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Red Bull Fails to Give Robber Wings
A Roselle man packed a cart with $340 worth of cases of Red Bull at Pathmark and made a beeline for the door, but didn’t have the fleet feet to complete his heist, police said.
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Abandoned Complex of Underground Military Docks in Japan
If you have watched the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles show you are probably informed about their place of living, the underground.If you thought that this can only be seen in animated movies, then, you should think again when you see this.
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The Cost of Coal's Toxic Sludge
It's deadly, barely regulated, and everywhere. Can Obama crack down on America's second-biggest river of industrial waste?
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How FIFA Botched the World Cup in South Africa
In April, the owner of Die Agterplaas B&B in Johannesburg tried to charge me nearly $2,000 to stay a week at her place, $1,500 more than the room is going for immediately after the World Cup, according to online booking sites ...
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Australia to ban ultra-skinny models
Skinny models could be banished from catwalks and magazines under a major overhaul of the fashion industry.
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The Complete Idiots Guide to Holding the iPhone 4 (PICS)
You stood in line for over 12 hours, overnight, waded through the other Mac geeks, resigned a 2-year contract, turned over your hard earned cash to 2 large corporations, you’ve got your iPhone 4 in the palm of your hand…oops, doesn’t work in the palm of your hand. To handle that, here is a pictorial “Idiots Guide to Holding the iPhone 4″
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Boy's Eyesight Saved After Dr. Prescribes Nintendo...
A 6 year-old boy who nearly went blind in 1 eye can now see again after he was told to play on a Nintendo games console...and regularly played Mario Kart. (And some people question the value of video games!...)
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Cobra Meat Harvested For Hamburgers In Indonesia
Some Indonesians believe that parts of the cobra, like the gall bladder and marrow, can enhance metabolism and cure disease.
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the iPhone Was Great BEFORE It Cured Erectile Dysfunction
There really is nothing the iPhone can’t do. No task too big, no organ too flaccid. I’m interested to know who among Apple’s crack app approval force decided to take up the task of thoroughly looking a this app before letting it out the door. It takes a big man to admit his ED, and a bigger man to do something about it.
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Why Are Weddings So Expensive?
The average wedding these days costs, depending on whom you ask, somewhere between $19,000 and $29,000. Those outrageous numbers you can blame at least in part on Marshall Field's.
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Christian researcher: Jesus did not die on a cross
The crucifixion is apparently under review. In his doctoral thesis, newly graduated Swedish theologian Gunnar Samuelsson argues that there is absolutely no historical evidence that crucifixion was used for executions at the time of Jesus Christ's death. In original Greek version of the Bible, there isn't even a mention of a cross.
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Politico: U.S. Political Dynasties in the Dumps in 2010
The 2010 elections have a surprisingly nostalgic feel. Six sons of governors, a handful of congressional scions seeking high office for the first time, and two dozen or so House and Senate incumbents whose parents also served in Congress are all on the ballot in 2010. In a break with the past, the dynasty candidates aren't faring so well.
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Financial Reform: Wall Street Wins, Investors Lose
If you want to know who got the upper hand when it comes to the financial reform bill, follow the money. Bank stocks are currently trading higher and financials are outperforming all other sectors. As Dick Bove, a high-profile analyst that covers Wall Street, put it, “I think I would be buying bank stocks this morning.”
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Survey: Majority in US Ready to Change Energy Habits
Nearly eight in 10 US consumers — 79 per cent — say in a new survey that they’re ready to make short-term changes in their energy use habits to gain longer-term benefits.
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