http://www.elitada.com/news News feeds from all over the world. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:13:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Melbourne Magistrates Court has re-opened after an anonymous bomb threat that was made by phone this morning. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/court-re-opened-after-security-scare.html Can't make the payments on that new car you just bought? No problem — just return it free of charge. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/hyundai-can%e2%80%99t-make-payments-just-return-it.html Five people have been rescued from a yacht which overturned at the head of Port Phillip Bay. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/yacht-overturns-in-port-phillip-bay.html Speculation is running rampant in the blogosphere over the sad, sad news of Jett's untimely death. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/jett-travoltas-autopsy-results-may-not-be-released.html VIDEO: Here's a benefit to casting Mickey Rourke in your film: He's pals with Bruce Springsteen. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/rourke-brought-springsteen-to-the-wrestler.html Lionsgate has agreed to acquire TV Guide Network and TVGuide.com for $255 million. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/lionsgate-scoops-up-tv-guide-network.html Video: Garvey, the chief of the Bahamian EMT crew, has given an interview about Jett Travolta's death. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/john-travolta-thanks-emt-for-trying-to-save-jett.html Three and a half years after the floodwaters rose and swallowed New Orleans, popular culture doesn't quite know what to do with Hurricane Katrina and its ongoing effect on the city's and the country's identity. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/review-frontline-the-old-man-and-the-storm.html A yacht has overturned at the head of Port Phillip Bay. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/yacht-overtuns-in-port-phillip-bay.html President-elect Barack Obama's decision to fill the nation's top intelligence jobs with two men short on direct experience in intelligence gathering surprised the spy community and signaled the Democrat's intention for a clean break from Bush administration policies. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/intel-picks-signal-break-from-bush.html The Australian share market moved higher in the first half hour of trade. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/markets-higher-in-early-trade.html Blake, Cameron, Beyoncé and more are showing off the latest looks – but are they for you, too? Vote now! By Melissa Liebling-Goldberg Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/would-you-wear-these-trends.html After his tragic death, take an intimate glimpse at the 16-year-old's world with his famous parents Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/jett-travolta-his-loving-family-life.html The 16-year-old died in the Bahamas on Jan. 2 Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/jett-travoltas-death-caused-by-seizure-disorder.html The engagement is off between the Ghost Whisperer star and Ross McCall Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/jennifer-love-hewitt-and-fianc-split.html The former Bachelor star says having his brother's daughter named after him is going to "help with his credit" Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/the-oconnell-twins-when-baby-charlie-met-uncle-charlie.html The Medium star and actor Thomas Jane call it quits after 2 1/2 years Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/patricia-arquette-files-for-divorce.html Vowing to exercise, Winfrey says, "I'm hungry to do something other than work" Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/oprah-blames-weight-gain-on-abusing-food.html Jett Travolta's body shows no sign of head trauma and his death certificate says he was killed by a "seizure," an undertaker said Monday, as the 16-year-old's celebrity parents prepared for a Florida funeral. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/jett-travolta-was-killed-by-a-seizure.html The Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight," slighted in earlier Hollywood honors, was among best-picture nominees Monday for the Producers Guild of America Awards. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/dark-knight-gets-producers-guild-nod.html Tom Cruise credits Scientology teachings. New "Bachelor" Jason Mesnick says he's engaged. Friends, family and fans bid a final farewell to "Star Trek" actress Majel Barrett Roddenberry. Danish writer Inger Christensen dies at age 73. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/buzz-briefs-tom-cruise-bachelor.html If recent, rowdy brawls are any indication, all is not well in the land of Lohan. The latest in a series of very public fights between Lindsay Lohan and girlfriend Sam Ronson took place on New Year's Eve, leaving fans wondering if the two are still an item. Click here to ... http://www.elitada.com/news/lindsay-and-sam-calling-it-quits.html Most, if not all, individuals will simply say something like "thank you" after receiving a compliment. But most people aren't Richard Simmons, the short-shorts wearing, fuzzy-haired health guru who grabbed and kissed CNN's Kiran Chetry's left foot Monday morning after she lavished praise upon him. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/richard-simmons-is-not-a-podiatrist.html Tim Allen and his wife are expecting their first child together. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/tim-allen-and-wife-expecting-first-child.html Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/death-certificate-indicates-jett-travolta-died-of-a-seizure.html Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/love-hewitt-fiance-are-calling-it-quits.html Dustin Hoffman, Sean Penn are being honored at the showcase for 210 independent films from 73 countries. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/palm-springs-international-film-festival-has-its-own-star-power.html Lorne Michaels and "SNL" alumni continue their march to take over the world. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/make-that-sen-al-franken-probably.html Many on the dance watch ("America's Best Dance Crew," "So You Think You Can Dance," "Dancing With The Stars") were probably quietly hoping that NBC's "Superstars of Dance" did well. ... http://www.elitada.com/news/superstars-of-dance-viewers-liked-it-but-critics.html Contrary to rumors circulating last week, Jennifer Hudson will not be performing at the presidential inauguration. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/idol-less-inauguration-planned.html Along with the nominations for best TV series (drama) and best actor, January Jones is nominated for best performance by an actress in a TV series (drama.) ... http://www.elitada.com/news/amc-to-hold-first-golden-globes-party-for-mad-men.html AP - An official with a Bahamian funeral home says Jett Travolta's death certificate says he was killed by a "seizure." Glen Campbell is assistant director of the funeral home handling the remains of John Travolta's 16-year-old son. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/death-certificate-travolta-son-killed-by-seizure-ap.html NBC News has learned that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton chief of staff Leon Panetta to be his CIA director. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/obama-taps-panetta-for-cia-chief.html Peter Garrett says Gunns will be taking a risk if it chooses to begin construction on its Tasmanian pulp mill. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/mill-construction-a-risk-for-gunns-garrett.html The legendary Rainbow Room is the latest victim of the current economic crisis – saying it will close its restaurant, the Rainbow Grill, a company official told NBCNewYork. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/ritzy-rainbow-room-cant-afford-to-serve-food.html A military law expert believes the possible transfer of Guantanamo Bay detainees to Australia could cause legal issues for the Federal Government. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/australia-could-accept-us-detainees-as-pows-law-expert.html The Minnesota state Canvassing Board certified results showing Democrat Al Franken the winner of the state's contested Senate race on Monday. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/franken-on-top-in-recount-but-lawsuit-looms.html Personalities ranging from Britney Spears to Barack Obama have had their Twitter accounts hacked in the past week in the latest phishing scam to hit the micro-blogging site. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/on-twitter-britney-and-barack-get-hacked.html Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/barbara-walters-says-swayze-shows-anger-over-rumors-of-his-health.html Hugh Hefner reveals the the L.A. Times that he was never shown affection as a child and in turn, escaped into an alternate universe and learned about love from the movies he watched. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/hefners-childhood-lacked-true-affection.html Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/autopsy-completed-on-travoltas-son.html AP - Doctors in the Bahamas conducted an autopsy Monday on John Travolta's 16-year-old son, but authorities did not immediately disclose the results. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/autopsy-completed-on-john-travoltas-son-ap.html AP - The Batman blockbuster "The Dark Knight," slighted in earlier Hollywood honors, was among best-picture nominees Monday for the Producers Guild of America Awards. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/dark-knight-vies-for-producers-guild-best-pic-ap.html E! Online - The Dark Knight's Oscar campaign has picked up another key endorsement. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/why-so-sunny-dark-knights-a-pga-nominee-e-online.html World stock markets were mixed overnight, with modest gains in Europe contrasting with falls in the United States as investors focused on US President-elect Barack Obama's economic stimulus plans. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/world-markets-mixed-ahead-of-obamas-stimulus-package.html NBC News has learned that President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former Clinton chief of staff Leon Panetta to be his CIA director. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/nbc-obama-picks-panetta-for-cia-director.html Israeli troops battled Hamas fighters in the outskirts of Gaza City after a day of heavy clashes. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/israel-takes-anti-hamas-war-into-gaza-capital.html Though Sir David Frost doesn't see his 1977 interviews with former President Richard Nixon as "an intellectual 'Rocky' " -- in the words of "Frost/Nixon" playwright and screenwriter Peter Morgan -- he does agree that the sessions had their "adversarial" moments. The former president himself was an "enigma," says Frost. ... http://www.elitada.com/news/daunting-figure-was-hopeless-at-small-talk.html Doctors will attempt to determine Monday why actor John Travolta's teenage son died. Jett Travolta, 16, died Friday. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/travoltas-son-set-for-autopsy.html Longtime character actor Pat Hingle, a veteran of early television dramas, Westerns and four "Batman" films, has died at age 84, his family announced Sunday. Click here to display full story http://www.elitada.com/news/batman-mash-actor-dies.html