Todd and Sarah Palin to divorce
9:20pm Saturday – AlaskaReport.com receives letter from Palin lawyer Van Flein evidently confirming some details (will post when we clarify missing information) AlaskaReport has learned that Todd Palin and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin are to divorce. Multiple sources in Wasilla and Anchorage (including a former Palin staffer) have confirmed the split. The sources preferred [...]
Obama Expects Uemployment to Keep Ticking Up for Several Months
President Obama says unemployment is likely to tick up for several months as the economy recovers from its deepest downturn in decades. The president said Tuesday that renewed employment typically lags behind other signs of improvement as a swooning economy turns around. More than 2 million jobs have been lost since Congress passed Obama’s $787 [...]
More Arrests Made in Murders of Florida Couple With 16 Children
Authorities arrested two more people Tuesday in the shooting murders of a Florida Panhandle couple who had adopted a dozen children with autism, Down syndrome and other disabilities. Officials made three arrests over the weekend and a fourth Monday evening in the Pensacola killings of Byrd and Melanie Billings, which happened during a home-invasion while [...]
Why Palin Quit ??
People close to Sarah Palin say national political reporters and pundits have missed the real reasons for her surprising decision to resign as Alaska governor. The national media have dismissed or downplayed her real motives, which had little to do with any plans to run for president in 2012. Sarah Palin Contrary to most reports, [...]
Swine Flu: Can Boosting Your Immune System Protect You?
On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 in response to the ongoing global spread of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus. A Phase 6 designation indicates that a global pandemic is underway. More than 70 countries are now reporting cases of human infection with [...]
McNair Killed in Murder-Suicide Orchestrated by Girlfriend
July 9 (Bloomberg) — Former National Football League quarterback Steve McNair was murdered by his “distraught” girlfriend, who then committed suicide, Nashville police said. McNair and his 20-year-old girlfriend, Sahel Kazemi, were found shot to death July 4 at a Nashville condominium that the former Tennessee Titans player owned with a friend. Nashville Police Chief [...]
Legendary Television Host and Comedian Ed McMahon Dead at 86
According to his publicist Howard Bragman, the former “Tonight Show” announcer passed away at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in California this morning. Earlier this year, McMahon was in and out of the hospital for pneumonia and other medical issues, according to sources close to him. While Bragman did not give a cause of [...]
Actress Farrah Fawcett Dead at 62
Her spokesman, Paul Bloch, confirmed that the iconic actress died Thursday morning at 9:28 a.m. PDT. Her long-time partner Ryan O’Neal told People magazine Thursday, “She’s gone. She now belongs to the ages … She’s now with her mother and sister and her God. I loved her with all my heart. I will miss her [...]
‘Infomercial King’ Billy Mays Found Dead in Home
Police said there were no signs of forced entry to Mays’ residence and foul play is not suspected. Authorities said an autopsy should be complete by Monday afternoon. “Although Billy lived a public life, we don’t anticipate making any public statements over the next couple of days. Our family asks that you respect our privacy [...]
Scattered Impressions of the Michael Jackson Memorial
Well, to be honest, I had all these great things to say about the Michael Jackson memorial, but then the sight of his young daughter sobbing into a microphone just completely knocked the snark out of me. Honestly, that poor kid. My god. It’s going to take me a while to get over that. But [...]
Boeing: 747-8 Freighter to Make First Flight
22 March 2010
Boeing Co.’s giant 747-8 freighter should make its first flight Monday after performing well on taxi tests and reaching a top speed of about 103.5 mph, the company said. Boeing shows off their new passenger jetliner. At 250 feet long, the plane is the largest Boeing has ever built and about 18 feet longer than [...]
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner completes flutter, ground effects tests
22 March 2010
Boeing 787 Dreamliner completes flutter, ground effects tests Boeing’s second 787 Dreamliner in Victorville, Calif., for ground effects testing. (Boeing) Boeing has completed flutter and ground effects testing on its 787 Dreamliner, key steps in the airliners certification program. Flutter is natural vibration that can amplify and damage the jet. Flutter tests verify that [...]
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Obama: ‘It was the right vote’,Cheers as gavel comes down
22 March 2010
updated 12:32 a.m.EDT, Mon March 22, 2010 President Obama, who made health care reform a priority for his administration, said the vote wasn’t a victory for a political party but for the American people. FULL STORY House passes health care reform Reform: How House members voted NOW incensed over anti-abortion order Text on abortion-related executive [...]
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Highlight Video From the 2009 Experimental Aircraft Association “AirVenture” 2009
05 October 2009
After an excellent 10-day trip that was condensed into 6 hours of HD video, I am finally able to present to you this year’s highlight video from the International Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture event in OshKosh. There are typically about 2,500 show aircraft that participate at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, including homebuilts, antiques, classics, warbirds, ultralights [...]
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Review – Shadow Complex
18 August 2009
Shadow Complex is superb, an intelligent and refreshing mix of action and exploration, far more polished than any other Xbox Arcade title I’ve played. Here we have the realistic graphics and visual effects of a first-person shooter applied to a classic side-scrolling adventure. Thanks to the use of the Unreal Engine, what should look primitive, [...]
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Charity the true winner of Home Run Derby Contributions from long balls, gold and otherwise, reach $665K
14 July 2009
ST. LOUIS — The most staggering sights of Monday night’s State Farm Home Run Derby probably were those of the 503-foot moonshot hit by winner Prince Fielder, or that first-round ball into the fourth deck in left by runner-up Nelson Cruz, or the time when they turned the house music up to encourage Albert Pujols [...]
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