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• 2nd American Woman Among Terror Arrests
  A 31-year-old mother who last year converted to Islam and left Colorado for New York to marry a Muslim man is among those in custody in Ireland over an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist—the second blond, American woman involved in the effort, after Colleen LaRose, aka Jihad... […]
• 'Massive Prescription Drug Ring' Seen in Haim Death
  Corey Haim’s death looks to be tied to a “massive prescription drug ring” being investigated by California authorities, the state’s attorney general says. Criminals have been using phony prescription pads after stealing doctors’ identities, and a chit for the painkiller OxyContin made out to the actor, who died of an... […]
• New Details Emerge on Woods Accident
  The Florida Highway Patrol today released more details from Tiger Woods’ Nov. 27 accident, pried from them by a public-records request by the Orlando Sentinel . The new-to-us highlights: Elin Woods turned over two bottles of pain pills to officers, saying Tiger had taken some earlier. Elin tried to ride in... […]
• Roethlisberger, Cops Took Pics Before Alleged Assault
  Hours before investigating a sexual-assault complaint against Ben Roethlisberger, a Georgia police officer posed for photos with the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback. And though Milledgeville Sgt. Jerry Blash later wrote a skeletal report that didn’t even mention Roethlisberger, 28, “the photographs did not and have not affected the investigation at all,... […]
• 3 More Judges See No Link Between Autism and Vaccines
  Three separate judges ruled today that vaccines containing mercury don’t lead to autism in children, with one saying that “normal fish-eating diet by pregnant mothers” presents more risk than the shots. The rulings are part of a series of nine test cases brought by 5,000 families seeking to tap... […]
• Safety Issues Kill Fabled UK Cheese Roll
  A centuries-old tradition of rolling 7-pound wheels of cheese down a steep hill in the British town of Brockworth has fallen victim to modern concerns over safety, with authorities canceling this year’s event, scheduled for May 31, over fear of injury to competitors and spectators. Last year’s event drew some... […]
• Don't Let Your Cash Get Stolen
  Stolen , in which finds Mad Men star Jon Hamm in a mystery involving the search for two missing children, is getting panned by most critics. "First-time feature director Anders Anderson brings nothing to the table in terms of style or modulation," writes Noel Murray for the Onion . "Hamm is unable... […]
• NPR's New Pet: A Toxic Asset
  Despite being widely blamed for the financial crisis, the bundled mortgage bonds commonly known as "toxic" assets still exist, and trading is beginning to recover. In hopes of getting a new perspective on the financial crisis, NPR's Planet Money decided to buy a toxic asset. After some searching—the assets'... […]
• Democrats: Health Vote Next Week
  Democrats got ready for a health care rumble today, with Nancy Pelosi telling her troops to clear their schedules, be ready to stay in session, and expect a vote next week. Pelosi will move to pass the Senate's December bill as soon as Thursday or Friday, and though Politico reports... […]