Author: Connor Simpson

A Canadian Mayor Resigns...

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Can you guess which one? If you think it's the one embroiled in a violent crack cocaine scandal, you are wrong.

By Connor Simpson

Jun 17, 2012

Jane Pratt Heartbroken Over Cat Marnell's Departure

Jane Pratt has finally weighed in on Cat Marnell's decision to leave xoJane, and she's justifiably heartbroken. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 17, 2012

Box Office Report

Exploits of Cartoon Animals More Appealing than Adam Sandler's Face

Welcome back to the Box Office Report where doing karaoke with Tom Cruise in the 1980s sounds like a great story to hear from Dustin Hoffman at 4 a.m.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 17, 2012

The Sunday Grind

Romney Makes 'Face the Nation' Debut; McCain Worries About Big Donations

Mitt Romney talks immigration, bailing out Europe, health care and tax reform in huge interview with Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation; McCain says he's worried about campaign finance scandals; Santorum talks immigration and his role in a potential Romney administration. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 17, 2012

Rodney King, Victim of LAPD Abuse, Found Dead at 47

Rodney King, victim of the police brutality that spawned the 1992 L.A. riots, was found dead in his home on Sunday morning. He was 47. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 17, 2012

Everyone Loves to Watch Spectacle Television

The ratings for ABC's tightrope walk are in, and the stunt pulled huge numbers, proving that people will flock to television we can all talk about. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 16, 2012

There'll Always Be Booze at the Democratic National Convention

Democratic party members, rejoice! Lawmakers in North Carolina have come together to make sure your fridges and coolers will stay well-stocked when you visit for the Democratic National Convention on Labor Day weekend.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 16, 2012

Jokes, Flubs, and the Economy: Romney's Busy Day in Pennsylvania

Mitt Romney had a full day of campaigning in Pennsylvania on Saturday that included a joke, a flub, and some talk about the economy. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 16, 2012

Lindsay Lohan Just Wishes Her Paramedics Were Cute

Responding to the hubbub yesterday over her exhaustion, Lindsay Lohan joked about how she wishes the paramedics who rushed to her hotel room yesterday when she wouldn't wake up were cute.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 16, 2012

Japan Resumes Nuclear Power for First Time Since Meltdown

Japan's Prime Minister ordered two of the countries nuclear reactors to resume operations on Saturday, the first time the country's used any of its 50 working nuclear reactors since the meltdown in Fukushima.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 16, 2012

Ryan Seacrest and CBS Are Making a Draw Something TV Show

The Ryan Seacrest media empire convinced CBS to order a pilot for a Draw Something gameshow, which we think is the first iPhone game to be turned into a television gameshow. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 16, 2012

Accepting a Nobel Prize Some 20 Years Later

Aung San Suu Kyi was award a Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 for her non-violent protests and efforts to support democracy in Bruma. On Saturday, she finally accepted her prize in Norway more than 20 years later.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 16, 2012

The U.N. Suspends Its Monitoring Activities in Syria

The U.N. announced they're suspending the activities of their team of monitors tasked with implementing the failing six-point peace plan in Syria on Saturday.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 16, 2012

The Niagara Falls Tightrope Walker Cleared Customs

Nik Wallenda became the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a high wire Friday night, and in the process became the first person to clear customs that way, too.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 15, 2012

What Happened at Sarah Jessica Parker's Obama Fundraiser

Just in case you can't afford the $40,000 per plate price tag, or you didn't win the Obama campaign's win-a-trip-to-a-fundraiser contest, we've got you covered. This is everything that went down at Sarah Jessica Parker's big Obama party. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 14, 2012

Brits Work a Deal to Boost Confidence in Their Banks

Officials in Britain have seen what's going on with the rest of the Eurozone, and have cut a deal worth an estimated £80 billion to make sure they don't become the next Spain.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 14, 2012

Facebook Is Taking Aim at NASDAQ

Weeks after it's disastrous debut, Facebook is getting in on the blame game for their first day's poor performance, and they're pointing their fingers at NASDAQ.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 14, 2012

'Vagina' Is Too Lewd for Michigan State Republicans

Someone uttered the horribly offensive, borderline criminal V-word during a Michigan House of Representatives debate over an abortion bill. Which is to say, a woman said "vagina," and now male Republicans are mad about it. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 14, 2012

Panetta Promises Nothing Important Was Leaked for the Bin Laden Movie

Leon Panetta had to tell the Senate Appropriations Committee the writer and director of Zero Dark Thirty, one of the killing Bin Laden movies, weren't given any classified information while researching the film. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 13, 2012

Channing Tatum Too Sexy for Shirt, Pants in NSFW 'Magic Mike' Trailer

If your complaints about the old Magic Mike trailers were along the lines of "there's not enough nudity for this trailer of a stripper movie," then the new one minute red-band trailer is just for you. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 13, 2012

Oliver North Got Busted for Using an Email Forward in His Column

Oliver North is in hot water after attributing a quote in one of his columns to the wrong Vietnam war veteran, and now we know the quote belongs to a Vietnam veteran who's also a journalism professor, and that North lied about how he came across the quotation in the first place. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 13, 2012

How CBS Scored the First Non-Fox Sunday Morning Romney Interview

Bob Schieffer called out the Romney campaign for only doing Fox, and now he gets to do the first interview with Mitt on a Sunday morning show not named Fox News Sunday

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 13, 2012

Ron Barber, Gabrielle Gifford's Former Aide, Officially Wins Her Old Seat

The race to replace Gabrielle Gifford has been called: the Associated Press tweets that Ron Barber has officially been named the winner in the race for Arizona's District 8 seat in the House.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 13, 2012

Justice Department Investigating Cable Companies' Fear of Streaming Video

The Wall Street Journal reports the Justice Department is investigating whether cable companies have been unfairly working to regulate Internet consumption to prevent people switching from cable to online video.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 12, 2012

Good Riddance, Offensive GoDaddy Commercials

Go Daddy announced they've hired an advertising company for the first time in seven years so they can move away from the advertising style that made the company famous, but so many people hated. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 12, 2012

$170 Million Can Buy Half a Good Summer Movie

Reshoots and personel changes have plagued the production of World War Z, but its $170 million plus budget (so far) has apparently produced a great first half. Now they have to pay for a better ending. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 10, 2012

The Conflicting Accounts of the Lindsay Lohan Car Accident

Accusations of mysterious pink bags, bribes and lies are making the Lindsay Lohan car crash story juicier than it originally appeared to be. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 10, 2012

Bloomberg Admits Stop and Frisk Policy Needs to Change

New York mayor Michael Bloomberg admitted that the NYPD's stop-and-frisk policy needs to be amended in a speech on Sunday.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 10, 2012

Joe Biden vs. Children: a Never-Ending (Water) War

Joe Biden spent his Saturday having way more fun than you did. Every year he invites the press and their families for a water fight at his home. He usually loses.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 10, 2012

Box Office Report

'Madagascar 3' Shuts Down Everything

Welcome back to the Box Office Report where there's something to be said for getting paid millions and millions of dollars for three hours worth of voice work. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 10, 2012

The Sunday Grind

McCain Questions Holder's Credibility; Huckabee Doesn't Like His VP Odds

Woodward and Bernstein talk leaks on CBS; McCain and Axelrod spar over Eric Holder on CNN; Scott Walker and Mitch Daniels think Wisconsin spells the end of public-employee unions. Oh, and two more names can be crossed off the VP watch list. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 10, 2012

Police Investigating Shooting in Auburn Student Neighborhood

Three people are dead and more are injured after a fight escalated and someone started shooting in a student neighbourhood in Auburn, Alabama. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 10, 2012

Hosni Mubarak Is In Critical Condition

Hosni Mubarak may not make it to his appeal. The Associated Press is reporting Mubarak is in critical condition in the military hospital where he's currently serving his life sentence.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 10, 2012

Boxing Reels After Decision Robs Its Biggest Star

The sport of boxing is in critical condition Sunday morning after its biggest star, Manny Pacquiao, was robbed by the judges in his fight against Timothy Bradley. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 9, 2012

Bob Baffert Wins the Runner-Up's Triple Crown

A horse named Union Rags stepped into the spotlight and win Saturday's Belmont Stakes, but one trainer completed a runner-up's Triple Crown.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 9, 2012

How the Obama Campaign Is Betting Big on the Internet

The Obama campaign is shedding the traditional campaign model and focusing its advertising efforts on the Internet, a gamble that could cost them dearly, or help them write the book on how candidates engage their base online. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 9, 2012

Spain Is Going to Ask for a Big Bailout, Just Not Yet

In a conference call on Saturday, Spain's finance minister indicated they will be asking for a bailout from the other Eurozone countries that could amount to €100 billion. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 9, 2012

What Was the Syrian Army Hiding from the U.N.?

U.N. monitors finally made it into Mazraat al-Qubeir after they were shot at while making their first attempt, and evidence left behind indicates the Syrian army played a heavy role in the massacre there. 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 9, 2012

What Return Does Lunch with Warren Buffett Yield?

If you had the opportunity to sit down and have lunch with Warren Buffett, what would you ask him? Turns out, most don't even ask about investing.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 9, 2012

The Triple Crown's Bursting Economic Bubble

We've finally got our first real look at the financial implications of potential Triple Crown winner I'll Have Another's withdrawal from the Belmont Stakes.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 9, 2012

Two U.S. Attorneys Appointed to Investigate Leaks

Two U.S. attorneys have been tasked with finding out if there's any truth to rumours the White House leaked classified information to help the President's national security reputation.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 8, 2012

Mitt Romney Gets the Rand Paul Seal of Approval

Rand Paul endorsed the GOP's last man standing during an appearance on Fox News's Hannity on Thursday night.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 7, 2012

Texting While Driving Could Land You In Jail

We've all been guilty of it at one time or another, but one Massachusetts teen is serving a year in prison after getting into a fatal car accident when he was texting while driving.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 7, 2012

Even the U.N. Are Getting Shot at in Syria

The situation in Syria has deteriorated to the point where even the U.N.'s team of monitors can't go anywhere without coming under fire.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 7, 2012

The People You Meet on Airtime (and the Penises You Don't)

Airtime, the new video chat site from the Napster guys, has been out for a few days now, and we decided to see what it's like. Unfortunately, it seems it's already devolving into a bunch of guys looking for boobs. (But, no penises!)

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 7, 2012

Jeb Bush Seems to Think 2012 Could Have Been His Year

Jeb Bush has always been supportive of Mitt Romney, but comments Bush made in a CBS This Morning interview leave us wondering how he really feels about Mitt Romney.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 6, 2012

John Kerry Isn't Pleased with The New York Times

John Kerry and the New York Times are having a debate about journalism. It all started when Kerry was asked by CNN's Ted Barrett if he thought The Times should have held their story on President Obama's ordering cyberattacks against Iran's nuclear program "for national security reasons." 

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 6, 2012

Another Federal Judge Rules DOMA Unconstitutional

The Defense of Marriage Act took another hit on Wednesday when a New York federal judge ruled it unconstitutional, this time because it interferes with the states' right to regulate marriage.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 6, 2012

The 'Django Unchained' Trailer Is Finally, Officially Here

The Weinstein Company spent the day taking down leaked versions, but the wait is finally over: the trailer for Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained is officially, really, legally here.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 3, 2012

Acquittal Appeal Reopens Mubarak's Case

An appeal of the acquittal verdicts for six Egyptian officials means Mubarak's life sentence is going to be appealed too.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 3, 2012

Romney and Obama Are Both Big 'Star Trek' Fans

The two candidates running for President are huge dorks, according to the New York Times.

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