Gabrielle Giffords returned after seven months for her vote. The full number of votes on the historic debt-limit bill was 430. One of the votes has been the most important one. Gabrielle Giffords The republican Gabrielle Giffords returned to the House on Monday to cast her vote after 7 months since she was shot in the head. Lots of applause and hugs from Gabrielle Giffords Republican and…
Queen Elizabeth II has received an honorary BAFTA award for her lifelong support of the British film and television industry. Sir Kenneth Branagh presented the Queen with the award in a star-studded gala at Windsor Castle. BAFTA chairman John Willis described Queen Elizabeth as “the most memorable Bond girl yet” – a reference to her cameo in the London Olympics opening ceremony….
Many of us use elevator several times a day without really noticing. And yet the way we behave in elevators reveals a hidden anxiety. “Most of us sort of shut down. “We walk in. We press the button. We stand perfectly still.” Taking the elevator could be the least memorable part of your journey to work, but Dr. Lee Gray of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte has made i…
…organizers: • From Manhattan: Take the Manhattan Bridge. The Manhattan Bridge becomes Flatbush Ave. Stay straight to go onto Flatbush Ave. Turn Slight Right onto Grand Army PLZ. Go Straight for about 0.1 miles. Turn Slight Right onto Eastern Parkway go approx. 2.0 miles End at Utica Ave & Eastern Parkway Brooklyn NY. • From Westchester, the Bronx, Queens, or Connecticut: Triborough Bridge to…
Fears are growing for the health of country star Glen Campbell after he was forced to cancel his tour to Australia and New Zealand. The veteran star, who admitted last year he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, is unable to complete the long flight from the US. Glen Campbell, 76, was due to star with Kenny Rogers but his spokesman said he cannot cope with the strains of travel. “Glen i…
Kourtney Kardashian flashed onlookers when she was twirled around by Khloe, blowing up her short skirt and showing off her derriere in the process. The mother-of-two was playing around with her younger sister on the balcony of Miami’s Eden Roc Hotel on Wednesday when she showed a little more than expected. Kourtney and Khloe kardashian- who are in town with their sibling Kim filming their n…
Actor Geoffrey Hughes, best known for his roles in Coronation Street and Keeping up Appearances, has died aged 68, his agent has said. Geoffrey Hughes, who was known to millions as Coronation Street binman Eddie Yeats in the 1970s and 1980s, died “peacefully in his sleep” on Friday night. It followed a “long courageous battle” with prostate cancer, his family said. Geoffre…
Barack Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney have battled over national security in the third and final presidential debate at Boca Raton, Florida. The rivals tangled over the Arab Spring, Iran, China’s rise and more in a feisty 90-minute head-to-head. Barack Obama said his Republican challenger was “all over the map” on foreign policy, while Mitt Romney said the president had fa…
Honey Boo Boo, the 7-year-old beauty queen, whose real name is Alana Thompson, got a head start on Christmas as her family shopped at the Smiley’s Flea Market and Yard Sale in their home town of Macon, Georgia on Saturday. As her family shopped, Honey Boo Boo rode around on her “new” pink and blue training bike that her father and fellow Here Comes Honey Boo Boo star Mike “Sugar Bear” Thomp…
Paul Bearer died of a heart attack caused by an untreated rapid heart rate, according to his son, Michael Moody. Michael Moody told TMZ on Saturday that his father’s death certificate lists the cause of the heart attack as supraventricular tachycardia, or SVT. SVT is an extremely rapid heart rhythm that occurs at the part of the heart’s control system which keeps the top of the organ proper…
Lindsay Lohan’s performance as Hollywood great Elizabeth Taylor in new biopic Liz & Dick has been met with jibes and laughter by critics after sparking thousands of Twitter jibes. Lindsay Lohan, 26, made her hotly anticipated appearance as the Oscar winner on Lifetime movie Liz & Dick, watched by a not-so impressive 3.5 million viewers, the network has revealed. The movie covered th…
A new study has found that the happiest time of a man’s life is around age 37 – when they have climbed the career ladder and started a family. It is an age by which most men are settled in a happy relationship and have formed a close circle of friends with which to socialize. The dreaded “mid-life crisis” is still a decade away and their troubled angst-ridden teens are a fading memory. Beco…
M.C. Hammer reveals that Whitney Houston’s father once tried to get the singers to marry in an exclusive interview with In the Mixx host Gina Glickman Giordan on Saturday. M.C. Hammer says that while at Super Bowl XXV, where Whitney Houston gave her memorable rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner, the late singer’s father, John, attempted to play match maker for the two stars. “…
Katharine Hepburn was an early pioneer of androgynous fashion, appearing on set dressed in high-waisted pants and button-down shirts. And now a new exhibition, which opened in New York today, pays homage to Katharine Hepburn’ chic sense of style, which was decidedly unconventional in the Thirties and Forties, when feminine dresses were the order of the day. Curators say one of the first thi…
Rihanna has closed Hackney Weekend, a free two-day festival in east London, on Sunday night, with a performance that included a string of her hits and a surprise (albeit widely expected) guest appearance by her mentor Jay-Z. Rihanna, 24, opened her headline set with Only Girl In The World, performing in front of a giant sphinx. “Hackney, you’re crazier than they told me!” the si…
A bizarre never-seen-before photo shoot shows a naked, pregnant and painted in gold Anna Nicole Smith just before her tragic passing in 2007. The photo shoot was taken while Anna Nicole Smith was pregnant with her now five-year-old daughter Danielynn. In the pictures, Anna Nicole Smith’s modesty is merely covered by her arm and a thick veil of the metallic paint. The logo of the company is…
Sales of latest issue of Playboy picturing nude Lindsay Lohan, which hit the shelves on Friday, have failed to shift and it seems there is not much interest in the actresse’s impersonation of Marilyn Monroe’s famous cover. Playboy hoped Lindsay Lohan‘s issue would be a big money-maker for the magazine, which saw its circulation numbers fall from 2.6 million to 1.5 million last year bu…
Eddie Murphy signs on to host 84th Academy Awards ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday, September 6. In a press release on Tuesday, Eddie Murphy said: “I am enormously honored to join the great list of past Academy Award hosts from Hope and Carson to Crystal, Martin and Goldberg, among others.” Eddie Murphy will host 2012 ceremony of the Annual Academ…
MDA Telethon 2011 Raised $61.5 Million Without Jerry Lewis. What Does Labor Day Mean? What Happened At The MDA Telethon? Tribute To Jerry Lewis. The 46th annual Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day Telethon was broadcasted nationwide from 6 p.m. to midnight in every U.S. time zone on Sunday and the iconic show attracted outstanding talents on its first time without Jerry Lewis’ ho…
Hurricane Irene: 10 deaths and millions of power outages. A hurricane name can’t tell you about the storm’s power, although September’s hurricanes have a record of being strongest, but its name can tell you how many have already been in the season. With a huge quantity of information from storm-tracking stations, scientists need a short, easy to understand naming convention for hu…
A 7 magnitude earthquake hit eastern and northeastern Japan today, but there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no danger of a tsunami. The earthquake struck 217 miles below the sea surface at 2:28 p.m. (5:27 a.m. GMT) and measured 4 in central Tokyo, Fukushima and their surrounding areas, Such a deep jolt is less likely to cause damage than one close to the surface. The quake was…
Whitney Houston has been found dead in a Beverly Hilton Hotel room in Los Angeles, aged 48. Whitney Houston was one of the most celebrated female singers of all time, with hits including I Will Always Love You and Saving All My Love For You. Her later career was overshadowed by substance abuse and her turbulent marriage to singer Bobby Brown. Police spokesman Mark Rosen told reporters Whitney Hou…
Meghan Vogel, a high school runner competing in a 3200-metre race in Ohio, is receiving national attention, not for winning or a feat of athleticism, but for an extraordinary act of kindness after she helped a struggling competitor finish the race. Meghan Vogel, a 17-year-old junior at West Liberty Salem High School in western Ohio, is now being praised for her sportsmanship, and has had to deal…
Hugh Grant became a father for the first time last year when his ex-girlfriend Tinglan Hong gave birth to his daughter Tabitha. However, while the world exhaled a gasp of shock, no one was more surprised than Hugh Grant himself. Speaking on the Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday, Hugh Grant admitted that becoming a dad has been “life changing” and he would highly recommend it to everyone. Hugh Grant…
Moondog Coronation Ball, the world’s first rock concert, was staged in Cleveland in 1952 by two men whose passion for music bridged the racial divide in a segregated US. Jimmy Sutphin was playing poker and drinking beer in a hotel room with some hockey team pals when they heard the commotion outside. Peering out of the fifth-floor window, they saw thousands of people besieging the indoor ar…
Apple among America's big tax avoidersApple has been accused by US Senate of being "among America's largest tax avoiders". A Senate committee said Apple had used "a complex web of offshore entities" to avoid…
Oklahoma tornado kills at least 51 people as two entire schools flattened in MooreAt least 51 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise. Worst hit was Moore, south of Oklahoma City,…
Travis Alexander case: Jodi Arias' attorneys file motion for mistrialYesterday, Jodi Arias' defense attorneys filed a motion for mistrial as one of their character witnesses scheduled to testify during the May 20, 2013, penalty phase on Arias'…
Richard DeCoatsworth: Philadelphia police recommended bringing charges of witness intimidation against former officerRecent reports revealed that Philadelphia police last year recommended bringing charges of witness intimidation against former officer Richard DeCoatsworth, once hailed as a…
Oklahoma tornado kills one person and injures dozensAt least one person is reported dead and at least 21 others injured in a series of tornadoes that have torn through Oklahoma and Kansas. The worst damage was caused by a…
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Nurses who looked after Boston bombing suspect could not stop themselves caring for himThe nurses who treated Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have told how they could not stop themselves from soothing him with the words: “I am really sorry, hon.” Medical staff said that…
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