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iPads in the Cockpit, But Not in the Cabin? The In-Flight Gadget Controversy Continues

The airline policy that bans the use of electronic devices on planes is 30 years old, but there’s little to show that gadgets are actually a hazard on the nation’s 32,000 daily flights.

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Zynga’s Words with Friends Is My Enemy, Too

Alec Baldwin’s not the only one in the hot seat because of that game.

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Missing Alec’s Tweets? Four Suitable Celebrity Replacements

In the wake of adversity, we are all capable of acting rashly. But hey, Alec Baldwin, did you have to take it out on your Twitter followers?

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Baldwin’s Booted Brethren: 10 Celebrities Who Have Been Kicked Off Planes

Alec Baldwin was forced to leave an American Airlines flight for playing Words with Friends. But he’s by far the first celeb to clash with a flight crew.

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Reading While Eating for December 7: Flying High

Wednesday’s links look back on the year that was — while getting tossed in the air on a football field.

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“Flight attendant on American reamed me out 4 playing WORDS W FRIENDS while we sat at the gate, not moving. #nowonderamericaairisbankrupt”

— ALEC BALDWIN, 30 Rock star and prolific tweeter, posting that he was kicked off an American Airlines flight for using his mobile phone; he later added, “But, oddly, 30 Rock plays inflight on American.”

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Some Supermarkets Shunning Ben & Jerry’s ‘Schweddy Balls’

“No one can resist my Schweddy Balls!”  Sorry, Ben & Jerry’s, but apparently some people can.

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Christian Group Speaks Out Against Ben & Jerry’s ‘Schweddy Balls’ Ice Cream

“No one can resist my Schweddy Balls,” Alec Baldwin noted on SNL. Well, apparently moms can.

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Emmy Editing: Alec Baldwin’s Phone-Hacking Joke Cut from Fox Telecast

Nobody puts Baldwin in the corner.

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Emmy Awards 2011: ‘Modern Family’ Wins Big, ‘Mad Men’ Takes Top Prize

Modern Family cleaned up while Mad Men shared some of the spoils Sunday night at the 63rd Emmy Awards.