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3 By Steve Huff 2/13 2:27am

Anonymous

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In Message to Rioting Greeks, Anonymous Issues Warning to Europe (Video)

In a video posted Sunday on a popular Youtube channel devoted to distributing its "Official Messages,"  Anonymous addressed the people of Greece as well as the rest of the European Union. Narrating images from Athens in its usual synthesized, accent-free voice-over, the amorphous hacker collective denied it was behind the massive riots that rocked the country Sunday but expressed solidarity with Greeks impacted by the austerity measures, stating that the Greek government has "avoided the people's requests" and "refused to listen to its people." Read More

10 By Steve Huff 2/11 9:39pm

RIP

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Whitney Houston Seen “Disoriented” and Possibly Bleeding the Night Before Her Death

In a report published Friday, The Sun described a disheveled and "disoriented" Whitney Houston out on the town in Los Angeles. According to the News Corp. owned tabloid Ms. Houston was seen exiting a nightclub with her daughter Bobbi Kristina and "appeared to have blood dripping down her leg and a long scratch on her wrist." Celebrity gossip site The Insider published a similar report, describing the superstar as "dazed" and exhibiting an "aggressive attitude" as she left the venue, where she'd attended an R&B Grammy party. The Insider also echoed the disturbing report Ms. Houston may have been bleeding at the time. Read More

By Steve Huff 2/11 12:42pm

Conspiracies

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Paging Dan Brown: Italian Daily Publishes Letter About “Death Plot” Against The Pope

Last Friday an Italian daily published stunning claims of a plot within the upper reaches of the Catholic Church hierarchy to kill Pope Benedict XVI, former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. Italy is in an uproar over the story and the news has gone viral across Europe. No wonder--it reads like the prologue to a cheap paperback thriller, hinting at webs of palace intrigue: Read More

By Steve Huff 2/10 2:58am

PUBLIC HEALTH

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You Probably Didn’t Catch Measles at The Super Bowl

If you were among the crowds in Indianapolis rooting for the New England Patriots or New York Giants last Sunday, there's a chance you received more than a beer and barbeque hangover or big foam finger for your troubles: health officials in Indiana report at least two cases of measles in the Super Bowl village.

While the patients who came down with measles didn't go to the game, they did pass through Super Bowl village along with 200,000 others. Since measles is highly communicable, Indiana officials elected to alert state health departments across the country. Read More

1 By Steve Huff 2/10 1:28am

Celebrity Stalkers

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Madonna Stalker Robert Dewey Hoskins Escapes Mental Hospital; Has Threatened Halle Berry

Robert Dewey Hoskins, the 54-year-old drifter convicted of stalking Madonna in the late 1990s, is on the loose again in Southern California. Hoskins has also made threats against Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry, prompting Ms. Berry to consider moving overseas.

In 1996 Hoskins was jailed for 10 years after climbing a wall surrounding Madonna's home in the Hollywood Hills and threatening to cut her throat. Hoskins was shot twice after confronting a security guard on the premises.

Hoskins has been in and out of mental institutions since he was released from prison. In spite of being described as "highly psychotic with violent tendencies" if unmedicated, he was able to simply walk away from a facility in Norwalk, CA a week ago. Read More

2 By Steve Huff 2/10 12:06am

Campaign 2012

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Peter Smith’s Attempted ‘Glitter Bomb’ Of Mitt Romney Could Net 6 Months in Jail (Video)

Peter Smith, a 20-year-old student at the University of Colorado, could face 6 months in prison for attempting to throw a glitter "missile" at presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Mr. Smith, who told Reuters he was protesting Romney's "general political philosophy" as much as the candidate's position on gay marriage, has been charged with several misdemeanors. They include creating a disturbance, committing an "unlawful act" on school property and in legal terms, throwing a missile. Read More

5 By Steve Huff 2/08 12:58am
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Secret Service Saves Mitt Romney From Glitter Bomb (Video)

A glitter-wielding activist fell afoul of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's new Secret Service protection detail in Denver on Tuesday. As the former Massachusetts governor worked the crowds after a speech, someone attempted to throw glitter on Mr. Romney, but he was quickly hustled aside by Secret Service agents. The glitter-throwing activist was removed from the event. Read More

By Steve Huff 2/08 12:26am

Anonymous

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Vladimir Putin’s Army of Blog Trolls

According to data uploaded by Anonymous and reported on by both the Guardian and Russian news portal Gazeta.ru, Russian strongman and bare-fisted tiger boxer Vladimir Putin's long reach extends even to the darker corners of the Internet. If Anonymous's treasure trove of emails from a Russian youth group called Nashi is any indication, Mr.Putin has his own paid crew of trolls and bloggers policing Putin-centered media. The Guardian gives a breakdown of some of Nashi's covert, Putin-loving tactics: Read More

4 By Steve Huff 2/06 12:23am

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UMass Amherst Students ‘Riot’ After Patriots’ Super Bowl Loss [Video]

As many as 2000 students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst rioted in the streets tonight following the New England Patriots' 21-17 loss to the New York Giants. There were riot squads at the ready. Police used flashbangs and smoke bombs break up the action and supplemented with horseback officers who waded into the crowd gathered in student residential area. Police were on hand because reports indicate rioting in conjunction with major events is simply something students at UMass Amherst sometimes do: Read More


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