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Updated: 22 Nov 04:04
Gang accused of killing to sell human fat
20 Nov 21:23
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LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.
Ageing Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas
20 Nov 16:23
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children. 
Diplomats arrested for cigarette smuggling
20 Nov 16:21
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STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish police have arrested two North Korean diplomats on suspicion of smuggling 230,000 cigarettes into the Nordic country, the Swedish Customs Office said Friday. 
U.S. election, iPhone among decade's top 10 Internet moments
20 Nov 15:27
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of U.S. President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards. 
New fossils reveal a world full of crocodiles
19 Nov 21:21
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New fossils unearthed in what is now the Sahara desert reveal a once-swampy world 
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Updated: 22 Nov 04:18
Museum: Galileo's Fingers, Tooth Found
20 Nov 22:06
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Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again, a Florence museum said Friday.
Scientist: 'Don't Give Up' On Stopping Asian Carp
20 Nov 21:00
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Two Asian carp species that could devastate the Great Lakes ecosystem may be a few miles from Lake Michigan. To halt their migration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built an underwater electric fence on a canal 20 miles south of the lake. But tests conducted by David Lodge at Notre Dame indicate that they have gotten close to the lake despite the barrier.
Rethinking The Human Future In Space
20 Nov 18:00
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With NASA reporting a "significant amount" of water on the lunar surface, is it time to re-examine our priorities regarding living and working in space? Mark Sykes, director of the Planetary Science Institute, talks about why and how people should venture beyond Earth.
Personalizing Solar Power
20 Nov 18:00
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Researchers are hoping to improve solar energy installations by coupling a solar panel to an efficient hydrolysis unit that splits water into oxygen and hydrogen. Daniel Nocera of MIT says the approach could lead to personal solar power units that could get many houses off the grid.
Real-Life Physics Problems Star On TV
20 Nov 18:00
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The stars of The Big Bang Theory are two fictional Caltech physicists, but the physics problems they study are real. Bill Prady, the program's co-creator and executive producer, talks about including real-world science in the script, from dark matter to magnetic monopoles.
The Precautionary President
21 Nov 18:39
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One of the more Orwellian concepts of the Twenty-First Century has to be the so-called "Precautionary Principle". The harmless-sounding concept is described by proponents as a simple extension of 'better...
PBS Shill-man Moyers Calls It Quits
21 Nov 14:36
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It's bad enough we're going to lose Oprah in 2012, but now, Bill Moyers, too!! Woe unto us! From where shall we get our unbiased, objective analysis? Yes. Bill Moyers,... 
Yikes: Body Sold to Russia Kebab Shop
21 Nov 12:26
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You think your life is bad? Police in Russia have arrested three homeless men suspected of killing a man, eating part of the body and selling other parts to a... 
Caterpillar Crawling Along. Barely
20 Nov 21:27
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Back in February of this year, when a hyperventilating President Obama claimed that the Stimulus bill must pass with the utmost urgency, he had a pow-wow with James Owens, CEO... 
Gut Renovation
20 Nov 19:30
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Jim Geraghty's got an interesting piece up today at the Campaign Spot: We find ourselves dealing with the frightening realization that with the Obama administration, there is no plan B.... 
Daughter Cringes When Mom Does Happy Dance In Public (Dear Abby)
21 Nov 07:16
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I am an 11-year-old girl who loves going shopping and doing various stuff with my mom. But when we go to the mall or stop for lunch and she hears a song she likes, she'll start singing to it. And if we're standing up, she even dances to it a little.
Woman's Size Is No Deterrent In Her Search For Lasting Love (Dear Abby)
20 Nov 07:16
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: I'm 32 and a "large girl." I am also intelligent, witty and fun to be around. I make friends wherever I go. The problem is my mother -- who is also big -- keeps telling me that heavy women are not desirable and we must "settle" when it comes to choosing a mate.
Guilt Mars Comfort Couple Finds In Each Other's Arms (Dear Abby)
19 Nov 07:16
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: Is there anything wrong with having a lover solely for the purpose of sex? He is grieving for his late wife (my best friend), and I am separated from my husband. We're both lonely and have supported each other through our pain. A few weeks ago we decided to become lovers.
Art Of Letter-Writing Suffers Neglect In Age Of The Internet (Dear Abby)
18 Nov 07:16
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: Please don't think I'm stupid for asking this, but I need some help. The practice of letter-writing appears to be a dying form because of e-mail and texting -- which I'm good at. But when I receive a nice gift, I know the proper way to acknowledge it is to write a thank-you letter.
Men Applaud The Pleasures Of Being With Older Women (Dear Abby)
17 Nov 07:16
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Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: In your response to the letter from "'Cougar' in New York" (Sept. 3), you invited your male readers to share their thoughts. Abby, cougars are nothing new. They're simply out of the closet.
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