News Archive for October 2007
10/01
In Entertainment: Britney Spears Loses Custody Of Her Kids...Then Goes TanningA judge on Monday ordered Britney Spears to turn over custody of her two young sons to ex-husband Kevin Federline this week.
10/02
TD Bank to buy Commerce Bancorp for $8.5 billionTORONTO (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank said on Tuesday it plans to buy New Jersey-based Commerce Bancorp Inc in a friendly $8.5 billion deal that would nearly double the scale of the Canadian bank's U.S. business.
10/03
Harmony says 3200 South African gold miners trappedHarmony Gold, the world's fifth biggest gold producer, says 3200 miners are trapped underground at one of its mines in South Africa. Harmony spokeswoman Amelia Soares said the workers at the Elandsrand mine in South Africa's Mpumulanga province were trapped after an electrical cable of a lift carrying workers to the surface snapped at around 0800 GMT on Wednesday.
10/04
Olympics Star Marion Jones Admits DopingAccording to The Washington Post, Marion Jones admitted to using steroids before the 2000 Olympics. The report says the track and field star admitted to steroid use in a recent letter to close family and friends.
10/05
Friday Night Lights: Last Days Of Summer (season premiere)Filed under: Friday Night Lights, Episode Reviews(S02E02) And we're back for another season with the Dillon Panthers. You have to think that there is some pressure on the folks behind the show as they kick off this new year. The renewal was great and all, but I suspect it came with some helpful suggestions as to the kind of numbers the network is looking [...]
10/06
Virginia Rep. Jo Ann Davis Dies After Breast Cancer FightRep. Jo Ann Davis died Saturday after a two-year battle with breast cancer.
10/07
Pamela Anderson and Rick Salomon got married in Las VegasAccording to recent news, Pamela Anderson married for the third time to longtime pal Rick Salomon on Saturday night in Las Vegas. The couple tied the knot at the Mirage Hotel before Anderson’s children and members of her family and a few wedding guests included Tobey Maguire, Lukas Haas and magician Hans Klok. The 40-years old [...]
10/08
Two Americans, Briton Win Nobel Prize in MedicineU.S. citizens Mario R. Capecchi and Oliver Smithies and Briton Sir Martin J. Evans won the 2007 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for groundbreaking discoveries.
10/09
German, Frenchman Share 2007 Nobel Prize in PhysicsFrance's Albert Fert, German Peter Gruenberg share physics Nobel for 1988 discovery of giant magnetoresistance, now used on millions of hard drives worldwide.
10/10
Examiner testifies in boot camp trialThe medical examiner who performed the first autopsy on a 14-year-old boy who died after an altercation with boot camp guards told jurors Wednesday that he found no signs of serious injury on the teenager’s body.
10/11
Al Gore and UN climate change panel win Nobel Peace Prize (AFP)AFP - The 2007 Nobel Peace Prize was jointly awarded here Friday to former US vice president Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the Norwegian Nobel committee said.
10/12
Search warrants served in Anna Nicole caseCalifornia's Department of Justice began serving search warrants in connection with the death of Anna Nicole Smith, TMZ.com said Friday. Smith, who was a reality TV star, former Playboy Playmate and TrimSpa spokesmodel, died of a drug overdose in Florida...
10/13
Julia Roberts Presented With American Cinematheque AwardThe smile, the laugh and the looks that have become familiar to movie-goers were on full display Friday as Roberts was recognized for her contributions to the film industry. On hand were Tom Hanks, Natalie Portman and Sally Field.
10/14
Drew Carey Debuts On "The Price Is Right"Drew Carey got through his first morning as new host of CBS's "The Price Is Right" without, as they say, "incident." Actually, a little incident might have helped. For all the hype surrounding Carey's selection as host, his debut in the role yesterday was conspicuously lacking a sense of event. It could have been any old day's edition of the popular [...]
10/15
Nation's 'first' baby boomer applies for Social SecurityWASHINGTON - The baby boomers' stampede for Social Security benefits has begun. The nation's "first" baby boomer, a retired teacher from New Jersey, applied for Social Security benefits Monday, signaling the start of an expected avalanche of applications from the post World War II generation.
10/16
New York AG and Facebook Reach an AgreementNew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today his office has reached an agreement with Facebook aimed at protecting the social networking site's members "from online sexual predators, obscene content and harassment." "Our agreement with Facebook offers a new model of cooperative action that balances the freedom offered by the Internet with [...]
10/17
Maine middle school to offer birth controlPupils at a Portland middle school will be able to get birth-control pills and patches at their student health center after the local school...
10/18
Actress Deborah Kerr dies at age 86LONDON — British actress Deborah Kerr, who shared one of cinema's most famous kisses with Burt Lancaster in From Here to Eternity, has died, her agent said Thursday. She was 86. Read the report. Tell us: What is your favorite Deborah Kerr film? (I'm partial to The King and I.)
10/19
FBI raids magician David Copperfield in VegasLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The FBI has raided magician David Copperfield's warehouse and a theater where he performs in Las Vegas following sexual misconduct accusations by an unidentified woman, authorities and his lawyers said on Friday.
10/20
Iran's Top Nuclear Negotiator Ali Larijani ResignsIran's nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani resigns, according to government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham.
10/21
Woman Survives 19 Hours in Sea Off MauiStays afloat clinging to water container until fishing charter boat spots her.
10/22
'Bin Laden' urges Iraq insurgents to uniteA man claiming to be al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden calls on insurgent groups in Iraq to unify their ranks in a new audio recording aired by Al Jazeera television.
10/23
Marie Osmond Faints on Dancing with the Stars - VideoMarie Osmond fainted last night on Dancing with the Stars. After she recovered she apologized for passing out, and asked for her scores. When I first saw this video I couldn’t believe that was Marie. I was thinking it was a dancing robot that looked like Marie, because she hasn’t aged, but robots don’t faint. [...]
10/24
Darfur peace talks go ahead amid rebel boycottPeace talks aimed at ending the conflict in Darfur were going head Saturday in Libya, despite a boycott by Sudan's two main rebel groups.
10/25
Daniel Dae Kim Arrested for DUIJoining Cynthia Watros and Michelle Rodriguez, Daniel Dae Kim is the third Lost star to be arrested for DUI. Hawaii is tough on drunks.
10/26
Jail for man who urinated on dying womanA drunken former soldier who urinated on a disabled neighbour as she lay dying after a fall in the street was jailed for three years yesterday and told that he and his friends had shamed a town.
10/27
British Royal Target Of Sex And Drugs Blackmail Plot: ReportA MEMBER of the royal family has been targeted in an alleged "sex and drugs" blackmail plot being investigated by Scotland Yard. The royal - who cannot be named for legal reasons - called in the police after being approached by two alleged blackmailers in August.
10/28
N. Carolina beach house fire kills 7OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. - An intense fire ravaged a beach house packed with more than a dozen college students early Sunday, killing seven and leaving little left of the structure but its charred frame and the stilts on which it stood.
10/29
Red Sox win leaves furniture buyers cheeringJordan's Furniture, which has stores in Massachusetts and New Hampshire, ran a promotion offering full rebates if the Red Sox ...
10/30
Royals decline Perez’s $9 million option, Riske files for free agency (AP)Odalis Perez’s $9 million option was declined Tuesday by the Kansas City Royals, and fellow pitcher David Riske turned down his $2.9 million player option. The Royals must pay Perez a $1.5 million buyout. Riske filed for free agency. Designated hitter Mike Sweeney notified the Royals he plans to file for free agency as well. Read [...]
10/31
Ron Paul Campaign Swept Up in Botnet Spam ScandalPresidential candidate and Texas congressman Ron Paul has an ardent following of tech-savvy supporters -- at least one of which may have employed the use of hijacked PCs from around the world to spread pro-Paul spam. Several security researchers have noted a blast of spam e-mail messages sent earlier this week purporting to support Paul's bid for the Republican presidential nomination.