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Margaret Thatcher in 2010 waves to onlookers outside her home. Thatcher died Monday, April 8, 2013 from a stroke.
The iconic and transformative former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Monday. She was 87 years old.
Thatcher is perhaps best known for her eager push toward a more robust capitalist market for the U.K. (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and often being in sync with then U.S. President Ronald Reagan. Read More
(No Ratings Yet)North Korea is moving forward with what appears to be a plan to attack the U.S., with the state military preparing rockets to fire at U.S. targets. CNN reports Kim Jong Un has increased the hostility of his language toward the U.S., saying, he has “judged the time has come to settle accounts with the U.S. imperialists….” Read More
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Oscar Pistorius wins gold at the 2012 London Games.
Olympic hero and iconic athlete Oscar Pistorius is in a bizarre battle for his life. Pistorius is charged with the murder of his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, after he shot her through the bathroom door allegedly thinking she was an intruder. Prosecutors believe Pistorius planned the murder.
Now, Oscar Pistorius and his attorneys have reached a significant victory: A South African judge ruled Thursday that Pistorius may travel abroad, drink alcohol and return home to the scene of the crime. CNN reports Pistorius’ previous bail restrictions prevented him from leaving the country. Read More
(No Ratings Yet)Jade and Ryan King had no idea Jade was about to give birth to a baby born weighing 15 pounds, 7 ounces. Baby King was given a 10 percent chance of survival after he went without oxygen for an excruciating five minutes. Miraculously, the BBC reports that four-and-a-half weeks later, baby King was allowed home. Read More
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in 2007
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela has died. He was 58-year-old. Chavez lost his two year battle with cancer early Tuesday evening. The news of Chavez’s death comes just days after Vice President Nicolas Maduro commented on Venezuelan television the President was “sick because he gave his life for those who don’t have anything.” Read More
(No Ratings Yet)Amazon faced serious backlash today over findings the online retailer sold apparel that advocated physical and sexual violence toward women. Amazon sold T-shirts, designed to mimic the popular British slogan, “Keep Calm and Carry On,” which featured such phrases as “Keep Calm and Rape Me” and “Keep Calm and Hit Her.” Amazon maintains it had no knowledge the shirts were for sale on their UK site. Read More
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President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez gives a speech
President Hugo Chavez is near death says Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro. The BBC reports Chavez now faces “a severe respiratory infection” after battling cancer in 2012.
Details surrounding Chavez’s health remain sparse and Maduro would only comment that the President was not doing well on Venezuelan television. “Our commander is sick because he gave his life for those who don’t have anything.
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Daryl Hannah is making a real Splash online today. The iconic actress was detained by officers at the White House on Tuesday after ignoring repeated requests to move from the sidewalk in front of the president’s residence.
She refused. Hannah was taken away in cuffs!
Keep reading for more on Daryl Hannah’s arrest… after the jump!
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Oh, rich people.
I can’t tell if this story is sad or sweet.
One of the wealthiest women in all of Spain, 85 year-old Maria del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva - yes, that’s one name – age 85, is planning on giving away her fortune to marry the man that she loves.
The amount of said fortune that she’s giving away? Somewhere between $850 million and $5 billion.
Keep reading for on The Duchess of Alba… after the jump!
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Apparently clowns are angry at Rupert Murdoch and the “Hackgate” scandal that is rocking the media world to its core.
Or maybe not. It was actually a protester that splattered the billionaire media mogul and owner of Fox News with white foam in a foil pie dish on Tuesday, thus interrupting a heated hearing in which Murdoch claimed he had no part in the phone hacking scheme that could prove to be the end of his career.
Keep reading for more on “Hackgate”… after the jump!
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