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curse stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - Foul-mouthed songbird Susan Boyle not only had a few choice words about a judge on Britain's Got Talent, she also blew up at fans yesterday and lit into a British bobby who subsequently tried to calm her down, reports the Sun. London cops intervened when Boyle screamed at comments by... More »

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entertainment • police • Scotland • curse • singing • obscenity • Britain • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent

ANALYSIS

Supreme Court Backs FCC's Profanity Policy

But justices decline to rule on ban's threat to First Amendment

Apr 28, 09 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Supreme Court ruled today that the Federal Communications Commission may fine broadcasters for even a single utterance of a curse word, Lyle Denniston writes for SCOTUSblog. In a 5-4 decision, the court ruled that the FCC’s recent switch in policy from discouraging “dirty words” to a stringent... More »

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Antonin Scalia • Hollywood • FCC • curse • profanity • US Supreme Court • swearing

(Newser) - The recent recovery of a statue of KFC’s Col. Sanders from a Japanese river is said to have ended a curse on a baseball team there. Which gave the company a clever idea: offer the effigy to the notably hexed Chicago Cubs, Deadspin reports. PETA strenuously objects. “If... More »

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Chicago Cubs • animal cruelty • curse • PETA • statue • KFC • baseball • Osaka, Japan • Kentucky Fried Chicken • Colonel Sanders

Col. Sanders Gives Hope to Baseball Fans

Recovery of statue from river may lift 'curse' on Japanese team

Mar 11, 09 2:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A statue of KFC founder Colonel Sanders tossed into a river in Osaka, Japan, over 2 decades ago has been recovered, possibly ending the "curse" that's widely believed to be shadowing the Hanshin Tigers baseball team, the Mainichi Daily News reports. Jubilant fans tore the mascot from... More »

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sports • Japan • fast food • curse • KFC • baseball • Osaka, Japan • Kentucky Fried Chicken • Colonel Sanders

 Dark Knight
 Curse Claims
 More Victims

Be afraid, be very afraid, Radar warns

Aug 10, 08 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - First a technician died on the set of the Dark Knight, then Heath Ledger overdosed. Christian Bale allegedly assaulted his mother recently, and now Morgan Freeman is recovering from a nasty car accident and undergoing a divorce. Folks have started muttering about a Dark Knight curse, and Radar insists the... More »

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Morgan Freeman • curse • Batman • The Dark Knight • Heath Ledger • Christian Bale • Maggie Gyllenhaal • Michael Caine

 Curses! 9 Totally Unlucky Films 

These films have been plagued by more than average bad karma

May 11, 08 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Even dramas and spy movies can turn into disaster flicks, either during or after the final wrap. The Los Angeles Times takes a close look at 9 accursed movies.
  1. Quantum of Solace: Anything but peaceful, the disaster tally included one lake-submerged Aston Martin, one stabbed technician, and a totaled
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car accident • list • celebrity • curse • James Bond • stunts • movies

Yanks Exhume Sox Jersey
at New Stadium

Boston fan tried to hex New York's new home

Apr 13, 08 4:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - A construction worker on the Yankees' new stadium made a unique play to reverse the Curse, reports the New York Post. A Red Sox fan, Gino Castignoli buried a David Ortiz jersey behind home plate last summer, but two former colleagues located and exhumed the shirt today. Now the Sox-lover... More »

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sports • MLB • Boston Red Sox • David Ortiz • Fenway Park • New York Yankees • Yankee Stadium • curse • fans • baseball

Pats Fans: Cherchez la Femme

Patriots Nation equates Gisele with Jessica after Brady folds like Romo

Feb 5, 08 8:30 AM CST
(Newser) - How can Patriots fans avoid blaming golden boy Tom Brady for his lackluster Super Bowl performance? Point at the woman, of course. Online posters have begun calling Gisele Bundchen a bad-luck charm à la Jessica Simpson, and even the Boston Herald has suggested that Brady's lady somehow contributed to New... More »

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NFL • New England Patriots • curse • Gisele Bundchen • New York Giants • Tom Brady • Tony Romo • Jessica Simpson

Vince Young Now Officially Cursed

Young will appear
on video game cover,
risk bodily harm

Apr 17, 07 10:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Titans signal caller and former Longhorns phenom Vince Young will appear on the cover of Madden NFL 08, the newest edition of the wildly popular football video game. In so doing, he may be jeopardizing his career; appearances on the cover have historically led to injuries and heartbreak. More »

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