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11 years ago+14 14 0Jeopardy's New Game-Theory Devotee Is One to Keep an Eye On
Meet Arthur, Jeopardy's latest and greatest star, who has used game-show sabermetrics and live-tweeting irreverence to make the smart man's game show must-see TV. And he's picked up plenty of fans (and enemies) along the way.
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11 years ago+16 16 0Newly Released Documents Confirm DEA Involved in Cocaine Smuggling
Newly released documents and testimony from Justice Department and Drug Enforcement Agency officials now confirm the stories that the federal government has been smuggling cocaine are true. This should come as no shock to many of us who were convince ...
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11 years ago+17 17 0Florida’s largest gun dealer bans gun rentals after suicides
Shoot Straight, Florida’s largest independent gun-shop chain, has stopped renting guns to prevent its eight Florida ranges from becoming suicide parlors. Khaled Akkawi, founder of the Apopka-based chain, made the decision last month after the latest ...
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11 years ago+16 16 0How the NSA makes the nation insecure
Critical new report calls for intelligence reform, interprets citizens' security as protection from government meddling
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11 years ago+22 23 1 x 140 maps that will help you make sense of the world
If you’re a visual learner like myself, then you know maps, charts and info graphics can really help bring data and information to life. Maps can make a point resonate with readers and this collection aims to do just that. Hopefully some of these map ...
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11 years ago+15 15 0New Old Spice TV Ad 2014
New Old Spice Re-Fresh Body Spray may cause boys to become men, girls to become girlfriends, and moms to become sad.
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11 years ago+20 20 0Want Perfect Pitch? You Might Be Able To Pop A Pill For That
In the world of music, there is no more remarkable gift than having perfect pitch. As the story goes, Ella Fitzgerald's band would use her perfect pitch to tune their instruments. Although it has a genetic component, most believe that perfect pi ...
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11 years ago+17 17 0Digital Music Sales Decreased In 2013, While Vinyl Increased
According to Billboard, digital music sales are on the decrease as of 2013. This follows a plateau in the market over the last few years prior. According to the study digital song purchases dropped close to six percent in 2013, whilst digital album s ...
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11 years ago+18 18 0China balloonist deflated after missing his mark in islands spat
Japan’s coast guard plucked a stranded Chinese balloonist out of the sea near the disputed Senkaku island group on New Year’s day after the man tried and failed to land on one of the islands. The man’s political affiliation and precise motive were un ...
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11 years ago+11 11 0Watch This Bride Walk Down the Aisle With Google Glass
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue — and Google Glass, too. A bride walked down the aisle sporting Google's high-tech specs earlier this year. A minute-long video (above), which was posted to YouTube in September, s ...
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11 years ago+25 25 0Documents Reveal Top NSA Hacking Unit
The NSA's TAO hacking unit is considered to be the intelligence agency's top secret weapon. It maintains its own covert network, infiltrates computers around the world and even intercepts shipping deliveries to plant back doors in electroni ...
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11 years ago+14 14 0Agatha Christie's poisons and other writers' fascinating lives
Some thriller, crime and detective novelists have had lives as interesting as those of their protagonists. From Ian Fleming's CIA past to Anne Perry's own experience in bloodshed, check out these authors whose lives were stranger than their ...
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11 years ago+16 16 0The Filth in Erdogan's Closet
A wave of early morning police raids in Turkey on Dec. 17 gave the world a sudden glimpse into the murky inner workings of the country’s ruling elite, pulling back the curtain on astonishing scenes of bribery and graft.
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11 years ago+19 19 0France's 'Culture Tax' Could Hit YouTube and Facebook
Should YouTube subsidize le cinéma français? France’s audiovisual regulator thinks so. In a report this week, the Superior Audiovisual Council (CSA) says that video-sharing websites should be subject to a tax that helps finance the production of Fren ...
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11 years ago+18 18 0Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong-Un, Big Pimpin’ in the Hermit Kingdom
Dennis Rodman may have had some extracurricular activities on his schedule the last time he visited North Korea. The rumor in Pyongyang is that Kim Jong Un rolled out more than just the red carpet for the former NBA star. Josh Rogin reports.
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11 years ago+17 17 0Las Vegas cabbie finds $300K, tracks down owner
A Las Vegas cab driver who found $300,000 in the back of his cab and returned it to its owner was named Cabbie of the Year by his company. Yellow Checker Star said Gerardo Gamboa has been dubbed Cabbie of the Year, an honor that comes with a $1,000 p ...