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World Population to Reach
7 Billion on Oct. 31
“No problem,” say train operators. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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Marijuana Legalization Support Exceeds
50% Among Americans
Leads some to wonder what this country's been smoking. |
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Chinese Companies Building Increasing
Amount of America's Infrastructure
They're helping restore John Birch Society headquarters,
the Joseph McCarthy library and the HUAC museum. |
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| CONSUMER NEWS |
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 Parents
Outraged by Punk Barbie With Pink Hair, Tattoos
Also incensed by Strung-Out Ken (not shown),
who sports a mohawk and track marks. |
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| LIFESTYLE |
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Study: Keeping Loaded Guns at
Home Contributing to High Rate
Of Kids' Firearm Injuries
Families given loaded guns to keep at home reported
far more incidents than those who weren't. |
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Scientists: Anthrax Investigation
Had Wrong Man
But unless Vice President Cheney himself ordered
the attacks to keep the post-9/11 fear level high
and justify the invasion of Iraq, there are no other
leads. |
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| ODDS 'N' ENDS |
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 Carhenge for Sale
If you're interested in owning a formation of rusted
autos that experts think is either a sun dial, a predicter
of the winter solstice or a prehistoric burial ground,
it's yours for $300,000. |
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 Neiman Marcus
Christmas Catalog Offers $75,000 Luxury Yurt
For the Mongolian nomad who has everything. |
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