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The Voice Finale: Cassadee Pope Crowned Winner of Season Three: 'I'm ...Us MagazineIn the weeks leading up to the finale of The Voice, Cassadee Pope has comfortably held court at the top of the iTunes charts, but the Florida pop-rocker still appeared completely stunned by her win Tuesday evening. "Holy moly cannoli!!! I won ...
"The Voice" crowns a winnerCBS News"The Voice" has grown into a hit for NBC and was the key factor in the network's surprising success this fall. The show's status was affirmed by the stream of hitmakers who performed on the finale. They included Rihanna, Bruno Mars, The Killers, Smokey ...
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About 1.5 million viewers watch 'Gossip Girl' say goodbyeWashington Post (blog)(Giovanni Rufino - THE CW) About 1.5 million people watched CW reveal on the series finale — turn around now if you fear spoilers — that Dan, aka Lonely Boy, had been the “Gossip Girl” blogger all these years. While it's “GG's” most-watched episode ...
Goodbye 'Gossip Girl,' Social Media PioneerMashableAs fans and critics rehash the last six seasons of The CW's Gossip Girl after Monday's finale, most recollect the cutting edge fashion, the soap opera-like plot lines that went downhill over time, and guest appearances from the likes of Vera Wang, Lady ...
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Josh Brent surprised Cowboys' brassESPNThe Cowboys sent the wrong message by allowing Josh Brent to be present on their sideline during a nationally televised game, writes Dan Graziano. Blog. Several of Brent's teammates urged him to attend the Steelers game and coach Jason Garrett, who ...
Dallas Cowboys unaware Josh Brent would be at gameNFL NewsDallas Cowboys unaware Josh Brent would be at game. By Gregg Rosenthal; Around The League editor; Published: Dec. 17, 2012 at 04:50 p.m.; Updated: Dec. 17, 2012 at 09:24 p.m.. Friend(s) Email Your Email Send Email. By Gregg Rosenthal. Week 15 ...
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Christina Aguilera Hacker Scare: Singer Feels Her Security Will 'Never Be ...AOL Music (blog)Christina Aguilera was one of the many celebrities targeted by email hacker Christopher Chaney. The internet troll also obtained illegal access to Scarlett Johansson, Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus' digital information. "The Voice" judge is now speaking ...
Christina Aguilera, Mila Kunis convicted hacker sentencedABC7Chicago.comChristina Aguilera said in a statement issued days before the sentencing that although she knows that she's often in the limelight, Chaney took from her some of the private moments she shares with friends. "That feeling of security can never be given ...
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Channing Tatum is going to be a dadWashington Post (blog)Jenna Dewan Tatum, photographed last night at the VH1 Divas concert, is expecting. (Christopher Polk - GETTY IMAGES) The couple, officially known to the world as Mr. and Mrs. Sexiest Man Alive, confirmed in a statement that they are “expecting the ...
Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan-Tatum expecting a magic tykeLos Angeles TimesChanning Tatum and wife Jenna Dewan-Tatum have plenty to dance about: Husband and wife will soon be mommy and daddy. Tatum and Dewan-Tatum reps confirmed the two ”are pleased to announce that they are expecting the birth of their first child next ...
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Concerns raised in wake of massacre about removing Asperger's from psych ...Fox News“It's important to note – even if he did have Asperger's, which has not yet been confirmed – this condition would not cause him to commit a horrible act of violence alone,” said Dr. Keith Ablow, a forensic psychiatrist a member of the Fox News Medical ...
Adam Lanza, Asperger's, and the Media Narrative on Autism and the Mentally IllThe Atlantic WireResearchers have found no connection between autism and violence, but that hasn't stopped the mainstream media from harping on Newtown shooter Adam Lanza's apparent bout with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism that is no longer listed in the ...
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Richard Engel of NBC Is Freed in Syria - NYTimes.comNew York TimesRichard Engel, the chief foreign correspondent for NBC News, and his crew had sneaked into Syria before. They knew where to go, where not to go; what to say, what not to say. But last Thursday, in a demonstration of the perils of reporting from the war ...
NBC correspondent Richard Engel and crew freed in Syria after kidnapping ordealWashington PostANTAKYA, Turkey — NBC News correspondent Richard Engel and his four-person crew have been freed unharmed after being kidnapped inside Syria and subjected to five days of forced moves and death threats. The journalists were released Monday after ...
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'Aloha': Sen. Daniel Inouye of Hawaii dies at 88NBCNews.comBy Isolde Raftery, NBC News. Daniel Inouye, a World War II combat veteran and the most senior senator in the U.S. Senate, died Monday of respiratory complications. He was 88. His last words were "Aloha," Hawaiian for hello and goodbye. Inouye, a ...
Sen. Dan Inouye Dies; In Office Since '59ABC NewsSen. Daniel Inouye, the 88-year-old Democrat who has been in office since Hawaii became a state in 1959, has died. His last word was, "Aloha." He became Hawaii's senator in 1962, three years after the state joined the United States. He was the longest ...
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Cowboys-Steelers To Be Re-Aired On NFL Network TonightDallasCowboys.com (blog)One of the more excited regular season games in recent history will be re-aired Wednesday night on NFL Network. The Cowboys' thrilling 27-24 ov
December 17 in history
- 1718, Great Britain declares war on Spain
- 1777, France recognized American independence
- 1807, France issues the Milan Decree, which confirms the Continental System
- 1862, during the American Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant issues General Order No. 11, expelling Jews from Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky. Shortly after the uproar, President Lincoln ordered Grant to rescind the order. Grant later admitted to his wife that the criticism of his hasty action was well deserved. As Julia Grant put it, the general had "no right to make an order against any special sect."
- 1878, the rise of the silver movement and rampant currency deflation had taken their toll on gold. The premium on the precious metal had virtually vanished, leaving gold traders with little work to do. So, rather than twiddle their thumbs and wait for a turnaround, leaders of the nation's Gold Exchange decided to close shop on December 17. However, the dawn of 1879 saw a reversal of gold's fortunes and the Exchange re-opened its doors for business.
- 1903, the Wright Brothers made their first powered and heavier-than-air flight in the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
- 1939, the German pocket battleship Adm. Graf Spee was scuttled by its crew, ending the World War II Battle of the River Plate off Uruguay
- 1941, Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel was relieved of his command of the U.S. Pacific Fleet as part of a shake-up of officers in the wake of the Pearl Harbor disaster
- 1944, during World War II, the Battle of the Bulge — Malmedy massacre — American 285th Field Artillery Observation Battalion POWs are shot by Waffen-SS Kampfgruppe Peiper
- 1957, the United States successfully test-fired the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time
- 1969, the SALT I talks begin. ALSO: The USAF closes its study of UFOs, stating that sightings were generated as a result of "A mild form of mass hysteria, Individuals who fabricate such reports to perpetrate a hoax or seek publicity, psychopathological persons, and misidentification of various conventional objects."
- 1973, 30 passengers are killed in an attack by practitioners of that "religion of peace" on Rome's Leonardo da Vinci Airport
- 1975, Lynette Fromme was sentenced in Sacramento, Calif., to life in prison for her attempt on the life of President Ford
- 1979, driver Stan Barrett became the first person in the world to travel faster than sound on land. He drove the Budweiser Rocket car at a top speed of 739.666 in a one-way run at Rogers Dry Lake, California. The ultrasonic speed set an unofficial record, but an official record requires trips in both directions, whose speeds are averaged.
- 1991, Yeltsin supporters announce Soviet Union will cease to exist by New Year's Eve
- 1997, the United States and 33 other countries signed a convention in Paris aimed at eradicating bribery in international business
