Monthly Archives: January 2013

Brazil Nightclub Fire Leaves 234 People Dead

January 29, 2013   Joanelle Navarro   No comments

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A fire in a crowded nightclub in Brazil has killed more than 230 people.

Brazil’s president, Dilma Rousseff, cut short his visit to Chile to go to the scene of the incident in the university town of Santa Maria in Rio Grande do Sul.

Police and firefighters said the fire broke out on early Jan. 27th morning when a band member ignited a flare, which set fire to the ceiling.  The blaze spread in seconds, which caused widespread panic as people struggled to find the exits.

A total of 234 people have died and 48 people are currently being treated in local hospitals.

Authorities say that 500 people were in the Boate Kiss nightclub when the fire broke out.

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John Kerry Confirmed As Secretary of State

January 29, 2013   Joanelle Navarro   No comments

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John Kerry was confirmed as the 68th secretary of state by his colleagues in the U.S. Senate on Jan. 29.

The vote was 94-3, with only Republican Senators John Cornyn, Ted Cruz and James Inhofe voted no.  Kerry had voted present on his nomination.

Earlier in the day he had received the nod of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the panel approved his nomination unanimously.

President Barack Obama nominated Kerry in December and he will succeed outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the country’s top diplomat.

Kerry is the longtime senator from Massachusetts and was the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee.  He has served in the U.S. Senate since 1984.

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Jamie-Lynn Sigler Engaged to Pro-Baseball Player

January 29, 2013   Joanelle Navarro   No comments

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Jamie-Lynn Sigler is engaged!

The former Entourage actress, 31, is engaged to pro-baseball player Cutter Dykstra.  She announced their engagement on Jan. 28 on her Instagram account.

Sigler had previously dated Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez and former costar Jerry Ferrara.  This will be her second marriage, as she was married once before to A.J. DiScala.

Dykstra plays for the Washington Nationals and is the son of former New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies star, Lenny Dykstra.

The couple have been together for about a year.

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Casey Anthony Declares Bankruptcy

January 28, 2013   Joanelle Navarro   No comments

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Casey Anthony has filed for bankruptcy.

The Florida woman, most famous for being acquitted of killing her daughter, Caylee, has filed for bankruptcy in her home state.  In the petition, she lists her assets at $1,084 and debts at $792,119.23.  She states that she has no income, but also had no expenses for rent and utilities.

Declaring bankruptcy will affect at least one of the civil cases currently against her.  A woman named Zenaida Gonzalez is currently suing Anthony, due to claims that Anthony defamed her when she blamed her daughter’s kidnapping on a woman with the same name.  The bankruptcy declaration will move the case to federal court.

Creditors of Anthony, who is currently living in a condo in Cape Canaveral, Fla., have 30 days to file a claim against her, or her debts to them will disappear.

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Marc Anthony and Girlfriend Break Up

January 28, 2013   Joanelle Navarro   No comments

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Marc Anthony and his model girlfriend Shannon de Lima have broken up.

“Marc is no longer dating model Shannon de Lima.  The amicable breakup became official right in mid-January,” his rep Blanca Lasalle told PEOPLE.

Anthony and De Lima, who went public with their relationship in January 2012, were spotted together as recently as Jan. 16 in New York.

The couple have reportedly split up because the relationship just wasn’t working any longer.

Prior to Lima, Anthony, 44, had been married to Jennifer Lopez for seven years, before splitting in July 2011.

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Michelle Kwan and Clay Pell Marry

January 28, 2013   Joanelle Navarro   No comments

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Michelle Kwan has married!

The nine-time U.S. national figure skating champion and five-time world champion married Clay Pell, 31, who is the director for strategic planning on the National Security staff at the White House.

On Jan. 19, Kwan, 32, and Pell were married at the First Unitarian Church of Providence in Rhode Island.  Pell, who is a JAG and Lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard, wore full uniform for the ceremony, while Kwan wore Vera Wang.

240 family and friends, including Olympic champions Dick Button, Brain Boitano, and Dororthy Hamill, attended the couple’s wedding.

Kwan, who is now a senior advisor for public diplomacy and public affairs, and Pell first started dating in April 2011 and became engaged in September 2012.

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New York Dad Leaves Baby in Car for Eight Hours

January 27, 2013   Samantha Kauffman   No comments

 

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According to Fox News, authorities report that a New York man left his one-year-old son in a cold car for eight hours Thursday.

It was reported that the man had forgotten to drop off his son, leaving his son strapped in the back of the car after he parked outside his office Thursday morning.

According to officials, the man did not realize his son in the car until he returned to it around 4pm.

The man called for an ambulance and his son was checked out at a hospital and released.

Police reported that the child did not suffer any injuries despite the low temperatures that did not rise past 15 degrees.

Police have not reported if they plan to charge the father, whose name has not been released.

This story contains information from Fox News.

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New York Woman Missing in Turkey

January 27, 2013   Samantha Kauffman   No comments

Galata Bridge
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Sara Sierra, 33, a New York City woman, disappeared while on vacation in Turkey.

Sierra was noticed to be missing when she did not arrive home on her scheduled flight Tuesday afternoon.

Sierra’s father arrived at the airport to pick her up. After waiting for hours, there were no signs of his daughter.

Sierra’s husband contacted the hostel that Sierra was staying at it was reported that the mother of two’s belongings were still there.

Sierra traveled to Turkey alone on January 7, 2013 to explore her hobby of photography. When a friend couldn’t make it, Sierra still decided to go.

According to Betzaida Jimenez, her daughter planned to head to the Galata Bridge, a popular tourist destination that runs across the Golden Horn Waterway.

“I was nervous, I didn’t want my daughter to go,” said Jimenez, however, the trip had passed smoothly with her daughter’s daily text messages and calls to friends and family.

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Beyonce’s Super Bowl halftime performance includes songs with Destiny’s Child

January 26, 2013   Alexander Are   No comments

 

After a   lip-syncing controversy of the National Anthem at the Inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Monday. Beyonce plans to Redeem herself

it is speculated that Beyonce will be reuniting with Kelly Rowland and Michelle Rowland during the halftime show. She’ll start singing “Crazy In Love,”  and then Rowland and Williams will join her to sing “Bills, Bills, Bills,” “Survivor,” and their new song “Nuclear.”

here are a couple of pictures that beyonce posted on her twitter   rehearsing her performance although none are shown of destiny child.

A source Reveals to U.S Magazine  that she will be reuniting g with destiny child

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Former Child Bride Escapes Polygamist Sect

January 26, 2013   Joanelle Navarro   No comments

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Former child bride Ruby Jessop has escaped the polygamist Mormon sect known as the FLDS.

Just a week and a half after Ruby was forced to marry her second cousin at age 14, she called her older sister Flora begging for help.

But before Flora could pick up her sister at the main FLDS compound in Colorado City, Ariz., Ruby was taken away by sect members.  A decade long search began and only came to an end in December 2012.

Ruby, now 26, was able to flee the compound, but temporarily had to leave behind her six children, ages 2 to 10.

A press conference was held on Jan. 22 by Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, and attended by Flora, Ruby and her children.  Horne announced Ruby’s escape and the successful attempt to regain custody of all her children.

Flora, who’s now an anti-polygamy activist, is just happy that her sister is now home.

“They were determined to keep my sister as a baby breeder her whole life,” adds Flora. “That’s the reality for women in the FLDS community.”

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