Monthly Archives: April 2014

Toronto Zoo asks public to name baby gorilla

Toronto Zoo asks public to name baby gorilla

The Toronto Zoo has a new baby gorilla and she needs a name — but it has to start with an ‘N’. To celebrate the newest addition to the Western Lowland Gorilla Troop, the zoo is asking the public to help name the bouncing baby girl. Born on Jan. 10 to mom Ngozi and dad Charles, the baby brings the …

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Rapper 50 Cent joins Melissa McCarthy in Spy

Rapper 50 Cent joins Melissa McCarthy in Spy

Curtis Jackson, better known by his stage name 50 Cent, has joined the cast of upcoming action-comedy ‘Spy’ opposite Melissa McCarthy. The star-studded cast also includes Jude Law, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Miranda Hart and Nia Long.

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Walmart unveils futuristic truck (Video)

Walmart unveils futuristic truck

Wal-Mart showcased its futuristic truck Wednesday at the Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville, Ky., a month after the world got its first glimpse during a video aired at retailer’s sustainability milestone meeting in Bentonville. The Wal-Mart truck prototype is a tractor-trailer combination that looks like a sports car married an aerodynamic train. The companies working on the project over …

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Too much running tied to shorter lifespan, study show

Too much running tied to shorter lifespan

If running 15 miles a week is heart healthy, running 45 miles a week gives you a cardiovascular system three times as clean and strong, right? A new study is sounding the alarm about such thinking, adding to a growing body of research on the topic of excessive endurance exercise. You’ve heard of runner’s high. Researchers now want you to …

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Marathon Victim Sues Glenn Beck for Calling Him ‘Money Man’

Marathon Victim Sues Glenn Beck for Calling Him 'Money Man'

A Muslim victim of the Boston Marathon bombing has sued Glenn Beck for defamation and slander after the talk show host accused him of funding the attacks. Race spectator Abdulrahman Alharbi filed a federal lawsuit against Beck and his companies, The Blaze Inc. and Mercury Radio Arts, and his radio syndicator, Premier Radio Networks.

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Tennis star Anna Kournikova Has Never Met Julio Iglesias

Tennis star Anna Kournikova Has Never Met Julio Iglesias

In weird celeb news of the day, singer Julio Iglesias admits that he’s never come face to face with his son Enrique’s girlfriend. Normally, that’s not such a big deal, but considering that the younger Iglesias has been dating Anna Kournikova for more than a decade, it seems a little, um, bizarre.

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Chile earthquake: 5 dead, tsunami hits northern coast

Chile earthquake: 5 dead, tsunami hits northern coast

A powerful 8.2-magnitude earthquake has struck off the northwestern coast of Chile, setting off a small tsunami and prompting evacuations along Latin America’s Pacific coastline. The U.S. Geological Survey says the earthquake was centered about 100 kilometers northwest of Iquique Tuesday evening. It was followed by several aftershocks, including one measuring 6.2-magnitude.

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Actress Halle Berry Calls Olivier Martinez ‘Delicious’

Actress Halle Berry Calls Olivier Martinez 'Delicious'

Oscar winner Halle Berry was quick to squash rumors of marital strife with her husband, actor Oliver Martinez, during a recent appearance on Extra. The Frankie and Alice star gushed about her happy family life and Martinez’s recent guest stint on the hit ABC show Revenge.

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Virginia couple wins lottery 3 times in 1 month

Virginia couple wins lottery 3 times in 1 month

Virginia Lottery officials say Calvin and Zatera Spencer of Portsmouth won the lottery three times in two weeks, taking home more than $2 million. The Spencers won their first $1 million in the March 12 Powerball drawing. Then, on March 26, Calvin picked up 10 Pick 4 tickets with the combination 6-6-6-6. The popular combination resulted in a $6 million …

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