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Chess and boxing together at last

Chessboxing -- exactly what it sounds like -- is taking Europe by storm, using brute force and clever tactics. Competitors with names like "the President" and "David Steppeler" hone their skills in Europe-wide...

created by julianw | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Israel's Defense Minister Calls On Olmert to Step Down to Battle Corruption Allegations

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Israel's Defense Minister Calls On Olmert to Step Down to Battle Corruption A...

"JERUSALEM — Israel's powerful defense minister on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down amid a burgeoning corruption scandal and said he would bring down the government if the...

created by greg1usa | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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AOL Buys Bebo for $850 Million

Paying close to a billion dollars cash, wounded Internet giant AOL (itself owned by Time Warner) has bought Bebo, a popular social networking site.This deal bears out the theory that social networking sites' value...

created by Jordan Yerman | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Speaking Truth to Power

"Paul v. Clinton: the mother of all fundraising scandals. Today marks an interesting development in coverage of the alleged shady dealings of Hillary Clinton, as the WSJ writes about the on-going scandal dating back to Hillary’s 2000 campaign for the Senate. Kudos to John...

created by nukegingrich | 2 years ago
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UK goes 007 on Rats

In an attempt to crack down on a burgeoning rat problem in the UK, one company is taking extreme measures. While it isn't quite cloaking cars, spy submersibles, or exploding pens, pest...

created by phrolen | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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North shore businesses struggle to find workers

"North shore businesses struggle to find workers Posted by By Cindy Chang, St. Tammany bureau May 12, 2007 9:45PM Categories: Breaking News In the post-Katrina scramble to recruit workers and reopen as soon as possible, Times Grill was among the many businesses in St. Tammany...

created by René | 2 years ago
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Japan's oldest profession sees slide in work ethic

"ll Changes to the law regarding adult entertainment earlier this year were supposed to be a boon for Japan's burgeoning call girl industry, but they've been a flop, according to Weekly Playboy. With the tightened law cracking down on sex services that have storefronts,...