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Heart Attack Grill Makes Money Off Getting You Fat

Posted by Adriana Velez
on Feb 16, 2012 at 12:42 PM

heart attack grillRemember that story yesterday about the man who had a heart attack at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas? It's for real -- EMT personnel say the victim really, truly did have heart attack symptoms. This was not a faked publicity stunt!

But I bet the owner enjoyed it just the same. CBS News interviewed Heart Attack Grill owner Jon Basso about his gut-busting restaurant. In a nutshell: "I am here to tell you straight out that I am here to make a buck." In other words, he profits off our gluttony. He's like the Dr. Kevorkian of hamburgers. DEATH BY LARD FRIES IT SHALL BE! Should restaurants like this even exist?

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Tragic Honduras Prison Fire Exposes Humankind's Dark Side

Posted by Lindsay Mannering
on Feb 15, 2012 at 5:32 PM

honduras prison fireOne of the world's deadliest prison fires ripped through a jail in Honduras today, burning and suffocating over 350 inmates to death. As of now, over 475 prisoners have escaped. It's believed that the blaze started after a prisoner set fire to a mattress late Tuesday night. It didn't take long for the flames to cause epic damage -- the AP reports that within minutes, 100 inmates were killed as firefighters tried to find prison guards who had keys and could unlock the cells.

The prison was built in the 1940s to hold about 400 inmates, but as of yesterday, it housed over 800, and 100 guards. It's a terrible tragedy, but wouldn't you know, not everyone sees it like that

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Khloe Kardashian Reveals the Truth Behind Kim's Love Life

Posted by Maressa Brown
on Feb 15, 2012 at 5:08 PM

kim kardashian and khloe kardashian shop in dallasPssst ... Did you hear that exes Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush were spotted out and about -- together? Yeah, they were BRUNCHING, people. That is big. Could totally mean there's a reunion on its way (regardless of recent goss that Reggie doesn't want back in the Kardashian Machine). The former couple in question is keeping mum for now, but Kim's sis Khloe Kardashian isn't. She's promoting the latest season of Khloe and Lamar (which premieres this Sunday) and stopped by Ryan Seacrest's radio show today to dish.

Kim may have called her little sister "an evil troll" in the last season of Khloe and Kim Take New York, but that doesn't mean anything. You know the K sisters are close, and thus, I would totally take Khloe's word on whatever's going on with Kim. Not one to mince words, Khloe gave Ryan the real, hilarious scoop.

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Off-Duty Cop Saves Wendy’s From Man With a Sledgehammer

Posted by Lindsay Mannering
on Feb 15, 2012 at 1:59 PM

french fryThere's a certain hysteria that accompanies almost every fast food experience. Maybe it's the glorious scent of fries being cooked in gallons of oil that makes us lose our minds a little bit, but there's definitely something that sends us into an irrational frenzy when our order gets messed up. The struggle is usually internal -- the furthest most of us go is to say something to the cashier like Excuse me? Sorry. I ordered a cheeseburger. This is chicken nuggets. -- but when the fury is not compartmentalized and we forget to remind ourselves to calm the eff down, things can get out of hand. Case in point: a man attacked a Wendy's with a sledgehammer.

The 45-year-old perp was so frustrated with what went down at a Wendy's in Ohio that he got up, went across the street to a Home Depot, bought himself a six-pound sledgehammer, and returned to take his anger out on the burger joint's windows.

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In The News Political Wrangling

Republican Investigation of Media Matters Would Be a Huge Waste of Taxpayers’ Money

Posted by Adriana Velez
on Feb 15, 2012 at 11:47 AM

media mattersWell it looks like Republicans in Congress are zeroing in on a very important project. Passing the transportation bill? Nope. And as usual, it has nothing whatsoever to do with job creation or any other important matters that would actually improve our lives. Apparently a few members of Congress want to investigate Media Matters for violating their 501c3 status.

And why not? They have time on their hands (apparently?) now that the investigation into Planned Parenthood has been revealed as totally bogus -- oh no wait, I think that's still going on. But anyway, as part of their ongoing demonstration of what government waste looks like, they would like to yank the rug out from under a liberal watch-dog organization so the elections go just a little bit smoother for them. Yes, yes, they should definitely do this. But let's cast the net a little wider, shall we?

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Josh Powell's House Held an Awful Secret

Posted by Kim Conte
on Feb 15, 2012 at 11:13 AM

josh powell's houseThe latest details about the Powell murder-suicide in Washington state were revealed at a public meeting held by fire and law enforcement officials to brief neighborhood residents about the harrowing tragedy that occurred right in their own backyard.

One of the most chilling revelations to come out was the fact that the house that Josh Powell showed social workers on his supervised visits -- the one he blew up last week -- was a complete sham. According to authorities, he staged it to look like a loving, family home complete with photographs of his family on the walls. But in reality it was a "fake home" meant to fool the social workers (which apparently it succeeded in doing).

Here's the secret about the home that's almost too awful to believe: Josh Powell didn't even live there!

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Details of Yeardley Love's Injuries Make Her Death Look Vicious

Posted by Kim Conte
on Feb 14, 2012 at 6:00 PM

yeardley love trial

For anyone who's been closely following the murder case of George Huguely V -- the former university lacrosse player accused of killing his girlfriend -- you can't help but notice that each day brings with it more horrors. Today, the courtroom endured four hours of complicated and graphic testimony from two medical experts (called by prosecutors) who examined Love’s brain during her autopsy. What they had to say was deeply unsettling -- not just for the defense team, but for everyone who had to listen to it.

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Food & Party OMG

Climate Change Could ‘Eat Up’ All Our Chocolate

Posted by Adriana Velez
on Feb 14, 2012 at 4:45 PM

chocolateHey, how's that Valentine's chocolate treating you? Pretty tasty, right? All dark and luscious. Well guess what -- you'd better enjoy it while you have it, because thanks to climate change, we may be facing a chocolate shortage. OH MY GOD, NO, NOT THAT!!! Yes, an article in Scientific America reveals the inconvenient truth: Pests, fungus, and climate change are all threatening our precious cacao trees.

Climate change, you can take our polar bears, but you cannot take our chocolate! We will fight you, climate change! How dare you threaten our chocolate.

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In The News Politics at Play

Kate Upton’s String Bikini Won’t Damage Her Uncle’s Political Position

Posted by Lindsay Mannering
on Feb 14, 2012 at 4:41 PM

kate upton si coverKate Upton is now world famous for being on the cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition. She's super hot. She's 19. And she's got an awesome rack. You probably thought that was all you needed to know about her, but you might find it interesting to learn that she's got a famous uncle. Well, famous if you're from the sixth congressional district in Michigan, that is. Her father's brother is Rep. Fred Upton, and he's held his position as a Republican congressman in the Wolverine State since 1987.

So, hmm. Do you think this cover of Kate in a red string bikini will hurt her uncle's conservative political career?

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Love & Sex Awww!

President Obama Has an Important Message for Guys on Valentine’s Day

Posted by Adriana Velez
on Feb 14, 2012 at 4:32 PM

obama valentinesListen up, guys. President Obama delivered a very important public service announcement that you all need to hear. Doesn't matter if you're a liberal, conservative, or libertarian, this message applies to everyone: Don't forget Valentine's Day, and GO BIG.

This was Obama's message today at an event in Washington. And he is so right. Right as in correct, not politically. This is totally not a political post. This is a message of LOVE!

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