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Residents of North Carolina are officially staring down the barrel of a gun named Hurricane Irene, and wisely, quite a few of them have decided to flee the beaches and head to higher ground.  Hurricane Irene, now a Category 3 hurricane, is expected to hit the North Carolina coast by Saturday and already, people are […]

It’s been a long time coming, but now it’s official.  Steve Jobs is stepping down as CEO of Apple due to his health problems.  After fighting off cancer and getting a liver replacement, it’s apparent that Jobs’ best days are behind him.  Now, he’ll be taking a permanent vacation from Apple.  With Jobs out, long-time […]

There’s a new fad taking over Chinese culture, and it’s based solely here in the west.  In China, the new materialism culture that is sweeping through the country is leading to a rise, both in marriages and in divorces.  That’s right, the lack of women in China is leading to Chinese girls (or “girls”) marrying […]

Just because you’re rich, that doesn’t mean you’re going to be safe from tragedy.  See, for example, Richard Branson.  He owns a beautiful home on the island Necker in the British Virgin Islands, and it is one of the finest island homes in the known universe, making great use of the natural environment, the beach, […]

It has been described as America’s front yard, and remains one of the most famous vistas in America.  However, that vista is in danger of being buried beneath a cavalcade of carved stone, promenades, and trees.  A brand new 4-acre monument to Martin Luther King, Jr. is scheduled to open up at the National Mall […]

If you’re wanting to get your hands on HP’s recently discontinued TouchPad, then you’re in luck.  HP is issuing a liquidation order for its TouchPad tablet computer, slashing prices to bare bones levels.  We’re talking a 16GB TouchPad price of $100 and a 32GB TouchPad price of $150 at stores like Best Buy, Staples, and […]

For William Camacho, it’s an issue of religious freedom.  For New Bedford, Connecticut, it’s an issue of health.  A barbershop in New Bedford was closed down after officials discovered that chickens used for animal sacrifice were being stored in the shop’s basement.  Six chickens, two hens and four roosters, were found in the barbershop’s basement. […]

The times, they are a-changing.  As such, the dictionary must change too, or risk being left behind to mollycoddle deceased words like aviatrix.  Sexting, retweet, woot, and 400 other technology-based words are being added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary.  This is the 100th edition of the Concise OED, which now has over 240,000 words.  That doesn’t […]

In 1994, three teenagers from West Memphis, Arkansas, named Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley, and Jason Baldwin went to jail for a crime most people believe they did not commit.  The three teens, who listened to heavy metal in a town where heavy metal is tantamount to worshiping Satan on a blood altar, were convicted of the brutal […]

When it comes to summer fun, there’s nothing better than a nice swim in a lake or pond or something else fun, cool, and refreshing.  However, swimming has dangers inherent into the activity.  For one, there’s the risk of drowning.  Now, apparently, there’s a secondary risk that’s pretty obscure, but has a 95% fatality rate. […]

It was about a month ago when two workers at a wastewater treatment plant in Paso Robles, California, spotted an unusual looking animal hanging around.  It wasn’t bothering anyone, but man, was it funny to look at!  It was like some kind of giant water rat.  As it turns out, after consulting with the Department […]

Wave goodbye to the Miami University Hurricanes.  Nevin Shapiro, aka Lil Luke, gave 72 Miami University Hurricanes impermissible benefits worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and he’s telling all in a jailhouse interview with Yahoo Sports.  Shapiro, a longtime Miami booster and co-owner of Axcess Sports (a sports agency), funded parties full of hookers, gave illegal trips […]

She’s one of the world’s best-known mothers of multiples (sorry, Michelle Duggar).  The 36-year-old mother of eight shot to fame thanks to a series of specials on TLC, which led to an appearance on Dancing With The Stars (though she is not a star) and a hit television show, but the gravy train is coming to […]

When it comes to fans, there are no fans quite as devoted as Elvis fans.  Say what you want to about Beatles fans, Nirvana fans, or whoever else, as Elvis Presley enters year 35 after his untimely death on August 16, 1977, he’s still got legions of fans who make the yearly trek to Graceland […]