"suspended" Articles & Blogs:
Exclusive! Excerpts from the Indefinitely Suspended Sarah Palin Children’s Book
| Speaking Up: The Sarah Palin Story is (was?) a biography of its titular subject geared toward Christian youth. However, it has been suspended “indefinitely” by publisher Zondervan. According to the Associated Press, “Cheryl Lundberg, Zondervan's dir...[Read on] |
VA teen suspended for two weeks because of birth-control pill
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Because of a zero tolerance drug policy at her Fairfax County, Virginia public school, one teen was given a two week suspension when she was caught taking her birth control pill during lunch. From the Washington Post:
School officials say they can't take...[Read on] |
Paris Hilton Adopts 20 Rabbits, Media Deems This Newsworthy
| • So that whole Joaquin Phoenix breakdown was a hoax! I’m Still Here director Casey Affleck comes clean. [New York Times] • Paris Hilton adopted 20 rabbits after finding out they were destined to be snake food. [The Daily Mail] • Magician David Bl...[Read on] |
Diana Taurasi’s statement on suspension
| The Phoenix Mercury suspended guard Diana Taurasi for two games without pay for conduct detrimental to the team. The team announced that Taurasi will begin serving her suspension in the Mercury’s next game on Saturday, July 18 versus the Detroit Shock a...[Read on] |
Sexual harassment litigation roundup
| It's time for another roundup of recent decision in Title IX sexual harassment cases:A federal judge in Ohio refused to grant summary judgment to the Southwestern City School District so that a jury can resolve disputed facts about whether district off...[Read on] |
Elizabeth Lambert Spurs Facebook Interest
| On Friday, we all saw the below video of New Mexico professional soccer player Elizabeth Lambert, who astonishingly displayed unsportsmanlike conduct in a game against Brigham Young University. (She’s since been suspended indefinitely from the leagu...[Read on] |
Violence, girls and sports
| The popular reading of violence in women’s sports is that (a) part of the growth into the big-time arena and (b) bad for women’s sports in general.
Last weekend, an article on violence in women’s sports ran in the New York Times, co...[Read on] |
ITF Chief Says Ban Unlikely For Serena Williams
| By Andrew Dampf (AP) -- Top-ranked Serena Williams will most likely receive a "significant" fine but no suspension for her U.S. Open tirade, the president of the International Tennis Federation said.Grand Slam administrator Bill Babcock is expecte...[Read on] |
Los Angeles Sol of WPS to fold
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Goodbye Sol. We hardly knew ya. After attending most of the home games at the Home Depot Center, and watching some great soccer, it is with huge sadness we learn that the Los Angeles Sol folded today. The notice comes after one season, despite the sta...[Read on] |
Michael Jackson's last ride through Los Angeles
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Michael Jackson, the King of Pop took his last ride through Los Angeles today, starting early this morning with a funeral caravan from his family's home in Encino, California, escorted by police guards across the 101 freeway to a private service held at ...[Read on] |
Toronto Announces Docs to Screen at Festival
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The Toronto Film Festival has announced 25 documentaries that will screen at this year’s festival.
While I won’t pretend that this site or any other has influence on the decisions that are made on what films to screen, I couldn’t help but smile w...[Read on] |
Toyota and Honda under recall; Ford, GM, Chrysler answer with trade-in incentives
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Two popular Japanese automotive brands have been taking a pounding lately.
In September 2009, Toyota announced that it would recall 3.8 million vehicles to adjust floormats that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to a crash. And just a few ...[Read on] |
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