Daily Archives: November 9, 2011

Avril Lavigne and “The Hills” star attacked in Los Angeles

November 09, 2011   Samantha Kauffman   3 Comments

Photo Credit: images.eonline.comCanadian, Pop-punk singer Avril Lavigne, and her boyfriend, “The Hills” star Brody Jenner were attacked by five people outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood, according to TMZ.

“I don’t fight. I don’t believe in it. To clear things up I got attacked by 5 people last night out of nowhere. Not cool…” posted 27-year-old Lavigne on her twitter addressing the attack, according to Reuters.

Lavigne suffered from a black eye, bloody nose, ripped out hair, bruises, scratches and cuts, according to Reuters.

According to Reuters, Jenner, 28, also posted on his twitter about the incident, “Just got of the hospital with a new scar on my face.”

According to Reuters, No arrests have been made.

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Justin Bieber Taking Paternity Test

November 09, 2011   Samantha Kauffman   3 Comments

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After being accused of being the father of Mariah Yeater’s baby, Bieber plans on taking a DNA when he returns from Europe to put an end to the accusations, according to TMZ.

According to TMZ, Bieber plans to take Yeater to court following the DNA test.

Bieber and his team believe that filing a lawsuit against Yeater is important so she realizes there are serious consequences for placing false allegations against a celebrity, according to TMZ.

Yeater claimed that shortly after turning 19, her and Bieber, 16 at the time, had a sexual encounter after one of his shows in a backstage bathroom last fall, according to Mercury News.

Friday, on “Today” Bieber said that he had never met the woman before, according to LA Times.

It is reported that Yeater had told her ex-boyfriend, John Terranova, last December that she was pregnant with his child, according to LA Times.

The 20-year-old Yeater will be going on “The Insider” Monday to give the story of her 30 seconds with Bieber with baby boy, Tristyn, according to LA Times.

Bieber is currently in Europe for the MTV Europe Music Awards in Belfast, Ireland, according to LA Times.

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Heavy D Passes Away with a Touch of Pneumonia

November 09, 2011   Madeleine Bromiley   No comments

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Dwight Arrington Myers, better known as rapper Heavy D passed away on Tuesday, November 8 and was at the doctor’s office the day before he collapsed and died in the hallway of his apartment complex. The rapper was only 44.

Heavy D’s diagnosis was only flu-like symptoms which amounted to a touch of pneumonia when he visited the doctor’s earlier this week. After a completed autopsy today, it is still unknown the reasoning behind the rapper’s collapse and won’t be able to find out the results for possibly six more weeks.

Heavy D was the frontman of the hip hop group, Heavy D & the Boyz in the 1990′s. He also performed the theme song to “In Living Color” and had a few small movie roles, including “The Cider House Rules,” and more recently, Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy’s comedy, “Tower Heist.”  His last performance was in October at the BET Awards.

The rapper is survived by a 13-year old daughter whom he was extremely close with.

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Engaged Couple End Up Being Brother and Sister

November 09, 2011   Joanelle Navarro   No comments

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An unnamed engaged couple, who have been together for five years, recently learned that they are brother and sister.

The woman is pregnant and devastated over the idea that her brother is the father of her child.

The couple met at university and decided to introduce each other to their families before the wedding.

At the introduction, the two learned that they are siblings.  Prior to this, neither had met the others family.

The siblings parents apparently separated in 1983, when the man was two years old and the woman was eight months old.  The mother raised the girl and the father the boy.  Neither knew they had a sibling.

The couple have decided to split up after learning the shocking news.

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Former Superintendent Sues School District

November 09, 2011   Joanelle Navarro   No comments

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Michael Ritacco, a former school superintendent in Toms River, New Jersey, has filed a civil lawsuit against his district.

Ritacco is currently facing bribery, mail and wire fraud though, for concealing more than $1 million in bribes.  He reportedly received them from insurance brokers from 2002 to 2010.

In the former superintendent’s lawsuit, he is claiming school officials withheld money from a tax-exempt retirement fund set up for him.  He is seeking $62,000.

The former superintendent is pleading innocent to all charges and faces trial in spring.

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Conrad Murray Found Guilty for Michael Jackson’s Death

November 09, 2011   Madeleine Bromiley   No comments

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On November 7, Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s personal physician, was convicted for involuntary manslaughter, Los Angeles Times reports. The case was held in a windowless courtroom with some of Jackson’s family and loving fans.

The verdict that the jury found was that Murray “acted with criminal negligence and that those actions were a substantial factor in Jackson’s 2009 death.” The statements that led to the final verdict was the overdose of the sedative and dangerous surgical anesthetic, propofol in an unmonitored setting. Witnesses also testified that Murray took his time notifying the police by sending emails and texting after Jackson overdosed.

People who were in the courtroom and waiting outside with the proceedings airing on their laptops and phones heard more about the beloved pop singer about his past drug use and finances.  Jackson was “plagued” with insomnia and carried the pressure of the 50 concerts he planned before his unfortunate death.

Murray’s pending sentence is due for November 29.

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Venezuelan Wins Miss World

November 09, 2011   Joanelle Navarro   No comments

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Ivian Sarcos, 21, a human resources graduate from Venezuela, was crowned Miss World.

Sarcos beat 122 contestants at Earls Court in London on Nov. 6.  She currently wants to work with a non-governmental organization for children in the future, and already has created her own children’s foundation.

The pageant was broadcast live in more than 150 countries and viewed by over a billion people.

In recent years, the Miss World contest has received criticism for being just an excuse to see beautiful women in bikinis.  But, in this years batch of contestants, over half speak three or more languages and a quarter are graduates.

The next Miss World will be held in China.

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Man Pretends to be Deaf to Police

November 09, 2011   Joanelle Navarro   No comments

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Terrance D. Godfrey, 39, of Joliet, IL, pretended he could not speak or hear when police stopped him a few weeks ago.

Godfrey ran away from the scene when his ruse was discovered to be an act.  He was charged with resisting arrest and obstructing a police officer on Oct. 15.

Will County police stopped Godfrey and his friend Brandon C. Nesbitt, 22, after their car crossed into oncoming traffic three times.  Nesbitt was the one who told the police that Godfrey was mute and deaf.

The police discovered the act when they noticed Godfrey was sweating, despite cold weather, and after he responded to a verbal command.  Godfrey tried to run away when an officer went to handcuff him, but another officer knocked down him down.

Godfrey went to trial on Nov. 4.

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Close Call With An Asteroid

November 09, 2011   Meagan Cahuasqui   6 Comments

It has been 35 years since Earth last had an asteroid of such large proportions come close to its atmosphere, but on Tuesday that record was broken by 2005 YU55.  Scientists claim that there is no possibility of collision, but the asteroid does come to the 202,000 mile mark, which is within the Moon’s orbit of Earth.

Experts say this event won’t happen again until 2028.  NASA’s Deep Space Network scientists have continued tracking the asteroid, which measures out to a quarter of a mile wide.  The asteroid began its trek in Earth’s direction at about 29,000 mph coming from the direction of the Sun.

As close as it came to Earth’s orbit, it is still too small to see with the naked eye.  That’s why observatories like the Clay Center in Brookline, Mass. kept its doors open all night for a viewing party for children and their parents.  Anyone who did not get access to a telescope that night was offered a livestream video by the observatory.

The repercussions of an asteroid the size of 2005 YU55 hitting Earth would be quite devastating.  If it impacted against land it would create a crater spanning 4 miles wide and 1,700 feet deep.  If it made contact with water it would cause tsunami waves that would reach up to 70 feet high.  This is probably why scientists have been monitoring its orbit for the past six years, making sure it doesn’t come any closer to hitting Earth.

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Obama Health Care Law Upheld

November 09, 2011   Meagan Cahuasqui   8 Comments

President Obama’s latest reform of health care law requires all American citizens to buy health insurance or pay a penalty on taxes.  The constitutionality of the law was upheld on Tuesday by an appeals court.  The case is being prepared to pass on to the Supreme Court this week.

The law was upheld and turned over to Supreme Court ruling because the appeals court for the District of Columbia remained split on the issue, thus leaving it at a stalemate and making it the problem of a higher ruling.

The law is set to commence in the year 2014.  Seattle Times reports it is “the most controversial requirement of Obama’s signature domestic legislative achievement” and it is a central issue splitting judges across the country.

The law’s constitutionality was challenged by the American Center for Law and Justice, a legal group originally founded by Pat Robertson, an evangelist.  The group made the claim that the law infringed upon American citizens’ freedom of religion, as the legislation’s mandate forces those who do not believe in medicine and science to buy a product that goes against their beliefs.  It also forces Americans in general to buy something for the rest of their lives regardless of whether they want to or not.

Upon the court’s ruling, the statement released said Congress had the power to pass such legislation to ensure all Americans have health care coverage, even if it encroaches on individual liberties.  The argument is that freedom from federal regulation is not absolute and that if the government has the chance to make national solutions for national problems then the violation of certain freedoms is acceptable.

One judge, Brett Kavanaugh, argues it is unlawful to review the health care legislation as it has yet to pass.  He feels it should not be brought to court before its initiation in 2014.  Regardless of such feelings, some, like Jay Sekulow, the chief counsel of the group that brought the suit to begin with, believe the law will ultimately be ruled as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

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