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Brutality in Iran!  

2009-06-25 12:20

This is beyond belief!The world must stand up against such brutality!Women of Iran: remove your head scarfs in silent peaceful protest!Men of Iran: Refuse to work! Hold your girlfriends hands in peaceful protest!


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Two-year-old 'world's youngest smoker'  

2009-06-25 12:20

A TWO-YEAR-OLD boy from the city of Tianjin in China is the world's youngest smoker. The father said his son was born with a hernia, and being too young for an operation, has taken up smoking to help him deal with the pain. He's now a pack a day toddler he won't give up, screaming and throwing himself on the floor if he's refused a smoke.


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Richard Marx (!) attacks RIAA after $1.92M Thomas verdict  

2009-06-25 12:20

Jammie Thomas-Rasset was held liable to sharing 24 songs, including one by pop crooner Richard Marx. But the lawsuit wasn't done in Marx's name


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Find Totally Free Unlimited Internet Access Almost Anywhere  

2009-06-25 12:10

This is no joke. There are still Internet Service Providers (ISPs) out there offering free service. We're going to look at a few ways to find totally free unlimited Internet access, legitimately and legally.


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Fannie, Freddie asked to relax condo loan rules  

2009-06-25 12:00

(Reuters) - Two U.S. Democratic lawmakers want Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to relax recently tightened standards for mortgages on new condominiums, saying they could threaten the viability of some developments and slow the housing-market recovery, the...


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If Everyday Life Was Directed by Michael Bay  

2009-06-25 11:40

Transformers 2 rolls into theaters today like a slow motion fireball. By now, we pretty much all know what to expect from his movies, but what if your day to day life was directed by Michael Bay? Would all of the fantastic ***** be worth the third degree burns covering most of your body?


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Obesity Ops 'May Cut Cancer Risk'  

2009-06-25 11:30

Weight-loss surgery could help women - but not men - reduce their risk of cancer, research suggests.


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The New Face of Weight Loss  

2009-06-25 11:20

Jackie Cox made millions from her diet plan, but this photo has to make you wonder...


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Hi! I Collect Stuck Tic-Tacs, What Do You Do? (PICS)  

2009-06-25 11:10

Wow.


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Bill Cosby circa 1963  

2009-06-25 11:10

27-year-old Bill Cosby talks about his early days as a ground-breaking comic.


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Will your car qualify for the Cash for Clunkers program?  

2009-06-25 11:00

The "Cash for Clunkers" program is finally becoming law. Once President Obama signs it, thousands of car owners may be eligible for a voucher for as much as $4500, that they can use toward the purchase of a new car. It's potentially a great deal, if you qualify. Unfortunately, theres a good chance your old car won't.


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Pentagon approves creation of cyber command  

2009-06-25 11:00

The Pentagon will create a Cyber Command to oversee the U.S. military's efforts to protect its computer networks and operate in cyberspace, under an order signed by Defense Secretary Robert Gates on...


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Car Lands On 4 Year Old Boy: He Survives [Video]  

2009-06-25 10:07

A four-year-old boy in Turkey has miraculously escaped injury after being hit by a runaway car. The car mounted the pavement after swerving to avoid a puppy in the road. Video footage shows Muhammet Dirlik being struck by the vehicle as it careers down a flight of steps, with the boy tumbling down the stairs in front of it.


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The Danger of Digging Deeper [Interactive Graphic]  

2009-06-25 10:06

A new project in California will dig deeper than ever before to capture geothermal energy from hot bedrock. But the rock has to be broken up to extract the heat, a process that creates earthquakes. NYT's James Glanz explains the science behind the fears that the project could possibly set-off large earthquakes.


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The blue and the green  

2009-06-25 10:05

Awesome dissection and explanation of an optical illusion by Phil Plait. What we see is not always the truth.


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Britain is Euro Cocaine Capital  

2009-06-25 09:00

Britain has become Europe's cocaine capital, a bombshell United Nations report revealed yesterday. More than one million Brits use the drug regularly - making us the biggest market for the drug in Europe.


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Google website unprecedented Crackdown?  

2009-06-25 09:00

Google's global website was blocked in China on Wednesday night, marking an escalation in Beijing's unprecedented crackdown on the world's leading search engine company. Attempts to access Google.com and Gmail from different computers in Beijing started failing after 9pm local time, but the websites could be accessed through proxy servers


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Blogging in Iran  

2009-06-25 08:50

The government estimates the Iranian blogosphere has roughly 60,000 to 100,000 active blogs and about 21 million Iranians online regularly.


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Twitter Litter  

2009-06-25 08:00

The problem with sites that track the top links on Twitter


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Bill Nye Explains: The iPhone 3GS's Oleophobic Screen  

2009-06-25 07:40

The new 3G S iPhone has a coating that helps you leave no, well hardly any, prints–-fingerprints. The glass screen is coated with a polymer, a plastic that human skin oil doesn't adhere to very well. People in the chemical bonding business like to call the finished surface "oleophobic."


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Prius Hearse Makes Your Last Road Trip a Green Ride  

2009-06-25 07:30

Think "hearse" and a long black Cadillac is what usually comes to mind. Toyota has a better, greener idea however: the Prius Hearse.


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Master Chief Gets High School Senior Photos Taken  

2009-06-25 07:10

We love the idea of video game characters being everyday people. We think it would be funny to see Soda Popinski walk into a bar, Mario actually trying to fix a pipe, or Duke Nukem being held up in traffic. With that in mind, we did an impromptu photoshoot of Halo's Master Chief getting his senior photos taken and thought we would share.


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Sam's Club Giving Kids Candy... In Pill Bottles [PIC]  

2009-06-25 07:00

The Sam's Club in Salisbury, MD is promoting its pharmacy by handing out pill bottles filled with candy to kids. As a pill recipient notes, "Now my 3 year old thinks all prescription pill bottles are just tasty snacks".


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Top 10 Movie Explosions of All Time  

2009-06-25 07:00

Michael Bay may never win a Best Director Oscar, but he has created the biggest explosion ever caught on film in Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, which opens on June 24. As millions of people line up to see the biggest blast ever, we look back to rank the ten greatest explosions in movie history.


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Soccer in South Africa [Pics]  

2009-06-25 06:50


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Best. iPhone. Ever. (PIC)  

2009-06-25 06:40

The 'Safari' icon is what got me.


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The 9 Most Scathing Critical Responses to Transformers 2  

2009-06-25 06:40

Michael Bay has never been one to embrace or even read film critics, and with the release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, those aggrieved legions are returning the favor. And while the film is altogether review-proof, that's not going to stop some of its most determined foes from attempting to smother it in its crib...


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Daily Show's Jason Jones Plays Jihad Walking in Iran (Video)  

2009-06-25 06:40

On last night's Daily Show, Jason Jones quizzed people on the streets in a country whose education system is in shambles and where no value is placed on understanding the outside world. He also quizzed some people in Iran.


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Airplane Graveyard (PIC)  

2009-06-25 06:20

Boulevard of broken wings.


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Under Development: Micromagnetic-Microfluidic Blood Filter  

2009-06-25 06:10

The Ingber Lab at Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Boston has developed a magnetic blood filtering system to get rid of microbes from blood in situ. This system works by adding plastic-coated iron-oxide beads that are coated with antibodies for a specific pathogen. The beads will then strongly adhere to the pathogen in the blood


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Most Embarrassing Mugshot: Drug Dealer Arrested Mid-Haircut  

2009-06-25 06:10

With his hair half-braided - and half in a huge bushy afro - Marcus T. Bailey could easily win an award for worst hair day of all time. The 25-year-old had been halfway through a visit to the barbershop when he stepped outside allegedly to sell crack cocaine to two addicts.


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When Pacman Joins Twitter...  

2009-06-25 06:00

*****


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Naked Thief Steals French Fries from Wendys  

2009-06-25 06:00

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Canadian police were on the search on Monday for a brazen thief who snatched a take-away meal while making a naked run past a fast food restaurant's drive-though window. An employee of a Langley, British...


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Best Movie Sequels of the Year from 1989 to 2009  

2009-06-25 06:00

We never, NEVER thought we'd hear ourselves saying this, but, dear lord, we need a good sequel and we need one NOW. Fine, the movie sequel has gotten a pretty bad rap over the years - deservedly so - but, even though we've been hurt by sequels before, there's just something about a part two, prequel, or next chapter...


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Ron Paul: The Future Of The Fed (Exclusive interview)  

2009-06-25 06:00

US News & World Report Interviews Cong. Ron Paul about the Fed and his bill to Audit the Fed (HR 1207)President Obama's financial regulatory plan has created controversy over the role of the Federal Reserve in our economy like rarely before. The person in Congress with perhaps the most unconventional point view on these issues in American


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NBA Trade: Shaq to the Cleveland Cavaliers  

2009-06-25 05:50

Looks like Lebron will be getting a little help. Cleveland will send Ben Wallace and Sasha Pavlovic to Phoenix for the future Hall of Famer.


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iPhone 3G vs. iPhone 3GS – Does the S mean speed?[HD VIDEO]  

2009-06-25 05:50

The thing that intrigued me most about the new iPhone was the ability to take better stills and to record video. When I found out I was eligible for the upgrade, it was a no brainer. In the past few years I had narrowed down my mobile devices down to three, I thought the new iPhone would narrow it down to one.


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APOD: 2009 June 24 - Noctilucent Clouds Over Germany  

2009-06-25 05:50

APOD: 2009 June 24 - Noctilucent Clouds Over Germany


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The Most Bad-Ass Chess Sets  

2009-06-25 05:40

Ninjas vs. Pirates is my fav


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South Carolina Governor Sanford Admits To Cheating On Wife  

2009-06-25 05:40

A choked-up South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford issued a raw apology to his wife, family, staff, friends, in-laws, people of faith, and South Carolinians for "creating a fiction with regard to where I was going" and cheating on his wife.


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