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Hurricane Tomas getting stronger, headed towards Haiti

United States Marines are standing by off the coast of Haiti, gearing up to bring relief supplies after Hurricane Tomas passes.Driving winds and storm surges are battering the island nation's southern peninsula...
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Law curbs McDonalds Happy Meal Toys

A new law passed this week will go into effect on December 1 that makes giving away free toys in unhealthy children’s meals like the popular McDonald’s Happy Meal illegal.  Santa Clara County in California...
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23 year-old man dies from caffeine overdose

A 23-year-old British man died after ingesting two spoonfuls of caffeine powder that had the same potency as 70 cans of energy drinks.An inquest over the April death of Michael Lee Bedford from Mansfield, in ce...
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When stupid attacks—bad electoral outcomes result

First, the nation elected, or actually didn't, George W. Bush.Then the nation reelected, or actually didn't, George W. Bush.By the end of that, the elites that made up the base of George Bush's supporters, had...
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Apple faces iPad trademark battle in China

Proview, a Taiwanese-owned company which owns the trademark for "iPad" China says it will sue Apple for infringing on its ownership in that market, according a report in the Financial Times. Nearly a decade ag...