ABC News: Wine and Dine with Celebs; Celebrity Restaurateurs

Like the Hogwart's Express, the invisible train that brings Harry Potter and his friends to their magic school, J.K. Rowling's final tale of the young wizard's saga is building steam as it approaches its July 21 release date.

entertainment

Who Needs the Kwik-E-Mart? 7-Eleven Does

Seeded on Tue Jul 3, 2007 8:13 AM EDT (ABC News)

Over the weekend, 7-Eleven Inc. turned a dozen stores into Kwik-E-Marts, the fictional convenience stores of "The Simpsons" fame, in the latest example of marketers making life imitate art.

business

ABC News: Judge Rules in Favor of DRY CLEANERS in $54 Million Dollar Pants Suit

Seeded on Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:15 AM EDT (ABC News)

Dry Cleaners Will Not Have to Pay Anything to their Disgruntled Customer.

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ABC News: Digital 911 Takes Crime Fighting Cellular

Seeded on Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:51 AM EDT (ABC News)

New 911 Technology Makes It Possible to Text Message 911

homeland-security, cell-phones, us-news, 911, digital-technology

Nifong on Trial: Might Not Be Enough Evidence to Prosecute

Seeded on Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:02 PM EDT (ABC News)

One of the Durham N.C. District Attorney Mike Nifong's top investigators questioned the DA on the wisdom of seeking indictments against three lacrosse players last spring, according to testimony yesterday in Nifong's disciplinary trial before the North Carolina State Bar.

duke, us-news, mike-nifong, duke-rape, nifong-prosecutors

Genarlow Wilson Sits in Jail Despite Voided Ten-Year Sex Sentence

Seeded on Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:47 AM EDT (ABC News)

Genarlow Wilson, whose 10-year prison sentence for having consensual sex with a 15-year-old when he was 17 was voided by a judge Monday, will spend at least three weeks in prison, according to a decision announced Tuesday.

wilson, genarlow-wilson, tex-oral-sex-case

Hilton's Mommy and Daddy to the Rescue!

Seeded on Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:44 AM EDT (ABC News)

Paris Hilton's parents braved a swarm of photographers Tuesday to visit their daughter for the first time since she was sent to jail last week, and outrage soars to new levels.

entertainment, paris-hilton, hiltons-parents

Tearful Testimony in $54 Million Suit Over Lost Pants

Seeded on Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:40 AM EDT (ABC News)

A Washington, D.C. law judge broke down in tears and had to take a break from his testimony because he became too emotional while questioning himself about his experience with a missing pair of pants.

lawsuit, us-news, 54-million-pants

E.Coli Causes Beef Recall to Widen

Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:51 PM EDT (ABC News)

14 cases of poisoning from E. coli from California-based United Food Group caused the originally recalled about half a million pounds of meat to be expanded over the weekend to 5.7 million pounds. That meat was shipped to 11 states.

food, fda, health, meat, e-coli, beef, healthy-eating

Advertisers Strike Back at TiVo Viewers

Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:44 PM EDT (ABC News)

Experts predict there won't be any more "short commericals packed into a five-minute commercial break that are an obvious departure from your favorite drama or comedy.

technology, tv, tivo, commercials, adverstisements

Jets Collide in Mid-Air and No One's Hurt!

Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:41 PM EDT (ABC News)

An F-15 fighter jet crashed Monday after colliding in mid-air with another military jet during a training exercise, Air Force officials said. The other jet landed safely, and neither pilot was injured.

odd-news

Homemade Porn a Threat to Adult Film Biz

Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:26 PM EDT (ABC News)

Free online porn is hurting the multi-million dollar XXX industry

entertainment, film, adult

Duke Prosecutor Goes on Trial for Misconduct

Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:23 PM EDT (ABC News)

District Attorney Mike Nifong is facing charges of prosecutorial misconduct from the North Carolina State Bar for his handling of the infamous Duke rape case.

duke, us-news, mike-nifong

Nuns Make For Better Lab Testing Than Rats

Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:21 PM EDT (ABC News)

Scientists are conducting their experiments on nuns: recently, at the "Centre for Information on Beer and Health in Spain, 50 nuns drank a half-liter of beer every day for 45 days; six months later they took 400 milligrams of hops, reported Reuters."

science, nuns, lab-rats, science-experiments

ABC News: Procreation Vacation: Resorts Cater to Wannabe Parents

Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:18 PM EDT (ABC News)

Couples take vacations specifically to get pregnant.

vacations, odd-news, pregnancy

ABC News: Do States Thwart Insurance for Kids?

Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:16 PM EDT (ABC News)

"Child advocates say some government officials are deliberately making it harder to enroll in these programs by creating a blizzard of bureaucracy and red tape — all, allegedly, to save money."

health, children, health-insurance, malpractice, maltreatment

ABC News: Breast-Fed Babies Breathe Easier

Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:14 PM EDT (ABC News)

Breast feeding proved even more beneficial.

breast-feeding, sleep-apnea, breathing-problems

ABC News: NASA Extends Mission to Fix Shield

Seeded on Tue Jun 12, 2007 3:12 PM EDT (ABC News)

NASA Says Waiting Until Shuttle Returns to Earth Could Mean Delay of Months

space, nasa, science, thermal-sheild

Another American Detained in Iran?

Seeded on Fri May 25, 2007 10:29 AM EDT (ABC News)

Yet another American citizen has disappeared in Iran and is feared to be in detention, according to Human Rights Watch, a nongovernmental organization based in New York.

world-news

U.S. Asks China for Significant Changes in Food Safety Relationship

Seeded on Fri May 25, 2007 10:27 AM EDT (ABC News)

Publicly, U.S. officials sound quite conciliatory about their talks with the Chinese over the pet food debacle. But it appears that behind closed doors, the Americans are talking tough.

world-news

Murder Mystery Haunts Lancaster, Pa.

Seeded on Fri May 25, 2007 10:27 AM EDT (ABC News)

An undated photo released by the family shows Thomas Haines, 50, who was killed Saturday, May 12, 2007, in his suburban Lancaster, Pa., home along his wife, Lisa Haines, and son Kevin Haines.

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