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April 26th, 2012
08:25 AM ET

Misstravel.com CEO Brandon Wade on concept of pairing 'attractive' women with 'generous' men

Who needs money! If you're beautiful you can travel for free. A new dating site called Misstravel.com is not only generating heat, it's catching some, too.

Misstravel.com CEO Brandon Wade on the philosophy behind his site, which pairs 'attractive' women with 'generous' men.


Filed under: Dating • Trending
April 26th, 2012
07:50 AM ET

Colo. student Madalyn Starkey on photo with her and President Obama going viral

Madalyn Starkey, a student who had her picture taken with President Obama, on the response since she posted the photo.


Filed under: Trending
April 25th, 2012
07:39 AM ET

What's #trending for April 25th – One World Trade soars and smuggled iPhones

One World Trade set to pass Empire State Building and smuggling iPhones in empty beer bottles.


Filed under: Trending
April 25th, 2012
07:29 AM ET

Bears intrude on news cast – WNEP anchor Trish Hartman explains and Ashleigh shares her bear encounter

WNEP anchor Trish Hartman talks about a scary moment when three bears crashed a news live shot during the evening news.

Apparently the "Early Start" team is familiar with bear encounters. In the video below, Ashleigh shares a story of when a bear invaded her home in Canada.


Filed under: Trending
April 24th, 2012
10:34 AM ET

'Shark boy' in viral video explains his love for sharks

He may only be nine years old, but the self-proclaimed 'shark boy' Hunter Stevens has already reeled in a 7-foot shark.

A video of Hunter with his dad Kevin on Sunday catching a Blacktip shark off the coast of Galveston, TX has gone viral. The young shark fan tells Zoraida Sambolin that he finds sharks fascinating.

"I like sharks because I know that they're nice, and they're very, very beautiful," Hunter says. "They are amazing creatures to watch. They're almost like dinosaurs when they eat and mate are very cool because you can learn more information about them every day."

His dad says he and his son are pretty used to shark fishing, but cautions others against jumping in the ocean to try to reel in their own great white.

"You don't go out and buy a kayak and go off the beachfront and fish for sharks, I'll tell you that," Kevin says.

Zoraida asks him about an even bigger shark that he helped catch with his dad – a 7 footer – and says he was nervous but excited.

"I was nervous, scared and happy, combined in," Hunter says.


Filed under: Trending
April 24th, 2012
07:20 AM ET

What's trending for Tuesday, Apr. 24th

Ashleigh and Zoraida look at what's trending on the web today, including Capt. Kirk's message to space station, Borat boosts Kazakhstan tourism and the world's largest plate of nachos.


Filed under: Trending
April 19th, 2012
08:13 AM ET

What's trending for Thursday, April 19th

"Dirty Dancing" resort burns, boy's lemonade stand raises 10k for dad's cancer care & a 2,000 lb. Great White haul.


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April 18th, 2012
07:35 AM ET

What's trending for Wednesday, Apr. 18th – Boy with cancer gets to be Batman, a possible lost album for Kurt Cobain & all five Star Trek captains to reunite

On Early Start this morning, Zoraida Sambolin and Kate Bolduan look at the stories trending on the web, including:

* The Arlington, Texas police department made a sick little boy's dream come true. They let him be Batman for a day. The department set up fake crimes across the city for 'lil Batman to solve, including a bank robbery with the Joker and a phony bomb scare with the Riddler. The mayor even gave 7-year-old Kye, who has leukemia, a key to the city for saving the day.

* A friend of the late Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain tells Fuse TV that Cobain was working on new solo tracks that transcended anything he'd written so far. He added "It would have been his "White Album," referring to the Beatles's double album that inspired music more than 40 years ago. The big question – do these demos still exist?

* A Star Trek convention in the U.K. is set to unite all five captains on the same stage for the first time, including William Shatner, Patrick Stewart, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew and Scott Bakula. Organizers say they will all attend "Destination Star Trek: London" in October. And they're expecting thousands of Trekkies from around the world to attend.

Check out the video above.


Filed under: Trending
April 17th, 2012
06:34 AM ET

What's trending for Tuesday, April 17th – A student walks for graduation & and a course for unruly NFL fans.

This morning, Kate Bouldan and Zoraida Sambolin look at the stories that are trending this morning, including:

* A 17-year-old high school senior named Austin Fisher will now be allowed to walk at graduation after his story went viral, and the school had a change of heart. Fisher was banned from his graduation ceremony for racking up 16 unexcused absences this year, when the limit is 14. He missed all those days because he was working two jobs and taking his mother to cancer treatments, all while still playing varsity baseball. Fellow seniors started an online petition at Change.org to help convince the Carrollton School District to change its policy.

* There is now a way for drunken NFL fans who were kicked out of stadiums to be allowed back in. According to the New York Post, under a new program, unruly fans will now be required to complete an online course costing $75 to get their seats back.


Filed under: Trending
April 13th, 2012
06:32 AM ET

What's #trending for Friday, April 13th, 2012: Mike & Ike break up, and a BK Bacon Sundae?

Ashleigh and Zoraida look at the stories burning up the web. Today, Mike & Ike's break up, and Burger King puts a bacon sundae on its menu in Nashville.


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