Remembering 9/11 eleven years later. More»

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In Long Beach, at the Quicksilver Pro, NY pro surfers & residents line boards on shore- for each 1st responder killed on 9/11.

• Associated Press refuses to give today's Republican presidential debate any coverage due to event sponsor Fox News' imposed media restrictions which "violate basic demands of newsgathering." [HuffPo]
• Stop traffic: after compromising photos of her brother surface, photos of Kate Middleton's sister Pippa dancing topless in her bra emerge. Gasp! [PE]
• Titan of U.S. Internet coupon industry Groupon is facing steep competition in the Chinese market since its March launch in China. [LATimes]
• Obama visits Ground Zero for a memorial of 9/11 victims and meets with their families in wake of Osama bin Laden's death. [KABC]
• Currently on his world tour, Justin Bieber's tour crew stages a mutiny refusing to go to Japan concerts out of fear of radiation and another earthquake. [TMZ]

A sand artist builds a sculpture on the Golden Sea Beach in India to mark the momentous event. [Photo via]

There was an outpouring of emotion last night at the news that the hunt for Osama bin Laden was over, after nearly 10 years of attempting to bring justice to the world.  See photos of rejoicing and reactions to the death of the man whom many considered the personification of evil from across the globe. More»

• Nearly 10 years since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the hunt for al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden ends after a special Navy SEALS operation to kill him is authorized by President Obama, people around the world rejoice. [HuffPo]
• The State Department issues a warning against American travel in the wake of bin Laden's killing that may cause anti-American violence, domestic and international airports are on heightened alert. [KTLA]
• Despite being roasted by Obama at the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night, Donald Trumps congratulates him on his victory via Twitter. [TMZ]
• Mother Nature is on crack and decided it makes sense for SoCal to have record high and record low temperatures simultaneously this week. [LATimes]
• Justin Bieber gets egged at his Sydney, Australia concert and is labeled a "security risk" by airline staff after flouting their seated for take-off policy. [PE]

• How to tell when the economy is really tanking: weapons sales [NYTimes]
• An interview with some Twitter user, @BPGlobalPR, tricked the Twitterverse into thinking he represented BP [Awl]
• Larry Flynt wants to pass the Equal Rights Amendment [HuffPo]
• The GOP puts its foot down in Delaware and fights against tea party candidate Christine O'Donnell [WaPo]
• Palin and Beck's 9/11 party [Wonkette]
• Is Drake dating Amber Rose?! [PerezHilton]

• The army's "Don't ask, Don't Tell" policy is deemed unconstitutional [HuffPo]
• Piers Morgan to replace Larry King at CNN [Politico]
• One more reason to avoid any and all Metro services: you might get unwittingly felt up [WaPo]
• Terry Jones decides to cancel his 9/11 Koran burning because the non existent mosque at Ground Zero has been moved (?) [Salon]
• Castro says "Nevermind!" to socialism in Cuba [Gawker]

• Want to share your 9/11 with Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin (in Alaska, mind you)?  That'll be $73-225 [Salon]
• The real reason for Lauryn Hill's tardiness at Rock the Bells [PerezHilton]
• Weapons aren't the only thing they screen for when you enter the Capitol.  Drugs are also verboten you geese [Gawker]
• High School football prepares Texan native for his rise to the top, in a Mexican drug cartel [NYTimes]
• Look at this weird pygmy hippo! [HuffPo HipPo]

• MObama, ever the voice of conscious eating habits, does cleanses [WaPo]
• Ken Mehlman, W. Bush's '04 campaign manager and former RNC leader is queer! Oh, and he also announced he's gay [Salon]
• Some 9/11 victims' family members support the construction of a mosque at ground zero.  Bigots' heads might explode [HuffPo]
• EFN Lounge and Motley Bar close unexpectedly [14&You]
• Is Spike Lee's new Katrina centric documentary innovative or a repeat of what he's already done? [NYTimes]