Breaking news

"Breaking News" is a term used in journalism that implies a recent and typically sudden news development. A story that is designated “breaking news” interrupts normal radio, television, and sometimes Internet broadcasting or publishing with a live report on a significant incident.

Historical events such as the bombing at Pearl Harbor, the stock market crash of 1929, the assassinations or assassination attempts on U.S. and world leaders, have all been considered breaking news. Other events that are not tragedies or disasters have also broken regular programming such as news in space exploration (the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969), certain sporting events, and the outcome of the O.J. Simpson double murder trial.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Breaking news”

• A fathers donation of food leads to family tradition

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 807
  Olivia Bucks/The OregonianIn front of the Portland Rescue Mission, Stephanie Jones, 9, center, passes out brown bag dinners to the homeless Wednesday night while her father, Kwik Jones, wearing black hat, carries a box filled with the bagged dinners.Each...
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• Mr. Rogers discovers big government fees ... that he approved

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 807
  Faced with more than $7,000 in fees for remodeling his accounting office, Roy Rogers gets a first-hand look at Washington County fee assessments.
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• Burned Marysville was among schools where fire alarms awaited delayed school district inspections

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 807
  The 45,000-student district is supposed to run practice tests on the alarms every year, but is now more than six months behind that schedule at some schools, including Marysville.
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• Portland candidates gearing up for another round of public financing

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 807
  Since city commissioners approved the public financing fund in 2005, taxpayers have spent roughly $1.6 million for eight candidates to run for City Council.
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• AP News in Brief

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 838
  Americans across globe - and hovering over it - celebrate Thanksgiving with feasts, parades
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• Cousin Shoots Cousin at Thanksgiving Dinner

  
  WTVC NewsChannel 9: Chattanooga News, Weather, Radar, Sports, Lottery : News — Authority: 547
  NewsChannel 9 is on the scene of an apparent Thanksgiving dinner turned violent in Chattanooga.From an e-mail sent to us by the Chattanooga Police Department: "Chattanooga Police are on the scene of a domestic related shooting at 203 Spring Creek...
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• Elimination of Violence Against Women Day; US State Secretary Clinton Speaks

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 146
  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses an audience after receiving a Freedom Award at the Freedom Challenge Dinner in Berlin on November 8, 2009. The award is given in recognition of the recipient’s fight for democracy and liberty. The event was held in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the fall of ...
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• Turkey fryer catches fire, burning Ohio house

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 838
  Authorities in Ohio say a turkey fryer caused a house to catch fire as the homeowner was preparing a Thanksgiving meal.
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• Timber prices rally; trade group foresees demand

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 807
  Lumber prices are rising, as as production falls to meet demand and dealers begin restocking inventories.
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• Forest Service acquires scenic land in Calif.

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 838
  More than 1,200 acres of scenic meadow land and a spectacular waterfall in California have been bought by the U.S. Forest Service.
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• Webkinz News now allows comments!

  
  WebkinzInsider.Com — Authority: 142
  The Webkinz News has announced that  they are now allowing comments on select articles on their site. They have opened the floor to hear what we have to say. The rules are very similar to our own Webkinz Insider and moderate each submission before allowing it to be posted, they have a test link to try out this ...
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• NBC Action Weather | A fantastic Friday ahead

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 838
  We will have great weather Friday and Saturday, with highs in the 60s. A cold front will drop us to the 40s on Sunday, but there are no big storm systems on the way.
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• A-Gon Gone…Bound For North Of The Border

  
  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 775
  Shortstop Alex Gonzalez has decided not to wait any longer while the Red Sox try to make up their mind… he has reportedly signed a one-year, $2.75 million dollar deal with the Toronto Blue Jays, with a team option for 2011 ($2.5 MM). Gonzalez came to the Red Sox in a trade after starting the 2009 season with the ...
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• Two Tickets to the Gonz Show: Toronto Blue Jays Sign Alex Gonzalez

  
  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 775
  Toronto, line up to get your tickets to the Gonz show . The signing of former Red Sox and Reds shortstop Alex Gonzalez has capped off what has been an unusually active past few days for the Jays in the free agent market. First they sign John McDonald to a reported one year deal as a stopgap solution at ...
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• Two men arrested following armed robbery at Meijer in Oshtemo Township

  
  Detroit Business News — Authority: 830
  OSHTEMO TOWNSHIP — Two Kalamazoo men were arrested Wednesday following an armed robbery at the Meijer Inc. store at 6660 W. Main Street.The Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office stated in a press release deputies stopped the vehicle believed used in the...
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• Thanksgiving Message from First Lady Michelle Obama; A Focus on Hunger

  
  pacificEyeWitness.org — Authority: 146
  United States President Barack Obama, accompanied by his wife Michelle and daughters Sasha and Malia hand out food to the homeless at Martha’s Table in Washington on November 25, 2009. UPI/Ron Sachs/POOL Photo via Newscom. Content © 2009 Newscom All rights reserved. Tomorrow (Thursday), many of us will gather ...
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• Canada PM to attend Copenhagen climate meeting

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 838
  Canadas prime minister is reversing his position and will attend a United Nations climate change conference in Copenhagen next month, Stephen Harpers spokesman said Thursday.
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• Nev. teen accused in sons murder going to trial

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 838
  A judge in Nevada has ruled that the case of a Las Vegas-area teen accused of smothering her newborn son can go to trial.
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• Colorado governors lawn draped in toilet paper

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 838
  It wasnt fresh mountain snow but toilet paper that blanketed the front lawn of the Colorado governors mansion Thanksgiving morning.
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• Mass. cops: Dad doing errand locked kids in trunk

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 838
  Massachusetts police say a man locked his two young sons in the trunk of his car while he ran an errand.
  6 hours ago

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