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McDonald’s is considering permanently dropping the double cheeseburger from its menu because of the high cost of cheese. McDonald’s already started selling the double-cheeseburger with one slice of cheese instead of two, naming it a “double hamburger with cheese,” but some chains have dropped the item altogether. We hear the Cheeseburgler is in fear for his life.
VH1 has launched a new celebrity and pop culture blog, Scandalist.com. The new online and mobile blog features breaking entertainment news, celebrity gossip, glossy celebrity photos and videos, as well as commentary on the latest and greatest in fashion, music, television and politics. At launch, Scandalist.com unveiled its “Top 100 Celebrity Scandals” – a comprehensive list of the most talkedabout scandals of all time. All of the scandals on the list are accompanied by photos and/or video. The top 20 on the list:
1. The murders of Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac
2. The Monica Lewinsky affair
3. Princess Diana dies in car crash
4. O.J. Simpson murder trial
5. Michael Jackson molestation charges
6. Charles Manson murders
7. Britney Spears meltdown
8. Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s “Nipplegate”
9. The Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee sex tape
10. Woody Allen marries his stepdaughter
11. John Lennon murdered
12. The Roman Polanski rape trial
13. Kanye West’s “George Bush doesn’t care about black people”
14. Marilyn Monroe dies under mysterious circumstances
15. JonBenet Ramsey sexually assaulted, murdered
16. Marvin Gaye murdered by his father
17. Kurt Cobain commits suicide
18. Patty Hearst is kidnapped
19. Sid Vicious killed Nancy Spungen. Or did he?
20. Anna Nicole Smith’s death
A Manhattan gym is charging customers $110 an hour for a training session that includes a Nintendo Wii. A human trainer at Gravity Fitness incorporates video boxing, tennis, golf and dodge ball during traditional exercise sessions. Gravity’s executive director says members are already used to working out with machines while staring at TV screens. He says the trainers think of this as just another tool at the gym.
Authorities in Seminole, Florida, said a five-car wreck was caused by a motorist who was distracted by a naked woman in her back seat. Teah Limitone, 22, turned to look at her friend, Ayla Gabriel, who was changing her clothes in the back seat, when she ran a red light and rammed another vehicle, setting off a chain reaction that left five cars damaged, police said. Limitone was issued a citation for running a red light after the July 21st incident. No serious injuries were reported.
JetBlue will be conducting a trial of bag check and security systems at its new John F. Kennedy International Airport terminal, which is set to open in September. The airline is looking for 1,000 of its frequent flyers to show up at JFK on August 23rd to check bags given to them by the airline, go through security and wait at the assigned gate for their imaginary “flight.” In return, the airline is promising unspecified “giveaways,” free parking and lunch. JetBlue is taking no chances with the systems at its new Terminal 5, following the chaotic opening of British Airways’ Terminal 5 at London’s Heathrow Airport in March, as baggage systems failed and staff didn’t know their way around the building. Only last week, American had to cancel flights from JFK after its baggage system software malfunctioned at a different terminal.
In order to increase business, Starbucks is offering customers who buy a cup of coffee in the morning a grande beverage for $2 after 2 p.m. This price comes at a huge discount, as most grande drinks come in at around $4. Customers must bring their receipt as proof of their morning purchase in order to qualify. The offer expires September 2nd.
Delta will soon start offering broadband Wi-Fi access for its entire domestic fleet of more than 330 planes, the carrier said yesterday. The access will cost $9.95 on flights of three hours or less and $12.95 on flights of more than three hours. Delta expects Wi-Fi to be available on all of its domestic flights by next summer.
The noted Colorado State University hurricane research team headed by forecasting pioneer William Gray said yesterday that its forecast for the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season now expects 17 tropical storms to form, with nine of them turning into hurricanes. Gray predicted in June there would be 15 storms, of which eight would be hurricanes.
Booger is back. An American woman received five puppies yesterday that were cloned from her beloved late pitbull, becoming the inaugural customer of a South Korean company that says it is the world's first successful commercial canine cloning service. Seoul-based R-N-L Bio said the clones of Bernann McKinney's dog Booger were born last week after being cloned in cooperation with a team of Seoul National University scientists, who created the world's first cloned dog in 2005. "It's a miracle!" McKinney repeatedly shouted when she saw the cloned Boogers at a Seoul National University laboratory. McKinney said, "Yes, I know you! You know me, too!" as she hugged the puppies, which were sleeping with one of their two surrogate mothers, both Korean mixed breed dogs.
Milwaukee police said a 30-year-old man was hurt Monday when a dead cow at a slaughterhouse fell off of a hook and on top of him. Milwaukee Fire Department spokeswoman Tiffany Wynn said the cow fell off the hook and onto the man, hitting him on the shoulder and neck at Cargill Inc. just before noon. She said it was a whole cow and the victim was about to butcher it. He suffered moderate but not life-threatening injuries and was taken to Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare-St. Francis hospital for treatment. Police are investigating how the cow fell on top of the man and determining whether an investigator from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will have to look at the details of the case as an industrial accident
It lifts, it separates and it can stop a bullet in its tracks. According to the "Daily Telegraph," police women throughout Germany are now being issued bullet-proof bras. The move comes because female cops routinely received injuries when wearing traditional bras under their bullet-proof vests. Officials say the metal and plastic portions of the undergarment would be pushed into their flesh. The new bullet-proof bras have no metal or plastic, and are thickly padded. At least three-thousand female officers are part of the first wave to use the garments. They'll each be issued three bras.
There's word that one of the first public pics of celebrity twins Vivienne and Knox Jolie-Pitt may have been doctored. "New York" magazine alleges that while three-week-old Vivienne is shown apparently smiling on the latest cover of "People" magazine, according to "Parenting" magazine, babies don't smile from exterior stimulation until they are two-to-four-months-old. "New York" also reports that another possible explanation is that the twins are older than reported, and that their birth was kept a secret for a while to avoid paparazzi attention. "People" reportedly paid 14-million-dollars for rights to the first photos of the twins, who are the fifth and sixth children for actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. All proceeds are expected to go to charity.
The former Alabama frontman knows first hand the agony of loss. He tells us, "I lost my father in 1980... The most difficult thing for me to deal with is not being able to say, 'Look at what I did.'" Randy Owen will hold a benefit concert in Knoxville, Tennessee, next week for victims of the July 27th shooting at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church. The Cotton Eyed Joe nightclub is donating its facility for the August 15th concert. No tickets will be sold in advance, but organizers are asking for $5 donations. The shooting left two dead and six wounded. The accused shooter has been charged with first-degree murder. He said his hatred of liberals caused him to target the church, which has been active in social issues.
Tim McGraw opens up about his family life, his youthful vices and who wears the pants in his family in People's Country Music Special. He tells the magazine that wife Faith Hill is the boss of the family. He explains, "She's so type-A that she writes everything down...And that's the way I like it. That way I don't have to think!" His pride and joy are his three daughters, who all possess completely different qualities. 11-year-old Maggie is the most like him; Maggie, who is 10, is the nature lover; and six year-old Audrey is just like her mom. People's Country Music Special will be on newsstands Friday.
Miranda Lambert will be joining Kenny Chesney's "Poets & Pirates 2008" tour for three shows at the end of the month, and she's eager to entertain. The singer says that when she walks out on stage, she wants to make sure people have fun.
Clay Walker has announced the launch and inaugural ride of the Band Against MS Bike Team will be on October 4-5. The BAMS Bike Team will join the Mid-South Chapter of the National MS Society for the 2008 Jack Daniel’s “Bike to Jack & Back” bike ride to raise money for the fight against MS. More than 750 riders are expected for the 75 mile trek in Tennessee.
Dolly Parton addressed the tabloid messes of Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan from the stage of the Greek Theater in Los Angeles during her concert the other night. According to E! Online, Dolly said, "Isn't it awful? If those little girls slept with as many men as they say in the tabloids, why their little butts would have more fingerprints that the F-B-I."
Trisha Yearwood says she's very careful when she's listening to songs for a new album. The singer explains that she doesn't want to know who wrote a song before she previews it, because she wants to be impressed solely by the quality of the song and doesn't want to risk being influenced by the name of the songwriter.
Keith Anderson is an avid mountain biker. He is featured in the current issue of "Country Weekly" checking out the trails in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Through the magic of technology, some of today’s biggest country stars are singing Christmas songs with Elvis Presley on a new duets album due out in the fall. The CD features the likes of Sara Evans, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood, Gretchen Wilson and LeAnn Rimes. The new vocals were recorded in the same Nashville studio where Elvis recorded his 1971 Christmas album. The “Elvis Presley Christmas Duets” CD is due out October 14th
Former Trick Pony front woman Heidi Newfield released her debut solo album,” What Am I Waiting For,” yesterday. Watch for Heidi this week on CNN, “GAC Nights and On The Streets” and “CMT Insider.” You can also catch her in the current issue of Country Weekly and in upcoming issues of People, People’s Country Music Special Issue, Billboard and Blender. Newfield’s single “Johnny and June” continues to make waves.
The next single from Chris Cagle's My Life's a Country Song C-D will be "Never Ever Gone." Picking singles isn't as easy as it sounds, but Chris has some words of advice. He tells us, "Don't waiver from what you want to accomplish or how you want to be seen as a country singer... And make sure you have songs that verify and validate that point." And Chris believes he has a winner with "Never Ever Gone." He says, "Not one line, not one lyric, not one note lets you down. It's the only love song with a negative connotation that I've heard that makes me feel good... It's one of my personal favorites on the album." Chris is performing at fairs and festivals all over the country this summer, including tomorrow's Fuddfest in Deerbrook, Wisconsin.
Kenny Chesney has snagged Bob Marley’s legendary Wailers Band to appear in the video for his new song “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven,” the first single from his upcoming album. The video was shot in Jamaica. The Wailers also sing on the CD version of “Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven.”
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