Snow has fallen on Britain, causing school closures and transit chaos once again, and the nation is scrambling to salt their roads and walkways to keep it clear of snow and ice. More heavy snow may be on the way and...
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"Jon Favreau, future White House director of speechwriting, has so far been at a loss for words over Facebook pictures of him at a recent party. Pictures of Favreau, 27, at a recent party appeared on Facebook Friday. In one of the photos, Favreau, who...
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Most western economies today stem from the classical liberalist philosophy of “Laissez-faire”, a French phrase for “let do”. The central principal in this type of thought is the economy should be...
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We've all heard of the slips of paper given in school to go to the principal's office or to detention--but slips of paper to route prisoners to jail? Seems like that could be an open invitation to some fiddling around--and sure enough, one convict is now on the lam."State...
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Did you know that being overconfident may bring regretfully hazardous consequences? Yes, as this ScienceDaily.com article reveal: Overestimating one's abilities can have hazardous consequences. The overconfident investment banker may lose millions on a...
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US town set to ban saggy trousers
A man wearing low-slung trousers, exposing his underwear
Low-slung trousers are fashionable among some young people
A mayor in the US state of Louisiana says he will sign into law a proposal to make wearing saggy trousers an act of indecent...
"Tonight in the United States, the wealthiest nation on earth, one in five children will go to bed hungry.
If this sounds depressing, preachy, or moralistic that's because it is. The United States today exhibits...
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"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The scientists who mind the Doomsday Clock moved it two minutes closer to midnight on Wednesday -- symbolizing the annihilation of civilization and adding the perils of global warming for the first time. ADVERTISEMENT The Bulletin of the Atomic...
"He is best known for his parts in the Brat Pack movies The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire and, of course, Disney's Mighty Ducks kiddie trilogy. But now Emilio Estevez, 44, has taken on a weightier role as writer and director of the new film Bobby, about the day that...
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