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Ban Glenn Beck From Ground Zero
Ban Glenn Beck From
Ground Zero 
OPINION
Aug 25, 2010 3:33 PM CDT

Ban Glenn Beck From Ground Zero

Fox host said in 2005 he 'hated' 9/11 families

(Newser) - The argument against the Park51 project—the so-called Ground Zero mosque—hinges on the idea that an Islamic symbol near the site of the 9/11 attacks is offensive to the families of the victims. One of the loudest voices opposing the project has been Glenn Beck, writes Cenk Uygur for...

Hundreds Rally Against Islamic Center

But rival protest pleads for peace

(Newser) - Some 1,000 protesters swarmed the site of the proposed Islamic Center near Ground Zero yesterday, largely overshadowing 250 demonstrators supporting the project. "It's a breeding ground for terrorists," grumbled critic Shawn Gilfeather. Opponents held aloft banners reading: "Building a mosque at Ground Zero Is like building...

Ground Zero Bars, Strip Clubs Abound

No shortage of sleaze in area surrounding proposed mosque

(Newser) - The outcry over the Ground Zero Pussycat Lounge and Ground Zero Thunder Lingerie is surprisingly absent, say reporters who took a look at what else lies on what opponents of a proposed mosque and community center call hallowed ground. The New York Daily News counted 17 pizza shops, 18 bank...

18th-Century Ship Unearthed at Ground Zero

Archaeologists think vessel was used to extend lower Manhattan

(Newser) - Workers excavating at the World Trade Center site have unearthed the 32-foot-long hull of a ship likely buried in the 18th century. The vessel probably was used along with other debris to fill in land to extend lower Manhattan into the Hudson River, archeologists said. The ship was first uncovered...

Madonna's Luggage Gets Its Own Room
 Madonna's 
 Luggage 
 Gets Its 
 Own Room 
renovations dept
Jun 21, 2010 10:45 AM CDT

Madonna's Luggage Gets Its Own Room

Her $32M townhouse gets even fancier

(Newser) - The Material Girl is renovating her new $32 million Manhattan townhouse: Finally, she’ll have both a massive walk-in closet and a separate closet for all her luggage. Perhaps more impressively, she’s adding a new floor—which will basically house her own personal gym—plus a hair salon, a...

Bomb Plot, Near Escape Point to Huge Holes in Security

Shahzad allowed to board plane despite no-fly listing

(Newser) - Officials are probing huge holes in a US security net that allowed the Times Square bomb suspect to travel back home to Pakistan for several months of terrorist training, then purchase gallons of explosive chemicals for his car bomb. In addition, incredibly, suspect Faisal Shahzad was allowed to board a...

Cops Hunt 'Furtive' Man in Times Square Video

Suspect shown changing shirts near car bomb site

(Newser) - Police released a Times Square surveillance video today of a "furtive" white man in his 40s spotted near an SUV car bomb stripping down apparently to change his appearance. A tourist may also have video of the same man "lunging" away from the SUV, reports the New York ...

South Park Bully Group Denies Link to NYC Bomb

But follower was at Times Square

(Newser) - An Islamist group that threatened South Park creators with harm for making light of the Prophet Mohammed has denied any involvement in the Times Square car bomb. The man who runs the Web site for the Revolution Muslim group in Queens acknowledged he was at Times Square when the propane...

America's Top Stoner Cities
 America's Top Stoner Cities 
Apr 20, 2010 1:50 PM CDT

America's Top Stoner Cities

Daily Beast ranks America's pot-loving locales

(Newser) - In honor of today's date, 4/20—and the pot-steeped lore of those numbers—the Daily Beast has ranked the nation's 40 "highest cities," where weed culture reigns supreme. To read the full list and see how it was compiled, click here . The top 10:
  1. Eureka, California
  2. Tallahassee, Florida
...

Lusty Nude Is Booted From MoMA Exhibit

Male was growing problem at Marina Abramovic exhibit

(Newser) - It's not only spectators who are getting frisky at a Museum of Modern Art show featuring live nude models. One male on display in the Manhattan exhibit was so aroused by the experience that he was asked to leave, reports Page Six . The exhibit by artist Marina Abramovic features a...

New Owners Love Bernie Madoff's Pad

Patio trumps 'karma' concerns

(Newser) - Bernard Madoff may be a despicable con artist, but say this for the guy: he had a nice place. Now that place, a penthouse overlooking Manhattan’s Upper East Side, belongs to toy mogul Al Kahn and his wife, Patsy, and they say they couldn’t be happier, reports the...

Hero Frenchie Who Saved Tot: Anyone Would Do It

'Emotion took over,' says Julien Duret

(Newser) - A hero Frenchman who plunged into the frigid waters of Manhattan's East River to save a drowning toddler said anyone would have done the same. "Emotion took over. I reacted very fast," Julien Duret, 29, told the New York Daily News , who tracked him to Lyon, France, after...

Mystery Hero Helps Tot in Frigid River Plunge

French man helps dad save tot after East River tumble

(Newser) - A mystery hero joined a dad as he leaped into the frigid East River to save his toddler daughter who slipped during a weekend ship visit in Manhattan. Bridgitte Sheridan's mom says she'd like to thank the unknown French man who jumped into the river, but he disappeared in a...

Man Leaps to Death From Empire State Building

Body shattered, sneakers scattered

(Newser) - A 21-year-old man scaled a 10-foot-high fence on the observation deck of the Empires State Building last evening and thudded to the ground 86 floors below in front of horrified onlookers. "It was an explosion," a witness told the New York Daily News . "His body was shattered...

Seinfeld Entangled in NYPD Parking Flap

Ex-cop driver uses expired narcotics placard for parking perks

(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld's driver is in hot water with his former employer: the NYPD. The onetime detective popped a department parking placard into his car's window when he dropped the comedian off in Manhattan this week. But it's a Bronx permit that expired in 2007, reports the Daily News . A Seinfeld...

Atheist Ads Hit California
 Atheist Ads Hit California 
Feb 16, 2010 1:47 AM CST

Atheist Ads Hit California

Ad campaign for nonbelievers reaches coast to coast

(Newser) - Got God? You're not alone if you don't, and a new California ad campaign wants you to know that's OK. The agnostic/atheist organization United Coalition of Reason 's ads reassure nonbelievers that millions share their position, and has now officially reached more than a dozen cities coast-to-coast from Manhattan and...

Alec Baldwin Attacks NY Post Photog

'They're scum of earth,' says actor after hospital stop

(Newser) - Alec Baldwin's ugly came out yesterday after his brief stint in a hospital when he grabbed a New York Post photographer. "This guy! This guy!" the actor yelled as he rushed from his apartment building lobby to grab lensman Tim Wiencis' collar before police pulled him off, reports...

Pal: Desperation Led Mom to Kill Autistic Son

Gig Jordan 'grasped at straws' at clinics

(Newser) - A wealthy Manhattan mom found babbling incoherently next to the lifeless body of her 8-year-old autistic son last week gave the boy a fatal overdose because she was overwhelmed by his condition, said a family friend. Pharmaceutical executive Gigi Jordan, 49, "went to clinics all over the country looking...

Woman Kills Son, 8, in Posh NYC Hotel: Cops

Socialite's child apparently OD's in failed murder-suicide

(Newser) - An 8-year-old boy was found dead today in a luxury hotel in Manhattan after his socialite mother apparently botched a murder-suicide attempt, police say. Gigi Jordan, 49, was taken to Bellevue Hospital after being found "babbling incoherently" in her $600-a-night room at the Peninsula New York on Fifth Avenue....

Bloomberg Wants Terror Trial Moved

Mayor cites cost, disruption to downtown life

(Newser) - Count Mayor Bloomberg among those who don't want the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to take place in Manhattan. “It would be great if the federal government could find a site that didn’t cost a billion dollars, which using downtown will,” he said, in what the New ...

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