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Michael Jordan enters the Hall of Fame

Michael Jordan, maybe the greatest of them all, is taking his place alongside basketball's other greats. Jordan will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame on Friday night, a final honor that follows all the championship rings and MVP trophies he collected during his career.

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Stolen Warhol Paintings

LOS ANGELES — Police in Los Angeles are offering a $1 million reward for information leading to the recovery of a multimillion dollar collection of original Andy Warhol artwork stolen from a West Los Angeles home. The thefts happened between Sept

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World’s oldest woman dies at age 115 in Los Angeles

By SOLVEJ SCHOU, Associated Press Writer Solvej Schou, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 10 mins ago LOS ANGELES – Gertrude Baines, who lived to be the world's oldest person on a steady diet of crispy bacon, fried chicken and ice cream, died Friday at a nursing home.

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I will not be muzzled…..

The New York Post: “The furor over Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst on Wednesday night — which violated congressional protocol — threw Republicans into full damage-control mode yesterday, as lawmakers in both parties condemned him.” ————————– Joe Wilson will not shut up about how he thinks he is right to have shouted YOU LIE and that the health care is cruddy as it is right now

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Pizza shop must pay for obese worker’s surgery

An Indiana court has ruled that a pizza shop must pay for a 340-pound employee's weight-loss surgery to ensure the success of another operation for a back injury he suffered at work — raising concern among businesses bracing for more such claims. The Indiana Court of Appeals decision, coupled with a recent Oregon court ruling, could make employers think twice before hiring workers with health conditions that might cost their companies thousands of dollars down the road. added by: ajrmy 1 response

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Humans have made, found, or used over 50 Million unique chemicals

Humans have found or made 50 million different chemicals here on Earth, the vast majority over the last few decades.

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Muslims fear backlash each 9/11

Eight years after 9/11, many U.S.

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Forced perspective photography

These are always fun… I think this one is my favorite, followed closely by the guy about to, well, do something naughty with the space shuttle added by: StrangE2U 3 responses

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Big food vs. big insurance by Michael Pollan

TO listen to President Obama’s speech on Wednesday night, or to just about anyone else in the health care debate, you would think that the biggest problem with health care in America is the system itself — perverse incentives, inefficiencies, unnecessary tests and procedures, lack of competition, and greed. No one disputes that the $2.3 trillion we devote to the health care industry is often spent unwisely, but the fact that the United States spends twice as much per person as most European countries on health care can be substantially explained, as a study released last month says, by our being fatter

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How long until there are no fish to eat?

The world's oceans cannot supply us with limitless food, and recent studies of the supply of Hoki, a staple in McDonald's filet-o-fish sandwich, show that it is dwindling fast. At what point will we realize that there is an end to abundance? added by: Progresshiv 7 responses

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