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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

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20 Wanderlust-Inducing Book Covers

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We're definitely judging these books by their covers...

Staffer at Rehab center accuses Lindsay Lohan of battery

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Lindsay Lohan is under investigation for an alleged misdemeanor battery against a female staffer at a rehab facility where the actress is receiving treatment, authorities said Tuesday.

Out On Ice: Gay Advocacy in a Macho Sports Culture

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When NHL legend Brian Burke's hockey-loving son came out of the closet and died soon after, he was thrust into a strange new role: advocate for gays in a macho sports culture.

Back to the Future's sad video game past - A Look back of the games (Retrospective)

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With Telltale hoping to make video game history by releasing the first critically-acclaimed Back to the Future game, we look back at 25 years of missed opportunities in this Back to the Future video game retrospective.

Tracy Morgan Gets a New Kidney

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You can scratch "a kidney for Tracy Morgan" off of your holiday gift list because the 30 Rock star already underwent the organ transplant two weeks ago. To recover, Morgan will take a two or three episode hiatus from 30...

Human Rights Watch Denounces Israel’s Policies As Apartheid

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Yesterday, the human rights' New-York based organization, Human Rights Watch (HRW), published a comprehensive report untitled "Separate and Unequal", and it is a departure for an organization which is usually quite friendly towards Israel as opposed to Amnesty International. The report shows that Israel operates a two-tier system for the Israeli and Palestinian populations of the occupied territories of the West Bank and East-Jerusalem.

CBC News - Money - U.S. net neutrality rules approved

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A divided U.S. Federal Communications Commission approves new rules meant to prohibit broadband companies from interfering with internet traffic flowing to their customers.

Who Is 2010's Top Grossing Actor?

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This may be a surprise to some...

GOP support gives START the votes for ratification

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With a flurry of additional announcements this morning, there is now enough support from Republican senators to ratify the New START treaty, dealing another lame-duck session victory to the Obama administration in the final days of the 111th Congress.

"Tron" Is Smarter Than You Think

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Brainy blockbusters are rare. For every Inception there is a Sorcerer's Apprentice. The most we hope for in our big-budget spectacles is some decent writing and a couple of big bangs. Usually, we don't even get that. Critics have put Tron Legacy in the Sorcerer's camp. Both Disney films have been branded "empty," "cheesy" and "silly" by various writers. But I'm here to defend Tron: it's smarter than it seems.

U.S. Population Grows 9.7% Over Decade as South, West Gain Most in Census

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South Park Celebrates the Holidays

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What do Mr. Hanky, a glaive-tossing Jesus and Charles Manson have in common?

The NYT Spills Key Military Secrets On Its Front Page

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Will the New York Times be treated differently than Julian Assange? Plus: Why Michael Lind is wrong.

Horse wants to play soccer [GIF]

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This is easily my favorite gif of the year. He's so happy to be playing with his new ball when *th

Scientists decipher 3 billion-year-old genomic fossils

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MIT scientists have created a sort of genomic fossil that shows that the collective genome of all life underwent an enormous expansion about 3 billion years ago, which they're calling the Archean Expansion. Many of the new genes appearing in the Archean Expansion are oxygen related, and could be the first biological evidence of the Great Oxidation Event, the period in Earth's history when oxygen became so plentiful that many anerobic life forms may have become extinct.

7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's Bonin Islands

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7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes Japan's Bonin Islands

More Americans Now Believe Humans Evolved Without God

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According to a new Gallup poll, the number of Americans who believe humans evolved without the involvement of a higher power has risen.

French Village Which will 'Survive 2012 Armageddon' Plagued by UFO Watchers

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The mayor of a picturesque French village has threatened to call in the army to seal it off from a tide of New Age fanatics and UFO watchers, who are convinced it is the only place on Earth to be spared Armageddon in 2012.

The Press Conference of the Year in the NFL [video]

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What I learned while watching Devin Hester's press conference last night is that his sublime talent and peerless return ability are not the most impressive traits about him. What makes Hester even more special than you might realize is his incredible humility.

6 People That Can Ruin The Holidays [Pics]

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The last time you had a perfect Christmas, you were probably also really excited about going into junior high that coming spring. Yes, it's been that long!
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