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9 years ago+31 31 0 x 2Seattle dog's rush hour ride: on the bus, by herself, weekly
Public transit in Seattle has gone to the dogs. Commuters in Belltown report seeing a Black Labrador riding the bus alone in recent weeks. The 2-year old has been spotted roaming the aisles, hopping onto seats next to strangers, and even doing her pa ...
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9 years ago+17 17 0I Am Not Charlie Hebdo
The journalists at Charlie Hebdo are now rightly being celebrated as martyrs on behalf of freedom of expression, but let’s face it: If they had tried to publish their satirical newspaper on any American university campus over the last two decades it ...
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9 years ago+11 11 0Ship collision causes 33,000 barrel oil spill off Singapore
An oil tanker and a bulk carrier collided off Singapore on Friday, causing a crude oil spill, the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) said. The Libyan-registered oil tanker Alyarmouk collided with the Singapore-registered bulk carrier Sinar Kapuas abou ...
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9 years ago+23 23 0 x 1Cuban doctor cured of Ebola to return to West Africa
A Cuban doctor who was cured of Ebola after contracting it in Sierra Leone said Monday he will go back to West Africa to fight the deadly virus. Felix Baez, 43, will return to the region in January after ensuring he is fully recovered, he told state ...
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9 years ago+5 5 0Cubans Celebrate Christmas After 30 Years Ban
Even though it has been banned for more than 30 years, Christmas still remains one of the most popular holidays in Cuba; now, the thaw in US-Cuba relations has become an early Christmas gift for the nation. Even though it has been banned for more tha ...
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9 years ago+15 15 0The Shanghai Disney Resort Will Have a TOY STORY Hotel
oy Story is the gift that keeps on giving. The Pixar story about Woody and Buzz Lightyear kicked off in 1995 (holy smokes, it’s been nearly 20 years!) and hasn’t looked back. Just when we thought we’d reached the end, Pixar pulled some holiday specia ...
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9 years ago+16 16 0True Story Official Trailer (2015)
True Story is an upcoming 2015 American legal drama film directed by Rupert Goold and written by David Kajganich. It is based on the memoir by Michael Finkel. The film stars James Franco, Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones, Gretchen Mol, Betty Gilpin and Joh ...
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9 years ago+17 17 0Amazon brings one-hour delivery to New York City with Prime Now
Amazon today announced a new service called Prime Now, which promises one-hour delivery for a range of "daily essentials." The service is available for Amazon Prime subscribers, and launches today in select areas of Manhattan. The company s ...
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9 years ago+15 15 0L.A. mayor to announce on-body cameras for cops citywide
Myor Eric Garcetti annouced Tuesday that the city would purchase 7,000 body cameras for police officers in an effort to increase transparency. Body cameras for officers have become a major issue in the wake of the shooting of unarmed black teen Micha ...
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9 years ago+17 17 0What Was Said at the Uber Dinner
I had the pleasure of sitting one seat over from Emil Michael at the now-infamous Uber dinner in New York last week. Emil was originally seated next to me and moved over to greet Ben Smith as a guest....
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9 years ago+15 15 0Qatar to be cleared of corruption
Qatar will be cleared of corruption during the 2022 World Cup bidding process, BBC Sport has learned.
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9 years ago+19 19 0 x 1Grand Theft Auto 5: A New Perspective
It’s one of the new animals you’ll find around the great state of San Andreas, and I’ve killed it. And as its blackened corpse slowly rolls down the foothills of Vinewood, I feel a tinge of sadness. He deserved better than this, but I’ve got much big ...
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9 years ago+14 14 0Should marijuana be used as a marketing tool in the Caribbean?
Some people may travel to the Caribbean region with the expectation that they can easily get their hands on and smoke marijuana.
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9 years ago+24 24 0 x 1Pipino: Gentleman Thief
Magicians, Mafiosos, a Missing Painting, and the Heist of a Lifetime
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9 years ago+27 27 0 x 1Neanderthals and Humans First Mated 50,000 Years Ago, DNA Reveals
The DNA from the 45,000-year-old bone of a man from Siberia is helping to pinpoint when modern humans and Neanderthals first interbred, researchers say.
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9 years ago+18 18 0 x 1Google, not Apple, may be world's first $1 trillion company
Google will beat Apple to become the first member of the $1 trillion club, a top tech analyst predicted on Friday. To pull off the incredible feat, Google would have to more than double Apple’s stock performance over the next 5¹/₄ years.
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9 years ago+15 15 0Ebola Panic Is Worse Than the Disease
The only epidemic in the U.S. is an outbreak of fear-mongering. Everybody panicking when they get the flu will stretch the emergency system to a breaking point.
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9 years ago+15 15 0Judge: Ferguson police violated protesters' rights
A federal judge ruled Monday that a tactic police used to control protesters in Ferguson, Mo., is unconstitutional and issued a preliminary injunction halting the practice. U.S. District Judge Catherine Perry in St. Louis ordered law enforcement agen ...
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9 years ago+22 22 0 x 1Wilt Chamberlain becomes first NBA player ever to appear on U.S. postage stamp
It's been a long time coming, and now the honor's here — the legendary Wilt Chamberlain will appear on a commemorative postage stamp issued by the United States Postal Service, the first of its kind ever to feature an NBA player.
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9 years ago+13 14 1HIV's origins traced to Kinshasa in 1920s
A new genetic history of HIV shows how the pandemic almost certainly took root in the 1920s in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, researchers said Thursday.