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Scientific name: Theridion grallator
Motive: The ‘happy face spider,’ found only in rain forests of the Hawaiian Islands, has one peculiar way to scare its predators. It makes a smiling face, which confuses the...
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Max Blumental reports on The Daily Beast that Sarah Palin may have quit her job today because she was trying to avert a major, yet-to-be-disclosed corruption scandal....
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The crown of the famed New York Statue of Liberty will reopen tomorrow for the first time since September 11th, 2001, and what better day than the celebration of...
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American nuns could be said to have their habits in a twist in the face of two investigations by the Vatican into whether they have come to espouse lifestyles and views...
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The Jackson family has decided to hold a memorial for their late son at Los Angeles’ Staple Center. Jackson died last week from what was probably a strong...
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Alaska Governor and former Republican 2008 vice-president nominee Sarah Palin has decided to resign from her governorship.
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A Philadelphia man’s accused of using Tarot cards and mysticism to lure three teenage girls into having sex with him.
“He was reading my cards and told me...
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Brad Pitt surely deserves to be there in the green celebs’ list. Well, you may or may not agree to it. Still his foundation, Make It Right, makes him proud in...
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While the onslaught of miserable June weather played havoc with people’s plans and psyches, it has also provided a quiet benefit to many city neighborhoods. Fatal and...
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Amidst the fireworks, the beer and the cookouts associated with the celebration of the 4th of July Independence holiday, it is common to forget why the founders of the...
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Despite about two trillion dollars pumped into banks and the general economy from the government, the United States’ economy continues to shed jobs.
The U.S....
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Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, has an emergency button under his desk that was installed 30 years ago after former City Supervisor Dan White entered City...
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The King of Pop still had it.
In defiance of all the critics who called him Wacko Jacko and a has-been, Michael Jackson still put on a show that eluded most artists....
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California, one of the world’s largest economies, has reached the brink. It is a sad day for America for California always promised the “Golden Road”...
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President Obama promised a break from the old Washington ways of permanent campaigning and a president unaccountable to the people. Put aside the lack of...
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With respect to Gov. Mark Sanford, it’s probably always a mistake for a Puritan to visit Latin America. A handsome cardiologist’s son, he married money,...
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It has long been known that Michael Jackson had an inconsiderate stage-dad. Joe Jackson reportedly pushed his son excessively as a young star.
Jackson has long stated...
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For the first time since 1968, a party will command a filibuster proof majority in the Senate.
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Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a...
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Dreaming of a house that is remarkably awesome? Designed by Touzet studio, the amazing North Bay Road Residence located in Miami Beach, Florida is one such example. The...
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As Iran stumbles deeper into political crisis, with scores of protestors murdered and likely more deaths coming after Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami declared them...
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AP, Tulsa
One of the most deadly spiders in the world has been found in the produce section of a Tulsa grocery store. An employee of Whole Foods Market found the Brazilian...
made popular Mar 20 2009
AP, Tulsa
One of the most deadly spiders in the world has been found in the produce section of a Tulsa grocery store. An employee of Whole Foods Market found the Brazilian...
made popular Mar 20 2009
Some crazy robotic makes have passed under our scanning eyes, we have seen them drool, we’ve seen them move, some in style some just doing barely so, but never have...
made popular Mar 19 2009
AP, Bogota
The creepy and crawly can be good for you _ at least that’s the message that Dario Gutierrez preaches to sometimes squeamish students in Colombian schools.
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AP, New York
Spider-Man has conquered the movies. Now, with a little help from Julie Taymor and U2, it’s Broadway’s turn.
made popular Feb 24 2009
AP, New York
Spider-Man has conquered the movies. Now it’s Broadway’s turn.
made popular Feb 24 2009
AP, London
The tiny tangled threads of the world’s oldest spider web have been found encased in a prehistoric piece of amber, a British scientist said Monday.
made popular Dec 15 2008
AP, Richmond
David Gonzalves led Richmond with 16 points, eight rebounds and four assists in the Spiders’ 78-67 victory over Coppin State on Sunday night.
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One look at this picture and you know what layering is all about. I mean, a human hand holding a turtle, a frog on this turtle and there is a spider-like something on...
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If you are afraid of spiders, you would best not be visiting Liverpool’s Lime Street. Why? Well, Liverpool is currently hosting the Capital of Culture...
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Dew drops, each a splendid world of reflection - caught in a silvery web on an early morning
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AP, Reno
Fire investigators have come up with an unusual cause of a blaze that damaged a home in Reno _ spider killing. Reno Fire Battalion Chief Rick Kajans said a teenager was...
made popular Aug 18 2008
Hi this is my spiderman spider tattoo
Este es mi tatuaje de araña de spiderman
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Some of the greatest problems that war thrusts upon mankind surface once the shots cease to sound and the fire fades away in to ashes. These vary from providing shelter...
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Supermarket bosses have recalled red Mexican grapes from all their stores after a deadly black widow spider was found in a bunch.
Waitrose pulled the fruit from...
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Spider, the new sensation in high-end computer platform from AMD, signifies its code-name for Spider has been genetically engineered to put components from a single...
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David Gammon’s Transcriptor’, which appeared in many films and TV commercials including the Kellogg’s cereal advertisement through to the Heartbeat TV...
made popular Oct 20 2007
AP, Manila
The package from Hong Kong looked innocent enough, marked “personal clothing.” But when customs officials opened it, they were stunned to see about 300 live...
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A Canada based revenue agency is testing a software program dubbed ‘Spider’ that will crawl the internet in search for online tax cheats.
The software has...
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An undated handout photo supplied Monday Dec. 15, 2008 by Oxford University paleobiologist Martin Brasier showing the strands of an ancient spiders web . Brasier says the web, which is encased in amber, is 140 million years old, making it the world’s...
