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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Original Technorati articles tagged “breaking news”

• in Finance
  Apple Schedules Event To Discuss $100 Billion Cash Plans
  Apple will be announcing their $100 Billion intentions in a conference call Monday morning March 19th at 9AM.
  by reedsanders / on Mar 19, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  Is Lam Leaving Tod's?
  Derek Lam is said to have left Tod’s, where he served as the brand’s creative director since 2006.
  by joaa / on Mar 12, 2012
• in Gadgets
  Samsung Galaxy Note Review
  The Samsung Galaxy Note goes under the microscope, is it worth your money?
  by kleishear / on Feb 19, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “breaking news”

 

• Police looking for a man accused of attacking woman in Brewton

  
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  The Brewton Police Department is looking for a man who is accused of domestic violence, strangulation and suffocation charges according to a story in the Brewton Standard.
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• Deliberations to resume in Edwards trial

  
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  The jury in the corruption trial of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards reconvenes for deliberations Monday.
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• Brewton waitress accused of altering credit card tips

  
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  A waitress at a Brewton restaurant has been charged with doctoring the amount of tips placed on credit and debit cards, according to a story from the Brewton Standard.
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• Mobile Bar honors slain police officer; Bobby Lowders hidden hand and more (Political Skinny)

  
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  Editors Note: The Political Skinny is an inside look at Alabama politics prepared by the staff of the Press-Register. For more information, e-mail skinny@press-register.com or call 251-219-5623.
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• Judge to hear allegations of prosecutorial misconduct in Stephen Nodine case (with poll)

  
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  A Baldwin County judge today will hear fresh pleas from former Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodines attorneys to throw out the murder case against him or at least move the trial to another county.
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• Orange Beach firemen, local college partner on training site

  
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  The Orange Beach Fire/Rescue department and Columbia Southern University in Orange Beach plan to partner with the Alabama Fire College in Tuscaloosa to have a regional training campus here by early fall, according to Fire Chief Shane Phillips.
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• The nations weather

  
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  Weather Underground Forecast for Monday, May 21, 2012.
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• 10 Things to Know for Monday

  
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  Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times EDT):
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• Bomber In Army Attire Kills 47 Yemenis

  
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  Dozens of casualties are reported in a suicide bombing in the centre of the Yemeni capital Sanaa. At least 40 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack during a rehearsal for a military parade in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, officials say. The soldiers were preparing for Tuesday’s National Day of Unification ...
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• Eclipse crosses Asia, US: Millions look skyward

  
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  From a park near Albuquerque, to the top of Japans Mount Fuji, to the California coast the effect was dramatic: The moon nearly blotting out the sun creating a blazing "ring of fire" eclipse.
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• SET drops 19.28 points

  
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  SET drops 19.28 points The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index went down 19.28 points or 1.67% to close at 1,135.16 points at the end of trading session on Monday afternoon. The trade value was 25.46 billion baht, with 3.97 billion shares traded. SET drops 19.28 points
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• NATO Accepts That Pakistan Is Significant For Afghanistan Peace

  
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  President Asif Ali Zardari was snubbed by Barack Obama at the Nato summit over a refusal to back down on demands that troops pay £3,000 for every lorry crossing the border into Pakistan, it has been claimed. Zardari pressed the United States during a Nato meeting on Sunday to help find a “permanent solution” to ...
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• 17-year-old shot in the face Sunday night in Jackson, reports WILX

  
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  The teen went to Allegiance Health and was then transferred to the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor, according to WILX.
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• G3RSt – Crazy Vison (Seal vs Röyksopp)

  
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  You know those mashups that you look at on paper and think, where did the DJ get the idea for that mash up mix?  Well, this is definitely one of them. We’ll be honest and say that we listened to this waiting for it to fall down and for a hideous part to kick in…..but it doesn’t.  This one is an absolute ...
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• Woman with flesh-eating disease takes own breaths

  
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  The father of a young Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacteria says his daughter is now breathing on her own.
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• Picking the Best Producer of Precision Machined Plastic Material Products

  
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  Plastic products are typically molded however, if you require plastic made products or components demanding restricted dimensional tolerances, non-standard shapes also in small amounts, then plastic machining certainly is the cheaper and faster means to fabricate them. It’s more cost effective and quicker simply ...
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• Biography: The Young And The Restless Life Of William J. Bell. (Updated.)

  
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  A look back at a Daytime legend… Updated on May 21: On June 21, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM, Michael Maloney and Lee Phillip Bell will be signing copies of their new book at The Grove Barnes & Noble in Los Angeles, California. Previously Reported on April 9: On June 1 Sourcebooks will release “The Young ...
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• Chinese firm buys AMC theaters

  
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  Chinas Dalian Wanda Group and AMC Entertainment announced Monday a $2.6 billion deal to take over the U.S. theater group, forming the worlds largest cinema chain, according to a new release on the deal.
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• Selecting the Best Maker of Accurate Machined Plastic Goods

  
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  Plastic products tend to be generally molded but when you’ll need plastic produced goods or elements requiring tight sizing specifications, non-standard styles and in small portions, then plastic machining is the more affordable and faster way to fabricate all of them. It is cheaper and faster because you do not ...
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• Baby News For The Bold And The Beautiful’s Heather Tom.

  
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  She’s pregnant. In an incident of real life and fiction getting intertwined, “The Bold And The Beautiful” star Heather Tom (Katie) is pregnant onscreen as well as off. The actress and husband, James Achor have made it public that they are expecting their first child. “Heather just told me I could announce ...
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