Good day, bad day: February 24, 2012

Tyra Banks receives a Harvard diploma, while Snooki is banned from her local wine shop — and more winners and losers of today's news cycle

Snooki
(Image credit: Scott Weiner./Retna Ltd./Corbis)

GOOD DAY FOR:

Faith in 140 characters

Pope Benedict XVI joins Twitter, where he will tweet messages once a day during Lent. A Vatican source says the tweets may not always be written by Benedict, but will always be approved by him. [The Guardian]

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Tyra Banks

The supermodel-turned-media personality graduates from Harvard's Executive Education Owner/President Manager Program. Students attend three-week sessions once a year for three years. [Washington Post]

Barack Obama

TV show host and political commentator Bill Maher donates $1 million to a struggling Obama Super PAC. [The Daily What]

BAD DAY FOR:

Southern comfort

New data on sleep says southern states are the most sleep-deprived in the nation. [BuzzFeed]

Snooki

The wine shop next to the Jersey Shore star's new apartment bans her from entering, saying "there is no upside business-wise, and the potential downside is God knows what." [TMZ]

DIY dining

A Wisconsin man is arrested after entering the kitchen at a local Denny's and cooking his own burger. [TIME]

For more winners and losers see: Good day, bad day: February 23, 2012

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