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Wingnuts Manager Suspended Over Tirade With Ump
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Wingnuts Manager Suspended Over Tirade With Ump

Sports – Sensing his team needed a kick in the pants, Wichita Wingnuts manager Kash Beauchamp set out to get ejected on purpose. He even told his pitching coach to get ready.

View Story Discuss (0) (sfgate.com) 11 days ago by TimALoftis

Voted for on July 13, 2008 09:02pm

Navy Tests Railgun Sci-Fi Weapon: Kills Men, Not Environment
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Navy Tests Railgun Sci-Fi Weapon: Kills Men, Not Environment

Gadgets & Tech – US Navy's new electronic "clean" lethal weapon successfully tested, and ready to be deployed on sea or land, will be one of at least 5 new sci-fi weapons making Hollywood's creations look like Tinker-Toys. WOW !! do we know how to kill a lot of people from a distance now. Look out World, here we come. Be Afraid !! Be VERY Afraid !!!

View Story Discuss (12) (livescience.com) 11 days ago by DiffeeOnline

Voted for on July 13, 2008 09:02pm

Prince Harry balances army duty with charity work
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Prince Harry balances army duty with charity work

News – Britain's royal soldier-humanitarian is in the impoverished African kingdom of Lesotho this week to work with Sentebale ââ;¬" the charity he and Lesotho's Prince Seeiso founded in the memory of Harry's late mother, Princess Diana.

View Story Discuss (3) (news.yahoo.com) 11 days ago by STONERS

Voted for on July 13, 2008 09:02pm

Pope to Apologize for Sex Abuse in Australia
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Pope to Apologize for Sex Abuse in Australia

Religion – Pope Benedict said on Saturday he will apologize for a sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the Catholic Church in Australia, saying pedophilia was "incompatible" with being a priest.

View Story Discuss (8) (reuters.com) 11 days ago by Neophile

Voted for on July 13, 2008 09:02pm

Teenage Mothers Rose in 2006, Reversing a 15-Year U.S. Decline
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Teenage Mothers Rose in 2006, Reversing a 15-Year U.S. Decline

Health & Fitness – The number of U.S. teenagers who gave birth increased for the first time in 15 years, raising what a health official called ``a red flag.'' The rate at which teen girls became mothers rose 2.8 percent in 2006 from a year earlier The increase ended a decline that began when teen birthrate peaked at 38 births per 1,000 girls ages 15 to 17 in 1991

View Story Discuss (12) (bloomberg.com) 11 days ago by engineer

Voted for on July 13, 2008 09:01pm

This story has mostly positive ratings. 8 votes / No sinks

Freshman 5 may put Young Women on Road to Obesity

Women – "Freshman 15," the idea that new college students put on 15 pounds of weight in the first year, may be a myth, but young women do gain about five pounds, Canadian researchers report.

View Story Discuss (0) (news.yahoo.com) 37 days ago by Soren85

Submitted and Voted for on June 17, 2008 08:49am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 7 votes / No sinks

Travel Guide to Left-Wing Landmarks

Politics – "Progressive Nation" is described on its cover as "a travel guide with 400-plus inspiring landmarks and left turns."

View Story Discuss (0) (news.yahoo.com) 37 days ago by Soren85

Submitted and Voted for on June 17, 2008 08:47am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 4 votes / No sinks

Caribbean remains top cruise destination

Travel – Caribbean remains a top destination among cruisers, and more are bringing their children along for the journey, according to a new survey by the Cruise Lines International Association.

View Story Discuss (0) (news.yahoo.com) 37 days ago by Soren85

Submitted and Voted for on June 17, 2008 08:45am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 4 votes / No sinks

New Salt Hotel Built in Bolivia

Travel – The hotel is among a handful constructed solely of salt blocks on the white plains of the Salar de Uyuni in southwestern Bolivia.

View Story Discuss (0) (news.nationalgeographic.com) 37 days ago by Soren85

Submitted and Voted for on June 17, 2008 08:42am

Dubai, Before and after
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Dubai, Before and after

Travel – Dubai was once a desert community with little to offer, and certainly not a world class city. In less than 20 years things have changed. Look at these pictures and dicscover the wonder of Dubai.

View Story Discuss (58) (thetravelgallery.com) 38 days ago by jovial

Voted for on June 17, 2008 08:36am

NYC to eliminate artificial trans fats from restaurant menus
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NYC to eliminate artificial trans fats from restaurant menus

Health & Fitness – Unhealthy trans fats in restaurant food? Not in New York City. Eateries must remove artificial trans fats from all menu items by July 1.

View Story Discuss (10) (usatoday.com) 37 days ago by Shannonyork

Voted for on June 17, 2008 08:35am

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.

View Story Discuss (207) (nytimes.com) 37 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on June 17, 2008 08:35am

Army Overseer Tells of Ouster Over KBR Stir
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Army Overseer Tells of Ouster Over KBR Stir

News – The Army official who managed the Pentagon's largest contract in Iraq says he was ousted from his job when he refused to approve paying more than $1 billion in questionable charges to KBR, the Houston-based company that has provided food, housing and other services to American troops.

View Story Discuss (270) (nytimes.com) 37 days ago by JohnQPublic

Voted for on June 17, 2008 08:35am

This story has mostly positive ratings. 4 votes / No sinks

Survey: Summer Travel Down

Travel – Access America's National Survey Finds 2008 Summer Vacation Plans Down 7% Compared to 2007

View Story Discuss (0) (travelindustrywire.com) 68 days ago by Soren85

Submitted and Voted for on May 16, 2008 07:41pm

911 Operator: ' I Don't Give A S**t What Happens To You'
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911 Operator: ' I Don't Give A S**t What Happens To You'

Do No Evil – As we first revealed, when Sheila Jones needed help, help never came. That despite repeated calls to Metro Nashville's 911 over a three-hour stretch about an ex-boyfriend who'd assaulted her and was threatening to come back. (via rawstory)

View Story Discuss (72) (newschannel5.com) 71 days ago by TimALoftis

Voted for on May 15, 2008 08:55am