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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

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VIDEO: Ever wondered what a narcoleptic cat looks like?

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We have a video of a cat falling asleep. Now we're aware that cats fall asleep all the time, so there's got to be something a little different about this kitty to get our / your / the internet's attention, right? Right. Meet... a cat with narcolepsy.

UK lawmakers to debate phone-hacking scandal

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British lawmakers will hold an emergency debate on Wednesday over a phone-hacking scandal at a top-selling newspaper that has prompted calls for the resignation of a well-connected Rupert Murdoch executive and provoked a public outcry that could damage the paper's sales.

10 A-List Celebrities Killed by Prescription Drug Overdoses

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As anyone with half a brain cell knows, talent and fame often seem to go hand in hand with excess.

Games were most downloaded and most purchased mobile apps in Q2, Nielsen finds

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Developers looking to attack mobile app segments where they might have the best chance of scoring big with smartphone users would be well served to take notice of Nielsen's latest findings. The market research firm on Wednesday published some findings from its Mobile Insights and Mobile Apps Playbook reports for the second quarter of 2011, and "Games" was once again the most popular app category.

Breaking In Is Not Dead Yet... Again

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Fox's Breaking In just won't die. Almost two months after being mostly canceled and practically dead, there are signs of life (sort of) for the short-lived comedy that debuted in April.

[PHOTO] Monkey Steals Camera, Takes Self-Portraits

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A critically endangered macaque monkey took his own photographs after grabbing a camera that had been left lying around by award-winning photographer David Slater! While visiting a national park in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Mr. Slater inadvertently left his camera unattended for a while. The forgotten camera soon attracted the attention of an inquisitive female from a local group of crested black macaque monkeys, known for their intelligence and dexterity.

Treasury announces $10 billion in TARP profit from banks

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The federal government has reaped a $10 billion profit on bank loans made under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). The Treasury Department announced Tuesday that the government had pulled in another $1.

Obama's Libya Policy: Wrong, but not as wrong as Bush's torture policy.

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Contrary to the Obama administration's legal interpretation, recent military operations in Libya—which include repeated piloted and drone air attacks—should be treated as "hostilities" under the War Powers Resolution. This is reportedly what the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel advised. Yet the president rejected this view, instead siding with that of the State Department and White House counsel's office.

Zuck Confirms That Facebook Now Has 750 Million Users

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Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that the social network had reached the milestone. Zuck added that sharing is growing at an "exponential rate."

The World's Five Favorite Animals to Have Sex With

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Have you ever wondered which animals humans most like to do it with? Wonder no more!

When Diggs Go Astray and Promotion Dates

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A human interest story on the importance of Undigging, and the return of Top News Promotion date to the storylist.

City vs. Country: Which is Healthier?

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Carrie Bradshaw and the rest of the crew from Sex and the City couldn't imagine a life outside of Manhattan.

Google Exec Marissa Mayer Explains Why There Aren't More Girl Geeks

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In 1999, Marissa Mayer, then a recent Stanford University graduate, joined a little-known startup with fewer than 20 employees that she calculated as having a two percent chance of success: Google. Now, as a senior executive with the search giant, Mayer is one of the most powerful women in Silicon Valley.

EPA Warns House Bill Would 'Overturn' Clean Water Law

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U.S. EPA warned of the potential dire consequences of legislation being fast-tracked through the House that would give states final say on rules concerning water, wetlands and mountaintop-removal mining.

Facebook has more than 750 million users, unveils video chat with Skype [Watch it live]

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Skype + Facebook= Love

When I use "etc." [PIC]

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Scrap metal thieves steal 800 shopping carts from one store... in 12 days

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That's right, some Essex scrap metal thieves have stolen 800 shopping trolleys from an Asda in Basildon – after paying the £1 toll for each one.

A Day in the Life of a Prisoner (Infographic)

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Today we take a look at a day in the life of a typical prisoner along with some other interesting facts.

They told me if I voted for John McCain, we’d be keeping troops in Iraq indefinitely

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AND THEY WERE RIGHT! Guess I should have voted for that Barack Obama fellow, who promised to have them all out by 2011. The White House is offering to keep up to 10,000 troops in Iraq next year, U.S. officials say, despite opposition from many Iraqis and key Democratic Party allies who demand that President Barack Obama bring home the American military as promised.

If Airlines & Passengers Can't Afford To Pay For Their Emissions, We Can't Afford To Fly At All

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The European Union's long-coming plan to include foreign-based airlines in its carbon trading scheme is scheduled to begin in January 2012, which would make all airlines flying to and from Europe to paying for their carbon emissions. It should come as only a small surprise that airlines from the US to China are angry. A court case brought about by the US has just started, which is what brings this again into the spotlight.

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