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Michigan officials dealing with oil calamity in Kalamazoo

US officials have declared a state of emergency in Michigan’s Kalamazoo County, where a pipeline owned by Canada’s Enbridge Inc. has burst, flooding the Kalamazoo River with some 800-thousand gallons of oil. It’s already being dubbed the largest oil spill in the history of the Midwest, and could do some serious damage to local water supplies in southern Michigan.

FBI nabs notorious cyber hacker in Slovenia

The FBI is celebrating the capture of one of the world’s most notorious cyber hackers. Authorities tracked down the 23-year old programmer, nicknamed Iserdo in Slovenia. He is believed to have designed the mariposa virus that’s infected close to 13 million computers worldwide. The virus collected and relayed personal banking info from peoples’ PC’s.

Olympic housing development in Rio displaces thousands

The Olympic games are heading to Rio di Janeiro in 2016, but ONE area of the city won’t be shown to the world. The slums of Rio are being BULLDOZED to make way for NEW communities. 260-thousand homes and 13-thousand families are expected to be displaced in the process.

Tucker in trouble – Rush Hour star owes millions in unpaid taxes

Rush Hour star Chris Tucker is in BIG trouble, and even Jackie Chan can’t save him this time! He owes the IRS over eleven million dollars in back taxes from the 2001 through 2006 tax years. That’s in addition to the 3 million in back taxes the state of California went after him for LAST year.

The price of fame – Idol contestant suing producers for hundreds of millions

How much is YOUR dignity worth? One man says 300 million dollars. That’s how much he’s suing American Idol producers for. Ian Benardo alleges that the producers tricked him into acting more GAY during his audition, and then rejecting him. He says the experience caused him emotional injuries as well as the loss of employment opportunities.

Getcha popcorn ready – Terrell Owens to team up with Ocho Cinco in Cincinnati

In sports, the loudest mouth in the NFL is set to join forces with the Cincinnati Bengals! That’s right, veteran wide receiver Terrell Owens has finally found a team willing to take a gamble on his talents. Owens will make 2 million in salary with a chance at an additional 2 mill in performance bonuses. Getcha popcorn ready!

How much is YOUR dignity worth? One man says 300 million dollars. That’s how much he’s suing American Idol producers for. Ian Benardo alleges that the producers tricked him into acting more GAY during his audition, and then rejecting him. He says the experience caused him emotional injuries as well as the loss of employment opportunities.

The Olympic games are heading to Rio di Janeiro in 2016, but ONE area of the city won’t be shown to the world. The slums of Rio are being BULLDOZED to make way for NEW communities. 260-thousand homes and 13-thousand families are expected to be displaced in the process.

BP head honcho officially ousted over gulf disaster

Thanks to the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, BP has reported an all-time record loss of 17-billion dollars in the second quarter of 2010. Due to public and political anger over the spill, CEO Tony Hayward has been forced out as head honcho. Current executive in charge of clean-up efforts, Bob Dudley, will take the reins as the firm’s first non-British leader in October.

US forces unable to account for billions of dollars in Iraq relief funding

The US military has been harshly criticized for failing to account for billions of dollars it received to rebuild Iraq. The US Department of Defense has been allotted more than 9 billion dollars for the effort, but some 7 to 8 billion remains completely unaccounted for. So far, the US military only said that the spending records MIGHT have been archived.

Running out of cyberspace – number of available IP addresses dwindles

Turns out the internet DOES have limits. The number of unique internet protocol addresses – or IP addresses – is almost at its maximum! Only about a quarter of a million addresses remain! Thankfully experts predicted the shortage over a DECADE ago, so a whole new system of IP addresses is in the process of being implemented.

50-year old ex-wife of Hulk Hogan to marry 21-year old boy toy

Linda Hogan, the ex-wife of wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, is now engaged to MARRY her 21 year old boyfriend, Charlie Hill. There’s almost a THIRTY year age difference between them. To put that in perspective, this means Charlie will be one year YOUNGER than his new stepdaughter, Brooke Hogan.

Ruffalo replaces Norton in revolving-door role of the Incredible Hulk

Ed Norton was recently bounced from his role as the Hulk in the upcoming Avengers movie, and NOW we know who’s going to be replacing him – Mark Ruffalo! The Avengers is ALREADY a star-studded affair with the likes of Robert Downey Junior and Scarlett Johannson. But with Ruffalo on board, expect the film to be a SMASH.

The year of the pitcher – Garza throws no-hitter against Tigers for FIFTH no-no of 2010 season

They’re calling 2010 the year of the pitcher in Major League Baseball, and you can add THIS to the list of reasons why. Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Matt Garza tossed the FIFTH no-hitter of the season on Monday night against the Detroit Tigers! Garza walked one and struck out 6 in the 5-nil win.

The US military has been harshly criticized for failing to account for billions of dollars it received to rebuild Iraq. The US Department of Defense has been allotted more than 9 billion dollars for the effort, but some 7 to 8 billion remains completely unaccounted for. So far, the US military only said that the spending records MIGHT have been archived.

Ed Norton was recently bounced from his role as the Hulk in the upcoming Avengers movie, and NOW we know who’s going to be replacing him – Mark Ruffalo! The Avengers is ALREADY a star-studded affair with the likes of Robert Downey Junior and Scarlett Johannson. But with Ruffalo on board, expect the film to be a SMASH.