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Americans are ‘loving [their] protected areas to death’.

– Housing developments choking wildlife around America's national parks – Housing developments within 50 kilometers (31 miles) of America's national parks have nearly quadrupled in sixty years, rising from 9.8 million housing units to 38 million from 1940 to 2000. The explosion of housing developments adjacent to national parks threatens wildlife in a variety of ways, according to a new study in the Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). “We are in danger of loving these protected areas to death,” says co-author Anna Pidgeon as assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Government health insurance option appears doomed

Senior House Democrats have largely abandoned hopes of including a government-run insurance option in the final compromise health care bill taking shape, according to several officials, and are pushing for other measures to rein in private insurers. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other senior Democrats told President Barack Obama in recent meetings they want the legislation to strip the insurance industry of a long-standing exemption from federal antitrust laws, officials said. That provision is in the House-passed measure, but was omitted from the bill that the Senate passed on Christmas Eve.

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Hollywood News – The Truth About Tiger

Details are emerging about what happened the night Tiger Woods crashed his SUV, starting his stunning decline in the public eye. We have the details here. Plus, a look at where Tiger has disappeared to, with the help of a billionaire.

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Hollywood News – Hotline: Cryer On Sheen; Kate’s Do

Hollywood 411 has all of the latest entertainment news! Find out what Jon Cryer has to say about Charlie Sheen, get a glimpse of Kate Gosselin’s new look, why Sylvester Stallone needed emergency surgery and more! Add this to your queue Added: Fri Jan 08 23:47:04 UTC 2010 Air date: Thu Jan 07 00:00:00 UTC 2010 Duration: 01:59 Expires in 2 days on Mon Jan 11 05:00:00 UTC 2010

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Kim and Khloe Kardahian: The Sell Out is Komplete

As they say below, Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian are living the dream. By losing weight and fitting the societal image of what makes a good body? Heavens, no

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Kim and Khloe Kardahian: The Sell Out is Komplete

Newark Airport Breach Reveals Obvious Security Flaw

While we debate the merits of intrusive screening methods, some guy at Newark International Airport foiled TSA with the ingenious plot of walking the wrong way through the exit of a terminal checkpoint. The terminal is on lock-down.

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Art, Schooled: Six Ideas for Taking Back Our Taxi Cab Tops

Art! Who goes there? Now: we do.

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Art, Schooled: Six Ideas for Taking Back Our Taxi Cab Tops

Senate HCR bill clears last hurdle before passage

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed sweeping health care legislation to the brink of Senate passage Wednesday, crushing a year-end Republican filibuster against President Barack Obama's call to remake the nation's health care system.

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Kate Gosselin Tries to Be Funny on Jay Leno Show

Her married life has at last come to an end after her divorce was made official on Friday, and it’s safe to say that Kate Gosselin’s TV career is over as well. After her appearance on The Jay Leno Show last night, it’s abundantly clear that the mom of eight is probably the least engaging and funny person ever.

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Dean Sheremet to Divorce LeAnn Rimes

Dean Sheremet has filed for divorce from LeAnn Rimes, following a contentious year that saw their eight-year marriage disintegrate in the public eye. According to court papers, Sheremet cited “irreconcilable differences” for the end of their union , which crumbled as Rimes cheated with Eddie Cibrian. Sheremet is seeking spousal support from the country star, and also wants her to pay all the attorneys’ fees, which is probably somewhat reasonable

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