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Woman signed boy out of school for sex view story
103 votes- Submitted by Nadia_
- 4 days ago
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A former medical assistant is scheduled to be arraigned on four counts of statutory rape involving a 17-year-old Blackman High School student next week.
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First liquid water may have been spotted on Mars view story
101 votes- Submitted by neelkantha
- 4 days ago
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NASA's Phoenix lander may have captured the first images of liquid water on Mars - droplets that apparently splashed onto the spacecraft's leg during landing, according to some members of the Phoenix team.
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Facebook backtracks on terms of use after protests view story
99 votes- Submitted by BennyGreenberg
- 4 days ago
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In an about-face following a torrent of online protests, Facebook is backing off a change in its user policies while it figures how best to resolve questions like who controls the information shared on the social networking site.
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Why Ordinary People Murder Their Families view story
96 votes- Submitted by McCaffertyHimself
- 3 days ago
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A criminologist discusses the complex reasons seemingly ordinary men are driven to murder their families—and why we may soon see more of these tragic cases. How can an ostensibly stable and loving man could kill the people he loves most?...
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GM to cut 47,000 jobs, close five more plants - Dayton Business Journal: view story
94 votes- Submitted by McCaffertyHimself
- 5 days ago
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GM to cut 47,000 jobs, close five more U.S. plants under a viability plan it submitted to the U.S. Treasury on Tuesday as part of its effort to land between $9 billion and $12 billion more in federal loans.
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Trump Entertainment may file bankruptcy: report view story
90 votes- Submitted by McCaffertyHimself
- 6 days ago
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PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc, Donald Trump's casino group, is expected to file Tuesday for bankruptcy, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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Twitter's inventor on the site's prehistoric document view story
89 votes- Submitted by Nadia_
- 3 days ago
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Sitting in the Flickr archives is a nearly 10-year-old document uploaded a couple of years ago by its author, Jack Dorsey, who started Twitter in 2006 along with co-founders Evan Williams and Biz Stone.
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'56 Social Blend: I Was Looking At The Light view story
89 votes- Submitted by cGt2099
- 4 days ago
- (http://social-blend.com/?p=219)
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Social Blend has relocated! The release of Social Blend 56 comes with the launch of our new site, Social-Blend.com! Listen to the podcast, check out the site, and let us know what you think! Our special guest on 56 is Chris Reibschlager
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Top 10 Most Powerful Families In History view story
89 votes- Submitted by neelkantha
- 4 days ago
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The history of ten of the most powerful families in the history of mankind. This new list is designed to replace the original and to give a broader view of some of the most powerful historic families while not excluding royal houses.
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Why Do All Cars Look the Same? view story
88 votes- Submitted by Nadia_
- 4 days ago
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Have you ever exited a supermarket and wondered why you couldn't find your car?...What will be next? For the near-term, expect derivative mono-block shapes like the 2010 Toyota Prius, Honda Insight, and the 2011 Chevrolet Volt.
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U.S. Offers Citizenship in Return for Military Service view story
87 votes- Submitted by Nadia_
- 3 days ago
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The pilot program will allow immigrants with temporary visas to earn permanent citizenship. This will be conditionally granted after completion of an English exam, oath ...
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Understanding New York City Through Its Landmarks view story
87 votes- Submitted by graywolf
- 4 days ago
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Classic landmarks are valuable far beyond the everyday business of giving hurried visitors something to take photos of. Each landmark has gained its status because it demonstrates an important part of the culture that surrounds it. In a small town
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Postmaster got $800,000 in pay, perks view story
86 votes- Submitted by Nadia_
- 6 days ago
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Postmaster General John E. Potter has warned that the Post Office may need to enact belt-tightening measures. Meanwhile, he has earned 40 percent in pay raises since 2006, including a $135,000 bonus last year.
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Hundreds protest cartoon depicting Obama as a chimpanzee shot and killed by police officers view story
85 votes- Submitted by Nadia_
- 3 days ago
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Protesters shouting, "Yes we can, shut it down" picketed outside the News Corp. building in midtown Thursday, a day after the company's New York ...
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WorkShak: Changes to Business Taxes in 2008 view story
85 votes- Submitted by pmolinero
- 4 days ago
- (http://www.workshak.com/2009/02/c...)
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Here are a few things to be aware of for your home business when figuring your 2008 taxes.
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Gardening Tips: 5 Tips For Planting Roses view story
84 votes- Submitted by wcbelew
- 4 days ago
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Soon spring will be on its way and the soil will be soft, this makes the perfect time for planting roses. Roses turned to be a favorite flower over the years, not only because they look good, but also because they smell so wonderful.Nevertheless, planting
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Geography professor claims to have found Osama bin Laden - Telegraph view story
84 votes- Submitted by neelkantha
- 5 days ago
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A Californian geography professor has used techniques for hunting endangered species to pinpoint three houses in Pakistan where Osama bin Laden could be hiding.
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57 Useful, Fun and Bookmarkworthy Online "Generators" view story
84 votes- Submitted by neelkantha
- 5 days ago
- (http://www.online-college-blog.co...)
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Online generators offer a great way to easily come up with ideas. From domain names to Twitter influence, the possibilities are virtually limitless. Read on to find a wide variety of generators available online.
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In Pictures: 30 Years After the China-Vietnam Border War view story
83 votes- Submitted by Nadia_
- 4 days ago
- (http://www.time.com/time/photogal...)
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Over 30,000 Vietnamese and Chinese soldiers died in short but fierce war fought at the two nations' borders in 1979.
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Digg Finally Admits the Auto-Bury Exists view story
87 votes- Submitted by burento
- 2 days ago
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It has long been debated and rumored that Digg has an auto-bury feature that would automatically bury specific user's submissions. They have for a long time denied any such mechanism exists, but a recent incident with Digg user ‘Nitmeh3′ shows evidenc
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