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9 years ago+21 21 0The Duggars Are Broke or Just Greedy as Hell
Since getting kicked off TLC, the 19 Kids and Counting family are working their ‘fans’ for donations. The Duggars could be in financial trouble or maybe they’re just getting greedy. Since losing their TLC show in mid-July amid the scandal surrounding ...
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9 years ago+13 14 1Hillary Clinton's email could become a criminal matter
Hillary Clinton may face a criminal investigation by the Justice Department over her use of a private email address while she was secretary of state, according to a report. The New York Times said late on Thursday that two inspectors general had aske ...
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9 years ago+65 68 3 x 1Federal Bill Could End Prohibition Across the United States in 2015
If a state passes a law deeming marijuana a legal substance, the federal government should have no authority over the prosecution of individuals for crimes associated with the substance. This is the battle cry of a recent piece of legislation, which ...
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9 years ago+4 5 1DNA uncovers mystery migration to the Americas
Two separate genetic analyses have found evidence for a surprising genetic link between the native populations of the Americas and Oceania.
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9 years ago+17 17 0What’s the Future of High-Speed 3D Printing
A few years back it looked as though 3D printing was set to take off. For those who were new to the tech the possibilities seemed endless. And then they didn’t. Soon the 3D printing landscape was littered with a slew of FDM printers that simply parro ...
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9 years ago+19 20 1Man charges iPhone on train, arrested for stealing electricity
I really thought electricity was all the rage these days. If you power your car by it, you're cool and saving the world. Not everyone, though, seems to think you're cool if you charge your iPhone with it. I am sizzling, you see, at the stor ...
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9 years ago+66 68 2 x 1One of the world's biggest banks just admitted bitcoin could destroy existing finance firms
French bank BNP Paribas says the technology underpinning bitcoin has the potential to make existing companies "redundant," a huge admission from one of the world's biggest banks. Analyst Johann Palychata writes in the company's ma ...
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9 years ago+34 34 0 x 1Why Isn't There Any 'Star Trek' On Television?
Next year will be the fiftieth anniversary of Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek franchise, one of the longest-running American film franchises spun off from two iterations of the property on television: the progenitor, Star Trek, and its sequel series Sta ...
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9 years ago+2 5 3Whole Foods faces NYC probe for overcharges
Rip-off on aisle four. The city has launched a probe of Whole Foods Markets after investigators nabbed the upscale food purveyor for routinely overcharging customers on groceries during dozens of inspections dating back to at least 2010, the Daily Ne ...
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9 years ago+8 9 12,200 Baby Pigs Escape on Ohio Highway After Truck Crashes (auto play video)
Talk about hogging the road. A semi truck carrying 2,200 baby pigs tipped over Monday on an Ohio highway, officials said. The accident happened on U.S. Route 35 in Xenia, which is just southeast of Dayton, officials said. After the crash was reported ...
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9 years ago+30 30 0 x 1Mad Max: Fury Road without special effects is still freaking awesome
Mad Max is a fantastic movie thanks to the unbelievable stunts and planning by the filmmakers. Here's what Mad Max looks like in Real Life.
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9 years ago+7 8 1Waco Judge agrees to let most bikers go - if they sign a contract vowing not to sue for wrongful arrest
“It appears the public defenders office in McLennan County is involved in this scurrilous activity,” said Paul Looney, a Houston attorney with Looney & Conrad, P.C. “I’ve never seen anything like the lawlessness that the authorities have perpetra ...
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9 years ago+17 17 0India rescues children from traffickers exploiting Nepal earthquake aftermath
Authorities in India have rescued more than 20 children from a human trafficking network targeting families who lost their livelihoods in last month’s earthquake in Nepal. The 7.8-magnitude quake, which killed more than 8,600 people, devastated rural ...
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9 years ago+16 16 0Why Your Bloody Mary Tastes Better on a Plane
Who among us has never complained about airplane food? Today’s in-flight offerings tend to be so common, so bland, so offensively inoffensive. The gluey chicken or the dense pasta? If the plastic tray offerings weren’t so good at breaking the monoton ...
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9 years ago+21 21 0 x 1Vandals destroy dam, release 49 million gallons of water into Bay
Fremont police say vandals attacked an inflatable dam on Alameda Creek that resulted in the loss of nearly 50 million gallons of water. Police believe that those responsible entered a restricted area sometime on Thursday morning and intentionally dam ...
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9 years ago+21 21 0Should the government be allowed to spy on you?
On Thursday, May 21st, activists in dozens of cities across the United States gathered at sunset outside the offices of their Senators, to send Congress a clear message: "Sunset the PATRIOT Act." Holding signs, tablets, and laptops, the peo ...
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9 years ago+19 19 0Hillary and Bill Clinton earn more than $25m for giving 100 speeches
Hillary Clinton and her husband and former president Bill Clinton reported on Friday they had earned more than $25m in speaking fees since January 2014. Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign reported the income in a personal financial disclosure re ...
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9 years ago+23 23 0 x 2The Art of Negative Space
A collection of some really nice art by Tang Yau Hoong.
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9 years ago+14 14 0ABC picks up ‘Dr. Ken’ for a full season
ABC picked up “Dr. Ken” for a full season on Friday, which means that there will be two Asian American families featured on primetime network television next season according to The Wrap. The show will feature Korean American actor Ken Jeong as both ...
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9 years ago+17 17 0Bank parents or main units seen pleading guilty over FX: sources
The parent companies or main banking units of as many as five major banks, rather than their smaller subsidiaries, are expected to plead guilty to U.S. criminal charges over manipulation of foreign exchange rates, people familiar with the matter said ...