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Falling Ice at Cowboys Stadium Injures Seven, Site of Super Bowl XLV

Falling Ice at Cowboys Stadium Injures Seven, Site of Super Bowl XLV

Falling ice at the Cowboys Stadium injures seven at the site of Sunday's Super Bowl XLV. The incident was reported at 1:15 on February 4, 2011 when huge sheets of ice and snow falling from the stadium roof injured seven people on the ground 200 feet below. Five of seven people were transported...

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"The Undertaker" Burned During WWE Pay-Per-View Event

The Undertaker" was burned while entering the ring during Sunday night's World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event, "The Elimination Chamber." In the wrestling competition for the world heavyweight champion, WWE spokesman, Robert Zimmerman, confirmed that wrestler's burns were due to a...

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Actress Farrah Fawcett Dies at Age 62

Farrah Fawcett, 62, has died after a three-year battle with anal cancer. Her spokesman, Paul Bloch, says Fawcett died Thursday morning in a Santa Monica hospital. She was diagnosed with cancer in September of 2006. The news led to a reconciliation with her on-and-off boyfriend, Ryan O'Neal, 68,...

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Paris Hilton Arrested on Cocaine Charges: Police

Authorities have said that Paris Hilton has been arrested by the police on cocaine possession charges late Friday night. The 29-year-old socialite’s car was stopped on a Las Vegas street. Las Vegas police spokesman Marcus Martin said Hilton was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on the...

White House Announces 9 Pardons by President Obama

White House Announces 9 Pardons by President Obama

The White House announced Friday, December 3, 2010 that President Barack Obama has pardoned 9 people of for a wide range of crimes. Though officials in Washington, DC, did not comment on why Obama chose to pardon the people of their crimes, White House spokesman Reid Cherlin offered a statement...

Dutch Teen Arrested for WikiLeaks Hacking

Dutch Teen Arrested for WikiLeaks Hacking

Dutch authorities arrested a 16 year old boy at his residence in The Hague late Wednesday night for his suspected involvement in hacking MasterCard and Visa websites in support of the WikiLeaks organization. Authorities also removed computers and data storage devices from the teen's home to use...

Vatican Announces Beatification of John Paul II

Vatican Announces Beatification of John Paul II

The Vatican announces the beatification of John Paul II on May 1, 2011 in Rome. Spokesman Fr. Federico Lombardi confirmed that Pope Benedict XVI will preside over the service on Divine Mercy Sunday, the feast day John Paul II actively promoted, immediately following Easter. Vatican reports...

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Former NFL Quarterback Steve McNair Found Dead

Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair was shot multiple times, including once in the head, and a pistol was discovered near the body of the 20-year-old woman found dead with him Saturday in a Nashville condominium. Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron identified the woman as Sahel...

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Luke Air Force Base Sight of Tragedy

The Luke Air Force Base, in Glendale, Arizona, was the sight of tragedy late Monday night. Two men crashed through the base's front gate late in a car that was apparently stolen. Base officials responded by opening fire. One person was killed and the other was wounded. Captain Jerry Gonzalez,...

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Cuban Man Floats to U.s. By Styrofoam Boat

A Cuban man floats to U.S. by Styrofoam boat.  Coast Guard spokesperson Marilyn Fajardo stated that the castaway made a seven foot long boat out of styrofoam and floated in the Florida Straits for 23 days.  A U.S. Customs and Boarder Protection aircraft on a surveillance detail spotted...