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Three Men Watch More Than 86 Hours of '24'

By Monica GarskeDec 9th 2010 – 6:46AM
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

(Dec. 9) -- If Jack Bauer from television's "24" thinks his day is never going to end, a few of the show's biggest fans are right there with him. Only their thrilling mission lasted more than 86 hours. Three seriously devoted "24" fans -- Kevin Coon, Victor Lopez and Farris Hodo -- have just been immortalized in fandom...

Nigeria to Interpol: Arrest Dick Cheney!

By Mara GayDec 2nd 2010 – 5:00PM

(Dec. 2) -- Julian Assange may be getting some unlikely company. If Nigeria has its way, former Vice President Dick Cheney will be next on Interpol's international "wanted" alert, for bribery charges related to his time as the CEO of Halliburton. Nigeria's anti-corruption agency says it plans to file charges against...

The Latest Buzz: Caffeinated Popcorn

By Monica GarskeNov 24th 2010 – 7:22AM
Courtesy Amanda Fitch

Courtesy Amanda Fitch

(Nov. 24) -- Next time you find yourself dozing off in the middle of a boring movie at home, there's only one logical solution: stuff your face with popcorn -- caffeinated popcorn, to be precise. For the past several months, Amanda Fitch and her husband, Matthew, have been generating quite the buzz from a business they...

Emergency Broadcast System Coming to Cell Phones

By Lauren FrayerNov 17th 2010 – 8:38AM

(Nov. 17) -- The Emergency Broadcast System that interrupts TV programming in times of crisis is jumping to a new format where it might be able to reach you better -- on your cell phone. The communications company Alcatel-Lucent announced Tuesday that it's creating a Broadcast Message Center that will allow government...

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