The day's celebrity and entertainment news including a Paula
Abdul fan found dead, Adam Sandler a father again and Fergie kicks off the
holiday season.

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A woman believed to have stalked "American Idol" judge ...   more »

A group of pranksters hand out more than 1.2 million fake New York Times
newspapers mainly in New York City and Los Angeles with a front page story
declaring "Iraq War Ends."

NEW YORK CITY, ...   more »

Michelle Obama, soon to become America's first African-American
first lady, is not expected to directly emulate her predecessors.


Will she assume the Hillary Clinton mold and give policy advice or will she
assume a Jackie ...   more »

Bendy cucumbers and nobbly carrots are back! Mis-shaped fruit and
vegetables may be sold across the European Union from next year.

EU member states have voted to scrap the bloc's much-maligned standards on
minimum size ...   more »

A second school collapses in Haiti injuring at least nine people, just five
days after a similar incident killed at least 90 in the country's capital.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI (NOVEMBER 12, 2008) REUTERS -
A two-storey ...   more »

A German doctor says that leukemia treatment for an HIV-patient has
resulted in the virus being undetectable
even two years after he refrained from taking anti-HIV-medication but warns
that the treatment is far too dangerous ...   more »

A new exhibition about myths and reality of the ancient city of Babylon
ends with a display blaming U.S. military for causing irreversible damage to
the site after it invaded Iraq in 2003.

LONDON, ENGLAND, ...   more »

A retail survey buy Deloitte and Touche found that the majority of
consumers were not going to let the credit crisis get in the way of their
Christmas.

But they predicted a seven percent drop ...   more »

James Artis

David Beckham, Bono, Reese Witherspoon, and other celebs receive
cheques for various charities by American Idol.

19 ENTERTAINMENT -
Reality television programme "American Idol" gave more
than 60 million USD to charities as celebrities like ...   more »

A small camera invented and produced in Latvia became a favourite tool for
spies worldwide in the 1930s.

RIGA, LATVIA REUTERS -

The subminiature MINOX camera, invented and produced in Latvia was
so popular among ...   more »

The debate raging over the use of "white space" spectrum is far
from black and white.

The opening up of the television spectrum known as "white space"
will help improve internet access in some areas ...   more »

Rwandan President Paul Kagame says at a news conference in Frankfurt, the
arrest of one of his Rwandan top aids in Germany was arrogant.

FRANKFURT, GERMANY (NOVEMBER 11, 2008) REUTERS -
Rwandan President Paul Kagame ...   more »

Egyptian archaeologists announce the discovery of the remains of a pyramid
built for the mother of Pharaoh Teti I, over 4,000 years ago.

GIZA, EGYPT (NOVEMBER 11, 2008) REUTERS -
Egyptian archaeologists said on Tuesday ...   more »

Britain's central bank chief says the country is probably already in
recession, and heading for a difficult year.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM (NOVEMBER 12, 2008) BLOOMBERG -
The British economy will shrink sharply next year and ...   more »

The body of South African singer and anti-apartheid campaigner Miriam
Makeba returns to Soweto following her death of a heart attack after a concert
in Italy.

NAPLES, ITALY (NOVEMBER 11, 2008), SABC -
The body ...   more »

An immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Darfur region of western
Sudan is announced by Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir but Darfur
rebel group says it will not stop fighting.

KHARTOUM, SUDAN (NOVEMBER 12, 2008) ...   more »

Real Estate Hype 2008-2009
Author: Juhlin Youlein

Since 2006 the media has butchered real estate. It seemed that
every time the 6:00 news was on there was some horror story
about foreclosures or depreciating markets. ...   more »

9 Myths About People With Eating Disorders
Author: Uchenna Ani-Okoye

1. Myth: - Only females, especially teenage girls, have eating
disorders.

Eating disorders begin during teenage years and as such are
more common amongst teenage ...   more »

60 female House songs for cabaret and musicals singers
Author: Jeremy Fisher

You're looking for songs for women that you can use to
communicate directly with an audience. What you need is a
"House song".

...   more »

The Secret KFC Recipe!
Author: Michael A. Verdicchio

Recently there was a news report that Colonel Sanders's
68-year-old recipe was being secretly moved from its
previous storage spot until security could be revamped.
The story ...   more »

NBC Universal Returns as Official Broadcast Partner, Showcases Multi-Platform Content

2009 International CES
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cutting-edge content developments in the broadcast and entertainment industry will merge with the latest distribution platforms at the 2009 International ...   more »

Innovations Award Honorees to be on Display at the 2009 International CES

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) ® today announced its International CES Best of Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering award honorees. Sponsored ...   more »

Oscar, Golden Globe and Grammy Winning Singer Returns to the Charts with “How Can I Make You Luv Me,” the First Single from Her Long Awaited Upcoming Double CD with Her All-Female Powerhouse Band, Due ...   more »

CES Unveiled@NY 2008
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Looking to brighten the out-of-home advertising market, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world’s largest provider of thin-film transistor, liquid crystal displays (TFT-LCDs), today announced that it has developed a 70-inch ...   more »