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The Wonder Years' Danica McKellar Expecting First Child

Winnie's preggers! The Wonder Years star and math guru Danica McKellar is pregnant, according to People. Wonder Years' Danica McKellar says "I do" "I'm nearing the end of my first trimester and I'm so excited — I've been bursting to tell people," McKellar told the magazine. The 35-year-old former child star said she tried to put off the pregnancy test because ...

Wal-Mart Paging Victims: "It Was Disgusting"

Two South Jersey Wal-Mart customers who heard a racist message broadcast over the store's public address system say the whole ordeal is no laughing matter. Sheila Ellington and Virginia Tinsley were shopping inside the Washington Township Wal-Mart along Rt. 42 in Turnersville, N.J. just before 5 p.m. on Sunday when they say a man came over the PA system and said: "Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now." "It was a disgusting comment," Ellington said. "Once I heard that, I was absolutely shocked and appalled." The man was very calm when he broadcast the message, a

UK has open NCAA practice in New Orleans

Kentucky coach John Calipari put his team through a very casual and relaxed public practice on Wednesday. Some 200 Cat fans turned out to welcome the Big Blue to the Big Easy. Check it out in this CatsPause.com video feature

Debate over the dangers of sheepskin boots

Women who think this soft footwear gives feet a break may be causing bigger health problems.

Oh My..Nearly Half Of The Nation’s Doctors May Quit If ObamaCare Is Passed

In a brand new survey published by the New England Journal of Medicine as many as 46% of all primary care physicians feel that passage of Barack Obama’s unconstitutional health care fiasco will cause them to leave the profession.

Democrats Inch Toward Securing Votes for Health Bill

House Democrats moved toward the majority they need to pass health care legislation, giving them confidence as they worked out details and girded for a historic showdown.

Kate Gosselin denies diva demands

The "Dancing With the Stars" contestant denies reports she was difficult on set.

Exclusive: Study shows ObamaCare will destroy as many as 700,000 jobs

During the ObamaCare summit three weeks ago , Nancy Pelosi declared that the bill would create four million jobs over the next ten years, with 400,000 new jobs created almost immediately.

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Sandra Bullock Has Left the Family Home

Actress Sandra Bullock has vacated the Los Angeles house she shares with husband Jesse James amid rumors he had had...

Canada News

Canada, U.S. set new avalanche danger warning system (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Canada and the United States have adopted a unified warning system to better advise skiers and snowmobilers about the avalanche danger, Canadian officials said on Wednesday.

More regulation needed for Canada oil sands: report (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Steam-driven projects to extract crude from Canada's oil sands, often held up as more environmentally friendly than mining, have major drawbacks of their own that require more stringent regulation to fix, an environmental think tank said on Wednesday.

U.S. venture capital eyes Canada as tax wall falls (Market Watch)
U.S. venture capitalists on the hunt for the next Research in Motion stock are returning to Canada, and their pace could quicken thanks to a new piece of tax reform proposed in Canada's annual budget.

Canada, US battle for curling gold (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Defending champions Canada and bitter rivals the United States were locked in a tight tussle for Paralympic curling gold at the halfway stage of the competition.

Canada Dollar Touches Highest Since July 2008 on Risk Appetite (Bloomberg)
March 17 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s dollar reached its strongest level in almost 20 months versus its U.S. counterpart after the Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates near zero, spurring demand for currencies tied to economic growth.

Canada-Russia Arctic tensions rise (CBC North)
Fresh tensions between Canada and Russia emerge after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev tells a session of his Security Council that his country must be prepared to defend its claims to Arctic mineral riches.

Facebook overtakes Google in U.S. Feat accomplished in Canada months ago (Toronto Star)
The rest of the digital universe has finally caught up to Canada.

Canada Dollar Touches Highest Since July 2008 on Risk Appetite (Bloomberg)
March 17 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s currency reached the strongest in almost 20 months versus its U.S. counterpart after the Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates near zero, spurring demand for currencies tied to economic growth.

Team Canada’s ‘Bobby Orr’ leads drive for sledge hockey gold (Toronto Star)
Adam Dixon was a 10-year-old playing minor hockey near Midland, Ont., when he lost his right tibia to cancer. Today, he’s the star player for Canada’s sledge hockey team at the Paralympics in Vancouver.

Canada Dollar Touches Highest Since July 2008 on Risk Appetite (Bloomberg)
March 17 (Bloomberg) -- Canada’s currency traded near the strongest in almost 20 months versus its U.S. counterpart after the Federal Reserve said it would keep interest rates near zero, spurring demand for currencies tied to economic growth.