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Jessica Simpson pregnant? The answer is apparently yes if you believe the people over at The National Enquirer. Last month The National Enquirer claimed that one of Jessica Simpson’s so-called friends came to them and revealed that the star was pregnant for her new boyfriend Eric Johnson. The pal told the tabloid – “Jessica is crazy in love with Eric, so they’ve decided to make a baby. She always said she wanted to be pregnant by the time she was 30.Her priorities have changed and all she can think of is motherhood.She’s happily eating for two – and she’s not in the least embarrassed.”
Another friend of the singer revealed she is with child which would apparently explained why she gained a little bit of weight – “A pregnancy explains her sudden weight gain.Two months ago, she bragged she was in the best shape of her life on Eric’s vegan diet…The biggest tipoff though is that Jess has been hinting to friends that there will be some big news any day from her and Eric.”

Jessica Simpson.

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A Notre Dame student died Wednesday after the tower from which he was filming football practice fell over.
Declan Sullivan, a 20-year-old junior from Long Grove, Ill., was transported from the LaBar practice complex to a South Bend hospital, where he died.
“Our thoughts and prayers go out to Declan’s family and friends,” – coach Brian Kelly said in a release. “Declan was a diligent student worker in our video department and had a tremendous personality and great sense of humor. … The Notre Dame football family will dearly miss him.”

Declan Sullivan.

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The Rockets will visit Los Angeles to square off against the defending champions. Kobe Bryant and the Lakers were looking for another NBA Finals victory for their third straight title.
Los Angeles will take on Yao Ming and the Rockets Tuesday night in the season opener. Bryant earned the NBA finals MVP for the second straight year and averaged 27.0 points in the regular season. Lakers returned their 9 players from their championship team, who helped them to beat the Boston Celtics in seven matches.
The Lakers add Matt Barnes, Steve Blake and Theo Ratliff to their roster. Los Angeles are one of the best offensive teams in the league. Despite being the defending champions, the 11-time NBA champion coach Phil Jackson will put off his retirement for at least another NBA season. The 64-year-old Jackson managed a 225 postseason victories and a record .705 regular season winning percentage.
After trading away Tracy McGrady, the Rockets remains in transition and added Kevin Martin, Jordan Hill and Jared Jeffries in their line-up on February. Rockets center Yao Ming suffered a leg and foot injuried, which led him to miss the last four seasons. The 7-foot-6 Yao Ming has an average of 19,1 points and 9,3 rebounds in the last 7 seasons.

Rockets vs Lakers.

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‘Frasier’ star Kelsey Grammer and Camille Grammer have been married for 13 years and have two children, 9-year-old daughter Mason and 6-year-old son Jude. ‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’ star filed for divorce in July, as a result of ‘irreconcilable differences’.
Camille said that becoming a member of ‘Real Housewives’ has eased the pain of going through divorce:” I’m glad that I decided to do the show, because it’s been a diversion. I have these wonderful five very strong, successful women right there supporting me through this.”
The season premiere of ‘Real Housewives’, which airs Thursday shows Kelsey Grammer going to New York for Broadway premiere, ‘La Cage Aux Folles’. At that moment in time, there was no talk of a divorce, and his wife was preparing to move to New York with her family. “It was hard for me. It definitely brought a tear to my eye. I was supposed to move in that summer”, – said Camille Grammer.

Kelsey and Camille Grammer.

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Christine O’Donnell and Chris Coons went head-to-head in a nationally-televised debate Wednesday night at the University of Delaware.
The debate was carried by CNN, and moderated by Wolf Blitzer. They talked about everything from healthcare reform to homeland security and even personal financial problems.
Coons and O’Donnell will go at it again Thursday night when they meet for a second debate in Wilmington.

Christine O'Donnell and Chris Coons.

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The 2010 BET Hip-Hop Awards took place on Tuesday, October 12. One of the things that came out of the award show is a rumor that Wu-Tang Clan member Inspectah Deck is dead.
So is Inspectah Deck Dead? Uh, no. By all accounts, Inspectah Deck is alive and well. While Wikipedia is hardly the final word on such matters, there is no reference on the Inspectah Deck Wikipedia page about his death. There are also no reports from major media sources about the death of Inspectah Deck.
So how did the Inspectah Deck death rumor get started? Here’s what seems to have happened. During Raekwon’s performance at the 2010 BET Hip-Hop Awards, the fellow Wu-Tang member said: “Yo stop the music Premier…yo rest in peace my brother from the Wu, Inspectah Deck.”

Inspectah Deck.

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Subplots abound in tonight’s game between the Jets and Vikings at New Meadowlands Stadium.
First and foremost is the chance for the Jets to win their fourth consecutive game after losing their season opener.
After that, of course, there’s the return of Brett Favre to the Meadowlands, the return of Randy Moss as a Viking, the Jets debut for receiver Santonio Holmes, and the season debut for Jets linebacker Calvin Pace.
“The NFL is loving this now,” – right tackle Damien Woody said. “Prime time. Big trade with Moss there now. Marquee matchup. ‘Monday Night Football.’ Brett Favre. We’re playing pretty well right now.”
“This is part of the intrigue of the NFL. You couldn’t ask for better ratings. It makes for really good TV. It’s going to be a heck of a matchup. For a fan, you couldn’t ask for anything else.”

Monday Night Football.

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Monday is Columbus Day, a federal holiday, and that means all post offices are closed.
There won’t be any home mail service, except for express mail deliveries.
You can use automated postal centers, which are open 24 hours a day, available in Mishawaka and Wakarusa, mail delivery service will resume on Tuesday.
The city of South Bend wants to remind all residents that solid waste trash pick-up will remain on its regular schedule and will not be delayed this week because of the holiday.
Trash collection will continue according to the normal schedule for the week, residents are asked to set out their trash on their regular days and times.

Columbus Day.

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The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo should serve as a message to China Beijing it must respect fundamental values, Poland’s Nobel laureate Lech Walesa said on Friday.
“I am very satisfied by the decision of the Nobel committee. I consider it a challenge for China and the entire world,” – Walesa, the legendary leader of Poland’s anti-communist Solidarity trade union, told AFP in a phone interview.
“The world must declare whether it is ready to help China enter a zone where there is respect for the principles and values” of democracy, Walesa said.
“China is a great state and we must respect it, but it must also observe the norms and values respected in the world at large,” – he added.

Liu Xiaobo.

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Feeling unwanted in New England, wide receiver Randy Moss had his agent call the Patriots [team stats] following Week 1 and ask for a trade, the Herald has learned.
The request caught coach Bill Belichick off-guard, but the Patriots have been discussing the possibility with several teams, sources say.
In the final year of a three-year, $27 million deal, Moss does not believe the Patriots will reach an agreement with him on an extension. The 33-year-old said this spring, “I don’t think I’m realistically in the future plans of the Patriots. But I’m not mad.”
A Fox Sports report indicated the Patriots and Vikings are “very close” on a trade for undisclosed compensation that would bring Moss back to where he first starred in the NFL and hook him up with old friend, quarterback Brett Favre. A source with knowledge of the discussions between the teams believes it is likely a deal is struck today.

Randy Moss.

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