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'Jetman' zooms along rim of Grand Canyon in first US flight
Jetman, aka adventurer Yves Rossy, hit 190 m.p.h. Saturday as he flew with a jet-pack above the Grand Canyon. Where some see self-promotional stunt man, others see a boundary-breaker.
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'Project Censored' lists top stories that go unreported
"Project Censored" criticizes print and broadcast media outlets for overlooking important issues in favor of "junk food news." The group blames political, economic, and legal pressure.
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Top Picks: Robin Hood, 'Life' TV series, Memorial Day concert, and more recommendations
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When kids become tickets to fame
Today's short route to celebrity: flaunting children as accessories.
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Both balloon boy parents sentenced to jail time for hoax
Richard Heene will serve 90 days in jail, the maximum proposed under a plea deal reached earlier for his role in the hoax. Mayumi Heene will serve 20 days. 'Balloon boy' parents' sentence also bars them from profiting from the incident.
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America's celebrity obsession: Can't live with it or without it
Blame the media or blame ourselves for our current celebrity obsession. Either way, it is causing people to go to absurd lengths to grab a piece of fame.
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YouTube Direct helps news sites, Google's rep. What about Joe Flipcam?
YouTube Direct is one way Google is reaching out to news sites, but is it a diss to "citizen journalists"?
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Balloon boy parents plead 'guilty,' but is justice served?
Sentencing is in December, but some worry plea deal for balloon boy parents lets them off too easy.
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Goal of guilty plea in balloon boy case: Mom won't be deported
Richard Heene will plead guilty to the most serious charges in the balloon boy hoax to ensure that there is no chance his wife, Mayumi, will be deported to Japan, the family's lawyer says.
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Obama gets grief for male-only basketball games
President Obama loves basketball. But his failure to include women in the basketball games is getting him criticism.
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Northwest Airlines, Amelia Earhart, and 'balloon boy'
The connection is whimsical. But flying is serious business, especially when passengers are aboard. And why did those Northwest pilots wander so far past Minneapolis?
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Balloon boy story and reality TV culture: What are parents thinking?
Parents' quest for reality-TV fame, from 'Jon & Kate' to balloon boy story, can be damaging to their children, say media watchdogs and child advocates.
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Balloon boy charges: What are they? Police tell all.
Local sheriff says the whole thing was a hoax to gain publicity and four charges in the 'balloon boy' incident are coming.
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Balloon boy story may be a lot of hot air
Richard Heene wanted his own reality TV show, and the balloon boy story seems to have given it to him. Now, we're all actors in this pathetic drama.
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The Vote
Balloon boy charges are imminent - Twitter reacts with joy (mostly)
Balloon boy charges will be filed soon, according to Colorado officials. Richard Heene, the father of the balloon boy, will be charged with at least a count of falsifying a report.
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Colorado went to huge lengths to save balloon boy Falcon Heene
The National Guard deployed helicopters and Denver airport delayed flights thinking Falcon Heene was in a runaway balloon. He was safe at home the whole time, but many questions remain unanswered.
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Boy in balloon hoax: Jury is still out on the Heenes
On Friday, sheriff stood by the Heenes' story that there is no boy in balloon hoax. But he'll reinterview them.
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