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Updated: 07 Nov 12:03
Miss England gives up crown over brawl reports
06 Nov 16:54
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LONDON (Reuters) - Beauty pageant winner Miss England gave up her title on Friday after reports she had been involved in a nightclub brawl with another beauty queen.
Man makes living by selling the shirt on his back
06 Nov 15:31
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - A T-shirt a day has kept unemployment at bay for an American man who is making about $85,000 a year by selling advertising space on his torso. 
Driver suspected in Bank of France van heist
06 Nov 15:29
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LYON, France (Reuters) - French police are looking for the driver of a security van suspected of driving off with more than 10 million euros ($14.85 million) after the man vanished, apparently after first clearing out his flat. 
Giant snake capture was a hoax?
05 Nov 21:52
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MIAMI (Reuters) - A man who caught a 14-foot (4.2-meter) python in a Florida drain pipe was charged with perpetrating a hoax after wildlife officers discovered he owned the snake and put it in the pipe in order to stage the capture. 
Health worker fired for hockey flu shots
05 Nov 17:14
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CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Senior health officials in the Canadian province of Alberta said on Wednesday they had fired an unidentified worker for giving National Hockey League players preferential access to the H1N1 flu vaccine. 
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Updated: 07 Nov 12:19
Babies May Pick Up Language Cues In Womb
06 Nov 18:45
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A new study reveals that the melody of a newborn's cries seems to be influenced by the sound of the parents' native tongue. The findings suggest that crying infants may be imitating the patterns of the language they heard before they were born.
Building A Better Lightbulb
06 Nov 18:00
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The U.S. Department of Energy is offering $10 million to the first individual or company to develop an energy-efficient LED replacement for the standard 60-watt incandescent bulb. DOE lighting program manager James Brodrick discusses the L Prize, and what makes a better bulb.
Can Oceans Survive The Human Appetite For Seafood?
06 Nov 18:00
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Faced with declining fish stocks, many nations are looking for sustainable ways to have their fish and eat it too. But how much fishing is too much? Oceanographer Sylvia Earle discusses this and other topics in her book The World is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One.
Students Build Living Microbial Machines
06 Nov 18:00
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At the 2009 International Genetically Engineered Machine competition, undergraduates from all over the world unveiled the living machines they'd created with snippets of DNA, from bacteria that change color when they detect pollutants to ones that secrete non-toxic superglue.
Health Issues Follow Natural Gas Drilling In Texas
06 Nov 17:30
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Vast new natural gas fields have opened up thanks to an advanced drilling technique. While natural gas is a cleaner burning fuel than coal or petroleum, extracting it is still hard, dirty work. Some people who live near the massive Barnett Shale gas deposit in north Texas, have complaints. Health and environmental concerns are prompting state regulators to take a closer look.
Cuban Blogger Kidnapped, Beaten By Castro Thugs
07 Nov 06:20
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Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Snchez as well as three others were kidnapped off the street today on the way to a anti-violence protest in Havana and threatened and beaten...
A time to lead
07 Nov 03:39
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There were a number of opinion pieces today that walked both sides of the same issue. One cannot avoid the question that yesterday's shooting at Fort Hood raised. Ann Althouse... 
Knock Knock Knocking on ACORN's Door
06 Nov 21:48
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Where are the FBI and the U.S. Attorneys? ACORN operates in multiple states and is being investigated in multiple states for Voter Fraud, which makes it a criminal conspiracy operating across state lines... 
Ignorance or Intentional Deception?
06 Nov 20:21
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Yesterday I attended the "House Call" rally on Capitol Hill organized by Michelle Bachmann to protest the health care bill. I saw men, women and children of all ages organized... 
Acting Stupidly
06 Nov 19:15
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In July, before he knew "all the facts", President Obama saw fit to opine on the arrest of his good friend, Henry Louis Gates (emphasis mine): "I don't know, not... 
Teen's Lie About His Past Jeopardizes Future With Girl (Dear Abby)
07 Nov 07:16
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I am a 16-year-old guy in my sophomore year of high school. I am known as a friendly, outgoing guy who gets along with girls. My problem is, I used to be one of the biggest jerks who ever was. I was involved in fighting and other things I won't go into. But I turned my life around.
Woman Objects To Giving Cell Phone Number To Her Boss (Dear Abby)
06 Nov 07:16
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: My boss wants my cell phone number for "work purposes." He has trouble with limits, and I am reluctant to give it to him. I don't want to receive text messages, unsolicited calls or contact outside of work. My private life is just that -- private.
Friend In Need Is Repaid With Bitter Disappointment (Dear Abby)
05 Nov 07:16
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: Please print this for me on behalf of myself and all the other well-intentioned folks out there who have lent money to others.
Man Wrapped Up In Girlfriend Ignores His Visiting Grandpa (Dear Abby)
04 Nov 07:16
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: My wife and I were visiting our children and grandson, "Rhett," age 24. Rhett is a college student who lives at home. He had his girlfriend, "Peggy," who lives in another town, at the house for the weekend.
Displays Of Affection Between Parents, Children Win Praise (Dear Abby)
03 Nov 07:16
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: Thank you for your response to "Alarmed in Apple Valley" (Aug. 28), who was concerned because her teenage nephew shows so much affection toward his mother.
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