Monthly Archives: August 2013
Labor Day Recipe: Potato Salad
Potato Salad Recipe Ingredients: 6 pounds medium red potatoes Water DRESSING: 1 cup water 1/2 cup butter, cubed 1/4 cup white vinegar 2 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 4-1/2 teaspoons cornstarch 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream 3/4...
Cronut craze: Dunkin’ Donuts South Korea launches their version of crispy layered pastry New York Pie Donut
New York City food phenomenon cronut is now taking over Asia. South Koreans are the latest to catch the cronut-bug with incarnations of Dominique Ansel's...
MDA Labor Day Telethon 2013 to air nationwide on ABC
The annual MDA Labor Day Telethon will air on ABC in prime-time, on Sunday, September 1. The Muscular Dystrophy Association’s nationally broadcast telethon, one of America’s...
Syria intervention: Barack Obama seeks Congress authorization for military action
President Barack Obama says he will seek congressional authorization for taking military action against Syria. The US says the Syrian government carried out chemical weapons...
Who are the girls in Geico Money Man Boat commercial?
Everybody wants to know who are the hot girls in the Geico Money Man Boat commercial. Julie Docherty and Sarah Hester playing in Geico...
Nelson Mandela is still in hospital
Reports that Nelson Mandela has been discharged from hospital are incorrect, South Africa's presidency says. News outlets earlier quoted sources close to the former South...
Syria intervention: Vladimir Putin challenges US to present evidence on chemical weapons attack
President Vladimir Putin has challenged the US to present to the UN evidence that Syria attacked rebels with chemical weapons near Damascus. The Russian president...
Pope Francis appoints Archbishop Pietro Parolin as new secretary of state
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Pietro Parolin as new secretary of state. The move is seen as the Pope’s most significant appointment since he became...
US spying “black budget” detailed in Edward Snowden’s documents
The files disclosed by leaker Edward Snowden to the Washington Post revealed the multi-billion dollar "black budget" used by US intelligence. The CIA's budget is...
Lamar Odom’s driving license revoked after refusing to take drug test in DUI arrest
Less than a week before, Lamar Odom was arrested on suspicion of DUI after he was involved in a three-car collision on the exact...
Positive pregnancy tests for sale on Craigslist
Women across the US have listed their positive pregnancy tests for sale on Craigslist. One expectant mother in the Buffalo, New York area is selling...
Labor Day 2013: Sales, Best Deals and Discounts Guide
Labor Day, which falls on Monday, September 2, is the best time to score bargains with the countless sales offered by retailers. Labor Day weekend...
Labor Day 2013: Deals, freebies and discounts
Restaurants, stores, and companies will be celebrating Labor Day 2013 by offering freebies, or something at a heavily discounted price. A.C. Moore: On Saturday, August...
Insomnia scans show brain struggling to focus
US researchers have found that brain scans of people who say they have insomnia have shown differences in brain function compared with people who...
Nelson Mandela released from hospital
Nelson Mandela has returned to his home in Johannesburg after a long stay in hospital in Pretoria. The 95-year-old former South African president was admitted...
Syria intervention: UN chemical weapons inspectors leave Damascus
UN experts arrive in The Netherlands after finishing gathering evidence of alleged gas attack in Damascus suburbs. They have left Syria having completed four days of...
Jerry Lewis won’t be featured in any MDA Show of Strength clip
No Jerry Lewis clip will be included in Telethon Memory in Sunday’s MDA Show of Strength (8 p.m.-10 p.m., on ABC). The MDA show’s rundown...
Jerry Lewis Holocaust movie The Day The Clown Cried surfaces
Jerry Lewis described his unreleased 1970s Holocaust movie The Day The Clown Cried as “bad, bad, bad”. The 87-year-old comedian directed, wrote and starred in...
Burger King lunches $1 French Fry Burger to compete with McDonald’s Dollar Menu
Just a day after McDonald's announced plans for a new chicken item dubbed Mighty Wings, Burger King has come out with a revolutionary $1...
Lamar Odom arrested for DUI
Lamar Odom was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence in the early hours of Friday morning. Lamar Odom, 33, was held at Van Nuys...
John Kerry: Syrian forces killed 1,429 people in Damascus chemical weapons attack
Syrian government forces killed 1,429 people in a chemical weapons attack in Damascus last week, said US Secretary of State John Kerry. John Kerry said...
James Spader to play villain Ultron in Avengers sequel
James Spader has been cast as the villain Ultron in the second Avengers movie. Avengers: Age of Ultron will see the Marvel Comics superhero team...
Colombian troops deployed in Bogota following violent protests
Colombia has decided to deploy troops in the capital, Bogota, following violent protests in support of a strike by small-scale farmers. Colombian President Juan Manuel...
Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom kept marital problems secret from family
Khloe Kardashian’s marriage has reportedly been torn apart by the damning allegations that have threatened to destroy Lamar Odom's lucrative basketball career. However, Lamar Odom...
