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”

• Hands-Only CPR Presented By Ad Council & AHA

  
  Stuff Fly People Like — Authority: 147
  The American Heart Association and Ad Council have launched their Hands-Only CPR campaign created this really cool video of a handwalker in NYC showing the important of hands. The website is located at www.HandsOnlyCPR.org and contains important, lifesaving information about the Hands-Only technique, including ...
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• SU smothers Albany with defense

  
  Orange Basketball Blog — Authority: 623
  Syracuse University basketball players came to a stark and obvious conclusion following their exhibition loss to Le Moyne last week. If SU, a team that competes at the highest level of Division I, can allow a Division II team to...
  3 hours ago

• Obamas "crustmaster" shares his pie recipe

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 838
  White House pastry chef Bill Yosses light, flaky pie crusts have earned him the nickname "The Crustmaster" from President Barack Obama. His trick to making fruit pies worthy of a president is to bake the bottom crust first, then fill and top the pie and bake it again.
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• CAPITAL CULTURE: Obama pastry chef the Crustmaster

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 838
  Poor Bill Yosses. Hes the White House pastry chef. He makes desserts for a living.
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• Flu cases decline in Jackson County

  
  Detroit Business News — Authority: 822
  The number of flu cases in Jackson County appear to be on the decline as the illness continues its spread through the state, local health officials said Monday.Flu cases in Jackson plunged from 3,329 reported cases the week of Oct....
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• Layoffs at Grass Lake school were just a rumor

  
  Detroit Business News — Authority: 822
  Dozens of parents and teachers attended Mondays Grass Lake School Board meeting prepared for a fight. However, the fight did not materialize as unsubstantiated rumors were the primary reason for the large crowd.Rumors circulating the district had parents believing there...
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• Pair from Jackson found guilty of racketeering in mortgage fraud case

  
  Detroit Business News — Authority: 822
  Angelo Surveo Williams and Teresa Marie Wilson were found guilty Monday of racketeering and using false pretenses to acquire $20,000 or more after a weeklong mortgage fraud case.Racketeering, the most serious charge, carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in...
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• Will President Obama Sabotage the Health Bill in the name of Abortion Rights?

  
  Blogger News Network — Authority: 633
  One of the big blocks against the Health bill in Congress was the possibility of taxpayer money paying for abortion.The Catholic Bishops, who have been on record supporting universal health care for thirty years, declined to support the bill because the clintonsque language in the bill allowed what the bishops to call ...
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• Obituaries in the news

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 838
  Vitaly Ginzburg
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• Oregon activist fights to improve the debilitating gaps in our food system

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 811
  Last month, a statewide coalition named Sharon Thornberry a public health genius for her gut-level grasp of how hunger and gaps in our food system contribute to chronic disease and health disparities.
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• Uptick in enrollment fuels new development at Baker College

  
  Detroit Business News — Authority: 822
  A 25,000-square-foot center is expected to be ready by next fall for visitors to the Baker College of Jackson campus.The official Welcome Center will house admissions offices, a learning center and eight classrooms for the private college."Weve just really outgrown...
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• Blaze at Loomis Park playscape damages rocket ship

  
  Detroit Business News — Authority: 822
  J. Scott Park | Jackson Citizen PatriotA fire damaged the rocket ship in the playscape at Loomis Park during the weekend.The windows and entrance to the rocket ship in the popular playscape at Jacksons Loomis Park are now boarded closed.Burn...
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• Congressman Mark Schauer plans meetings to discuss health-care vote

  
  Detroit Business News — Authority: 822
  As the U.S. Senate prepares to take up its own bill to overhaul health care, U.S. Rep. Mark Schauer is planning a series of town hall meetings to garner input and explain to constituents why he supports the House version,...
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• Jobs on the line as Albion wrestles with budget

  
  Detroit Business News — Authority: 822
  Six city employees face layoffs as Albion officials wrestle with a $350,000 hole in the budget.Whether all those employees keep their jobs might hinge on a request that must be approved by the unions representing the four public safety officers,...
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• Jackson County Fair officials targeting cheaper entertainment for next year

  
  Detroit Business News — Authority: 822
  Teen-themed grandstand acts and rodeos might be missing from next years Jackson County Fair in favor of cheaper entertainment that officials hope will draw in crowds.The less costly diversions could include a demolition derby, tractor pulls, karaoke, a battle of...
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• TELUS bringing Motorola MILESTONE to Canada in “early 2010″

  
  Boy Genius Report — Authority: 807
  Uh oh, you know what this means, boys and girls. No, it’s not that we particularly care what TELUS is up to, it’s that the Motorola MILESTONE TELUS releases will have North American 3G bands (850/1900MHz). But, even though we’re not jumping with joy doesn’t mean you aren’t, and for you our dear Canadian ...
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• Portland soldier at first thought Fort Hood shooting was a training exercise

  
  Oregon Living — Authority: 811
  After being shot, Capt. Donna Carskadon of Portland at first thought Those rubber bullets sure hurt.
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• The Star is now printing The Wall Street Journal

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 838
  The Kansas City Star, beginning today, will be one of the printers of the Midwest edition of The Wall Street Journal. The edition will be delivered to Kansas and Missouri residents.
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• Family sues over boys gun show death

  
  Kansas City Star: Kansas State University — Authority: 838
  The family of an 8-year-old boy who fatally shot himself at a gun show in western Massachusetts say the Uzi submachine gun jammed twice before he lost control of the weapon and fired into his head.
  6 hours ago

• Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen set for UFC 110

  
  Five Ounces of Pain — Authority: 614
  With Dan Henderson not currently under contract with the UFC, and current middleweight title-holder Anderson Silva nursing an injury, Nate Maquardt has been patiently sitting on the sidelines waiting for an opponent.It now appears the wait is finally over for Marquardt, who is rumored to face Chael Sonnen at UFC 110. ...
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