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Bear Grylls from Man vs. Wild fired after he refused to participate in two Discovery Channel’s projects

Man vs. Wild’s Bear Grylls has been fired by Discovery Channel after he reportedly refused to work on two upcoming channel’s projects.

…him,” the spokesperson said. Sources told the Hollywood Reporter website that Bear Grylls has been unwilling to participate in two upcoming projects, in violation of his contract. British Bear Grylls, 37, has been starring in the series since 2006, and has travelled all over the globe, from Nambia to Zambia, and from the Arctic Circle to China. The sixth season of the series wrapped up production…

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz fired over the phone.

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz posted her first official blog post today.

…employees that she was fired by Yahoo’s chairman of the board, Roy Bostock. Recently, Yahoo has settled a payment dispute with China’s Alibaba Group, in which the internet company holds a 40% stake. Carol Bartz, the fired CEO, has also had to watch as Yahoo loses further ground as an internet domain to all-conquering Google, while also facing strong competition from other social netwo…

Macy’s worker Natalie Johnson fired for refusing to allow transgender to use women’s fitting room

Natalie Johnson, a Macy’s worker at a San Antonio store was fired for refusing to allow a transgender customer to use the women's fitting room

Natalie Johnson, a Macy’s worker at a San Antonio store was fired for refusing to allow a transgender customer to use the women’s fitting room. Natalie Johnson, 27, admits she was watching the customer from the start, claiming she could tell he was a man shopping for women’s clothes. When the transgender tried to go into the women’s fitting room, Natalie Johnson stopped him from entering. T…

Jennifer Lopez scrambled away by security as gunshots are fired near her video shoot in Florida

Security guards took JLo to a vehicle after hearing several gunshots about 400 yards from where she was filming in Fort Lauderdale

Jennifer Lopez was rushed to safety after gunshots were fired in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, near the place she was filming a music video. Security guards took JLo to a vehicle after hearing several gunshots about 400 yards from where she was filming on Sunday night in Fort Lauderdale. Security guards took JLo to a vehicle after hearing several gunshots about 400 yards from where she was filming i…

UPS delivery man caught on camera flipping the middle finger has been fired

A home surveillance camera caught an UPS delivery man flipping the middle finger at the camera before throwing the package roughly on the door step

A home surveillance camera caught an UPS delivery man flipping the middle finger at the camera before throwing the package roughly on the door step. The UPS delivery man in question was fired after the video went viral. The worker was making the delivery to a home in Long Island on December 15. UPS spokeswoman Natalie Godwin said: “We don’t tolerate such conduct. And yes, he was fired.” Natalie G…

Bernie Fine, Syracuse coach, fired after a tape revealed his wife watched him molesting a boy

Bernie Fine, the Syracuse University basketball coach accused of sex abuse has been fired after damning new evidence suggested his wife watched him molest a boy who was staying at their house

…tball coach accused of sex abuse has been fired after damning new evidence suggested his wife watched him molest a boy who was staying at their house   One of the alleged victims Bobby Davis, now 39, says he secretly taped the conversation in 2002 in an effort to collect proof that the longtime college basketball coach Bernie Fine, now 65, had abused him, starting when he was 12 years old. “I…

Lynn Jones fired as a baggage handler from Reno-Tahoe Airport after she refused to load an emaciate dog on a plane

Lynn Jones claims she was fired as a baggage handler at Reno-Tahoe International Airport last month after she refused to load an emaciated hunting dog on a plane

…s owned by a hunter who has it shipped to places he hunts, according to authorities. It was taken back to Texas after being nursed back to health. Lynn Jones said she was fired on the spot on November 15, adding: “[My supervisor] kept yelling, <<That’s it, you’re done, you are out of here, go home>>.” Officials at St Louis-based Airport Terminal Services, didn’t retur…

David Chalian, Yahoo News Washington bureau chief, fired over Romney campaign remark

Yahoo News has fired its Washington bureau chief David Chalian for saying White House hopeful Mitt Romney was "happy to have a party with black people drowning"

Yahoo News has fired its Washington bureau chief David Chalian for saying White House hopeful Mitt Romney was “happy to have a party with black people drowning”. Caught on an open microphone, David Chalian was discussing Hurricane Isaac, which hit Louisiana with the Republican convention under way. Yahoo said the remark did not represent the company’s views and that it had apolo…

Noah Kagan: Why I got fired from Facebook

Noah Kagan was forced to leave Facebook in 2006

Noah Kagan, one of Facebook’s first ever employees, was forced to leave the up-and-coming social network in 2006, and he missed out on a payday which could have totaled $100 million. Noah Kagan, who is now running online startup AppSumo, was the 30th employee at Facebook when he was hired by founder Mark Zuckerberg as a product manager. At the time, Facebook was a scrappy newcomer – N…

Shot fired at Barack Obama’s Denver campaign office

A large panel of glass was left shattered at Barack Obama’s campaign office on West Ninth Avenue near Acoma Street in Denver

…vious threats against the campaign office. A large panel of glass was left shattered at Barack Obama’s campaign office on West Ninth Avenue near Acoma Street in Denver The incident happened at around 3:00 p.m., according to The Denver Post. Sam Levin, a reporter for the alternative newspaper Westword, later posted a photo on Twitter showing one of the office’s large, front windows shattered…

Ann Curry back at work on Today show hours after reports she will be fired as co-host

On Thursday morning, Ann Curry was back next to Matt Lauer, acting like nothing had happened

Ann Curry has showed up at work hours after news surfaced that she would be fired next month as co-host of NBC’s Today show. Reports surfaced Wednesday afternoon that Ann Curry, who took over the anchor chair June 9, 2011, would be removed from her spot as Matt Lauer’s co-host. But on Thursday morning, Ann Curry was back next to Matt Lauer, acting like nothing had happened. Ann Curry…

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev put gun in his mouth and fired as he was cornered in boat and he may never be able to speak

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev may have tried to kill himself rather than surrender to police after he was cornered in David Henneberry’s backyard boat in Watertown

…innocent Americans.” Officials said late Friday after Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was detained that they would use a public safety exemption to delay the suspect’s Miranda rights. However, the exemption expires 48 hours after the arrest, so quick actions must be taken. The reading of a suspect’s Miranda rights alerts a person of their right to remain silent, the right to an attorney, and the right to a fair…

Adam Lanza autopsy: Jean Henry, who snuck husband at morgue to see gunman body, has been fired

Morgue worker Jean Henry was accused of bringing her husband in to gawk at the body of Adam Lanza and has been fired

Jean Henry, who worked at Connecticut Chief Medical Examiner Dr. H. Wayne Carver’s office, was accused of bringing her husband in to gawk at the body of Newtown school shooter Adam Lanza and has been fired. Dr. H. Wayne Carver dismissed Jean Henry, a processing technician, in a letter released Friday. Jean henry was accused of showing Adam Lanza’s body to her husband on December 16, 2012. T…

Tatyana Limanova, the Russian TV presenter who gave Obama the finger live on air is fired

Tatyana Limanova was reading a segment about the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation conference when she made the offensive symbol, just as she said Barack Obama's name

…Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and is transmitted to roughly 120 million people in Russia, described Tatyana Limanova’s behavior as “unprofessional” and “unacceptable”. “On 14 November during the News 24 programme the presenter Limanova made an unacceptable gesture that was a synonym for an offensive expression,” REN TV said in a statement. “It had no subtext and was not linked with the news that…

Mark Duggan’s death, forensic report. Latest news from London.

Mark Duggan was shot by the police Thursday August 4

…k Duggan’s death are being carried out on the handgun found at the scene of Duggan’s fatal shooting and bullets fired by the police. Mark Duggan was shot by the police on Thursday August, 4 Ballistics experts have established that the firearm being carried in the minicab was a lethal weapon. It used to be a handgun which previously had not been capable of firing – a replica, a startin…

Occupy Oakland: police fired tear gas into the crowd, as 97 protesters have been arrested.

One woman in a wheelchair at Occupy Oakland protests was struggling to breathe and had to be helped away as police fired tear gas into the crowd

vow to retake an encampment that Occupy Oakland activists had remained in for 15 days, until police evicted them early on Tuesday. Yesterday evening demonstration started around 5:00 p.m., when about 400 people began marching from a public library toward the plaza which police had surrounded. Some of the Occupy Oakland demonstrators threw turquoise and red paint at the riot police officers’…

Ann Curry takes $10M from NBC after she was fired from the Today Show

Ann Curry will get her walking papers from the Today Show next week, and NBC will pay $10 million for its blunder

…17;s a long-term contract. Ann Curry will get her walking papers from the Today Show next week, and NBC will pay $10 million for its blunder According to TMZ, Ann Curry was guaranteed that amount for 3 years. The sources said the likely scenario is that Ann Curry will become a foreign correspondent for NBC News. Ann Curry will be the first foreign correspondent who will rake in an amount equal to…

Israel air strikes hit Hamas headquarters in Gaza

Israeli air strikes have targeted the headquarters of Gaza's Hamas leaders

Israeli air strikes have targeted the headquarters of Gaza’s Hamas leaders, as the bombardment of the coastal enclave moved into a fourth day. Witnesses reported extensive damage to the building, which Egypt’s PM Hisham Qandil had visited on Friday. At least 38 Palestinians and three Israelis have died since Israel killed Hamas’s military chief on Wednesday. Israel earlier put 7…

Gunshots fired outside Italian PM’s office during new government swearing-in ceremony

A man has been arrested in Italy after he shot two police officers outside the PM's office in Rome during new government swearing-in ceremony

…bruary’s inconclusive poll there has been political stalemate in Italy, which is still plagued by economic woes after becoming one of the first eurozone victims of the global financial crisis of 2008. President Giorgio Napolitano said on Saturday that the government would have the support of both chambers of parliament. “I hope that this government can get to work quickly in the spirit…

Hollywood: one dead and three injured after a gunman fired live bullets into crowds

The shooter, a 26-year-old Hispanic dressed in a white sweat vest, was filmed from an office block standing in the middle of the road firing on pedestrians and motorists

ith a friend when the gunman began shooting “in every which direction”. He added: “Then the third one ricocheted right by our head and I was like <<Dude, they’re shooting at us>>.” A 40-year-old driver in a silver Mercedes was shot in the jaw. He is in critical condition at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Two other men suffered minor injuries, one was grazed by a bullet and the othe…

Mike Rice fired by Rutgers University over abusive behavior

Rutgers University has sacked head basketball coach Mike Rice over footage of him physically abusing players and screaming homophobic slurs

…Rice over footage of him physically abusing players and screaming homophobic slurs Mike Rice apologized on Wednesday, saying there was no excuse for his actions captured on video. He was recruited in 2010 to be head basketball coach at Rutgers, which finished last season near the bottom of their league, the prestigious Big East Conference. “I’ve let so many people down: my players, my…

Empire State Building shooting: first picture of Jeffrey Johnson emerged

Jeffrey Johnson shot his former boss to death in broad daylight near the Empire State Building

The first picture of Jeffrey Johnson, the man who shot his former boss to death in broad daylight near the Empire State Building and whose death at the hands of police was captured in shocking video footage, has emerged to media. Jeffrey Johnson, 58, can be seen in the graphic footage wearing a smart grey suit and carrying a briefcase as members of the public run for cover after he shot his 41-ye…

Penn State riot as Joe Paterno has been fired

Thousands of Penn State football fans took the streets last night at the announcement their long-term head coach Joe Paterno would be sacked with "immediate effect" for his role in the sex scandal which has rocked the university

…no said yesterday: “I am absolutely devastated by the developments in this case. I grieve for the children and their families, and I pray for their comfort and relief.” Joe Paterno, in his 46th year as head coach of the Nittany Lions and winner of two national championships, has been criticized for not doing more to intervene when incidents of Sandusky’s abuse came to light in 20…

Mark Duggan’s forensic report. He died by a single gunshot wounding his chest.

Mark Duggan, the man who was shot by police, sparking the wave of rioting that has hit London, died of a single gunshot wounding his chest

…oting that has hit London, died of a single gunshot wounding his chest. An inquest has heard. Mark Duggan was deadly shot by armed officers in Ferry Lane, Tottenham, north London, on Thursday, August, 4, after they stopped the minicab he was in to carry out an arrest as part of a pre-planned operation. Mark Duggan, the man who was shot by police, sparking the wave of rioting that has hit London,…

William Ernst, QC Mart owner offered his employees $10 to guess next worker to be fired.

William Ernst, QC Mart owner offered his employees $10 to guess next worker to be fired.

William Ernst, a grocery chain store owner has been slammed by a judge after offering his staff a $10 prize for correctly guessing which of them he was going to fire next. William Ernst, 57, was branded the “the boss from hell” after sending a memo offering the cash prize to workers at his QC Mart convenience stores in Iowa and Illinois. William Ernst’s memo warned employees that “secret shoppers…

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