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Queen Gives Royal Seal of Approval to Grow-Your-Own Movement
Queen turns corner of palace backyard into an allotment. Decades after she dug for victory, Queen Elizabeth gives the royal seal of approval to the grow-your-own movement...
PostMan Attacked At House By 6 Months Old Kitten!
A family has been warned their mail could be halted after postmen refused to deliver to their house - because of a vicious kitten.
Top 10 U.S. Open Golf Duels - Time
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Jeffersonville attorney Larry Wilder found sleeping in trash
Jeffersonville attorney Larry Wilder was found asleep by police in his neighbor?s overturned city garbage can Wednesday morning, after neighbors called police when they woke to find their trash strewn on the ground and a man inside the receptacle.
Teen Girl Electrocuted after Twittering in the Tub
Police said they believed Maria Barbu, 17, had tried to plug in her laptop with wet hands after the battery died during a long session on social networking site Twitter as she took a soak at her home in Brasov, central Romania.She was found dead by her parents with the laptop lying next to her.
Teenage Employee Duped out of $26,000 in Heist
"Cops made me feel dumb," the young man said. "They were like, 'You just gave away a bag of money?'"
Modern Warfare 2: "Biggest Entertainment Launch of All Time
"We estimate the combined Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 installed base for US and Europe has grown 125 per cent and 200 per cent, respectively since Modern Warfare's November '07 release, ushering in a remarkably larger market opportunity for Modern Warfare 2," said Hickey.
Letterman jokes about protest
Who are these people?
Dads Are Key to Making Us Human
Some 95 percent of male mammals have little to no interaction with their children. ***** sapiens are one of the most notable exceptions, leading some scientists to think fatherhood is an important part of what makes us human.
Shopper Beware: The Multiple Monikers of Sugar
Some products try to sneak sugar past shoppers, but this comprehensive list contains all the sugary names you will ever need to know....
Carson & Mrs. Palmer to Ochocinco:You're Not Staying w/Us
Cincinnati Bengal Chad Ochocinco has been telling everyone he'll be living with QB Carson Palmer & his family during summer practices. When Mrs. Palmer found out, her answer: Not on your life.
PETA Asks Phish to Change Name to 'Sea Kittens'
I wish I were kidding, or linking to The Onion. Sadly, I am not. PETA; you seriously never cease to amaze me.
Man lights up cannabis joint in Parliament
A man briefly lit up a cannabis joint in Parliament before being nabbed by security yesterday.The man lit the joint in the public gallery about 5.30pm during the second reading of the Resource Management (Climate Protection) Amendment Bill.
New Nut-Cracking Dinosaur Found
A new dinosaur with nut-cracking jaws found in the Gobi desert ate like a bird?a parrot, to be exact.
Yao speaks on speculation of joining LeBron in Cleveland
After Chinese businessman Huang Jianhua purchased a minority stake in the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise last month, the move sparked rumors that Houston Rockets' center Yao Ming might be making the move to Cleveland. Yao has remained mum on the subject - until now.
An Anti-Anxiety Drug That Could Create Super-Soldiers
"Soon you may be able to buy a drug that can make you calm by mimicking the body's natural self-soothing process. But you wouldn't feel drugged. What would happen to people who suddenly became fearless without side-effects?"
Top 8: Worst Video Game Dads Ever
IGN's Greenpixels has put together a list of video game dads not under consideration for father-of-the-year...
When it comes to global banks, size matters
Do the big global banks need to be cut down to size? That question has been hovering, half-stated, over the financial system ever since Bear Stearns blew up.
Did TSA Confiscate HIV+ Gay Air Force Vet's Job Hopes?
As a gay man, Michael Lamarre was encouraged by President Obama's decision to extend certain benefits to the same-sex partners of gay federal workers. But Lamarre, a 43-year-old Oakland Park, Fla., biking enthusiast and Air Force veteran, sees an inconsistency in the president's action and the harsh realities far away from the Oval Office.
Serious Luxury: The World's Top 10 Mega-Yachts
Missile-detection systems, helipads, pools: Meet the world's Top 10 yachts.
6 Valuable (And Disgusting) Ways They're Reusing Human Waste
6 Valuable (And Disgusting) Ways They're Reusing Human Waste
Inmate Dies In Heat-Exposed Cage
A woman prisoner in the US state of Arizona has died after being exposed to ferocious temperatures while being held in a cage, waiting to be transferred to a mental health facility.
Truck Sales Ain't Hatching, But Birds Are
How slow are truck sales in Dexter, Missouri? How long does it take an egg to hatch? A month ago a robin began building a nest in the wheel-well of a used 2005 Chevy pickup that sits in an auto lot in Dexter -- the dealership has since taken the vehicle off the market, where it will remain until the fledglings leave the nest.
US couple to have world's first wedding at Zero Gravity
It's T-minus one day until Erin Finnegan and Noah Fulmor say "I do" in zero gravity, becoming the first couple to have a weightless wedding. The US couple will exchange vows aboard G-Force One, the "vomit comet" operated by the Zero Gravity Corporation.
Bear Grylls Worst Parasite Experience: Diarrhea on a Cliff
BG: "I've had a few [parasites] that have given me really bad diarrhea, just uncontrollable where you're leaning over big cliff faces holding on with one hand and one foot and letting your trousers down and letting it go in free air. You're thinking, "Is nothing sacred any longer, do you really have to film this?"
AMD is inside Iran's missiles and supercomputers
To make matters worse, Iran's glorious missiles, which could end up firing in the direction of Intel's R&D labs in Israel, could also have AMD gear on board.
Pizza Hut drops 'Pizza' from its name.
Blame recession cuts. Pizza Hut is slicing the "pizza" from its name. The fast food chain will now be known simply as "The Hut."The new "hut" stores will be more than simply places to place a delivery order, according to MediaWeek. They will include televisions that broadcast CBS-programs such as Wheel of Fortune and Entertainment Tonight.
ABC Wants to Know: What Would You Ask President Obama?
ABC is asking for questions for next week's health care forum with President Obama.
Why Laptop Battery Claims Are So Useless
It's one of those things we take for granted: official laptop battery life claims have an extremely tenuous relationship with reality. Not surprisingly, everyone's using the same tricks to conjure their silly estimates?and they don't plan on stopping.
ABC Says No to GOP Ads During Obama Healthcare Special
Conservative and Republican National Committee attacks on ABC for refusing their ads to respond to next week's planned ABC-White House healthcare special are being met with a stiff push back from the network which says it doesn't accept the type of ads Obama opponents want to air.
Space Robot Can Autonomously Reconfigure Itself
By connecting their endpoints, two reconfigurable robots autonomously change their configurations by altering the lengths of their arms and twisting their joints.
Nadal says he will not defend his Wimbledon title
Rafael Nadal has announced that he will not defend his Wimbledon title this year.
Elderly Man Kills Teen After an Argument over Crack Pipe
Dwayne Austgen, 69, was inside his home when he noticed a teen in his front yard, he confronted Vidal Herrera, 17, and told him to leave. After the teen left the property, Austgen noticed Herrera had left a crack pipe. An argument started when the teen came back for the pipe, but ended when the teen was shot with a .22-caliber rifle in the stomach.
More Lucasarts Title May Rerelease if Monkey Island Succeeds
?If this sells, there?s no one at this company who doesn?t want to do these games. It?s a matter of showing that there?s interest and this market is alive and get people as excited as possible about Monkey Island Special Edition to show that these things can make it,? says Community Manager Brooks Brown.
D-Wade Invited to Play One-on-One With Obama
Dwyane Wade will meet with Obama in Washington, D.C. for a Father's Day weekend full of events aimed at promoting male mentorship.
Steve Ballmer Admits Microsoft?s biggest Mistake
During his address at the Executives Club Chicago, Steve Ballmer opened himself up to a little question and answer session in which I am sure he now regrets. The crowd went completely silent and you could almost hear a pin drop when he was asked: ?If you could have one do-over what would it be.?
Is a $200K salary too much for a CEO of a large non-profit?
Donors who earn much less and want to see their contributions put the best possible use often think so, but there is ample reason and data to believe otherwise. An interesting analysis from Slate.
Scum of Society: The Absolute Worst People in America
There are plenty of people to blame for our current economic woes. Here, the miscreants who deserve special recognition.
World Hunger Reaches the 1 billion People Mark
One in six people in the world ? or more than 1 billion ? is now hungry, a historic high due largely to the global economic crisis and stubbornly high food prices, a U.N. agency said Friday.
The secrets of ant sleep revealed
Queen ants dozily dream, while worker ants are forced to get by taking power naps, the first study of the sleeping habits of ants has revealed.
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