Harry Connick Serenades Sexy Couple | Ben Stiller Hosts; Katie Couric Rocks Harry Connick Serenades Sexy Couple You had to be there: 12:30 a.m. Thursday in the main ballroom of the Plaza Hotel. That’s where Lifetime threw a luxe soiree for the movie “Living Proof,” about the invention of breast-cancer …
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Amputee Beauty Pageant Crowns Miss Landmine 2008
She has beauty, brains and soon a new prosthetic leg. Agusta Urica, 31, was crowned the world’s first Miss Landmine Wednesday in Luanda, Angola, beating out 17 other women who’ve lost limbs to landmines in this African nation still struggling with the vestiges of a 20-year civil war. Urica, a …
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Katie Couric Turnaround Possible | Wham! George Michael Makes a Comeback | Hillary’s Starless Night; Friday a Fields Day? Katie Couric Turnaround Possible Friday’s New York Times suggests that Katie Couric might be leaving the “CBS Evening News” within weeks instead of next year after the presidential inauguration. Thursday night, …
Read More »Italians Look to Nuclear Power to Solve Energy Woes
This is part of the America’s Future series airing on FOX News Channel, looking at the challenges facing the country in the 21st century. MONTALTO DI CASTRO, Italy — Daunted by the threat of a meltdown, Italians voted overwhelmingly in 1987 to ban nuclear power, but a government decree could …
Read More »Reality Check: Less Is More on 'So You Think You Can Dance'
People always complain about getting too little, too late. It seems “So You Think You Can Dance” forgot that getting too much, too soon can be just as problematic. Hearing the top seven couples would take on two routines each, I thought it seemed a little early for that, but …
Read More »Daniel Day-Lewis Relaxes About Awards
Daniel Day-Lewis Relaxes About Awards | Is ABC Trying to Kill the 2008 Oscars? | Golden Globes: No Tears for Odd Group | Sightings Daniel Day-Lewis Relaxes About Awards Daniel Day-Lewis is finally relaxed about picking up awards for a movie role. It was only a few years ago that …
Read More »Tang Bomb: Liquid Explosives Are the New 'Weapon of Choice'
Tang, peroxide and a disposable camera — items you may very well have in your home — can be a deadly mix. Far-fetched as it sounds, bombs made from hydrogen peroxide and the breakfast powder drink Tang could have taken down seven planes bound for the U.S. and Canada — …
Read More »Patients Detail Horrors of Nasal Spray Dependency
Dana Conte was 13-years-old when a doctor suggested she use an over-the-counter, decongestant nasal spray, similar to Afrin, as a way to relieve her allergy symptoms. For the first few days, the product worked and Conte felt great. So, she kept using the product. But the longer she used it, …
Read More »Don't Tase Me, Bro!
So starting Thursday, one-tenth of NYPD cops will be carrying Tasers — the notorious, but delightful electric weapons that can paralyze people from up to 30 feet away. The cops have had them for over 20 years, but kept them in their cars because they’re so heavy. But now they’re …
Read More »Top 5 Reasons Why You Should Call-In Sick to Work
While many of us jump at the chance to call-in sick to work at the first sign of a cold — other people push through the coughing, sneezing and runny nose to make it into the office. But, is that always a good idea? According to several recent studies, sick …
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