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True to our technological era, the Internal Revenue Service will no longer mail tax forms. “We’re finding that more and more people are choosing to e-file, and the number of paper returns is going down,” spokesman Anthony Burke for the IRS said. Burkes reports 96 million people have filed their taxes electronically this year, and [...]
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IRS: Electronic Filing Replaces Mailed Tax Forms
Posted by Charles Wellington on September 29th, 2010
Sally Menke, Tarantino’s Film Editor, Dies While Hiking
Posted by Justin Fong on September 28th, 2010
Sally JoAnne Menke, the Oscar nominated film editor most widely known for her work on films by director Quentin Tarantino, was found dead in the Hollywood Hills early Tuesday morning. According to reports, Menke, 56, was discovered Tuesday morning in Beachwood Canyon in Los Angeles, an apparent victim of hyperthermia. Monday brought record temperatures of [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Featured News 
Tags: Autopsy, Dies, FILM, Film Editor, Griffith Park, Heat Wave, Hike, Hyperthermia, LAPD, Los Angeles, NYU, Quentin Tarantino, Sally Menke 
3 Comments »Angry Birds Flock to Android Phones
Posted by Justin Fong on September 28th, 2010
One of the most popular games to hit the market on both Android and iPhone is Rovio Mobile’s Angry Birds. The story behind this addictive physics based puzzle game involves evil green pigs with a taste for eggs… helpless bird eggs to be exact. While this game has been available to iPhone users for months now, [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Featured News, IT Gadgets Tags: Android, Android App, Android Market, Angry Birds, App, Droid X, Game, iPhone, Puzzle, Rovio, Rovio Mobile, Video game Comments OffUpdate in Anna Nicole Smith Case: Judge Trims 18 Alleged Actions
Posted by BK Cooper on September 28th, 2010
The lengthy charging document of the Anna Nicole Smith conspiracy case targeting lawyer/boyfriend Howard K. Stern, Sandeep Kapoor and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, has been reduced by 18 of the 39 overt acts in one of the three charges according to Associated Press. Judge Perry stopped short of ridding more of the 81 in total overt [...]
Stock Market Closes With Gains
Posted by Amelia on September 28th, 2010
U.S. stocks closed out Tuesday with a gain. The S&P 500 (SPX) added 5.5 points, the Down Jones average climbed 46 points, and the Nasdaq gained 10 points. Reports on consumer morale early Tuesday sent stocks tumbling, but investors have not given up hope that the market will recover gradually. “The sentiment is that economic [...]
Posted in Featured News, Finance Tags: AOL, Business, Consumer Confidence Index, Investing, Mark Luschini, Playbook, S&P 500, Stock market gains, Stocks and Bonds 4 Comments »Fifth Time in Rehab for Lindsey Lohan
Posted by BK Cooper on September 28th, 2010
For the fifth time, Lindsey Lohan, 24, has checked in to a rehab, this time at an undisclosed Southern California rehabilitation facility. Lohan was just released from Los Angeles County’s Century Regional Detention Center Friday, September 24th after posting $300,000 bail according to US Weekly. This stint in jail was a result in Lohan failing [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Featured News Tags: Drug test, Lindsay Lohan, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County California, Shawn Chapman Holley, Southern California, Superior court, US Weekly Comments OffFormer Vice Presidential Candidate Supports DWTS, Bristol Palin
Posted by Rebecca on September 28th, 2010
Bristol Palin doesn’t just have any support, she has former Vice Presidential candidate Mom in her corner. After long speculation, Sarah Palin finally made it out to support her daughter Bristol Palin, a contestant on the 11th season of “Dancing with the Stars.” “I looked over and saw both our moms sitting together,” Bristol says. [...]
Anniversary: Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom renew their “I Do’s!”
Posted by BK Cooper on September 28th, 2010
On Monday, Khloe Kardashian, 26 and Lamar Odom, 30 celebrated their one year anniversary by renewing their vows at music producer Irving Azoff’s Beverly Hills estate, according to US Weekly. The same location where the two married in a lavish ceremony on September 27, 2009 in front on friends, family and the camera crew of [...]
Bomb Threat, Eiffel Tower Evacuated
Posted by Rebecca on September 28th, 2010
A bomb threat Tuesday was made at a payphone outside the Eiffel Tower. The building was immediately evacuated, according to police. Nearby metro stations and the tower were closed down while people were evacuated from local homes and businesses This is the second evacuation and bomb threat at the famous landmark in the last two [...]
Posted in Featured News Tags: Bomb, Bomb threat, Eiffel Tower, France, Paris, Saint-Michel, Terrorism, Warfare and Conflict 3 Comments »Update: Former President Carter is “resting comfortably”
Posted by Oliver on September 28th, 2010
Former President Jimmy Carter is now said to be “resting comfortably” after the initial scare, and being rushed from his flight to the hospital, reported the former president’s nonprofit organization. “While on a flight to Cleveland, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter developed an upset stomach, and, upon arrival, was taken to Metro Health Hospital for [...]
Posted in Featured News Tags: Carter James Earl, Cleveland, History, Jimmy Carter, Ohio, President, President of the United States, United States 2 Comments »