Good Morning, it's Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 8 o'clock and you're listening to 90.3 WKNJ-FM, Union New Jersey and I am Blondie Alexander with the news.
In Local News. . . .
Married congressman Christopher Lee, a two-term Republican is accused of sending shirtless photos of himself to a woman he met on Craigslist. Lee, refused to comment on a report from media gossip website Gawker that implied he had sent pictures of himself and emails to a Washington, D.C.-area woman he met on the classifieds website. The New Yorker has abruptly resigned, and dismayed constituents.
In National News. . . .
South Carolina prisoners caught with banned cell phones, can face solitary confinement and loss of visitation and canteen privileges. But those caught updating their status on their Facebook page, by cell phone or any other means, might soon be looking at 30 extra days behind bars and a $500 fine. Wendell Gilliard, a Democrat from Charleston, has introduced a bill that would make it unlawful for an inmate to be a member of any internet social-networking site, and would provide a penalty on conviction for the offense.
In World News. . . .
A small commuter aircraft carrying 12 people crashed and caught fire Thursday while trying to land in heavy fog at Cork Airport in southwest Ireland, killing at least six people. The Irish Aviation Authority responsible for running the airport said the fog was so thick that air traffic controllers in a nearby tower could not see the crash, only hear it. Television footage of the crash scene showed that the aircraft's wings were shorn off and the entire front half of the fuselage was crushed.
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In Sports. . .
The NBA announced the suspension Tuesday, two days after Bynum was ejected for the foul late in the two-time defending champions’ 36-point loss to the Mavericks in Game 4. The league also fined Bynum $25,000 for ripping off his jersey while heading to the locker room, which means the suspension will cost Bynum more than $700,000. Bynum hit Barea with a flying elbow in the ribs while the Dallas guard drove to the basket for a layup in the fourth quarter. Barea wasn’t seriously hurt, but he stayed down for an extended time while Bynum left the court.
In Entertainment
A newly slimmed-down Jennifer Hudson went back to school in her hometown of Chicago on Tuesday, but she skipped over the classrooms and headed straight for the gym. The 29-year-oldOscar winner a visited Namaste Charter School, where she talked to students about her healthy new regimen and even joined them in some exercises as part of the Weight Watchers Walk-It Challenge, meant to encourage Americans to participate in a 5K walk or run in their community on May 22. Hudson who's a Weight Watchers spokesperson and credits the program with helping her shed a whopping 80 pounds also presented a check for $100,000 to the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a non-profit working to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity by 2015. Let's hope they do it ...
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