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Jumpers usually do not survive the 220-foot plunge
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A California sailing crew is being celebrated for rescuing a man who jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge. Comment?
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NASA Wants to 3D-Print Pizza in Space
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Still no jetpacks, but your inner 9-year-old has to be excited about this: NASA is developing a 3D printer that can print "nutritious and flavorful" food during space travel. Comment?
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Obama's strange defence
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Although there's still a great deal to be learned about the scandals and controversies swirling around the White House like so many ominous dorsal fins in the surf, the nature of President Obama's bind is becoming clear. Comment?
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Jumpers usually do not survive the 220-foot plunge
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A California sailing crew is being celebrated for rescuing a man who jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge. Comment?
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Surgeons remove tiger's basketball-sized hairball
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It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself. Comment?
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Phillips' strange 2B lifts Reds to win
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Brandon Phillips of the Cincinnati Reds reacts in the dougout after hitting double, driving in the go-ahead run against the New York Mets in the ninth inning during their game on May, 22, 2013 at Citi Field in New York City. Comment?
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Man captures record-setting python with his bare hands
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Not only does the 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python caught by Jason Leon this month weighing 128 pounds beat the state record in Florida, but the story of how he brought down the female snake is pretty impressive as well. Comment?
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Mob Chases Down Guy Thought to Be Sex Attacker
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Residents of a Colorado neighborhood went full-on vigilante recently, chasing down a man they thought had been sexually assaulting children and throwing rocks at him until authorities intervened. 7 comments
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Man Breaks Ferris Wheel World Record
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Want to snatch the record for world's longest Ferris wheel ride? You'll need to clear your schedule for two days and leave your pillow at home in order beat the newly reigning champ, a manager of Chicago's Navy Pier who rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel - awake - for 48 hours, 8 minutes, and 25 seconds. Comment?
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The long, weird history of the Nigerian e-mail scam
Their correspondent was a sergeant stationed in Iraq, he explained. He had accumulated millions in hundred-dollar bills - the older ones being phased out by the Treasury - from the cash brought into the country by the American occupation. Comment?
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Professor Whiskey's Traveling Bizarre Bazaar: like a virgin
Friday May 25, 2013 Professor Whiskey's Traveling Bizarre Bazaar takes the stage at the Atticus Bar at 325 W Forsyth Street. Comment?
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It Is Strange That Strange Says No Confidence In Feds To Investigate Themselves
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said he would like for a special prosecutor to be appointed to investigate allegations that the Internal Revenue Service targeted and delayed applications of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status as 501 nonprofit groups after the 2008 elections. Comment?
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streetcar waterfront Seattle waterfront Seattle trolley
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Seattle's central waterfront is getting a huge, decade-long face-lift: a new tunnel for State Route 99, a new ferry dock, a new seawall, pedestrian promenades, maybe even a mist machine to remind summer visitors that they're in Seattle. Comment?
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For The 1st Time A Century, Beer Might Flow At Minn. Capitol
There are few other places in the historic Minnesota State Capitol where beer drinking should be more welcome: The basement cafeteria, styled as a German Rathskeller. Comment?
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Group Spends $2M Lobbying For Gay Marriage
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The group that pushed Minnesota lawmakers to legalize gay marriage disclosed Wednesday it invested more than $2 million in the successful lobbying effort. Comment?
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MN Teen's Hopeful Song Tops iTunes Chart Posthumously
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The song written by a Twin Cities teenager who died of cancer earlier this week has landed at the top of the iTunes charts posthumously. Comment?
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Wisconsin boy gets handwrittena
It might not be unusual for schoolchildren to write to the president or vice president. Comment?
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NYPD officer tries to help cata
Authorities say a New York police officer who went after a cat stuck in a tree got caught himself and needed a little help getting back down to the ground. Comment?
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Fighting eagles crash land ona
Two bald eagles locked together by their talons in a midair battle survived a crash landing onto a runway at a northeastern Minnesota airport. Comment?
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GIRLS Porn Parody to Feature Less-Weird Sex Than Actual HBO Show
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You could say "It was only a matter of time," but in the case of a GIRLS porno, is that really true? The HBO show-which already features more controversial sex scenes than most actual pornos-is getting its own Hustler parody, This Ain't Girls XXX . Comment?
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