The new Apple iPhone 3GS is hot. So hot, in fact, that Apple has built in a kill switch that won’t let you use it once it hits 113 degrees. Reports began circulating online last week that the latest iteration of the iPhone got noticeably warmer than its predecessors. And …
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OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. – Several hundred swimmers gathered at a North Carolina resort this weekend to let it all hang out. Multiple media outlets reported that 249 people showed up at Whispering Pines Nudist Resort and Campground near Ocean Isle Beach for a nationwide simultaneous skinny dip. There was …
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Coffee is not significantly associated with a decreased risk of colorectal, colon, or rectal cancer, contrary to the results of previous trials that found a possible protective effect of coffee against these cancers, according to the results of a review of studies published in the International Journal of Cancer. “An …
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RAMALLAH, West Bank – Gunmen with suspected links to Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip killed at least 32 Palestinians and wounded dozens in attacks on political opponents and alleged informers during and after Israel’s recent war in the coastal territory, an international human rights group said Monday. The …
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Members of CubeSat Team SJSU reach for the skies as they continue to build “ReadySat Go,” a small cube-shaped satellite that will one day be launched into orbit. ReadySat Go, which will be about the size of a small Kleenex box, is a communications satellite. “The quickest way to say …
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WINTER SPRINGS, Fla. – A man who thought there was an intruder in his house shot and killed his fiancee the day before they were to be married, police said Friday. “Right now everything points to a tragic accident,” Police Chief Kevin Brunelle told The Associated Press, adding investigators were …
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Michael Jackson’s first wife, Lisa Marie Presley, says her ex-husband often thought about death, even comparing himself to her ill-fated father. Presley wrote Friday on her MySpace blog that Jackson once said during an emotional conversation, “I am afraid that I am going to end up like [Elvis Presley], the …
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You know what I hate most in the world right now? If you said griffins, you’d be close. It’s actually the use of slow motion in films and television. With the exception of showing whether a catch was in or out of bounds, the gimmick is only used to glorify …
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The driver of a sedan that slid into a rain-swollen ditch killing five Houston children will be charged Sunday with three counts of intoxication manslaughter, police said. Chanton Jenkins, 32, who failed a sobriety test, lost control of the vehicle Saturday while trying to answer a cell phone, authorities said. …
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LINCOLN, Neb. – No, the judge said to a 23-year-old Nebraska prison inmate. You can’t call yourself “Sinner Lawrence Bilskirnir.” Court documents say Jonathan L. Thomas cited his Norse religion in seeking the name change, saying he “is a heathen and Thor is his ‘High God.”‘ But Lancaster County District …
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