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Socialites Claim They Got Tricked into Paying $50k for Finger Painting
A finger painting is at the center of an almost half-a-million dollar lawsuit after an Upper East Side couple claims they were tricked by their children's pricey private school into paying $50,000 for...
View ArticleMonsters University ($46.1 million) was the top movie again this weekend,...
Monsters University ($46.1 million) was the top movie again this weekend, followed by The Heat ($40 million). White House Down bombed, making just $25.7 million and finishing in fourth place.
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Edward Snowden Stuck in Moscow as Ecuador's President Questions Asylum
In an interview with the Associated Press on Sunday, Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa cast some doubts on Edward Snowden's reported plans to seek asylum in his country, saying the Ecuadorean consul...
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Golf Club Calls Police on "Terrorist" Diplomat & Breast-Feeding Wife
In early June, the wife of a Belgian diplomat attempted to breast-feed her young daughter on the terrace of a New York country club, setting off a chain of events that would lead to the woman and her...
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19 Firefighters Killed While Battling Huge Wildfire in Arizona
Nighteen firefighters battling a massive wildfire in Yarnell, Arizona have died. The Yarnell Hill Fire started on Friday, likely from a lightning strike, and has since burned over 2,000 acres and...
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Muslim Brotherhood Office Looted as Egyptian Ministers Resign
A day after millions of Egyptians gathered to protest President Mohamed Morsi and the ruling Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist party's headquarters were ransacked and set on fire, killing as many as six...
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Jessica Simpson Concludes 79 Months of Pregnancy with Birth of Son
Collect call for Nick Lachey from a Miss Jessica Weaddababi-Eitzaboi. Former popstar and ancient Norse fertility goddess Jessica Simpson gave birth to a baby boy on Sunday, her second child in just...
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Startup to SF: Just Avoid that Pesky Transit Strike via Helicopter!
Here's how thinking about the world works in Silicon Valley: when public transportation is disrupted (in the old sense) due to labor disputes, that's not an inconvenience! It's an opportunity to plug...
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British Paper Duped into Fake NSA Scoop by Obama-Is-Gay Crank
Here's a good journalism #protip: If the main source for your bombshell NSA article is a guy who thinks that President Obama is gay and that President Bush has his poop classified, you may not actually...
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Egyptian Protesters Paint Helicopter With Hundreds of Laser Pointers
People in Egypt, in case you haven't heard, aren't too happy with the state of things under President Mohamed Morsi. Cairo has been beset with protests and riots since Sunday. But things got weird last...
View ArticleA judge dismissed the three child molestation suits brought against Elmo...
A judge dismissed the three child molestation suits brought against Elmo creator Kevin Clash this morning, stating that the statute of limitations had expired. Wondering how to explain this final...
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During the Pride Parade, Fairies and Queens Take Over 5th Ave
New York City is proud of its LGBTQ community, and it showed at this year's Pride parade. With more than 10,000 marchers sashaying down 5th ave, still high from the recent SCOTUS decisions, you could...
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Cirque du Soleil Acrobat Falls to Her Death During Show Finale
A 31-year-old Cirque du Soleil acrobat plummeted 50 feet to her death on Saturday during the finale scene of the company's Kà show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Hers is believed to be the first stage...
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Paula Deen Shame Meets Our Appetites, But It's Not Very Nourishing
What have we learned from Paula Deen, really? The TV chef and animal-fats enthusiast has paid a certain price for the revelations, following from a harassment lawsuit, that she had used the word...
View ArticleInterpret This Amanda Bynes Tweet
I Want A Million Dollars A Year For Illegally Having My Mind Read And Privacy Stolen — Amanda Bynes (@AmandaBynes) July 1, 2013
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Is Spying Okay?
In the aftermath of the revelations about the NSA's secret spying programs, there is plenty of anger to go around. American citizens are pissed that they were spied on. European governments are pissed...
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Man Buys Back $850 Million Company for $1 Million, Just for Funsies
Bebo was supposed to be a very, very big social network—so big, AOL paid $850 million for it back in 2005. Ha, ha, ha. That never happened. It's dead. But today, the site's founder says he's buying it...
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Grip It Good
A RIDDLE: Who is stronger? Jeff, whose huge biceps pop up when he makes a "flexing" motion, as he frequently does; or his brother Jeremy, who has huge triceps thanks to endless skull crushers and...
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New York Times Blogger Demanded Travel and Expenses from Companies
A blogger for The New York Times has been requesting thousands of dollars in "expenses" and travel airfare from a public relations firm trying to get its clients covered in the Times, according to...
View ArticleDespite a lawsuit from angry parents alleging "an effort to promote Eastern...
Despite a lawsuit from angry parents alleging "an effort to promote Eastern religion," a judge has ruled that a California school district may teach yoga.
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