The Daily Show is as substantive as the ‘real’ news

The Daily Show is much funnier than traditional newscasts, but a new study from Indiana University says it has the same amount of meat on its bones when it comes to coverage of the news. The brand of news coverage Jon Stewart and the rest of The Daily Show’s staff brings to the airwaves is just as substantive as traditional news programs like World News Tonight and the CBS Evening News, according to the study conducted by IU assistant professor of telecommunications Julia R. Fox and a couple of graduate students.

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Family gets Disney World all to themselves

disney.jpegThe Spanglers, of Randolph, Ohio, were the first to win a marquee prize in Disney’s “Year of a Million Dreams” celebration. One of 50,000 online entrants, they were rewarded with a morning at the Magic Kingdom all to themselves — and a VIP tour.

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Parents Steal The Bride

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) — The parents of a bride-to-be told their daughter they were taking her on a shopping trip, but then drove to Colorado and kept her there until she missed the nuptials, officials said.

Lemuel and Julia Redd have been charged with second-degree felony kidnapping. Utah County Attorney Kay Bryson said Tuesday he met with the couple’s daughter, Julianna, and her now-husband Perry Myers before charging the parents.

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