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Daily Archives: Nov 18, 2012

Eating more chocolate improves a nation's chances of producing Nobel Prize winners, a recent study suggests

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Eating more chocolate improves a nation's chances of producing Nobel Prize winners, a recent study suggests. But how much chocolate do Nobel laureates eat, and...
Pope Tawadros II, the new leader of Egypt's Coptic Christian church, has been formally enthroned in Cairo

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Pope Tawadros II, the new leader of Egypt's Coptic Christian church, has been formally enthroned in Cairo. Pope Tawadros II was confirmed as the new...
Up to 100 runners, men and women, from the Marikina suburb of Manila in the Philippines competed in the whacky annual race, Tour of Heels

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Up to 100 runners, men and women, from the Marikina suburb of Manila in the Philippines competed in the whacky annual race, Tour of...
LAX employees are threatening to strike over being denied healthcare on Thanksgiving eve

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LAX employees are threatening to strike over being denied healthcare on Thanksgiving eve, the busiest travel holiday of the year. A coalition of labor and...
Eager bargain hunters camp out for Black Friday more than a week before the Christmas shopping extravaganza kicks off

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While most Americans are preparing to break bread and offer thanks for their bountiful blessings on Thanksgiving, some are already looking ahead to what...
Albert Einstein's extraordinary genius may have been related to a uniquely shaped brain, a new study suggests

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Albert Einstein's extraordinary genius may have been related to a uniquely shaped brain, a new study suggests. Researchers compared Albert Einstein's brain to 85 “normal”...
Kate Moss has revealed her supermodel body is quite literally a work of art as she has a tattoo inked by Lucian Freud just above her bottom

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Kate Moss has revealed her supermodel body is quite literally a work of art – as she has a tattoo inked by Lucian Freud...
The dirty secrets that luxury hotels don't want you to know revealed by Jacob Tomsky

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Former hotel staffer Jacob Tomsky has detailed the sketchy, raunchy, and sometimes scandalous things that hotel workers do when guests' heads are turned in...
Retailers this year will open for Black Friday sales early enough to make shoppers choose between hot deals and hot apple pie after Thanksgiving dinner

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Retailers this year will open for Black Friday sales early enough to make shoppers choose between hot deals and hot apple pie after Thanksgiving...
Barack Obama defended Israel's airstrikes on the Gaza Strip

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President Barack Obama defended Israel's airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, but he warned that escalating the offensive with Israeli ground troops could increase the...
Sunday became the deadliest day since Israel launched an operation against Hamas militants this week

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An Israeli strike on a home in Gaza has killed at least 10 people, officials say, as Sunday became the deadliest day since Israel...
Inspections of airlines and outside caterers conducted by the FDA have revealed facilities crawling with mice, roaches and ants, and food preparation areas swarming with flies

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Airplane food has long been the butt of jokes for being bland, unimaginative and generally unappetizing, but now there is evidence to suggest that...
After David Petraeus hearing on Friday, it emerged that unclassified talking points prepared by the CIA for use by lawmakers about Benghazi attack originally pointed specifically to al Qaeda involvement

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The White House did not heavily alter talking points about the attacks on US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, an official said on Saturday. “If...
Stephen Kranz’s home became the centre of the world's news when Paula Broadwell was seen looking strained and tense while holding a glass of wine in her hand on Tuesday evening

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When Paula Broadwell, the biographer mistress of David Petraeus, was discovered to be hiding out at her brother Stephen Kranz's handsome Washington D.C. townhouse,...
MacDill Air Force Base, which has gained notoriety for its connection to David Petraeus' sex scandal, has been compared to Wisteria Lane from Desperate Housewives

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The Tampa, Florida, military base that has gained notoriety for its connection to General David Petraeus' sex scandal has been compared to Wisteria Lane...
Paula Broadwell and Dr. Scott Broadwell were seen together for the first time since the David Petraeus scandal broke

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Linked arm-in-arm, Paula Broadwell and her husband, Dr. Scott Broadwell, were seen together yesterday evening for the first time since the news broke of...