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 Chiefs Cut 
 Larry Johnson 
 Over Slur 

Running back was suspended for insulting coach

Nov 9, 09 12:09 PM CST
(Newser) - The Kansas City Chiefs released Larry Johnson today, following a 2-week suspension for insulting coach Todd Haley. The running back had referred to Haley using gay slurs on his Twitter page, and then repeated the comments to reporters a day later. He leaves the team having rushed for 5,996... More »

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Kansas City • Kansas City Chiefs • coach • suspension • Larry Johnson • Twitter • gay slur

 First-Grader 
 With Camp Knife 
 Back in School 

Board shortens punishment from 45 days to 3

Oct 14, 09 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Delaware first-grader suspended for bringing a camping knife to school is welcome to return after the school board amended its zero-tolerance policy. Zachary Christie was to spend 45 days at an alternative school; now, kindergarten and 1st-grade students with a “dangerous instrument”—a blade less than 3... More »

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school • suspension • Delaware • elementary school • school board • school violence • knife • zero-tolerance • Zachary Christie

 Hospital Staff Suspended 
 Over 'Lying Down Game' 

Administrators not amused by Facebook-inspired antics

Sep 11, 09 5:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The “lying down game,” an online pastime fueled by Facebook, has gotten seven British doctors and nurses suspended for uploading photos of themselves horizontal the job, Sky News reports. Hospital administrators say staff could get fired for breaking infection control regulations. The Facebook group that proposed the game... More »

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social networking • hospitals • Facebook • doctor • suspension • Britain • firing

 Browns' Stallworth 
 Suspended for 
 '09 Season 

Broke league's 'substance-abuse,' 'personal conduct' rules

Aug 13, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Donte’ Stallworth has been suspended without pay for the 2009 NFL season, the Plain Dealer reports. The Browns wide receiver, who pleaded guilty in June to DUI manslaughter committed in Miami in March, violated league policies on personal conduct and substance abuse. Stallworth is banned from taking part in any... More »

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NFL • Cleveland Browns • football • DUI • substance abuse • manslaughter • suspension • Donte' Stallworth

(Newser) - The Boston police officer suspended for referring to Henry Louis Gates as a “banana-eating jungle monkey” is suing the city and the department for violating his civil rights, the Globe reports. The BPD, police commissioner, and mayor are “conspiring to intentionally inflict emotional distress” and interfering with Justin... More »

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police • racism • mayor • suspension • civil lawsuits • racial slurs • Thomas Menino • Boston Police Department • Henry Louis Gates Jr • Justin Barrett

OAS Boots Honduras Over Prez's Ouster

New gov't blows off Saturday deadline to reinstate Zelaya

Jul 5, 09 9:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Honduras has been suspended from the Organization of American States for refusing to reinstate its ousted president, CNN reports. The OAS had given the country’s new leaders until yesterday to hand power back to Jose Manuel Zelaya. Meanwhile, thousands held an airport demonstration to support Zelaya, who says he’... More »

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president • suspension • Honduras • Organization of American States • ouster • coup d'etat • Manuel Zelaya

Pitcher Attacked Me Over 'Roids Remarks: Fan

Says Romero 'grabbed me by the neck and threw me back'

Jun 27, 09 7:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Florida baseball fan says Philadelphia Phillies pitcher JC Romero attacked him over a few wisecracks about steroids, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Robert Eaton, 25, said he was soliciting Phillies players for autographs when he asked Romero for "some juice"—slang for steroids. Romero, recently suspended for... More »

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steroids • Philadelphia Phillies • suspension • assault • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • J.C. Romero • baseball fans

 Suspended Manny 
 Nears All-Star Spot 

A-Rod not doing so well in votes

May 29, 09 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite his 50-game suspension for performance-enhancing drug use, Manny Ramirez is in the running for a spot in the All-Star game, currently just 30,000 votes shy of an outfield post, New York magazine reports. While the media’s upset about it, the Dodgers’ owner likes the idea, and a... More »

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Manny Ramirez • Alex Rodriguez • Los Angeles Dodgers • suspension • performance-enhancing drugs • MLB All-Star Game

Pa. College Boots Student for Making Porn

Bisexual model violated Christian school's code of conduct: officials

May 8, 09 10:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Instead of getting ready for graduation this week, 22-year-old John Gechter finds himself kicked out of western Pennsylvania’s Grove City College for work he did in Miami and Chicago. The school is one of the most conservative Christian colleges in the US, and Gechter’s job was acting in... More »

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Pennsylvania • suspension • gay pornography • honor code • Christian school • Grove City College • John Gechter

 HS Benches Racy Dance Team 


Jan 28, 09 2:48 PM CST
(Newser) - A Georgia high school dance team has been barred from practicing or performing this year after a provocative routine drew parents' ire, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. The girls wore skimpy outfits while dancing atop chairs during halftime at a school basketball game. “The team will not perform for... More »

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Atlanta • Georgia • suspension • high school basketball • cheerleading • dance team • halftime • disband • provocative • Jonesboro, Ga.

 Drum Major Suspended 
 for Nodding at Obama 

Member of Cleveland firefighters' group violated 'protocol and proper decorum'

Jan 26, 09 4:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A Cleveland man who marched as drum major with a firefighters band in last week’s inaugural parade has been suspended for a nod and a wave he gave to President Obama, the Plain Dealer reports. “This was a military parade. Protocol and proper decorum had to be followed... More »

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firefighters • suspension • protocol • marching band • President Obama • Inauguration Day • inaugural parade • drum major • wave • nod

One in 5 Teens Has Sent
or Posted Racy Photos

And 1 in 3 say they've received such photos

Dec 10, 08 11:24 AM CST
(Newser) - A New Hampshire teen suspended from school last week for sending a racy photo via cell phone wasn’t the first, the Boston Globe reports—and won’t be the last: One in five teens has uploaded a compromising image, and nearly one in three has received a half-naked or... More »

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Internet • cell phones • nudity • photograph • suspension • child pornography • teenager • sexting

(Newser) - The NHL is taking Sean Avery out of commission for six games without pay following his lewd comments in Calgary this week, the New York Post reports. The ruling is retroactive and covers two games the Dallas Stars forward has already missed, but is also means he won’t play... More »

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NHL • hockey • suspension • Dallas Stars • Sean Avery • Elisha Cuthbert • Dion Phaneuf

 BBC Yanks 
 Comics for 
 Prank Call 

Brand famous for racy, offensive jokes

Oct 29, 08 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The BBC suspended two leading comedians for a prank call that infuriated 18,000 viewers and that even the prime minister called “inappropriate and unacceptable,” the news service reports. Foul-mouthed Russell Brand—who, stateside, offended abstinent teens at MTV's Music Video Awards—and Jonathan Ross told a 78-year-old... More »

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BBC • comedy • suspension • broadcasting • Britain • British Broadcasting Corporation • Jonathan Ross • Russell Brand

How Obama's Grandma Visit Could Help Him 

Humanizing move
could warm ex-prof's
'aloof' image

Oct 21, 08 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Is it risky for Barack Obama to step off the trail so close to the election? No, writes Carl Lavin in Forbes, and here’s why: first, the move humanizes the former law professor, showcasing his “compelling family story.” Second, opponents can’t really attack a guy who’... More »

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Barack Obama • suspension • grandparents • campaign trail • Election 2008 • Madelyn Dunham

 NFL Benches 
 Pacman Indefinitely 

Bodyguard fight will cost Cowboys' Jones next 4 games, at least

Oct 14, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Adam “Pacman” Jones has been suspended without pay from the NFL for at least the next four games, the Dallas Morning News reports. Roger Goodell benched the Cowboys cornerback—suspended all of last season for various run-ins with the law—indefinitely for a scuffle with his own bodyguards last... More »

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NFL • Roger Goodell • Dallas Cowboys • fight • suspension • Adam "Pacman" Jones

 Twirlers Benched 
 Over Sapphic Tune 

Perry's 'I Kissed a
Girl' at heart of Texas high school flap

Oct 3, 08 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - A trio of Texas high schoolers have had their baton-twirling privileges suspended after performing a routine to Katy Perry’s hit “I Kissed a Girl,” ABC News reports. The school says it is simply disciplining the girls for disobeying their coach, who told them to “choose a... More »

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high school • Texas • suspension • cheerleaders • Katy Perry

OPINION

 McCain's 
 'Suspension' 
 Just a Cover 

Sinking candidate needed to distract the public

Sep 28, 08 10:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain’s “suspension” of his campaign was nothing more than a political ruse to bolster flagging poll numbers, writes Frank Rich in the New York Times. McCain didn’t acknowledge the financial turmoil until polls showed Barack Obama opening a wide lead. With damaging stories circulating in the... More »

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John McCain • suspension • Election 2008 • campaign tactics

OPINION

 Gamble Seals 
 Mac's Presidential Appeal  

Looking executive can benefit candidate far more than lip-flapping debate: Kristol

Sep 25, 08 2:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Senators and presidents have very different jobs—one debates and compromises, the other decides and acts. By suspending his campaign and heading to Washington, John McCain proves he’s a man of action, William Kristol writes in the Weekly Standard. The bold move might win over voters looking for the... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • debate • suspension • campaign • Election 2008 • bailout • financial crisis • William Kristol

McCain Move 'Desperate', Say GOP Strategists

Nominee gets public support, but private views are scathing

Sep 25, 08 5:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republican leaders are publicly praising John McCain's decision to suspend his campaign and seek a postponement of this Friday's debate because of the economic crisis. But off the record, GOP strategists have been scathing about their nominee's latest surprise move. One Republican told the Washington Post it was "desperate... More »

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John McCain • Congressional hearings • suspension • campaign • Election 2008 • bailout • financial crisis

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