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First come the blasts: The thunderous sounds of more than 100 tons of explosives ripping through tightly packed soil.
Then, the water — more than 2,500 acres flooded.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter
TNT's "The Closer" broke another ratings record Monday when 9.2 million viewers tuned in to watch the hot cop drama's third-season finale -- the most ever for an ad-supported cable series.

Source: Broadcasting & Cable
Now that 'Law & Order' co-star Fred Thompson has signaled his plans to announce his presidential candidacy on Sept. 6, TNT, which airs voluminous repeats of the show, tells B&C; in an e-mailed statement that it has "no plans to alter its programming schedule."

Source: Science Daily
Science Daily — Tobacco may be bad for human health, but a new study reports that a genetically engineered tobacco plant may be very good for the environment. It shows promise for cleaning up soil contaminated with TNT, a widely used military explosive.

Source: TCPalm.com
With today's final round of the 89th PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla., defending PGA Champion Tiger Woods will look to fend off the best players in the world, as he seeks his 13th major championship in pursuit of Jack Nicklaus' all-time record of 18 …

Source: Zap2it.com
Actor co-wrote the script with the pilot's director. William H. Macy, who received an Emmy nomination for starring in and producing TNT's telefilm "The Wool Cap," will reunite with the cable network for his latest project.

Source: Zap2it.com
Premiere draws big ratings behind 'Closer'. TNT was on the side of the angels Monday night, drawing big ratings for the premiere of "Saving Grace."

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....Your regularly scheduled program on Fox or ESPN may soon be interrupted by footage of Barry Bonds on the verge of hitting the 756th home run of his career, breaking the all-time record held by Hank Aaron.

Source: leonmink.com
I bought early and got over $700 worth of free fireworks. See how you can too, but you can't wait until the last minute! Also check out the list of ideas to Create the Perfect Fireworks Show.

Source: ITAR-TASS
MOSCOW, May 25 (Itar-Tass) - Police found over one kilogram of TNT and many cartridges to a Kalashnikov submachine gun in Moscow's west late on Thursday, a police officer told Itar-Tass on Friday.

Source: ESPN.com
ATLANTA -- Charles Barkley can critique Kobe Bryant's game all he wants Thursday night from an unfamiliar spot: courtside.Barkley will take a week off from his usual role on TNT's studio show to join Marv Albert in calling the Los Angeles Lakers' game at Sacramento.Barkley will b …

Source: CBC
Scientists at a US military research facility have developed a method of training honeybees to sniff out explosives, an advancement they say will protect troops and citizens at home and abroad.
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Researchers at the University of Montana have been working for years to train ho …

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MOSCOW, November 25 (Itar-Tass) - A suspicious object found on the ninth floor of a hostel of the Lomonosov Moscow State University was a makeshift explosive device containing from 500 grams to 1 kilogram of TNT, a bomb-disposal team working at the site said on Saturday.

Source: betanews.com
Cable network TNT will launch a broadband video channel next week called "Dramavision," it said Thursday.

Wednesday was another of those disappointing days on Wall Street, with the Dow Industrials losing more than 121 points and the Nasdaq suffering even greater percentage losses.

Monday's final market averages results were mixed in spite of a positive open in the morning. Note that oil and oil service sectors performed well, and I was happy I had acquired AE, TNT, and BPT.

Friday turned into a bit of a bloodbath on Wall Street, as the Dow Industrials gave up 134 points. I might have anticipated this drop with the observation that Thursday produced no new highs among the stocks with greatest earnings.

Monday was another of those glorious days in the market. With one-day gains of 7.75% (AE), 4.56% (AVCA), 4.08% (NXG), and 3.26% (CEE), we are already well on our way towards our 10% objective for the month of July.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Go, Kyra! Go, Kyra!
The announcement comes two weeks after the show's second-season premiere smashed the ratings record for a basic cable original scripted series with 8.3 million viewers.

DAY THIRTY-NINE -- Now faced with a 2-2 series tie, Dallas looks to regain control of the series with a win at home in a decisive game five

Source: The New York Times
The Israeli Navy intercepted and seized more than half a ton of high-grade explosives that a Palestinian fishing boat was attempting to bring in to Gaza from nearby Egypt, the military said today.

Source: allhiphop.com
Fort Minor, the hip-hop side project of Linkin Park member Mike Shinoda, will unveil a new song to promote TNT's post-season coverage of the NBA playoffs.

Source: New Scientist
Be kind to Mother Earth while you're blowing things up.

Source: InsideHoops.com
In some unfortunate news, Turner Sports studio host Ernie Johnson announced he has a form of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He has said he plans to continue working until the end of the NBA playoffs.

Source: Yahoo! Sports