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For showing a picture of a tube of toothpaste with the words “Squeeze Russia out of yourself” Andrei Bubeyev was arrested and sentenced to over two years in prison.  He showed this to twelve of his friends on social media ...
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Scientists have found some radioactive dust from a supernova that landed in Antarctica when a star exploded millions of years ago.  The radioactive dust from a supernova was discovered under thousands pounds of snow.  They are hoping to be able ...
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■    Brazilian taxi driver Adilson Luiz da Cruz often finds lost phones and forgotten umbrellas in his cab, but last week he hit the jackpot: 40 tickets to the World Cup. Despite his lifelong dream of going to the tournament, ...
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■    A cat that ran for the U.S. Senate in Virginia received about 7,000 write-in votes in last week's election, according to his owners. That means Hank, who hails from Springfield, Va., can claim third place behind Democratic victor Tim ...
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Astronomers have spotted the most enormous black holes ever detected, inspiring new theories about how such pockets of extreme gravity form. Together, the two objects, which are roughly 300 million light-years away, have more mass than 30 billion suns, University ...
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Britain treats its kids like pests, said Jenny McCarthy. We see them as frequently annoying and sometimes frightening. A recent survey found that nearly half of respondents agreed that children today were “feral” and “like animals.” How many times have ...
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We all know about the dangers of sleep deprivation, which has been linked to obesity, memory problems, and even early death. But a new study shows that a surprisingly large proportion of Americans are getting too much sleep, and that ...
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Budapest Power grab: In the face of mass protests and international condemnation, the Hungarian parliament has overwhelmingly passed 15 pages of amendments to the country’s 1-year-old constitution that practically abolish all judicial checks on the government. The amendments retroactively restore ...
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The stage has been set for a new space race between China and the US.  China has sent a lunar lander to the dark side of the moon.  Since communication is not feasible from the dark side the Chinese had ...
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If you are not among the idle rich and are not able to take the time off it takes to travel you may want to see these 10 places before you die. Emergency Room: you will get the real story ...
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