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Babysitter Synjan Mitchell Arrested For Leaving Kids To Go Drinking

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“A Mesa baby sitter has been arrested and accused by Mesa police of leaving two children home alone while she went out drinking. The children’s mother told police her boyfriend’s sister, 18-year-old Synjan Mitchell, was baby-sitting her 5-month-old daughter and 21-month-old son Wednesday. The mother told police she came home and found the front door of her apartment open.The mother says she found loud music playing, beer cans scattered on the floor and her two children home alone.” [Link]

Gemma Atkinson Promotes Command & Conquer Red Alert

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UK model Gemma Atkinson promotes Command And Conquer Red Alert 3 in this ad for the video game

Uganda Cops Warn About Knock-Out Breasts

Uganda’s police warned male bar-goers to keep their noses clean after a probe found a gang of robbers had been using women with chloroform smeared on their chests to knock their victims unconscious. ‘They apply this chemical to their chest. We have found victims in an unconscious state,’ Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) spokesman Fred Enanga told AFP. ‘You find the person stripped totally naked and everything is taken from him,’ he said. ‘And the victim doesn’t remember anything. He just remembers being in the act of romancing.’” [Link]

CNBC Forced To Cut Costs

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CNBC execs are working to implement next-year’s $500 million cost-cut directives across parent NBC Universal, and CNBC’s longform unit has already been downsized from 25 to about a dozen, the story says. And despite all that, today CNBC is rolling out four 30-second promotional spots each week featuring its more than 40 anchors and reporters” [Link]

Sumner Redstone Sells Midway Games To Ease Cash Crunch

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“In an effort to help resolve his debt problems, Sumner Redstone has sold his controlling stake in videogame company Midway Games Inc. to a private investor. Mr. Redstone’s holding company, National Amusements Inc., is expected to announce Monday that it sold its 87% stake in Midway to investor Mark Thomas, a move that represents a significant loss on the media mogul’s investment but secures a hefty tax benefit as he negotiates other asset sales.” [Link]

Murdered Anchorwoman Anne Pressly Was Sexually Assaulted, Parents Say

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“The parents of the television anchorwoman who was beaten to death said Monday there is evidence their daughter also was sexually assaulted, and that she broke her hand fighting her attacker. Five days after a suspect was arrested in the Oct. 20 beating of KATV anchorwoman Anne Pressly, Guy and Patti Cannady said on NBC’s ‘Today‘ that the family still has many questions about the killing. Guy Cannady said that while the police theory is that Pressly interrupted a random robbery, he isn’t convinced of that.” [Link]

Trish Stratus @ The Gemini Awards

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Former WWE Diva Trish Stratus appears at Canada’s Gemini Awards

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Britney Spears Looking For Third Husband

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“In a new interview with Glamour magazine, the comeback queen says she hasn’t given up on love. ‘In five years, I would like to be married and have a father figure for my kids, someone who is a provider and can be really stable,’ Spears says.” [Link]

Ford Could Sell Volvo

Ford Motor Co. is considering selling Volvo Car Corp. as the struggling U.S. automaker seeks to raise cash and weather a global automotive sales crisis. Ford said Monday it expects its strategic review of the Swedish luxury automaker will take several months. The move is one of several actions Ford is taking to strengthen its balance sheet amid what it called ’severe economic instability worldwide.’” [Link]

Tina Fey Scar Comes From Childhood Attack

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“In an interview in Vanity Fair, Jeff Richmond says a stranger slashed Fey’s face when she was 5 years old. He says the incident occurred in the front yard of her house. Says Richmond: ‘That scar was fascinating to me. This is somebody who, no matter what it was, has gone through something. And I think it really informs the way she thinks about her life.’” [Link]

Feds Arrest Birmingham, Alabama Mayor Larry Langford

Larry Langford was taken into custody around 7 a.m. Monday, spokesman Paul Daymond said. It wasn’t immediately clear what charges Langford faces. Authorities are planning to say more at a morning news conference. Langford was president of the Jefferson County Commission before he was elected mayor last year. Birmingham is in Jefferson County.” [Link]

Mumbai Terrorists Used Google Maps To Plot Attacks

“The terrorists who attacked various locations in southern Mumbai last week used digital maps from Google Earth to learn their way around, according to officials investigating the attacks. Investigations by the Mumbai police, including the interrogation of one captured terrorist, suggest that the terrorists were highly trained and used technologies such as satellite phones and the Global Positioning System (GPS), according to police.” [Link]

Sasha Grey: Breaking Beauty


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Sasha Grey wears her favorite sweater

Gordon Ramsay “Affair” Allegedly A PR Stunt

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Sarah Symonds was employed in February this year to be the U.K spokesperson for the controversial internet dating service AshleyMadison.com which caters to those looking to have a secret extramarital affair. ‘Symonds was the face of the company in the U.K and we wanted to generate some buzz and one of the ideas we threw around was if she was too have a high-profile affair,’ Noel Biderman, President & CEO of AshleyMadison.com tells Tarts. ‘At the time she specifically asked if an affair with a top British chef would accomplish what we needed to do.’” [Link]

Barack Obama Nominates Hillary Clinton For Sec. Of State

“‘Hillary’s appointment is a sign to friend and foe of the seriousness of my commitment to renew American diplomacy and restore our alliances,’ Obama said at a news conference in Chicago, Illinois. ‘I have no doubt that Hillary Clinton is the right person to lead our State Department and to work with me in tackling this ambitious foreign policy agenda.’ ” [Link]

Marisa Miller Sweats

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Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Marisa Miller sweats on the runway during a fashion show.

Hugh Jackman As Wolverine In X-Men Origins: Wolverine

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New image of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine from the upcoming film X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

Wal-Mart Worker In Long Island Killed By Black Friday Stampede

“The 34-year-old worker, employed as an overnight stock clerk, tried to hold back the unruly crowds just after the Valley Stream store opened at 5 a.m. Witnesses said the surging throngs of shoppers knocked the man down. He fell and was stepped on. As he gasped for air, shoppers ran over and around him.” [Link]

Miley Cyrus Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade

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Miley Cyrus appeared on the float for Disney’s Bolt during Macy’s Thanksgiving parade

Economy Hits Luxury Car Sales

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“Sales for the U.S. luxury-car market, which includes everything from a Lexus to a Lamborghini, fell 30% last month from a year earlier — on par with the 31.9% decline for the overall market, according to Autodata Corp., a market research firm.” [Link]