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Whooping Cough Eidemic Declared In California

California health officials have declared an epidemic of Whooping Cough and have begun a vaccination campaign for teens and adults. Six infants recently died of Whooping Cough, a dangerous illness that can be prevented with routine vaccinations. The infected infants were all younger than 3 months old, and vaccinations do not become fully effective until 6 months of age. Officials are asking that teens and adults get vaccinated to prevent the spread of Whooping Cough to young babies and pregnant women. Those who were vaccinated as children are not protected as adults as immunity wears off over time.

There has been 1,500 cases of Whooping Cough so far in California and numbers are expected to rise over the next few months. Whooping cough symptoms appear much like any other cold and develops into a serious life threatening cough. Like any infectious disease it is highly likely to spread to other U.S. states. Here is a Today Show video clip with more on the Whooping Cough epidemic.

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Two Chinese Girls Rescued From Neighbors Dungeon

Two teenage girls were found in naked and chained up in a neighbors underground dungeon. The girls aged 16 and 19 had been kidnapped and held there since July of 2009. One of the girls had lived only 200 meters away from her capture.

The girls sent out secret notes with the trash hoping someone would find it and rescue them. One of their notes was placed inside a broken TV set and was found by a TV repairman. The note contained their whereabouts and captures name. Here's a CNN video clip with more information on the story:

John Travolta and Kelly Preston Expecting Baby Number 3

John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston are thrilled about having their third child. According to news reports the famous couple has been planning on a third child for years. Travolta, 56, and Preston, 47, announced the pregnancy on their websites before the news was leaked through tabloids. The couple has spent the last year in mourning after the tragic death of their teenage son Jett Travolta. Kelly Preston is now three months along which means the latest Travolta addition will be born sometime this fall.

Jesse James Cheating With Michelle "Bombshell" Mcgee

People Magazine has reported that Sandra Bullock's husband of five years "Jesse James" had an affair with tattoo model and adult webcam star "Michelle McGee" who goes by the name of "Michelle Bombshell McGee."

According to People Magazine Sandra Bullock left the family home this week after learning of the affair. Sandra Bullock and Jesse James married in 2005 and Sandra Bullock has played an active stepmother role in Jesse James children's lives. Sandra and James recently gained full custody of Jesse James five-year-old daughter whom he had with his second wife.

Michelle McGee who was raised in an Amish community has said that she did not know that Jesse James and Sandra were together during their affair. McGee left behind the Amish lifestyle at the age of 16 and decided to cover herself with tattoos. She has two school aged children.

Here's a video clip featuring Michelle Bombshell McGee talking about her life:

Corey Haim Death - His Career and Struggle with Drugs

Actor Corey Haim found stardom as a teenager when after appearing in movies such as "The Lost Boys" and "Lucas." After years of struggling with a drug addiction Corey Haim took out a full page advertisement in "Variety" magazine to publicly announce his comeback.

Corey Haim was found dead in his home today at the age 38, police believe that his death may be a result of an accidental drug overdose. Haim also experienced flu like symptoms shortly before his death which may play a role as well.

Here's an NBC "The Today Show" video clip with more on Corey's Haim's career, struggle with drugs, and sudden death:

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Killer Whale Kills Trainer - Web Surfers Search For Home Video Of Attack

One of today's top "Google" searches is for the "Killer Whale Kills Trainer" Video Footage, but what some web surfers don't realize is that no such video has yet to surface.

The closest thing online to a the "Killer Whale Attack Video 2010" is a You Tube video of a poor quality video recording of trainer Dawn Brancheu feeding killer whale Tilikum moments before she was dragged into the water by the whale.

"Sea World" announced today that they will be continuing on with the Shamu Whale Shows but that the trainers will no longer be going into the water with the whales.

Animal experts believe that Killer Whale Tilikum believed that he was "playing" with trainer Dawn Brancheu after he felt her ponytail touch his face.

Other animal activists say that Tilikum, the largest Sea World whale, may have attacked his trainer out of anger and frustration at being held captive in such a small and confining tank. 

Killer Whales Swimming Free In Their Natural Habitat:

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"Bloom Energy" Invents "The Bloom Box" - 60 Minutes Video Clip

For the past decade "Bloom Energy" has been working on a better form of green energy. 400 million dollars has been privately invested into the development of "The Bloom Box."

A recent 60 Minutes segment revealed the secretive "Bloom Box" technology and how it's already working to help large companies save money on energy costs.

The Bloom Box could become the mainstream of future green energy, used for businesses as well as regular homes. The Bloom Box green energy technology is currently being tested on large companies such as Google, Fed Ex, and Wal-Mart, and Ebay.

So why haven't we heard more about "Bloom Energy" and "The Bloom Box" over the course of its development? That's a question that only the founder of "Bloom Energy" K.R. Sridhar can answer. 

Like any new inventions we'll have to wait and see if "The Bloom Box" goes mainstream or not. If you missed the 60 Minutes video presenting the Bloom Energy Bloom Box technology, you can watch it here on Daily News Scoop:

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LeAnne Rimes Husband Dean Sheremet Files For Divorce - December 2009

According to People.com Dancer, Dean Sheremet, 29, has filed for divorce from his wife singer LeAnne Rimes. The couple separated a few months ago after LeAnne Rimes, 27, began seeing married actor Eddie Cibrian. LeAnne Rimes and Eddie Cibrian, 36, met while filming a movie together.

Eddie is seeking spousal support and payment of legal fees from LeAnne. LeAnne Rimes was accused of being a home-wrecker and betraying her husband of nearly 8 years until rumors of her husband Dean being "gay" began to surface.

Whether or not Dean Sheremet is actually a homosexual or not doesn't excuse having an affair with a married man. Eddie Cibrian and his wife Brandi Glanville have two children together, and are now also in the process of divorcing.

Tiger Woods Breaking News

Tiger Woods wife Elin Nordegren is moving out of their family home after learning of her husband's many "alleged" affairs which include a porn star, Holly Sampson.

As if things couldn't get any worse for Tiger Woods and his family, Woods mother-in-law was taken from the Woods home in an ambulance to a nearby hospital and then later released. Elin Nordegren called 911 for help after her mother suddenly collapsed.

Around a half a dozen women have come forward after Tiger Woods first affair was revealed. Rachel Uchitel, Jaimee Grubbs, Kalika Moquin, Jamie Jungers, Cori Rist, and Holly Sampson, are just "some" of the woman who are believed to have had an affair with Tiger Woods.

No doubt that all of Tiger Woods' sex buddies coming forward is his worst nightmare, this guy is even making David Letterman look good. Rumor has it that Tiger Woods is considering telling his side of the story on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," now that would be interesting.

Balloon Boy Story - Richard Heene Believed To Have Planned Hoax

The story of the Heene family, featuring "mad scientist" and "storm chaser" father Richard Heene who allegedly used his young son "Falcon Heene" as part of an elaborate hoax to gain his own reality show, is still going strong as more details are being released to the media.

If the fact that Richard Heene and his wife met while in "acting school" wasn't enough to raise suspicions, the world pretty much guessed that the "balloon chase" was planned when six-year-old Falcon Heene answered a question on "Larry King Live" saying "You guys said we did it for the show."

Now a former colleague of Richard Heene has come forward to reveal that the foil balloon a.k.a. (U.F.O.) being unleashed was something the two had spoken about previously. If you're still not convinced that it's a hoax you might want to listen to the song that Richard Heene had created for his "reality show."

This family has received so much media attention that they actually might end up with their own show, which means sadly enough after all of this, Richard Heene will win.

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