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Drunk Amy Winehouse Booed at Belgrade Concert
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Belgrade Boos Tipsy Amy Winehouse

Singer appears too drunk to perform on European tour kickoff

(Newser) - Amy Winehouse was in not-so-rare form last night, appearing a little too drunk to perform on the kickoff of her European tour in Belgrade. During the much-hyped 90-minute performance, Winehouse mumbled lyrics, struggled to keep up with her band, and wandered offstage twice as 20,000 fans booed. Tickets for...

Applebee's Serves Margarita ... to Toddler

Mom says 15-month-old started 'saying hi and bye to the walls'

(Newser) - A family outing to an Applebee's near Detroit on Friday night took a turn for the weird after a 15-month-old was served a margarita in his sippy cup. The boy's mother, who thought the toddler was drinking apple juice, soon noticed him acting strangely. "He was saying hi and...

Man Brings Beer to DWI Hearing
 Man Brings Beer to DWI Hearing 

Man Brings Beer to DWI Hearing

New Yorker Keith Gruber jailed after showing up with open can

(Newser) - Late, drunk, and carrying an open can of Busch beer is no way to show up to a DWI hearing. Upstate New Yorker Keith Gruber—who has prior DWI convictions—was more than an hour late for the 10:30am hearing and had four more unopened cans of beer in...

3-Year-Old Treated for Alcoholism

Unnamed child the youngest on record for alcohol abuse

(Newser) - A 3-year-old child in England has been treated for alcoholism, after apparently receiving alcohol regularly for six months, reports the Telegraph . "It is a truly horrifying case and raises very serious child protection issues," said a spokesman for an alcohol abuse group. The unnamed child is the youngest...

Kate Middleton Saved Prince William From Becoming an Embarrassment, Author Christopher Andersen Says
Without Kate, William
Would Be 'Embarrassment'
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Without Kate, William Would Be 'Embarrassment'

'She's always in control,' author explains

(Newser) - Kate Middleton may be the “commoner” in the relationship, but without her, Prince William could have been a common embarrassment to his royal family, Christopher Andersen tells PopEater . The best-selling author just released William and Kate: A Royal Love Story, and he explains that Wills and brother Harry drink—...

Should Parents Let Kids Drink at Home?

Even some middle-schoolers get alcohol from parents, survey shows

(Newser) - If children are allowed to drink alcohol at home, with their parents, will it send them down a dark path—or save them from a possible future drinking problem? The issue is a sharply divisive one, with many parents arguing that underage drinking must be avoided at all costs—even...

Russia Decides Beer Is ... Alcohol

Change will allow country to regulate its sale

(Newser) - Historic changes in Russia: Beer, long classified as "foodstuff," is about to get upgraded to alcohol, "dragging Russian alcohol regulation into the 21st century," quips the Telegraph . Beer consumption has tripled in Russia in the last 15 years thanks to the fact that it's been cheap...

Beer Drinkers Don't Get Big Bellies, and Other Myths

Plus a few truths...

(Newser) - You probably memorized many of these drinking tips before you could legally drink. Thing is, a number of them are false. In an article excerpted from New Scientist, the Washington Post busts a few myths ... and confirms a few others. Things that just aren't true:
  • Coffee sobers you up: Caffeine
...

Snooki Wakes Up in a Trash Can 'Like Once a Month'

Apparently she's still quite the party girl

(Newser) - If you were looking for an excuse to watch Ellen today, here it is: Apparently it features Jersey Shore’s Snooki telling the talk show host that she wakes up in a trash can “like once a month,” the Huffington Post reports. Snooks was talking to DeGeneres about...

Is John Boehner Crying Because He's Drunk?
Is John Boehner Crying Because He's Drunk?
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Is John Boehner Crying Because He's Drunk?

Speaker-elect's alleged drinking problem the hot rumor on the Hill

(Newser) - John Boehner’s latest public crying episode has gotten Capitol Hill talking, and some are speculating that there’s a simple explanation for the waterworks: He’s drunk. “For years, political professionals have quietly discussed Boehner’s drinking,” writes Matt Lewis of Politics Daily . “Some have told...

US Agents Were Boozing on Nuke Transport Missions

Energy watchdog exposes intoxicated nuclear weapons techs

(Newser) - Driving nuclear weapons around must be either tedious or stressful: While agents employed to do just that haven't been caught drunk behind the wheel, feds find that some have been boozing it up while on missions, the AP reports. A recent report by the US Energy Department's inspector general cites...

Bush Recalls Boozy Hijinks
 Bush Recalls 
 Boozy Hijinks 
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Bush Recalls Boozy Hijinks

Saucy Dubya got himself into some drunken pickles

(Newser) - Before George W. Bush gave up alcohol, he enjoyed “a beer or two, or a martini, before dinner, bourbons, B&Bs”—and, combined with his “wise-ass” personality, it occasionally got him into some awkward social situations. In an interview with Matt Lauer airing Monday, Bush recalls a...

Prof: Alcohol Worse Than Heroin
 Alcohol Worse 
 Than Heroin 
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Alcohol Worse Than Heroin

Former Brit drugs chief says findings back aggressive anti-booze campaigns

(Newser) - Alcohol is more dangerous for humans than crack or heroin, according to a surprising assessment by a British drug expert. Professor David Nutt's scoring system ranked alcohol three times more harmful than cocaine or tobacco; ecstasy, mushrooms, and LSD were among the least harmful. The rankings were created based on...

The World's Grossest Beers

As decided by the brew experts at RateBeer.com

(Newser) - It seems there's good reason why Natty Light is just one letter away from Nasty Light: The beer (officially called Natural Light) is No. 3 on RateBeer.com's list of the 50 worst beers on the planet. The beer experts write, "We provide this list in the name of...

Elderly? Don't Drink and Walk

 Elderly? Don't 
 Drink and Walk 

Elderly? Don't Drink and Walk

Just two drinks can cause problems

(Newser) - Seniors wary of falling and hurting themselves should climb onto the wagon. A new study has found that having even just two alcoholic beverages can negatively affect a healthy elderly person's "obstacle avoidance reactions"—which can make them more likely to take a spill. Researchers in the Netherlands...

UK Teen Banned From US for Drunk Email to Obama
UK Teen Banned From US
for Drunk Email to Obama
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UK Teen Banned From US for Drunk Email to Obama

FBI says British kid banned 'forever' over threatening missive

(Newser) - Drunk emailing: Never a good idea, especially not when you're emailing the president. That's what Luke Angel did, and now the British teen is banned from entering the United States. Angel, 17, tells Bedfordshire on Sunday he was "drunk and high" when he penned his missive about a month...

Convicted of DWI, CEO Runs Company From Jail

Sixty-day sentence makes him first of publicly traded firm

(Newser) - First he drank. Then he drove. Then he was thrown in jail. Finally, Louis Lower, the 65-year-old CEO of Horace Mann Educators Corp., a publicly traded insurance company, decided to tell his board of directors that he would be unavailable for 60 days while he served his sentence in a...

Feds: 17M Drive Drunk
 Feds: 17M Drive Drunk 

Feds: 17M Drive Drunk

Poll shows 8% admit they drive when they shouldn't

(Newser) - There are an uncomfortable number of drunk drivers out there, according to a new survey from the Department of Transportation. In the poll, 8% of respondents admitted to driving drunk—a number that, if representational, would equate to roughly 17 million Americans. And that’s just those willing to admit...

Moscow Bans Booze Sales After 10pm

No more midnight vodka runs after Sept. 1

(Newser) - It’s only 10pm, and you’re all out of vodka: No problem! Except in Moscow. Starting Sept. 1, stores in the Russian capital will not be allowed to sell any beverages with more than 15% alcohol between 10pm and 10am, the Telegraph reports. (You can still, however, buy beer...

Driver Gets DWI After 11-Mile Ride Sans Tire

Oh, and he's been unlicensed since 1977. And couldn't keep right

(Newser) - So your blood-alcohol content is 3.5 times the limit and you haven't had a driver's license in 33 years—let's go for a drive! And so a tire falls off—let's keep going 11 miles without it! Western New Yorker Duane Bush is charged with doing just that, along...

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