Sharon Smiley had worked for 10 years as a receptionist and administrative assistant at a Chicago real estate company until she was fired for skipping lunch one day. After a two-year battle, an appeals court in Illinois has found that denial of her unemployment benefits was “clearly erroneous.” | Smiley, 48, punched out of work for lunch Jan. 28, 2010, but remained at her desk to finish a project assigned by a manager because she did not plan to eat that day, she said.Sledding crow in Russia soars to Internet stardomAn Australian tourist who went bungee jumping in Africa suffered extensive bruising and a broken collarbone but is fortunate to be alive after the cord snapped during her 365-foot New Year’s Eve plunge from a bridge above the Zambesi River. ABC News shared Erin Langworthy’s harrowing tale Sunday, supported by video footage sure to make prospective bungee jumpers think twice about participating in this thrilling but dangerous sport. “It’s definitely a miracle that I survived,”..
Lana Del Rey Bombs With “One Of The Worst Outings In SNL History”
Lana Del Rey’s brief career has actually been controversial and troubled from the start. After getting signed to Interscope last October, gracing the covers of magazines like Billboard and Interview Russia, and getting signed to Next Model Management, a backlash among skeptics was inevitable. Bloggers doubted her authenticity, critics’ patience for her soon wore razor-thin, and her shoddy “SNL” performance pushed many fence-sitters right back into the haters’ camp.
Pinkberry Founder Young Lee Arrested on Assault
The co-founder of Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt, Young Lee, was arrested today at Los Angeles airport on a warrant for beating a homeless beggar LA last June. | Lee, who helped design the healthy, low-calorie dessert chain, is accused of chasing down a homeless man who approached his car in downtown Los Angeles asking for money on June 15, 2011. Lee and another individual beat the homeless man with a tire iron, according to police. The man was hospitalized for treatment.
English Wikipedia anti-SOPA blackout
To: English Wikipedia Readers and CommunityFrom: Sue Gardner, Wikimedia Foundation Executive DirectorDate: January 16, 2012 | Today, the Wikipedia community announced its decision to black out the English-language Wikipedia for 24 hours, worldwide, beginning at 05:00 UTC on Wednesday, January 18 (you can read the statement from the Wikimedia Foundation here). The blackout is a protest against proposed legislation in the United States – the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the U.S.
Nancy Pelosi: GOP knows Mitt Romney can’t win
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Exasperated coast guard official ordered captain to ‘go aboard’
Updated at 3:20 p.m. ET: Rescue workers discovered five bodies on Tuesday, bringing the death toll of the Costa Concordia accident to 11. The adult bodies, believed to be passengers, were all wearing life jackets and were found in the rear of the ship near an emergency evacuation point, according to Italian Coast Guard Cmdr. Cosimo Nicastro. | The discovery came hours after Italian naval divers used explosives to blow holes in the ship’s hull in an effort to find 29 missing passengers.
What’s Caldwell ouster mean for Manning?
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Garth Brooks looks to get money back from Okla. hospital
CLAREMORE, Okla. (AP) — Country music star Garth Brooks is suing an Oklahoma hospital, saying it reneged on a promise to name a building after his late mother in exchange for a $500,000 donation. | RELATED:Craziest Celeb Lawsuits | Brooks’ lawsuit against Integris Canadian Valley Regional Hospital in Yukon seeks the return of the December 2005 donation. The trial began on Tuesday.
Report: Denver Broncos QB Tim Tebow turns down offer to be CBS studio analyst
Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow has turned down an offer to appear as a studio analyst on CBS’ Sunday pregame show, the network told USA Today. | Tebow’s decision was announced by CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus, who said the network “is perfectly fine with the lineup we have.” | Reports over the past few days indicated the network had offered Tebow a spot on the show.
Oops! Passengers erroneously told plane was about to crash
It was about 3 a.m. on a British Airways transcontinental flight when passengers heard an announcement that the plane was about to crash into the sea, The Telegraph reports. | But the automated message was a mistake, as crew members quickly reassured passengers. | “It was about 3 a.m. An alarm sounded and we were told we were about to land in the sea. I thought we were going to die,” one passenger onboard told The Telegraph. “My wife was crying and passengers were screaming.
New York Giants’ Antrel Rolle: San Francisco 49ers’ Vernon Davis asks for trouble
Vernon Davis said he prayed and prayed that the Giants would beat the Packers. | Now that his prayers have been answered, Antrel Rolle says the 49ers tight end should beware of what he wants. | “If he said that, I can only hope that he was saying just because they wanted to get a home game,” the Giants safety said on his weekly appearance on WFAN radio.
Romney reveals he pays about 15% in taxes
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WordPress › SOPA Strike « WordPress Plugins
SOPA Strike will automatically redirect all users of your blog to the http://sopastrike.com homepage on Wednesday, January 18th. It automatically adds your blog name and URL to a list of protestors which will be featured on the website.
ndianapolis Colts fire Jim Caldwell after NFL-worst 2-14 season
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts’ sudden crash has cost coach Jim Caldwell his job. | The team fired Caldwell on Tuesday, the second major decision in what is expected to be a long offseason shake-up. Team owner Jim Irsay fired team vice chairman Bill Polian and his son, Chris, the team’s general manager, the day after the season ended.
New Obama OMB director a Bain alum
Jeffrey Zients will serve as President Obama’s new acting director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), but the president’s decision might undercut attacks on Republican Mitt Romney’s career as a venture capitalist, because Zients and Romney are both alumni of Bain & Company. | “I’m pleased to designate Jeff Zients to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
Report: Former NFL player Michael Current, 66, dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound
Former NFL player Michael Current was found dead in an Oregon wildlife refuge from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound one day before he was scheduled to face charges of sexual abuse. | Current, 66, was expected to appear in court Tuesday to enter a plea on five charges of first-degree sexual abuse and luring a minor, the Statesman Journal reported. | The former NFL lineman reportedly shot himself Monday at the Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge, about 25 miles (40km) west of Salem.
Megyn Kelly Trashes Andrew Sullivan, Newsweek Over Obama Story; Sullivan Responds (VIDEO)
Fox News’ Megyn Kelly tore into Newsweek’s Andrew Sullivan on Tuesday, criticizing him and the magazine for his controversial story about President Obama. In response, Sullivan challenged Fox News to have him on to debate the story.
Carney Dodges Question About Obama’s College Transcripts: “I Would Refer You To The Campaign”
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How ‘Baseball Wives’ Star Anna Benson Keeps 12-year Marriage Interesting
‘Baseball Wives’ star Anna Benson keeps her enemies close, and her husband closer. | In 2004, she shocked Howard Stern by announcing on his radio show that if her husband, Major League Baseball pitcher Kris Benson, ever cheated on her, she’d sleep with everyone on the Mets (her husband’s team at the time) from the owner right on down to the batboy. | Almost a decade later, Benson still insists that her husband stay faithful, declaring that open marriages between athletes and their wives are largely a myth.
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