February 2012
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Burglar breaks in, folds clothes, cooks dinner →
“He drunk up my orange juice, but it’s cool because he swept up my floor and folded my clothes,” the victim said.
Man tries to burn wife, scorches himself instead →
MIAMI - Authorities say a man is in critical condition Tuesday after he tried to set his wife on fire, but burned himself instead.
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Court: Calif. ban on gay marriage is... →
Study: Meetings can make you stupid →
All it takes is a colleague who seems smarter than us when he/she does a presentation, says the study’s lead author Kenneth T. Kishida, a research scientist. That can make us feel stupid — and that can get in the way of how our brains process information.
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For mentally ill inmates, health care behind bars... →
The Supreme Court says as long as a qualified professional has given inmates mental health examinations, they’re receiving the care they need. What constitutes qualified? Criminal justice experts spoke with msnbc.com about the difficulties jails and prisons face dealing with thisj- challenging population.
Woman claims big breasts impede sobriety test →
Guess which state this story is from?
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Feds' secret no-fly list more than doubles in a... →
The no-fly list jumped from about 10,000 known or suspected terrorists one year ago to about 21,000, according to government figures provided to the AP.
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1 million birth control pill packets recalled, may... →
Good. God.
January 2012
46 posts
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Facebook poised to file for IPO next week →
Letters from solitary confinement reveal DWI man's... →
More details are coming out on yesterday’s story about the New Mexico man who was thrust into solitary confinement after getting arrested for driving while intoxicated. He was just awarded $22 million for the inhumane treatment he received while in jail.
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BREAKING NEWS: Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner... →
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List of guests sitting with Michelle Obama at The... →
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BREAKING NEWS: 'Hugo' leads Oscar contenders with... →
Also nominated for best picture Tuesday: the silent film “The Artist”; the family drama “The Descendants”; the Sept. 11 tale “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”; the Deep South drama “The Help”; the romantic fantasy “Midnight in Paris”; the sports tale “Moneyball”; the family chronicle “The Tree of Life”; and...
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Breaking: Texas Gov. Rick Perry to drop bid for... →
He has scheduled an 11 a.m. press conference in South Carolina.
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Jobless claims drop to near four-year low →
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Iowa Republicans to call caucus result a 'split... →
The Iowa GOP Party will certify this month’s presidential caucuses as a split decision between Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, citing missing data from eigh precincts, the Des Moines Register reported Thursday.
The party had previously awarded the contest to Romney, with an eight-vote margin. The Register said the new count put Santorum ahead by 34 votes.
Here we go again. Does this change...
Human head found by walkers' dogs in Hollywood... →
LOS ANGELES — Hikers in the Hollywood Hills found a human head in a plastic bag Tuesday when two of their dogs began playing with the object, Los Angeles police said.
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Update: 5 more bodies found in cruise ship wreck →
Meanwhile, NBC News is reporting that the ship’s captain had a history of disobeying orders. Francesco Schettino, according to Italian news reports, had once left Marseilles, France, in bad weather, against company policy and coast guard orders. The captain was also once reportedly caught sailing too close to the shore in another part of Italy.
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Worst blizzard since '85? Seattle braces for storm... →
SEATTLE — A “potential major winter storm” that could dump twice Seattle’s annual snowfall on the city over the course of two days was headed for the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, weather.com reported.
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Americans honor MLK with service — and more... →
REUTERS - Americans honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a traditional day of service as well as a new wave of protests by Occupy Wall Street to promote causes of economic justice.
“Occupy Wall Street continues Martin Luther King’s quest for economic justice through nonviolent action,” the protest movement said in a statement.
Occupy Wall Street = MLK? Thoughts?
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Huntsman drops out of GOP presidential race,... →
And then there were five.
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Gunman kills 3, wounds 1 at NC lumber company →