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(Newser) - Ashton Kutcher’s prodigious Twitter following might have been rigged, Owen Thomas writes for Gawker. A commenter pointed out that after a user signs on to follow “the model-actor-director-wantrepreneur,” it’s impossible to undo the move. A Twitter error message suggests refreshing the page and trying again, but... More »

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Ashton Kutcher • Gawker • cheating • Twitter

Teachers Fret as Students Flock to Study Sites

Online answers spark cheating fears

Apr 9, 09 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Offering class notes, old exams, and homework answers, study websites are a big hit with students, but teachers are less excited about the technology, the Wall Street Journal reports. Instructors worry sites like Cramster, which has sold twice as many $10 monthly subscriptions in 2009 compared to a year ago,... More »

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study • website • exam • cheating • teachers • students • homework

 Boss Cheatin' With Another 
 Jersey Girl: Jilted Hubby
 

Divorce papers allege Springsteen is the other man

Apr 9, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen needs a little of that human touch, according to divorce papers filed in New Jersey last month, the Star Ledger reports. A businessman claims his wife of 17 years “committed adultery with one Bruce Springsteen, who resides in Rumson, NJ, and Colts Neck, NJ, at various times... More »

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divorce • celebrity • affair • adultery • Bruce Springsteen • cheating

(Newser) - Cheating the IRS is illegal and dumb. That said, Details asked attorney Kelly Phillips Erb—who keeps a blog that welcomes cheaters—to evaluate a few of the more popular scams. "I find their logic interesting," Erb says.
  • Hide Your Gambling Winnings: Doable, but a score
... More »

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taxes • Internal Revenue Service • cheating

LeAnn Rimes
Cheating With
Her Co-Star

Pair, both married, caught kissing off Lifetime movie set

Mar 18, 09 3:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Country singer LeAnn Rimes is having an affair with co-star Eddie Cibrian, reveals Us Weekly. Security cameras caught the couple holding hands and kissing over dinner last week. They also checked into a hotel for three hours, the magazine reports. Both are married and star together in the Lifetime movie... More »

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celebrity • gossip • cheating • Lifetime • extramarital affair • celebrity marriage • LeAnn Rimes • Eddie Cibrian

 Besieged A-Rod 
 Runs Back to Ex 

Wife who dumped
him for cheating is
at his side again

Feb 11, 09 1:36 PM CST
(Newser) - Alex Rodriguez made a quick about-turn from partying to the arms of his ex-wife as the steroids scandal broke last weekend. The defamed Yankee was partying in the Bahamas when news of his steroid use broke, but arrived at Monday's confessional with Cynthia Rodriguez in tow, the Daily News reports.... More »

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steroids • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • Cynthia Rodriguez • infidelity • Madonna • cheating • celebrity divorces • steroid use

(Newser) - Sympathetic fans helped Jessica Simpson through a strained performance last night during which she flubbed lines, restarted songs, and wept visibly, the Grand Rapids Press reports. The singer has been plagued by media reports that boyfriend Tony Romo is cheating and snide remarks about her reported weight gain. “... More »

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music • Michigan • concert • infidelity • Tony Romo • fans • rumor • weight gain • Jessica Simpson • cheating

(Newser) - Whether it’s hormones, increased self-esteem or stepping out on their spouses, 40-something women are experiencing the best sex of their lives, reports the Guardian. "It's one of the best-kept secrets of women's lives," noted one expert. Of 2,000 women polled in a recent survey, 77% said... More »

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feminism • marriage • age • sex • menopause • confidence • cheating • older women • intimacy

 Hormones Push Pretty 
 Women to Cheat: Study  

High estradiol levels make women consider selves more attractive, tougher to satisfy

Jan 14, 09 3:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Attractive women are wired to have more flings and cheat on long-term partners, a new study suggests. Women considered beautiful—by themselves and others—have more of the hormone estradiol, a form of estrogen that fuels lust and racy behavior. Saliva samples and sexual histories were collected from 52 participants,... More »

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women • sex • estrogen • dating • relationship • cheating • estradiol

Jilted Woman Blames Spitzer Call Girl in Suit

She says she caught her ex-fiancé sleeping with Ashley Dupre

Dec 20, 08 3:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Ashley Dupre has wrecked another home, if you believe KT Mary Dunphy. The Manhattan woman is suing her ex-fiancé for “emotional distress,” in part, she tells the New York Daily News, because he slept with Eliot Spitzer’s infamous call girl and eventually took her on vacation... More »

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lawsuit • Eliot Spitzer • frivolous lawsuits • cheating • Ashley Dupre

High Schoolers Cheat,
Steal, Say Morals A-OK 

High schools full of rampant cheating, adults blame pressures

Nov 30, 08 8:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Almost a third of US high schoolers are thieves and two thirds are cheaters, a new study says. Among nearly 30,000 students surveyed, 64% admitted to cheating on a test, 30% to shoplifting, and 23% to stealing from family. "The competition is greater," said one education... More »

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high school • theft • shoplifting • cheating • high school students • students

 Enquirer 'Catches' 
 Cindy McCain 
 in Tryst 

Tabloid says wife cheating for years on GOP candidate

Nov 12, 08 2:01 PM CST
(Newser) - The National Enquirer says it has caught Cindy McCain “passionately” locking lips with a long-haired, “washed-up ‘80s rock musician” type. The tabloid revealed its “world exclusive” spy photos—admittedly grainy—of the pair at a 2006 music festival in Phoenix. A Huffington Post reader shed doubt... More »

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John McCain • politics • marriage • presidential politics • affair • National Enquirer • Cindy McCain • campaign • cheating • Sarah Palin

 Infidelity's Up, 
 as Women 
 Lead Charge 

Older men, younger women appear to stray outside of marriage more often

Oct 28, 08 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Studies show infidelity rates rising across the board, the New York Times reports, with women closing the cheating gap on men. Lifetime infidelity rates for men over 60 jumped from 20% to 28% between 1991 and 2006, while women leaped from 5% to 15%. The trend affects young and old—... More »

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women • marriage • sex • infidelity • adultery • cheating


 Clues Point
 to Rigged
 World Cup
 Match

Asian betting syndicate may have connections to Ghana team

Aug 30, 08 3:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asian betters may have fixed a World Cup game between Brazil and Ghana 2 years ago, a Canadian reporter says. His research links players on Ghana's team with a Bangkok betting ring that wanted Brazil to win that match—and it did. More »

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World Cup • Brazil • soccer • Bangkok • sports betting • cheating

 What Makes Her Stay With Him?

Power and career dreams behind decision to stay

Aug 11, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - As Elizabeth Edwards becomes the latest political wife to stand by her man in the face of adultery, Good Morning America takes a look at what drives women to stay when wedding vows are broken. And Edwards' conundrum—like that of Silda Wall Spitzer, Hillary Clinton, and an estimated 22%... More »

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John Edwards • Elizabeth Edwards • marriage • affair • cheating

 B-Schools Use
 Palm Scans
 to Catch Cheats 

ID confirmation targets impostors taking admissions exam

Jul 22, 08 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an effort to foil cheaters, top American business schools will require a high-tech identity check of applicants taking the standardized admissions test, reports the Wall Street Journal. The crackdown on the use of paid impostors will require GMAT takers to undergo a "palm vein" scan, which is unique... More »

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fingerprinting • business school • cheating • GMAT • testing

 SAT, ACT Cheats Get Off Easy 

Agencies under fire for canceling scores without exposing, punishing students

Jul 15, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - College hopefuls caught cheating on their ACT or SAT exams are likely to face few consequences, the Los Angeles Times reports, due to policies under which the administering agencies simply cancel suspicious scores on the college-admission exams. High schools and colleges are kept in the dark about potential wrongdoing, and... More »

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SAT • college admissions • test score • exam • cheating • college applications • ACT exam

Brinkley Ex 'Fesses Up
to Sex Mania

Tearfully admits to affairs, $3,000-a-month porn habit

Jul 3, 08 10:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cheating hubby Peter Cook was in tears during Christie Brinkley’s sensational divorce trial yesterday—which the supermodel insisted be open to the public—as he confessed to a laundry list of sexual excesses including spending $3,000 a month on porn, pleasuring himself on web cams, and trolling swinger... More »

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New York • celebrity trials • pornography • sex • cybersex • Long Island • mistress • swingers • cheating • custody battle • celebrity divorces • Christie Brinkley • Peter Cook

6K Nabbed in GMAT Cheating Scandal

Biz schools, test maker go after students who used test-prep site

Jun 29, 08 6:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - More than 6,000 students are embroiled in a cheating scandal that could cost them their place at one of the nation’s business schools, BusinessWeek reports. The prospective MBA students were members of ScoreTop.com, a test-prep site that featured current GMAT questions. Test publisher GMAC sued the... More »

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test score • student • cheating • tests • GMAC • GMAT

High School Test Cheat
Could Face 38 Years

Teen plotted to boost grades for college admission

Jun 18, 08 4:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A student at an Orange County high school faces 69 felony charges and a possible 38 years in prison for a scheme to alter grades, the Los Angeles Times reports. The locked-up 18-year-old is accused of breaking into his school repeatedly, hacking into computers, and changing test scores and records... More »

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high school • Orange County • cheating • tests • high school students

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