Clinton: Haiti stress accelerated heart problem
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton blamed stress and a lack of sleep since the devastating Haiti earthquake for accelerating a heart condition that caused him to be admitted to the hospital. Full Story
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This story holds the news values of currency, timeliness, prominence and impact. Most recently, former President Bill Clinton traveled to Haiti to aid in reconstructing the country. He fell ill due to an ongoing heart problem that became more severe recently due to lack of sleep and stress from the extensive work he has been doing in and for Haiti. This can hold such a large impact on anyone with a heart condition since the month of February is dedicated to providing information about health care for the heart anyway.
ChatRoulette: The Perils of Video-Chatting with Strangers
A new website lets strangers watch each other doing -- well, you don't want to know. Full Story
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This story holds the news values of currency, timeliness and bizarreness. In recent weeks ChatRoulette has become a hot topic among college students and many others. It is the newest website to talk to strangers, yet the odd part is that not much talking occurs unless you're a pretty female on one side of the chat with a male on the other or some ridiculous stunts are being pulled. Overall, this website is stirring quite the buzz!
Shaun White vs. Lindsey Vonn: Who's Better?
Both U.S. icons of the Vancouver Olympics won gold on Wednesday. Their respective sports have a long-time rivalry. Let the bantering about the more impressive athlete begin. Full Story
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USA's gold medallist Lindsey Vonn stands on the podium after the Women's Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Downhill event at Whistler Creek side Alpine skiing venue. Vonn lived up to her reputation as the best downhill skier in the world by claiming the women's Olympic gold on Wednesday as Shaun White attempts to cement his position as a snowboarding superstar.
Photo Credit: AFP/Fabrice Coffrini
This story holds the news values of prominence, currency, timeliness and conflict. The two great American Olympians for each of their sports, Vonn a skier and White a halfpipe snowboarder. Each won gold on Wednesday and now the conflict arises between the fans of each. One must be better than the other, right? Well, wrong, they each excel in ways the other cannot. Both are great, both are Olympians, yet the fans will always argue to say their favorite is better.
International News:
How Prisoners Are Using Facebook to Harass Their Victims
Inmates in Britain have found a new way of tormenting their victims after they've been locked up: posting offensive status updates and messages on Facebook. Full Story
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Photo Caption: Facebook has given users more control over who gets to see video, virtual cards and other digital content shared using third-party programs at the leading social networking website.
Photo Credit: AFP/File/Loic Venance
This story holds the news values of currency, timeliness and impact. Inmates are using Facebook as well as Twitter to harass the victims and the families of the victims through tweets and status updates. It is rather scary and must be very difficult for the families and victims to deal with. U.S. and European Facebook officials are trying their best to crack down on such cases, yet it isn't that easy since inmates can easily smuggle in smart phones and other contraband.
UNICEF Seeks to Keeps Kids Out of Haiti Orphanages
As Haiti releases eight of the ten Americans charged with attempted kidnapping after the quake, Unicef is working to ensure it doesn't happen again. Full Story
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This story holds the news values of currency, timeliness and impact. This goes back to the ongoing story with the ten Idaho missionaries that "were smuggling" the Haitian children. Eight of those missionaries have been freed, yet still may be questioned in weeks to follow. Since this incident first occurred UNICEF is now stepping in full-force to relocate children until Haiti and the people of Haiti are firmly back on their feet. Smuggling occurs frequently in tragic events such as this one so it holds a lot of impact on the families suffering.
King Tut DNA testing sheds light on how he lived and died
The results of a study on the mummy of King Tutankhamun, Egypt’s golden-boy pharaoh, released in Cairo this week appeared to disprove the popular theory that King Tut was murdered. Full Story
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This story holds the news values of currency, timeliness, conflict and bizarreness. Recently this week in Cairo researchers found that King Tut didn't die due to murder, but due to bad genes, bones and a horrid case of Malaria. There is conflict since some people still believe in the murder theory even though it has now been disproven. Furthermore, it is so bizarre that people are still so interested in learning about King Tut in such detailed manners, yet it could be understandable due to the increase in all sorts of technology.
Local News:
Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape is charged with assault, arson
The woman who prosecutors determined falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of rape, including a New Jersey man, in 2006 was arrested. Full Story
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This story holds the news values of currency, timeliness and impact. This story goes back to 2006; however, in recent days the stripper who was hired and accused the Duke lacrosse players assaulted her boyfriend by setting his clothes on fire and she even threatened to stab him. The main reason to why this is classified as 'local' news is due to the fact that one of the accused Duke players hails from New Jersey and now he's seeing what this girl rightfully deserves as are the other Duke players.
Bronx named unhealthiest county in New York
The list of the healthiest cities is out, and for New Yorkers, it's not good news. Full Story
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This story holds the news values of currency, timeliness and impact. Recently the healthiest and unhealthiest cities. New York is falling short earning the title of unhealthiest in the Bronx. The ranking is based on poverty levels, access to nutritional foods, exercise and medical care. The Bronx is considered to be at the greatest risk concerning health issues. The president of the Bronx Medical Society announced multiple illnesses including obesity are at epidemic rates. Due to this news the acting assistant commissioner of epidemiology services is attempting to improve the Bronx. Clearly the news is impacting residents of this part of New York. A recent study indicated that the rates in smoking dropped and hopefully over time it'll continue to drop.
New York Times reporter accused of plagiarism resigns: NYT
A Wall Street and finance reporter for The New York Times accused of plagiarism has resigned, the newspaper reported. Full Story
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This story holds the news values of currency, timeliness, impact and prominence. Considering that the reporter wrote for TNYT he is held to a higher standing. He is a celebrity in the world of print media in a sense since he was writing for such a well-known newspaper in New York. Furthermore, there have been many recent stories involving journalists plagiarizing and then resigning from their positions. It is quite critical since the public now gets to continue questioning all other journalists and even doubting their honesty due to the few that don't follow the code of ethics.
Other News:
'Harry Potter' author hit with plagiarism lawsuit
J.K. Rowling has been named in a lawsuit alleging she stole ideas for her wildly popular and lucrative "Harry Potter" books from another British author. Rowling denied the allegation. Full Story
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This story holds the news values of currency, timeliness, prominence and impact. Rowling is a celebrity in a sense since she has one of the most popular book series. It keeps reoccurring that she stole the work of a now deceased author and the case will be heading to court soon. If she did plagiarize the 'Harry' series her fans and others will frown upon her for sure.
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