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Ryan j Budke was born with a love for all things entertainment. He started as a writer for the television blog TV Squad where he fulfilled one of his lifelong dreams of being paid to watch TV. You can check out his personal thoughts and ramblings at RyanBudke.com.

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Anti Cancer Power of Strawberries
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Anti Cancer Power of Strawberries

Health & Fitness – Studies have shown that strawberry consumption can increase anti-cancer activity on cancer cells of the breast, oesophagus, skin, colon, prostate and pancreas.

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A Matter of Faith? Doctors Refuse to Inseminate Lesbian
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A Matter of Faith? Doctors Refuse to Inseminate Lesbian

Health & Fitness – In the wake of the gay marriage decision, the California Supreme Court will now hear a case involving two doctors who refused to artificially inseminate Guadalupe Benitez, a lesbian, because the procedure would violate their religious beliefs.

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Celtics clinch 17th title in blowout fashion
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Celtics clinch 17th title in blowout fashion

Sports – Now another generation has stories to tell. The Celtics ran roughshod over an overmatched Lakers team tonight at the Garden, winning Game 6 of the NBA Finals 131-92 to capture the 17th NBA tite in franchise history. Once again, the Celtics are on top of the basketball world. Paul Pierce was named MVP.

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Obama rebukes McCain camp on terrorism criticism
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Obama rebukes McCain camp on terrorism criticism

Politics – A defiant Barack Obama said Tuesday he would take no lectures from Republicans on which candidate would keep the U.S. safer, a sharp rebuke to John McCain's aides who said the Democrat had a naive, Sept. 10 mind-set toward terrorism.

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A Landmark Day in California as Same-Sex Marriages Begin to Take Hold
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A Landmark Day in California as Same-Sex Marriages Begin to Take Hold

Gay & Lesbian – With a series of simple "I dos," gay couples across California inaugurated the state's court-approved and potentially short-lived legalization of same-sex marriage on Monday, the first of what is expected to be a crush of such unions in coming weeks.

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Theory Of Gravity Found To Be Wrong
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Theory Of Gravity Found To Be Wrong

Humor – New research suggests that the forces of gravity may not be due to the Earth's inner core consisting of dragon's blood as has long been thought.

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Who's on First????
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Who's on First????

Television – Heyyyy Abbotttttttt....

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Village re-elects dead mayor
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Village re-elects dead mayor

Politics – The residents of a Romanian village knowingly voted in a dead man as their mayor in Sunday's municipal election, preferring him to his living opponent.

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Homestar Runner Goes Wii with Cool Game

Video Games – The Brothers Chaps teamed with Telltale Games to create Homestar Runner's Cool Game for Attractive People. Designed as Wiiware, the story-based game includes Homestar's complete cast of characters and involves plot-lines as bizarre as any cartoon featuring Strong Sad or the Poopsmith.

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All New Reno 911! Interview with Thomas Lennon
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All New Reno 911! Interview with Thomas Lennon

Television – Airing today on Mahalo Daily is an interview with Reno 911! star Thomas Lennon, the man who plays the character of Lt. Jim Dangle. He spoke to Mahalo Daily co-host Lon Harris about his role in the show and the second half of the fifth season of Reno 911! (beginning this week).

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1 in 8 High School Biology Teachers Still Teach Creationism

Religion – Despite many legal and legislative decisions, a new study shows that one in eight high school biology instructors teach their students that creationism or intelligent design is a valid alternative to evolutionary biology.

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Happy spamiversary! Spam turns 30
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Happy spamiversary! Spam turns 30

Gadgets & Tech – Thirty years ago next week, Gary Thuerk, a marketer at the now-defunct computer firm Digital Equipment Corporation, sent an email to 393 users of Arpanet, the US government-run computer network that eventually became the internet. It was the first spam email ever. [via /.]

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James Bond Creator's Preposterous Plan to Outwit Nazis Revealed

Movies – The plot cooked up by Ian Fleming in September 1940, more than a decade before he created James Bond, was so brilliantly preposterous that it can now be seen as the prototype 007 mission.

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Sam Adams Beer Recalled, Glass Particles in Bottles
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Sam Adams Beer Recalled, Glass Particles in Bottles

Food – Boston Beer Co., the Boston brewer of Samuel Adams craft beers, said it is recalling an undetermined amount of beer because of defective bottles that may contain glass particles.

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Priest pleads guilty to stalking TV host O'Brien

Television – A Boston priest apologized in a New York court for stalking U.S. television host Conan O'Brien and his family and accepted an order to stay away from the comedian's home and office for two years.

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