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LONDON, England -- The Duchess of Cornwall, the second wife of Prince Charles formerly known as Camilla Parker Bowles, is to undergo a hysterectomy operation at the beginning of March. A spokeswoman for Clarence House, the Prince of Wales' official London residence, said the Duchess, who turns 60 this year, was not suffering from cancer. The spokeswoman said the Duchess would carry out public engagements in the run-up to the routine operation, including an overseas tour with Prince Charles to a number of Middle Eastern Gulf states. She is expected to recuperate for six weeks after the operation. "It's a...

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Teenagers who watched pro wrestling on TV were more likely to behave violently than other kids, researchers reported Monday, and girls seemed to be more influenced than boys. Those findings were part of a study suggesting that teenagers who watched wrestling shows such as "RAW" and "SmackDown" had a tendency toward violence, including carrying weapons and fighting on dates. The researchers also found that students who were most likely to fight on dates after they had been drinking or using drugs were the ones who watched wrestling most often. "It's yet more evidence that, when it comes...

Just wanted to you to know FOX National News just annouced a National Breaking Fox News Alert that there was a severe Thunderstorm warning in DC. With all the breaking graphics and sound effects. Ohh, The Nation is now informed and I feel safer. Oh and penny size hell. DOesnt the National Weather Service break in to these local Broadcast anyway -make loud buzzing noises and run alerts and scroll all this stuff on the bottom of the screen anyway.

Today Geraldo Rivera appeared on my screen, with tousled hair, stern countenance, mock outrage on full display, standing among some dejected New Orleans Hurricane survivors and I realized it was enough for me. I turned the TV off and have not gone back to it. It wasn't just Geraldo, of course. It has been coming for some time. This newest disaster to hit the American people is just the catalyst for my disdain for TV "news". It was the final straw that broke my TV habit. We have all seen the complaints of the coverage of news with the 24-hour...

Phalaborwa - A hippo killed a man who was forced to wash in a river on Monday, apparently because the water supply to his village had been reduced to a trickle. Thomas Ngobeni, 47, was bathing in a river in Lulekani near Phalaborwa in Limpopo when the animal attacked him shortly after midday. Superintendent Moatshe Ngoepe of Mopani police said on Tuesday: "A huge hippo suddenly appeared from the water and clamped its jaws around Ngobeni's right leg." Ngobeni shouted for help and loudly clapped his hands, drawing the attention of a passer-by. "Amazingly, the hippo let go of the...

White powder falling out. Breaking on FoxNewsChannel

BREAKING! FAST! HARD! WITHIN THE LAST 2 HOURS! WAKEUP YOUR NEIGHBORS! FOX! NEWS! CHANNEL! is multi-FOX NEWS ALERTING! every 5 minutes this very important earth shattering unbelievable must see video of Tom McClintock ACTUALLY VOTING! Oh my goodness, he actually stepped into the booth and voted! Amazing unexpected development, caught America by surprise! Americans huddling around TV's to monitor this breaking spectacle. THIS JUST IN! ARNOLD ALSO ACTUALLY VOTED! THIS IS BEYOND BELIEVEABLE! Only thing more shocking would be for all the candidates to actually vote.

AMERICAN MARINES OUTRAGED AFTER PLACED UNDER BRITISH COMMAND!! Developing....breaking....developing!

Developing...White Powder found at ABC News.

FBI - potential terror attacks - unconfirmed...