Spanking kids leads to violence, group says
The 3-year-old came home in tears from his public pre-kindergarten program, unable to adequately describe what had happened to him or how he had sustained bruises that stretched around his hips to his stomach.
Teen-repelling noisemaker draws protests
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HSM Gets Real This Summer (E! Online)
E! Online - As if auditioning in front of your friends weren't stressful enough.
Texas struggles to recover in Ike's wake
As President Bush visited storm-damaged Houston and Galveston today, thousands of people remained in shelters in Texas and more than 1.5 million customers were without power. The Houston Food Bank says it is "utterly overwhelmed" and needs 500,000 pounds of food a day for the next six weeks.
Princes William, Harry to attend James Bond launch (Reuters)
Reuters - Princes William and Harry are expected on the red carpet on Wednesday at the royal world premiere of the latest James Bond movie "Quantum of Solace," which sees Daniel Craig reprise the role of super spy 007.
Obama, McCain to talk; Clinton prospect lauded
President-elect Barack Obama and former GOP candidate John McCain will meet Monday at Obama's transition headquarters in Chicago. As Obama continues to build his White House staff, Republicans praise Hillary Clinton as an "outstanding" potential pick for secretary of state.
India's Tendulkar to make Bollywood debut (Reuters)
Reuters - Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will
make his Bollywood debut with a cameo role in a film about the
miracles of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesh.
32 salmonella illnesses reported in 12 states
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Rally set as Karadzic's extradition nears
Supporters of former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic plan to rally in Belgrade on Tuesday as authorities prepare to send Karadzic to The Hague to answer war-crimes charges.
Pagans mark longest day at Stonehenge
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Feds near deal for Fannie, Freddie
The Treasury Department is close to finalizing plans to effectively take over beleaguered mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to a report published Friday.
'Jaws' site on alert after alleged shark sighting
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Nothing extraordinary about "X-Files" movie (Reuters)
Reuters - Ten years after the
first "X-Files" movie -- and six since the conclusion of the
iconic TV series -- FBI agents Mulder and Scully return to
theaters on Friday with "The X-Files: I Want to Believe."
Dark Knight Rises; Will Spider-Man 3 Fall? (E! Online)
E! Online - At midnight, it comes. With expectations fueled by hundreds of advance sellouts, glorious reviews and Oscar buzz.
A new view of Anne Frank through film about friend (Reuters)
Reuters - A movie based on the best-selling memoir by a friend of Anne Frank is being developed by an indie studio.
Dow falls 242 points on 'ugly' day
Credit market woes hit Wall Street again Monday, with the Dow dropping around 242 points in a thinly-traded session also influenced by fluctuating oil prices and a weaker U.S. dollar.
Nadal dethrones Federer in epic Wimbledon final
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Sci-fi film "Avatar" coming out in Imax 3D (Reuters)
Reuters - "Avatar" is going big. The live-action 3-D sci-fi adventure from James Cameron will be released simultaneously in Imax 3-D when the film premieres next year in conventional 3-D theaters, Imax Corp. and 20th Century Fox announced Thursday.
Gramm quits as McCain campaign co-chair
Former Republican Sen. Phil Gramm said today he is stepping down as co-chairman of Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign amid criticism for saying that "we have sort of become a nation of whiners." Gramm said his comments have become a distraction and that he would "join the growing number of rank-and-file McCain supporters."
Michael Lohan's charity boxing match set (AP)
AP - He's taken his lumps in the tabloids; now he'll be ducking swings in the boxing ring.
Mukasey: Don't deport genital mutilation victim
The U.S. attorney general is trying to prevent immigration authorities from sending a Muslim woman to her home country, where she was a victim of female genital mutilation.