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29 min ago, Mark

In these times of trouble and turmoil, financial crisis and contentious presidential campaigns, it’s nice to know we can always find some humor among the news stories.

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The mother of a little girl long known as “Precious Doe” testified Tuesday she knew the injured 3-year-old needed medical attention but that she feared going to jail and instead waited for the child to die.

 
 
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The federal investigation of a fatal Texas bus crash zeroed in Tuesday on foreign-made passenger buses that operate in the U.S. but don’t meet minimum U.S. safety standards.

 
 
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Dan Rather could have made millions of dollars more per year if CBS had not defrauded him before firing him, his lawyer said Tuesday.

 
 
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You may want to try this at home. Suresh Joachim, of Toronto, and Claudia Wavra, of Petersburg, Germany, claim to have broken the Guinness World Record for movie-watching, after seeing 57 films in 123 hours in a plexi-glass house in Times Square.

 
 
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Britney Spears may have to stand trial for driving without a valid license after all.

 
 
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A new federal indictment has been handed up against a Canadian man who was days from being tried in the 1975 slaying of a fellow American Indian Movement member when a judge threw out the original charges.

 
 
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An animal control officer stumbled across the body of a Hurricane Ike victim on an island near where the storm slammed ashore last month, bringing the national death toll to 72.

 
 
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A fire aboard the nuclear-powered USS George Washington aircraft carrier resulted from a failure to properly store hazardous materials and other missteps that allowed the fire to burn unchecked for more than eight hours, Navy investigators found.

 
 
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Authorities are evacuating the Staircase Falls area of Yosemite National Park after a rock slide.

 
 
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Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin says Barack Obama’s association with a 1960s radical is a relevant issue because he hasn’t been forthright about what he knew about William Ayers’ background and when he knew it.

 
 
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Oct 6 2008 by Christi0 Comments

When nature strikes, it hits hard. A tsunami of devastation swept through areas where Hurricane Ike hit. It was the third most destructive tropical cyclone in the history of United States. Tropical cyclones feed on heat, and additional heat in the...

 
 
Oct 3 2008 by Christi0 Comments

Google claims it will rescue the United States before 2030, from using coal and oil for power, and cut oil use for cars. The estimated cost of this new energy plan is lesser than the amount needed to bail United States out of their recent financial...

 
 
Sep 15 2008 by Dayasurabhi Balaji1 Comments

After years of fighting the Taliban regime and trying to restore order in Afghanistan, American and British troops are largely unsuccessful. It is not the case only in Afghanistan, but is also true of the other places which America had invaded, namely...

 
 
Sep 13 2008 by Radhika0 Comments

Recently, I actually had the pleasure of conducting an interview of one of these geniuses of the design world, Andreas Malo Dyb.

I have idolized many of his pieces ranging from footwear to the iphone bag. He has judiciously amalgamated ...

 
 
Sep 10 2008 by Sunit0 Comments

Hardly a month has passed since the Annapolis conference between Israel, Palestine and Arab neighbors under the close guidance of the United States of America that was held at the end of last month, yet Israel has not made any effort to prove to its arch...

 
 
Sep 9 2008 by Nandini1 Comments

Okay, it was too late. But I’m sure, you all will be thrilled to know that it was the Junior Cool Geek who kept Peter Rojas from sharing all the cooldom. Yes, Peter is now the proud father of a son. Peter and Jill, please accept our heartiest...

 
 
Sep 9 2008 by Sunit0 Comments

In what is seen as a major blow to George W. Bush’s ‘war on terror’ policy, the US supreme court has ruled that foreign detainees at the controversial Guantanamo Bay prison have the right to challenge their imprisonment at US civilian courts in...

 
 
Sep 9 2008 by Ravneet0 Comments

America stands divided, this time not on the basis of racial segregation rather on the question of a female president. Just before New Hampshire Primary polls by a group of young men shouting slogans “Iron our shirts.” The world decried this male...

 
 
Sep 8 2008 by Atul0 Comments

Eliot Spitzer, the governor of New York couldn’t have asked for deeper trouble than he is in now. Losing trust of the family (Although his wife stood by him during his confession speech), friends and those 70% people of New York who thought that he...

 
 
Sep 8 2008 by Bharat0 Comments

Austria won the closing nations team event and knocked off hosts Sweden of the medals table at the World Alpine skiing championship - dominating the Super G and the slalom event.

The Austrian contingents turned out the best in the contest, ending the...

 
 
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In this photo released by The Flagship Group, Tiger Woods smiles as he describes his first ocean front golf course he is designin during the announcement of Punta Brava, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2008 in Los Angeles. Punta Brava, located on the Pacific coast of...