Pablo Escobar has made the transition in death from feared drug lord to Disney-esque tourist attraction. Visitors to Medellin, Colombia, can now shell out $40 for a three-hour tour of Escobar’s favorite haunts when he ruled the city in the 1980s, reports the Guardian . The tour includes a stop at…
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CDC: Consumers across the U.S. should avoid cantaloupe from the Rocky Ford region of Colorado. The cantaloupe may carry deadly Listeria bacteria. There have been 15 hospitalizations and one death in four states so far.
Continue reading …Go figure: Horses wearing the numbers 9, 1, and 1 won the first three races at Belmont Park on the anniversary of 9/11, reports the New York Post . “The odds were probably about a million to one,” says the trainer at the stable that owns the first two winners. Not…
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Privacy concerns have caused Google to back down a bit on its information collection amongst residential wireless networks. Beginning in the fall, the company will allow owners of the WiFi networks to opt-out of the data gathering. Google has assured concerned parties that it doesn’t collect personal details when nabbing the information for its databases, but such comments haven’t done much to calm the nerves of privacy advocates. Google planning opt-out option for WiFi data gathering originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:09:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Baseball player Manny Ramirez was arrested on Monday by Weston, Florida police for an alleged incident of domestic violence. Citing a police report, NBC Miami reported that Ramirez’s wife, Juliana, told the police that the former All-Star hit her with an open hand during an argument. Authorities said that the 39-year-old Ramirez has denied hitting
Continue reading …More proof celebrities are just like us: They get weird pregnancy food cravings, too. The Sun reports that Beyonce is already hankering for some pretty weird combinations, which, perhaps too predictably, include pickles. “She’s snacking on Oreo biscuits and gherkins,” says a source. Also, “Bounty ice creams with hot chili…
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Sarah Jessica Parker, the award-winning actor and producer, with multiple Golden Globe, Emmy, and Screen Actors Guild awards under her belt, is best-known for her leading role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO drama/comedy series Sex and the City and the SATC movies they’ve inspired, and has appeared in hit films, including Footloose, LA Story, Smart People. But when it comes to her family life, SJP keeps it simpler than you might expect.
Continue reading …The Highest-Paid Man In Entertainment Is… Probably Not Who You’d Guess
September 13, 2011 No CommentForbes has calculated the man in entertainment who made the most bank last year and it’s probably not who you think. Beating out producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Steven Spielberg and all other actors in Hollywood, was a man who combines a little bit of everything (for a whole lot of cash): the writer/producer/director/actor Tyler Perry.
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More than two-fifths of adults may not tell their doctor that they have been feeling depressed, according to a survey.
Continue reading …Casey Anthony isn’t welcome at her parents’ home—at least not while George Anthony is there, he tells Dr. Phil McGraw. More bits of the Anthonys’ interview with Dr. Phil are trickling out, and the AP reports that while Cindy Anthony was slightly more forgiving of the couple’s daughter, she…
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