Just the headlines: Sept. 24, 2012
In the news: Bloggers, Google, Romney, rain, Rob Ford, Homeland … Matt Schaub’s ear
Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney makes comments on the killing of U.S. embassy officials in Benghazi, Libya, while speaking in Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
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Just the headlines: Sept. 24, 2012
In the news: Bloggers, Google, Romney, rain, Rob Ford, Homeland … Matt Schaub’s ear
Storified by Maclean’s Magazine · Mon, Sep 24 2012 02:25:59
International news:
Vietnam jails dissident bloggers http://bbc.in/OOCNONBBCNews feed (World)
Iran set to block access to Google http://gu.com/p/3aj6p/twGuardian Tech
Romney on his 47% comment: "Not everything I say is elegant. I wanna make it very clear: I wanna help 100% of the American people"60 Minutes
Brace yourselves: a month’s worth of rain is expected to fall across parts of the UK in the next 24 hours http://bbc.in/PAbViy #weatherBBC News (UK)
Revelstoke, B.C. climber Greg Hill survived avalanche . Hill says on #Facebook his team aided in rescue #nepalCBC News Alerts
Giant panda cub born last weekend in Washington has died. Zookeepers heard sounds of distress from its mother: http://apne.ws/QNaywhThe Associated Press
Imelda Marcos’ famous collection of 3,000 shoes partly destroyed by termites and floods http://bit.ly/Qt9Uq2Will
National and provincial news:
Mayor Rob Ford attacks Newstalk 1010 during his Newstalk 1010 show http://bit.ly/SnwRgeToronto Star GTA
Henry Champ RIP – a legend who did me many a favour and told me many a tale in my early years @CBCRick Mercer
Entertainment and celebrity news:
Our beautiful Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series! #Homeland http://pic.twitter.com/oYOcGWmKShowtime Networks
Anthony McCartney’s Twitter PhotoAnthony McCartney
Best British Music Act categories at BBC Radio 1’s Teen Awards……One Direction
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong is seeking substance abuse treatment following Friday night’s meltdown: http://bitly.com/QawCDFRolling Stone
Sports:
Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub lost a chunk of his ear after illegal hit – @USATODAY
Darrius Heyward-Bey is in stable condition after a vicious helmet-to-helmet hit: http://usat.ly/ShayYo // http://pic.twitter.com/kXocm0dBUSA TODAY Sports
Elsewhere on Macleans.ca:
Five stories the Maclean’s Ottawa bureau is watching http://bit.ly/OTZ7ko #cdnpoli #macleans #cpc #lpc #ndpMaclean’s Magazine
Politics on TV: The Sunday edition http://bit.ly/VtOnxZ #cdnpoli #cpc #lpc #ndpMaclean’s Magazine
@rickmercer: "Why I rant" – http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/21/why-i-rant/Maclean’s Magazine
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