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NEWS ABOUT: meltdown

meltdown stories: 7 news summaries
OPINION ROUNDUP



 Serena 'Got 
 What She 
 Deserved' 

Tennis star's ego got the best of her in tense match

Sep 13, 09 12:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Serena Williams' “shameful performance” at the US Open—hurling multiple F-bombs at a lineswoman and smashing her racket—thwarted her attempts for another victory, and rightly so, Mike Lupica writes in the New York Daily News. Williams felt the lineswoman shouldn’t penalize her for a foot fault because... More »

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tennis • Serena Williams • US Open • meltdown • John McEnroe • defeat • Kim Clijsters

(Newser) - Bizarre behavior aside, Joaquin Phoenix does have ambitions for his new career in rhyming, as he revealed in an interview with ABC News. “I want it to be big,” he said of his debut album, which is in the works. “Not big like popular. I want it... More »

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music • film • hip-hop • rap music • Joaquin Phoenix • meltdown • acting • debut

Sis: 'Angry Christian
Needs Help'

'He's incredibly stressed'

Feb 8, 09 7:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Christian Bale's sister found his profanity-riddled tantrum on a movie set disturbing, and believes the actor "needs help," reports the Telegraph. "It's terribly sad," said Bale's sister, Sharon. "He seems to be incredibly stressed and angry at the moment." Bale was arrested last year... More »

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stress • profanity • The Dark Knight • Christian Bale • actor • meltdown • temper tantrums

 How to Survive the Apocalypse 

Guardian explains how to kill pheasants, build shelter

Feb 1, 09 8:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Economic ruin, climate change, war—the apocalypse can’t be far off, right? Movies tell us that to survive the end of days we need “to sit in desirable country mansions, eat tinned tomatoes, develop post-traumatic psychosis and shoot each other,” Tanya Gold writes in the Guardian, noting... More »

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Canada • survivors • apocalypse • meltdown • armageddon • Election 2012

 Recession Shutters 
 Famed Yale Club 

Mory's has closed until further notice

Dec 29, 08 4:59 PM CST
(AP) - Mory's, a legendary Yale University eating and drinking club that traces its roots to the Civil War—and whose membership includes two presidents named Bush—is the latest victim of the recession. A list of patrons that has included the likes of Al Pacino, Tom Hanks, and Jodie Foster hasn't... More »

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New Haven • restaurant • recession • club • meltdown • Yale • financial crisis • financial meltdown • Mory's • recession depression

EARNINGS REPORT

Morgan Stanley Profit Dips, But Easily Beats Forecasts


Sep 16, 08 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Morgan Stanley reported a 3% percent drop in third-quarter earnings but easily beat Wall Street expectations, Bloomberg reports. The investment bank's profit fell to $1.43 billion, or $1.32 per share from $1.47 billion, or $1.38, a year ago. Analysts expected 78 cents a share. The relatively... More »

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Wall Street • Morgan Stanley • earnings reports • financial markets • third quarter earnings • meltdown

Britney Downed Toxic Cocktail Pre-Meltdown

Purple Monsters, Vicodin, Ritalin, Zantac, sleeping pills, oh my!

Jan 7, 08 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Oops, she popped pills again—and again, and again, reports the New York Post, describing the cocktail of 100 prescription pills pop spectacle Britney Spears washed down with a "Purple Monster" (a mix of vodka, Nyquil, and Red Bull) in the 36 hours leading up to her flip-out. Even... More »

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Britney Spears • prescription drugs • vodka • meltdown • Cedars Sinai Hospital • Purple Monster • Sean Preston Federline • Jayden James Federline • Dr Phil

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