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NEWS BLOOPER: Reporter MEANT To Say Asphalt. He Did Not Say Ashpalt.

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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A CW11 reporter is reporting on some snowfall. See how it's sticking to the asphalt? Promise yourself you won't say a naughty word that sounds like asphalt. And if you do, correct yourself immediately!

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CAUGHT ON TAPE! Why Fedex’s PR Department Isn’t Having A Merry Christmas.

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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1 min

Have you seen the recent video captured by a Fedex customer? He watched, with his security camera's video rolling - as the Fedex guy threw his package right over a fence. (In the box? A computer monitor - which, obviously, was broken when he opened it.) This collection of similar nightmare shipping videos from CNN's Jeanne Moos may worry you.

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HYSTERICAL VIDEO: Interview, Interrupted.

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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This Turkish TV reporter is interviewing two guys when a camel decides that enough is enough. Very funny.

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VIRAL VIDEO: Live Coverage Of First Light Of Hanukkah Goes Slightly Awry

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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Check out an archival clip from a Baltimore News station's live broadcast, 13 Instant Eye - where a Rabbi and his family are lighting the first candle of Hanukkah. The rabbi's young son, however, has other plans.

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GREAT LIVE NEWS MOMENT: Brian Williams Carrys On Through Fire Alarm.

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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Caught on Tape: Always the professional, Brian Williams soldiers through his live nightly broadcast as the fire alarm begins sounding off in the background.

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HAPPY FEET TWO Flop Leads to 600 Layoffs in Animation Dept.

Posted byby Michael Jayson
13 years ago
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HAPPY FEET TWO may have adorable animated dancing penguins, but even that couldn't help boost its box-office performance over the past two weeks. And now, a good chunk of the people who worked on those amazing graphics have no job at all.

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VIDEO: Reporter’s Unorthodox Signoff Goes Viral Decades Later.

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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In a clip that looks to be around 20 years old, this reporter turned to the salty language after her signoff. Little did she know that someday this thing called YouTube would be invented, and her moment of vulgarity would be rediscovered - making the clip a sudden viral sensation.

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VIDEO: Cain’s Awkward Memory Lapse On Libya.

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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1 min

When a journalist asks Republican Presidential candidate Herman Cain about Obama's position on Libya, Cain can't remember. The painfully awkward stammering and stalling is endless - and it's all caught on tape.

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Jury Finds Dr. Conrad Murray Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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A jury reached a verdict Monday in the case against Dr Conrad Murray ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â‚¬Å“ finding him guilty of involuntary manslaughter for his role in the death of music icon Michael Jackson.

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VIDEO: Angry Turkey Terrorizing Neighborhood.

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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A neighborhood in Sacramento was reporting a turkey that was stalking the residents... chasing them down, attacking joggers, generally making everyone miserable and terrified. Duffy Kelly, an intrepid producer for ABC affiliate News10, went to investigate. As she tried to get some quality closeups of the bird with her video camera, all hell broke loose.

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GONE TOO SOON: Steve Jobs Dies At Age 56.

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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He was an innovator that has changed the world in ways we are still yet to fully know. Steve Jobs, chairman of the board of Apple has died at 56.

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Today’s News Headlines Include Wrongful Death, Murder, And…

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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I was yearning to see what the big news stories of the day were. So I hopped over to one of my favorite news sites and found an odd editorial balance.

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FUNNY VIRAL VIDEO: News Report Gets Interrupted By Haywire Weather Graphics

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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Unfortunately, some rather bad news about some traffic accidents and injuries becomes awkwardly hysterical when the weather graphics go haywire and start popping up all over the place. Then the anchors get silly.

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NYC’s Office Of Emergency Management Is Here To Help. With Purel And A Pen.

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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1 min

Remember how NYC was almost obliterated by the hurricane? Thankfully it wasn't. But in case you weren't so prepared, here's what NYC's Office Of Emergency Management is handing out to make sure you're safe next time... are you ready? Three pamphlets, a pen, and a teeny tiny bottle of purel.

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VIDEO:Anderson Cooper Nearly Pees Himself When He Talks About Gerard Depardieu Peeing On A Plane

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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1 min

Anderson Cooper is proving to be a clever, modern day Andy Rooney with his "Ridiculist" segment on CNN. But aside from smart witticisms, nothing pleases me more than seeing someone nearly pee their pants with laughter.

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Today’s Mispronunciation Guide: “Chutzpah.”

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) isn’t a fan of President Obama. But she’ll give him this much: he has ‘chutzpah.’ Just don’t ask her to pronounce it....

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Rev. Al Sharpton Interviews POPgoesTheWeek About Lindsay Lohan!!

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13 years ago
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1 min

Let’s begin by saying that I never dreamed I would be writing about myself and Al Sharpton in the same sentence. I was so...

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Elizabeth Smart Signs On As ABC News Commentator.

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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Elizabeth Smart, the 23 year old Salt Lake City woman who was kidnapped as a teenager and held captive for nine months, has signed on to become a contributor for ABC News.

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VIDEO: Watch The Casey Anthony Murder Trial Verdict Being Read.

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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It was the shocking result of years of investigating and more than a month of testimony. Below, video of the verdict being read. Some of the long pauses as people filed in and the judge reviewed paperwork have been edited down for timing.

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Hate 3D Movies as Much as I Do? Well Now, You Have 2D Glasses!!! (And Yes, They’re Real)

Posted byby Michael Jayson
13 years ago
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1 min

Whether it be animated or your next Summer Blockbuster, you can’t step five feet without a ‘3D experience’.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â The truth is that many, many,...

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The Pope Uses Both Twitter and an iPad

Posted byby Michael Jayson
13 years ago
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1 min

So…I guess this means that everyone, including God has a Twitter, huh? Pope Benedict XVI entered the twitterverse yesterday with his very first iPad...

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CAUGHT ON TAPE! Unexpectedly Badass Woman Takes The Law Into Her Own Hands.

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
13 years ago
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1 min

Monique Lawless, a shopper at a San Antonio Walmart, saw three kids steal beer and leave the store. Fed up, she told the checkout clerk to watch her purse while she ran out and opened up her own special can of whoopass - Jumping on the windshield and hood of the car. They sped away, leaving her on the ground - but the drama wasn't over yet! Watch...

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The Oscars Best Picture Category Gets Some More Tweaks…Now, Nobody Knows How Many Nominees There Will Be

Posted byby Michael Jayson
13 years ago
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It seems as if The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences still want to fine-tune the Best Picture category for the Oscars.Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Now,...

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Cupcake Bombs! Great Britain Swaps al Qaeda Bomb Instructions with Cupcake Recipes!

Posted byby Michael Jayson
13 years ago
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Okay, so this is just awesome!Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Forget finding al Qaeda, forget hunting them down…let’s just overload them with cupcake recipes! The Daily Telegraph reported...

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Rapture Watch: If You Can Read This, The World Hasn’t Ended.

Posted byby BrianBalthazar
14 years ago
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Despite weeks of promise that the world would end at 6pm Saturday May 21st, and a lot of money spent on posters, it seems...