Kim I. Hartman
Digital Journalist based in Charleston, WV, United States.
Joined on Mar 28, 2010
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Jersey City -
Video of a seven year old tossing pizza dough in the air like a pro at his father's pizzeria has become the latest in viral sensations after the clip of the boy showing off his one-handed, two-handed and behind-the-head moves was posted on the Internet.
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Washington -
A visit to the White House by a mother duck and her ducklings became a world news event when uniformed Secret Service agents had to step in to assist the family as they tried to bypass security gates on their way across the front lawn.
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Christine LynX Rougoor achieved an ultimate sports dream when she bungee jumped from a bridge in Whistler, B.C. strapped to a wheelchair. The video of the paraplegic being hurled from the platform has created a viral sensation after it was posted online.
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The winter season may have ended at Liberty Mountain Ski Resort in Pennsylvania but the popularity of one snowboarding enthusiast continues to grow after a video of a opossum named Ratatouille taking to the slopes was posted on the Internet.
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A video of a dog singing and playing the piano has become the latest viral sensation after it was posted on YouTube where it's been seen by nearly a million viewers.
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Annapolis -
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley signed the Civil Marriage Protection Act in Annapolis on Thursday, making it the eighth state to legalize gay marriage.
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New Orleans -
The world record for a human mattress dominoes toppling event was recently shattered by a group of 850 La Quinta Inn and Suites employees who gathered to form the human chain with mattresses that will be donated to charity to benefit the local community.
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Los Angeles -
The Top 13 contestants on Season 11 of American Idol were announced tonight in an evening that included performances by six hopefuls who were competing for three coveted wild card slots awarded by judges Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler.
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Los Angeles -
Animal lover and actress Betty White and Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash have teamed up for a series of humorous ads developed for the L.A. Zoo to generate excitement for the Living Amphibian Invertebrates and Reptiles exhibit (LAIR).
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Kashmir -
Conservationists with the World Wildlife Fund and the government of Bhutan recently captured a rare pair of snow leopards on video camera wandering through a remote mountainous region between India and Pakistan.
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Cape Canaveral -
Previously unseen footage of the Challenger disaster has surfaced over a quarter of a century after the tragic explosion that claimed the lives of seven crew members including school teacher Christa McAuliffe.
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Los Angeles -
Westboro Baptist Church has announced its plan to picket the Oscars saying the entertainment industry promotes filth, sin, and rebellion against God's commandments.
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Baoji -
Street artists who double as candy makers have turned sugar-on-a-stick into an art form as they create intricate designs from Chinese culture and turn the exquisite work into lollipop art.
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Video footage of cats and dogs chasing laser pointers are commonplace on YouTube but the latest clip of a Leopard Puffer fish chasing a laser mounted to a Ruger LCP is going viral after it was posted on the video-sharing website.
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Cincinnati -
An Ohio man has been ordered by the court to post an apology to his ex-wife on Facebook after a judge ruled he violated a court order by venting his frustrations over a custody battle on the popular social networking site.
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A 90-year-old Granny continues her reign on the Internet as a viral dancing sensation after her grandson recorded a video of the woman performing a dancing tribute to pop star Whitney Houston and posted it on YouTube.
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BarelyPolitical may be a little late in Internet timing with their parody of the viral video of the father who shot his daughter’s laptop over a Facebook post, but they are still racking up views on their version of the now famous YouTube video.
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Memphis -
A video of a monkey performing acrobatics has goes viral after it was uploaded to YouTube along with a description that claims the alpha male white cheeked gibbons was attempting to attack a man seen in the the clip through the glass at the Memphis Zoo.
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Shanghai -
Red is back. She has put away her basketball and grabbed a coffee cup to create her latest work of art, which features a portrait of singer Jay Chou, created entirely from the rings formed under a cup of hot coffee on an artist's canvas.
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Newark -
A picture tweeted by Margie Phelps on Twitter depicting what appears to be Westboro Baptist Church protest signs outside the Whitney Houston funeral has created a stir on the Internet after it was declared fake by several news media outlets.
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