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13 Nov 2009 19:28

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Culture: Sad: DJ AM’s plane crash suit turns into a wrongful death lawsuit

  • Before, it was just a sad story. Now, it’s much worse. The family of DJ AM amended the lawsuit against Clay Lacy Aviation, Goodyear Tire, Learjet and the estates of the two pilots killed in the crash. The suit states that although indirectly, the 2008 plane crash that Adam Goldstein miraculously survived (along with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker) led him to the drug relapse, which eventually killed him. Who knows if the suit will be successful? Ultimately, he’s gone. source
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13 Nov 2009 18:41

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Culture: Carrie Prejean is an endless supply of sex and nudity, apparently

  • eight sex tapes have apparently surfaced, up from the one she had before source
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13 Nov 2009 18:35

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U.S.: William Jefferson’s bribes lead him to time in the slammah!

  • 13 years on ice for his frozen money escapades source
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13 Nov 2009 18:18

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Tech: Dell’s smartphones bored the U.S. market, so off to China they go!

  • Oh, and Brazil too, but still … not the U.S. Dell’s Mini 3, anew Google Android-based smartphone, has no shot of really gaining a foothold in the U.S. It’s Dell (boring computers) doing a smartphone (boring smartphones). So, rather than waste all that energy trying to impress American customers who already have iPhones, Pres and Droids to gawk at, they’ve decided to strike out on two different markets which aren’t so staked out by these phones. Good luck selling your boring phones, Dell. source
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13 Nov 2009 18:04

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Offbeat: The latest in the awful rapper game: BANGS’ Sudanese slang

  • We didn’t consider that there might be a rapper out there with skills even lesser than Boostalk‘s, but it appears Sudanese spitter BANGS has him beat. Sample rhyme: “Let’s sit in those two chairs alone/watching a movie/so we can see what’s going on.” So deep. On the plus side, at least we still have Chuggo. (Hat tip Andrew Sullivan)source
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13 Nov 2009 17:59

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Music: Liam Gallagher has a new band, but something’s missing

  • Everybody that was in Oasis at the time of the breakup except Noel Gallagher. source
  • Noel Gallagher. Hmm, see a disturbing trend here, guys? We sure do. source
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13 Nov 2009 16:38

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Tech: A drop in the bucket? NASA finds tons of water on the moon

  • I’m here today to tell you that indeed, yes, we found water. And we didn’t find just a little bit; we found a significant amount.
  • NASA scientist Anthony Colaprete • Describing the excitement caused by the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, which crashed into the moon last month with the specific purpose of finding water. And oh boy, it found a lot of it: A dozen two-gallon buckets of water. This is promising for many reasons, including the fact that this makes a lunar space station seem possible. We just made a ton of nerds’ days with this news. • source
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13 Nov 2009 11:40

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Offbeat: Lauren Johnson can’t stop sneezing; we kinda feel bad

  • This isn’t a medical mystery; this is a standing opportunity to get out of any class you want, Lauren Johnson. Just don’t overdo it.source
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13 Nov 2009 11:35

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U.S.: Daily poll: Trying the 9/11 “mastermind” in a federal court

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13 Nov 2009 11:27

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Culture: It’s official; the Balloon Boy parents plead guilty

  • No word on if they’ll be sentenced to a tomato-thowing at the town square. Richard and Mayumi Heene made things easy on the American public by pleading guilty today – Richard on a felony charge and Mayumi on a misdemeanor. Hopefully the court can legally prevent them from profiting off their non-story so we can ignore them for once and for all. source
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