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    Wedding karaoke videos spark wider lip-synching trend

    HEINUS – LOS ANGELES A growing trend in wedding videos is to have participants mouth the words to a popular song, a variation of karaoke dubbed “marryoke.” The trend of adding karaoke is now spreading to other special purpose videos. Some examples: Birthaoke: Husbands are...

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    Hostess in bankruptcy, Puck and chefs rally to save company

    HEINUS – NEW YORK  The Hostess companay, maker of famous snacks such as Twinkies and Ding Dongs, has filed for bankruptcy protection. A group of international chefs, led by Wolfgang Puck, has formed to help save the company. The group, dubbed Save American Legacy Snacks...

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    Tebow reportedly received angelic play call in helmet radio

    HEINUS – DENVER Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow threw for 316 yards in the Broncos Jan. 8 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers and reportedly received a unusual radio message calling for what became the winning play in overtime. The NFL is investigating the unusual signals received...

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    Prison inmate escapes in fire truck, stops to rescue cat from tree

    HEINUS – SAN DIEGO  An inmate at a California state prison in San Diego escaped from the prison in a stolen fire truck. The inmate, Thomas Kelley, who has worked as a firefighter, stole a fire truck and drove off prison grounds at high speed....

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    Actors blast Will Smith for ‘arrogance’ and poor food choices

    HEINUS – LOS ANGELES  Janet Hubert, who appeared in the cast of the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, recently blasted fellow cast member Will Smith, calling him “arrogant” and an “asshole.” According to Hubert, Smith ” …is still an egomaniac and has...

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    Sarah Palin will decide between two national leadership bids

    HEINUS -  NEW YORK  Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin has announced on Fox Business Network that she has not ruled out a U.S. Presidential run. Sources in her inner circle, however, say that now with Kim Jong Il dead, Palin’s real interest is the top...

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    Kaiser urinal discovery adds stream of data to historic record

    HEINUS – BERLIN  German archeologists have discovered a urinal used by World War I German ruler Kaiser Wilhelm II. According to scientists, the urinal, found in a Baltic Sea shipwreck, adds an impressive stream of data to the record on historic waste habits. Information such...

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    NFA and BAPAPIC enthusiast groups protest harassment

    HEINUS – NEW YORK  The TSA announced it discovered and confiscated hand grenades from an air traveler at Newark Airport who was bound for Belgium. The elderly woman was found with five grenades in her bags. In a similar case in Salt Lake City last October,...

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    Spielberg’s Lincoln film to highlight historical thrills

    Special to HEINUS by Prof. Edward G. Portobello – WASHINGTON  Is historical accuracy really important? It’s a question that professional historians ask all the time. Sometimes you just have to go with your gut. I’ve done it. Dr. Eugenia Ball, PhD., a former close friend...

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    Zug post: Kidnapper defends America with lawsuit

    Special to HEINUS by Samuel Zug – DENVER  Colorado native Jessie Dimmick is currently serving an 11-year sentence for kidnapping, auto theft and fleeing authorities. But he is also doing his country a great service. Dimmick is suing the newlywed couple he kidnapped. He is,...

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