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Malachy the Pekingese took home the coveted Best in Show ribbon last night at the prestigious 2012 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City . While Martha Stewart’s Chow Chow , Ghenghis Khan II, took home a Best in Breed ribbon yesterday morning, it was Malachy who was named the country’s number one show dog. When the finals came to a close, he had defeated almost 2,000 other purebreds. The competition was the 136th edition of Westminster Dog Show , which inspired the classic... Read Full Story

This was no ordinary joy ride. A Boeing 787 took to the skies to tout its company when it “drew” the numbers “787″ followed by the Boeing logo in the skies over several thousand miles of North America. The etching of the letters and logo was spotted in the plane’s flight path plans. The flight path was meticulously designed and coordinated with airports and air traffic controllers across the country to avoid violating restricted airspace. “This wasn’t a joy ride,” wrote Boeing’s vice... Read Full Story

Jim Irsay is clearly auditioning for the role of dumbest owner in the NFL , recently vacated by the late Al Davis. So far, he’s handled the ongoing Peyton Manning saga with all the subtlety of a dump truck slamming into a nitroglycerin factory. A few weeks ago, he called the Colts QB a “politician” after Manning expressed some concern with all the changes going on on in Indy, then Irsay flip-flopped on that quote after it came back to bite him in the ass. More recently, when asked about... Read Full Story

Starbucks could be in for some trouble.  The coffee company is facing allegations of discrimination from a job applicant who claimed he was “blatantly” discriminated against due to his disability during a recent job interview in San Diego . In court documents filed last week, Eli Pierre, who was born with half of a left arm, alleged he “was not hired for the position because of his disability, despite his capable work history.” According to the complaint, after Pierre mentioned to an... Read Full Story

Pop singing star Shakira got a little more than she bargained for when she was attacked by a sea lion while on a recent nature tour off Cape Town, South Africa. She believes the angry sea lion may have mistaken her BlackBerry for a yummy fish.  She says her brother saved her life. Shakira described the sea lion attack on her Facebook page : “Omg what just happened to me! I was attacked by a sea lion!…This afternoon I happened to see some sea lions and seals. I thought to myself how cute... Read Full Story

Thank goodness for cell phones, right?  They help keep us connected to the world around us. Now, though, comes a revealing study into the psyche of your average cell phone user. It seems cell phones may actually make users less socially-minded , according to a recent study from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business . Marketing professors Anastasiya Pocheptsova and Rosellina Ferraro, with graduate student, Ajay T. Abraham, conducted a battery of experiments on... Read Full Story

A bizarre story that first appeared on many major news sites a little over a year ago has begun making the rounds once again. The story claimed that three giant spaceships were spotted beyond Pluto’s orbit and were headed toward Earth at incredible speeds. From AsiaOne : A report by the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) in the United States said that there are three giant spaceships which are heading towards Earth. According to the Russian Pravda news, the SETI, a non... Read Full Story

Talk about tipping the scales.  A British man who eats eight hotdogs for breakfast has won the distinct honor of becoming the world’s fattest man. Keith Martin, 42, tips the scales at 812 pounds and is so large that he’s now totally bed-ridden. Martin needs a small army of 18 medical professionals to take care of him, including ambulance staff and nurses. Eight ambulance workers must constantly be available to help hoist his giant body to a reinforced vehicle for frequent hospital... Read Full Story

For reasons not fully understood by scientists, a strange disturbance rippled through Earth’s magnetic field on Valentine’s Day. Was it perhaps Cupid’s arrow? The impact sparked some incredible activity around the Arctic Circle. “On several occasions the sky was full of auroras from horizon to horizon,” says photographer and aurora tour guide Chad Blakley of Abisko National Park, Sweden. “We had many happy couples celebrating with us tonight. Most of our guests agreed that it was the... Read Full Story

Paramount has confirmed what many have speculated.  There will indeed be a fourth installment in the “Transformers” franchise. The company announced yesterday that “Transformers 4″ would likely hit the big screen in June 2014. It’s unclear whether or not Shia LaBeouf will be a part of the new film. The actor, who has starred in the hit franchise since 2007, said while doing press for the third film, 2011′s “ Transformers: Dark of the Moon “, that he wasn’t interested in coming back for... Read Full Story