circuit of Florida.
More About: Truth , Moment , Nick Hogan

No Word On President Bush Boycotting Beijing Olympics
2008-05-08 23:17:00
It looks like I will not have to digest a scarf. President George W. Bush has given no indication that he will boycott any part of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing , despite an international cry for action.
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The Obama-Paul Dream Ticket
2008-05-08 23:15:00
Barack Obama and Ron Paul for President. Impossible, right? But who makes it that way? There is perhaps no one more skilled in the effort of pitting left and right against each other than the two-party system itself. For example, on April 10th, Rick Davis - the Campaign Manager for Republican Candidate John McCain - sent out an e-mail to Republicans entitled, 40 Million Attacks By The Far Left. Terms like liberal megadonor, billionaire left-wing Democrats, and liberal left were tossed around as liberally (pun intended) as the April 30th e-mail from the National GOP Headquarters itself, which boldly announced the left-wing attack machine is spewing venomous falsehoods again...the extreme left playbook.
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