Author: Dashiell Bennett

Powerball Jackpot Reaches Another New Record: $600 Million

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Lottery officials with the multi-state Powerball game have raised the expected total for tomorrow night's jackpot to $600 million, the largest in the game's history

By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 12, 2013

The Gosnell Trial Is About Many Things, but Media Bias Isn't One of Them

A wave of complaints about mainstream media bias crested on Friday with the belief in some circles that the murder trial of former abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell is being completely ignored by the national media. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 12, 2013

Comedy Actor Jonathan Winters Has Died at Age 87

Comedian and lovable character actor Jonathan Winters died last night at the age of 87, according to family sources who said he passed away peacefully of natural causes. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 12, 2013

After Ugly Protests, France Is Ready to Legalize Gay Marriage

After clearing an important hurdle in the French Senate this morning, a new bill that would allowing nationwide same-sex marriage will likely become law by the end of the summer.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 12, 2013

Who Mailed Explosives to Sheriff Joe Arpaio?

Authorities in Arizona say they intercepted a package on Thursday that had been filled with explosives and mailed to controversial Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 11, 2013

Wall Street Is Shocked at This Idiot Inside Trader's Stupidity

The federal government has charged Scott London, a former partner at accounting powerhouse KPMG, of insider trading, in what might be one of the most stupidly brazen corporate crimes anyone has seen in quite some time.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 11, 2013

The Tragic Comedy of the Syrian War

A YouTube video of Syrian men graciously offering their services in defending the U.S. from impending annihilation by North Korea is a window into the sad reality of tens of thousands of murdered and disappeared people.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 11, 2013

Are Cooler Heads Ready to Prevail in Korea?

After several weeks of rising tensions and ever present threats of violence, both North and South Korea might finally be ready to start slowly backing away from each other with firing any shots.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 11, 2013

You Weren't Invited to Margaret Thatcher's Funeral

The British Prime Minister's office has released the list of dignataires invited to next week's funeral for Margaret Thatcher, a roster of guests that includes the Queen and every living U.S. president.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 11, 2013

'Django Unchained' Pulled from Chinese Theaters at the Last Minute

An edited version of Quentin Tarantino's latest revenge-murder fest, Django Unchained, was supposed to open in China today, but was yanked from all its theaters—in some cases, even after the opening credits had already started rolling.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 10, 2013

Is Sri Srinivasan Our Next Supreme Court Justice?

The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a confirmation hearing on Wednesday for an open spot on U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. — and it could open the door for the next Supreme Court nominee. Here's how.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 10, 2013

Chained CPI and You: A Primer

As budget negotiations heat up, you're probably going to hear a lot of talk about "correcting the measure of inflation" or "chaining the CPI." Don't let your eyes glaze over, though, because this might be one of the most important proposals in the whole budget.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 10, 2013

Yep, Anthony Weiner Is Running for Mayor of New York City

Disgraced ex-Congressman Anthony Weiner and his very supportive wife Huma Abedin get a splashy cover profile in this weekend's The New York Times Magazine that basically uses 8,300 words to say one brief thing: He's going to run for office again. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 10, 2013

The Obama Budget Has Something for Everyone to Hate

By offering to raise taxes and cut entitlement spending at the same time, the new formal budget proposal from the Obama administration should sufficiently upset just about everyone who will have to vote on it.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 9, 2013

David Axelrod Will Add to the Stack of Team Obama Memoirs

It looks like 2014 will be a busy year for book readers hoping to learn more about the inner workings of the Obama administration. Financial crisis + foreign adventures + re-election = The Lord of Rings, White House Edition. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 9, 2013

The Ugly Mitch McConnell-Ashley Judd Battle That Could Have Been

Ashley Judd won't be challenging Mitch McConnell for his Senate seat next year, but a leaked audiotape shows how the McConnell campaign considered all kinds of potential attacks—including bringing up Judd's mental health issues.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 9, 2013

North Korea Tells Foreigners to Go Home If They Don't Want to Get Blown Up

Because North Korea is nothing if not considerate, their state media warned any foreigners on the peninsula today that they might want to go home soon—unless want to take their chances of surviving "a merciless sacred retaliatory" thermonuclear war. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 8, 2013

The Day the Thatcher Hate Wouldn't Die

Plenty of politicians make enemies in their lives, but few have inspired as much vitriol from their critics as Margaret Thatcher. It's a hate that survived her exile from power, her late decline into dementia, and more than two decades of the passage of time. And it had no problem showing its face Monday as news of her death spread across the word.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 8, 2013

Margaret Thatcher Dies at 87

Margaret Thatcher, the first woman to ever serve as prime minister of the United Kingdom, has died at the age of 87. This is the story of a respected, controversial life as reactions arrive from across the globe.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 8, 2013

North Korea Says It's Shutting Down the Kaesong Factories

Amid confusion over a South Korean statement about a possible nuclear test, North Korea has dropped a smaller bombshell on the peninsula, announcing they will effectively shutdown their joint-industrial complex near the border.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 5, 2013

Is South Korea Handling North Korea All Wrong?

Every day, and especially of late, it seems we get new word of North Korea's latest provocation, but little is said about South Korea's role in this international standoff. Is is possible the neighboring nation (and United States) is deliberately pushing Kim Jong-un's buttons?

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 5, 2013

Pope Francis Calls for 'Decisive Action' on Sexual Abuse, but Can He Really Act?

Even before he was elected, people have been asking what the new Pope intended to do. Now that he's answered them, they still don't just want more statements and apologies — they want action.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 5, 2013

Fired Rutgers Athletic Director Says He Wanted to Fire Coach All Along

Tim Pernetti reportedly has been forced to resign, but says that if it was up-to-him, coach Mike Rice would have been fired a long time ago.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 5, 2013

How to Cope with Today's 'Gut Punch' of a Jobs Report

The good news is that unemployment rate actually went down to 7.6 percent, lower than it's been at any point since Obama took office. Based on what we're seeing from economics watchers across the spectrum, here are the big reactions — simplified.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 5, 2013

North Korea Sure Is Acting Like It Wants to Start a War

The situation on the Korean peninsula is not getting any better today, as the North continues to posture as though it's ready to start a war.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 4, 2013

Does the Enron CEO Deserve a Get Out of Jail Early Card?

Jeffrey Skilling's lawyers are negotiating a new sentencing deal that would put an end to a long-running legal process that has been going on for more than a decade now. But it's also stirring up mixed emotions.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 4, 2013

New York City Fast Food Workers Try Another Walk Out

A movement trying to get New York City to raise wages and benefits for its low-income fast food workers has called for a strike on Thursday, threatening to slow down your french fry orders.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 4, 2013

Colorado Murder Case Leads to More White Supremacist Connections

Even though the man who is believed to have killed the head of Colorado's prison system was also shot and killed by police, authorities say they are now on the lookout for two more members of his white supremacist gang. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 3, 2013

Gerard Depardieu's New Home Is Now a Towering Inferno

A fire broke out at a five-star hotel in the capital of Chechnya on Wednesday, damaging nearly every floor of the 35-story building — including an apartment owned by French tax-dodger Gerard Depardieu.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 3, 2013

Obama's New Home Loan Plan Sounds Dangerously Familiar

The economy is doing well, but could be doing better. So President Obama is reportedly reaching for a old idea that didn't work so well the last time.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 3, 2013

Police Have a Person of Interest in the Texas DA Murder Case

Texas authorities have identified a "person of interest" in their investigation of the slayings of two district attorneys, but this new lead could take the case in another direction.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 3, 2013

North Korea Blocks Southern Workers From Crossing the Border

Every day hundreds of South Korean workers make their way across a special border crossing to work at a North Korean industrial complex that is jointly run by both nations. But not today. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 2, 2013

Will Kevin Ware Ever Play Basketball Again?

The short answer, after he left an Indiana hospital Tuesday to join the Cardinals in Atlanta this weekend, is yes — but not for a while, and the fallout could have been worse for another player.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 2, 2013

Jay-Z Is Ready to Take Over Sports Now, Too

Apparently bored with conquering the entertainment world, Jay-Z has decided he wants to become a sports agent. Well, he's already got the first lesson down — how to poach clients from bigger agents.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 2, 2013

What We Know About White Supremacist Links to the Texas & Colorado Shootings

After three assassinations in two months, top law enforcement officials are concerned that white supremacist prison gangs may be targeting them.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 2, 2013

North Korea Says It Wants More Nuclear Weapons

In the latest round of back-and-forth provocations, North Korea announced today it would restart its nuclear program and will no longer hide the fact that its planning to use it to make bombs.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 1, 2013

Bird Flu Deaths Has China On Edge

Two men from Shanghai have died from a new strain of bird flu in the last month, sparking rumors that it might be related to the "pig soup" that has taken over local rivers.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 1, 2013

There's Been an 'Astronomical' Rise in ADHD Diagnoses in Kids

If it seems like more and more kids these days are coming down with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, you're not going crazy. The numbers are through the roof.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Mar 29, 2013

Des Moines Register Maps Which Public Schools Are Totally Unguarded

The Des Moines Register is in a bit of hot water after they published an interactive Google Map revealing the level of security in most Iowa's school districts. As you might imagine, the NRA crowd was not pleased, and the map has been taken down.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Mar 29, 2013

Tibetan Miners Buried in Landslide

Chinese state media has reported that 83 workers have been buried in a massive landslide in Tibet, but that efforts are being made to bring them out alive. Those efforts aren't looking too good.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Mar 29, 2013

NPR's Talk of the Nation Is Signing Off

"East Coast liberal elites" have lost another outlet for their opinions now that National Public Radio is putting an end to one of its signature shows.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Mar 29, 2013

Pervez Musharraf Greeted by Shoe Thrower on His Return to Pakistan

Returning to the country he once ruled to face his critics — and possibly prison — former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf found at least one countryman who wasn't happy to see him.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Mar 29, 2013

This Horrible Dentist Put 7,000 Patients in Danger

An oral surgeon in Tulsa has set off a local health panic after the health department discovered his disgusting office practices may have infected thousands of patients.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Mar 28, 2013

Florida Gulf Coast Is the Best Argument Against Paying College Athletes

The biggest story of the NCAA tournament so far is the shocking run to the Sweet 16 pulled off by little-known Florida Gulf Coast University. Everybody loves when a plucky David comes out of nowhere to take down an overhyped Goliath. But if some fans had their way, they'd change college sports so dramatically that we might never see the likes of the Eagles this deep into March ever again.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Mar 28, 2013

Newtown Documents Reveal Adam Lanza's Massive Arsenal & NRA Papers

New police documents were released today from the ongoing investigation into the Sandy Hook school shooting, including search records that reveal shooter Adam Lanza had amassed a gigantic home arsenal. Here's what they found.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Mar 28, 2013

All Is Calm as Cyprus Banks Re-Open After 12 Days

Banks in Cyprus re-opened today for the first time in nearly two weeks, but the only "bank run" that has developed is the crush of reporters hoping to document the (non-existent) chaos.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Mar 28, 2013

Oscar Pistorius Can Leave South Africa Again

Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius have successfully lobbied a judge to relax the sprinter's bail conditions so that he can travel abroad while awaiting his murder trial.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Mar 27, 2013

Where to Find This Year's Peabody Award Winners Online

What do Vladimir Putin, Lorne Michaels, Tibetan nomads, Dr. Who, a Japanese children's show, and Lena Dunham all have in common? They all caught the eye — as subject, storyteller, or both — of this year's Peabody Awards committee. Here's how to enjoy each, in just one click.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Mar 27, 2013

The CIA Has an Undercover Female Boss

A day after Julia Pierson became the first woman director of the Secret Service, it was learned that the head of the CIA's most secretive division has its first female chief as well.

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