1. Hanging around
John McCain called on the U.S. to cut carbon emissions significantly by the year 2050 — or by the day Hillary Clinton drops out of the presidential race, whichever comes first.
2. A little strong
See? “American Gladiators” enjoy sharing a drink as much as the next group of friends. OK, so maybe it is ram’s blood in that cup …
3. Oh boy
Britney Spears was involved in another minor car accident. On the bright side, at least this time it was only her rear-end caught on camera.
4. Space saver
The Vatican has given its blessing to believing in aliens, great news for Catholics who weren’t quite sure how to feel about David Archuleta.
5. Step up
Meanwhile, “Idol” judge Randy Jackson’s cliche machine is currently stuck on “You’re in the zone!” Granted, it’s a little more encouraging for the performer to hear than “You can really blow!”
6. Ba dum bum
A museum in Israel plans to put the Dead Sea scrolls back on display this week for the first time in 40 years. To dust off the ancient relic for presentation, the museum will use the same team that gets Joan Rivers ready for the Oscars.
7. Bright futures
The CW put out a new photo of the cast of the new “Beverly Hills, 90210” spinoff. It should be noted that all the high schoolers in the picture were voted “Most Likely To End Up on ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ “
8. The other white meat
A McDonald’s official told the Tribune it promises “some kind of new chicken news” every year until 2011. And if anything happens to the world’s chickens the company plans to monitor Jimmy Fallon just in case.
9. Eureka
Halle Berry revealed to People magazine the secrets of her spectacular post-pregnancy body. Turns out she exercises and diets. Oh, and she had the body of a beauty queen to begin with. Truly ground-breaking information.
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