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Ace Of Base rips off Lady Gaga (video proof)

Posted: 09 May 2010 06:20 PM PDT

Gaga's most recent single - Alejandro - has definitely been stolen by 1990s famous Ace Of Base crew, probably by manipulating the very essence of the space-time continuum.


'Pakistan Taliban' behind Times Square bomb plot

Posted: 09 May 2010 06:10 PM PDT

The United States says it has evidence that the Pakistani Taliban was behind the attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square.


Chinese Man Kills Wife, Daughter, 6 Others in Latest Rampage

Posted: 09 May 2010 05:50 PM PDT

A Chinese man on a stabbing rampage killed eight people in the country's southeast. The official Xinhua News Agency cited witnesses as saying the man killed his 10-year-old daughter and then his 83-year-old mother, who was kneeling and begging to be spared.


A 'face-book' to measure pain in mice

Posted: 09 May 2010 05:30 PM PDT

Scientists have for the first time created a sliding scale of pain for mice based on facial expressions, according to study published Sunday. The so-called "mouse grimace scale" will speed up the development of new analgesics for humans, and could help reduce unnecessary suffering of mice & other animals in biomedical research, the researcher said.


Is texting depersonalizing our social skills?

Posted: 09 May 2010 05:20 PM PDT

If you sit in the library after school, text-messaging to people across the room, you've successfully eliminated 98 percent of the nuance of face-to-face dialogue, the delicious nuance and also the awkward stuff, like when you send a big textual hug ("((H))") to people you've never actually put your arms around — you've skipped some essential steps


Mother's Day FAIL [PIC]

Posted: 09 May 2010 05:10 PM PDT

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Such Thoughtful Parents (PIC)

Posted: 09 May 2010 04:50 PM PDT

Be glad your mother probably isn't this evil. Happy Mother's Day!


Skater Tries To Escape Pain

Posted: 09 May 2010 04:40 PM PDT

"You can't run from trouble, there ain't no place that far."


Nokia Sues Apple Over iPad

Posted: 09 May 2010 04:30 PM PDT

Nokia claims both the iPhone and iPad violate five patents held by the electronics company.


A's Dallas Braden Throws 19th Perfect Game in MLB History

Posted: 09 May 2010 04:25 PM PDT

Dallas Braden has done it. A ground ball from Gabe Kapler to shortstop Cliff Pennington was the 27th and final out and Braden has thrown the major leagues' 19th perfect game.


Abandoned White Tiger Cubs (PHOTOS)

Posted: 09 May 2010 03:40 PM PDT

Two white tigers, Rico and Kico, were born at Germany's Serengeti-Park zoo on March 8. According to The Times, the cubs are being hand-reared by surrogate parents after their tiger parents, Bianca and Paul, rejected them.


Mercury high in Japanese town that hunts dolphins

Posted: 09 May 2010 03:20 PM PDT

Residents of the dolphin-hunting village depicted in Oscar documentary "The Cove" have dangerously high mercury levels, likely because of their fondness for dolphin and whale meat, a government lab said Sunday. "The results suggest there is a connection between hair mercury levels and eating cetaceans."


Arizona law is good politics

Posted: 09 May 2010 03:00 PM PDT

Critics of Arizona's tough new immigration law, which makes illegal immigration a state crime, have called supporters of the bill "racist," "mean-spirited" and "un-American." Here's the newsflash: The measure is also good politics, not only in Arizona, but nationally.


Stick It In a Muffin

Posted: 09 May 2010 02:40 PM PDT

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Betty White's Muffin on SNL [VIDEO]

Posted: 09 May 2010 02:39 PM PDT

In her most memorable sketch of the night, White appeared in an NPR-themed sketch about baked goods


Extra Value Combo Alpha

Posted: 09 May 2010 02:30 PM PDT

If this was a real game


40,000 Prostitutes Ready And Willing For The World Cup

Posted: 09 May 2010 02:20 PM PDT

South Africa's Drug Central Authority estimates 40,000 sex workers will trickle in for the event from as far as Russia, the Congo and Nigeria to cater to the wide taste spectrum of some 400,000, mostly male, visitors and their apres-soccer needs.


Top Ten Psycho Movie Mothers

Posted: 09 May 2010 02:10 PM PDT

Mothers can be overbearing. Mothers can be psychos who kill unsuspecting people in their spare time. If you feel like you've been dealt a crappy hand in the mommy department perhaps you should take a look at those who really got the short end of the stick. Here are ten psycho movie mothers who make your mom look like parent of the year.


Expert Testifies Colo. Teen Killed While Sleepwalking

Posted: 09 May 2010 02:00 PM PDT

A court hearing for a 14-year-old Colorado boy who allegedly killed his brother and stabbed his mother took an unusual twist when a psychiatrist testified this week that the teen was sleepwalking at the time.


First Footage of Enslaved is in (Video)

Posted: 09 May 2010 01:40 PM PDT

Ninja Theory the developers behind the 2007 PlayStation 3 exclusive Heavenly Sword, have released the first in game footage for their next game: Enslaved.


When did judicial confirmation get so politically charged?

Posted: 09 May 2010 01:30 PM PDT

Pugnacious liberals and conservatives who relish contemporary Washington's recurring Armageddons are eager for a summerlong struggle over Barack Obama's nominee to replace Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. They should pause and ponder how recently and radically the confirmation process has changed.


Brewer Not happy With Obama's Arizona joke

Posted: 09 May 2010 01:10 PM PDT

Brewer is taking issue with a joke President Barack Obama made at last weekend's White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington.


Kimbo Slice Done in the UFC, Dana White Says

Posted: 09 May 2010 12:50 PM PDT

UFC President Dana White said late Saturday night that Kimbo Slice is unlikely to fight in the UFC again following his loss to Matt Mitrione at UFC 113. "That's probably Kimbo's last fight in the UFC," White said of the bout, in which the bigger, stronger Mitrione pounded Kimbo on the ground and beat him easily.


Calvin and Hobbes: "AIEEE!! THEY GOT FRANK!!"...[pic]

Posted: 09 May 2010 12:50 PM PDT

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Robert Downey Jr. Gained 20 Pounds of Muscle for 'Iron Man 2

Posted: 09 May 2010 12:40 PM PDT

Robert Downey Jr. packed on 20 pounds of muscle to reprise his role in "Iron Man 2."


The 10 Gnarliest Skateboarding Wipeouts (VIDEOS)

Posted: 09 May 2010 12:30 PM PDT

With the rush of extreme sports comes the inherent risk. These extreme athletes continuously push themselves to do the next trick bigger, faster and higher. But with that ambition comes the chance for some serious pain if not properly executed...


The Caucus: In Address, Obama Praises Health Care Law

Posted: 09 May 2010 12:20 PM PDT

President Obama notes that of September, the new health care law prevents insurance companies from dropping people when they get sick and allows children up to age 26 to stay on their on parents' plan.


Did Religion Have an Evolutionary Value?

Posted: 09 May 2010 12:10 PM PDT

Richard Dawkins argues that humanity's historical predisposition towards religion and supernatural beliefs may have held an evolutionary utility. "The rule of thumb: 'Believe whatever your parents tell you,' quite clearly could have survival value," says Dawkins. He's the King of All the Atheists, and now Richard Dawkins is hammering home...


Short Bus

Posted: 09 May 2010 11:50 AM PDT

What else needs to be said? The Angry Hamster Z600 team loaned us the Short Bus, and you'll need a tactical nuke to blast us out of it. No, we can't do wheelies, because there are no seat backs.


This guy's Parkour skills are insane

Posted: 09 May 2010 11:50 AM PDT

Jaws will drop, brix be shat. Damian Walters takes parkour to a new level.


Sen. Bennett Loses Nomination Bid

Posted: 09 May 2010 11:21 AM PDT

Republican Senator Robert Bennett of Utah on Saturday became the first incumbent U.S. senator to drop a re-election bid this year after losing a vote for his party's nomination.


9 Industrial Catastrophes from Around the World (pics)

Posted: 09 May 2010 11:20 AM PDT

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BBC News - Australia burka armed robbery sparks ban debate

Posted: 09 May 2010 11:10 AM PDT

An armed robbery allegedly carried out by a man wearing a burka has sparked a row in Australia on whether the full-face Islamic veil should be banned.


Raid on MO family just one more reason to end 'War on Drugs'

Posted: 09 May 2010 11:00 AM PDT

Last February, a SWAT team raided a house in Columbia, Missouri, shooting 2 dogs (1 fatally) in the process. The found a misdemeanor's worth of marijuana. That, actually, is one of the BETTER outcomes of the "War on Drugs," and the "no-knock" raids by which that war is waged.


Reward Offered for Snakes (Unless the Cat Lied)

Posted: 09 May 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Personally, I think the cat is lying and ate all three...om nom nom.


5 Nice Songs About Mothers For Mother's Day (VIDEOS)

Posted: 09 May 2010 10:40 AM PDT

Mother's Day is today, and you won't forget after checking out these songs about mothers. Mother do you think they'll like these songs?


Betty White Wants To Be A Lesbian (VIDEO)

Posted: 09 May 2010 10:40 AM PDT

You know if I could go back in time, I would les is up 24 hours. Believe me…one thing I would not miss, balls! Terrible little things.


Prison Payback For Grandma Beaters?

Posted: 09 May 2010 10:21 AM PDT

Two men who nearly killed a grandmother may be the targets of prison payback. "They have been beaten up three times, and put in the infirmary, the inmates don't like them,"


An open-source system for the VA is the next logical step

Posted: 09 May 2010 10:00 AM PDT

A committee helping the Department of Veterans Affairs figure out how to modernize its core system unanimously recommends open source. Makes sense.


They Don’t Report. You Don’t Have to Decide.

Posted: 09 May 2010 09:40 AM PDT

The press corps laughed it up in Washington while a bomb nearly exploded in Times Square.


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