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Wild, Funny Spoofs of Higgs Boson Go Viral on Internet

"Higgs Boson," "Large Hadron Collider (LHC)" and CERN seem to have more or less become household words, even though it will take many patient sessions with a physicist to fully understand what is going on at CERN and what are the implications of a research of this large a scale.
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Glee Spin-Off On Hold, Graduating Cast Members Will Not Leave

Earlier this month, Glee creator Ryan Murphy revealed that three characters from the serial, Lea Michele , Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith would be leaving Glee after Season 3, only to have fellow executive producer, Brad Falchuk deny the same at the ComicCon.
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Alleged Rape Victim From Libya Arrives in U.S.

Eman al-Obaidy, an alleged rape victim from Libya who fled the country and is currently staying in the U.S., remained tight-lipped though she publicly accused Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's forces of gang-raping her in March.
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US Historian Stole Historical Documents Worth Millions of Dollars

The federal grand jury indicted esteemed Presidential historian, Barry Landau and his assistant, Jason Savedoff for stealing and selling historical documents which includes documents signed by Abraham Lincoln, speeches by Franklin D. Roosevelt and a letter from Benjamin Franklin.
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Euro feels the heat; USD waits on US debt vote

The euro stayed under pressure in Asia on Friday as worries about the euro zone debt crisis flared up following a jump in Italy's borrowing costs, while investors also kept the dollar at arm's length amid the ongoing threat of a U.S. debt default.
New York Yankees starting pitcher Hideki Irabu throws against the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning of their game at New York's Yankee Stadium

Former Yankees pitcher Irabu dead in apparent suicide

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Hideki Irabu, who started for the New York Yankees for three seasons in the late 1990s, was found dead at his Los Angeles-area home in an apparent suicide, the coroner's office said on Thursday.
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Ex-Yankee Hideki Irabu Dead in Los Angeles Home

Former Major League Baseball pitcher Hideki Irabu, who started for the New York Yankees for three seasons in the late 1990s, was found dead at his Los Angeles-area home of an apparent suicide, the coroner's office said on Thursday.
Musician Linda Ronstadt accepts award during taping of the 2008 "NCLR Alma" awards at the Civic Auditorium in Pasadena

Singer Linda Ronstadt to release memoir

Grammy Award-winning singer Linda Ronstadt will release a memoir in 2013 called "Heart Like a Wheel," borrowing the title of one of her albums, her publisher said on Thursday.
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Joe Pesci sues Gotti producers

Actor Joe Pesci has sued the makers of a movie about crime boss John Gotti and his son, accusing producers of reneging on a contract after he gained 30 pounds to play the notorious crime boss' right-hand man.
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Joe Pesci accuses Gotti producers of yanking role

Actor Joe Pesci has sued the makers of a movie about crime boss John Gotti? and his son, accusing producers of reneging on a contract after he gained 30 pounds to play the notorious crime boss' right-hand man.
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Linda Ronstadt to release memoir

Grammy Award-winning singer Linda Ronstadt will release a memoir in 2013 called "Heart Like a Wheel," borrowing the title of one of her albums, her publisher said on Thursday.
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Community Health profit tops forecasts, stock up

Community Health Systems Inc (CYH.N), the second-largest U.S. hospital operator, beat analysts' second-quarter earnings expectations on higher operating revenue, sending its shares up more than 6 percent in after-hours trading.
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Latin America helps Colgate, Avon during U.S. slump

Big gains in Latin America covered up U.S. declines at Colgate-Palmolive Co (CL.N) and Avon Products Inc (AVP.N), with the world's largest direct seller of cosmetics seen as having a harder road to recovery.
Nafissatou Diallo (C), the Manhattan maid who has accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her, stands during a media conference at the Christian Cultural Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York

Strauss-Kahn maid makes appeal as civil suit looms

The hotel maid who accused ex-IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her made an emotional public appeal on Thursday for people to believe her story as her lawyer threatened a civil lawsuit.

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