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The otherwise epic US-Brazil women's soccer match for the World Cup quarterfinals was marred by perhaps the most shameless dive in history.

Tom Felton spent his teenage years playing Draco Malfoy, the extremely pale bully who antagonized Harry Potter and his friends.

The Republicans aren't budging on tax hikes. We don't believe we should be raising taxes on the American people, especially in this economy, said House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, speaking on behalf of himself and House Speaker John Boehner.

A giant 16-pound baby was born in Texas on Friday. Baby JaMichael, nicknamed 'Moose,' was born to mother Janet Johnson and father Michael Brown.

On Friday, Texas woman Janet Johnson gave birth to a baby boy named JaMichael that weighed 16 pounds, or more than twice the weight of an average newborn, according to ABC News.

Google+ is still in field trial mode (not even beta yet), with only a limited number of users testing the product. And that's a good thing, because it's far from perfect.

The market smells blood in Italy and the Italian authorities are afraid.

The Atlantis Crew arrived on the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday at 12:47 p.m. Atlantis Commander Chris Ferguson first stepped into the ISS.

The heated debate of the San Francisco circumcision ban referendum has produced an anti-circumcision comic book called Foreskin Man.

The unprecedented San Francisco circumcision ban campaign, which will culminate in a referendum in November, is anti-Semitic, stated the Anti-Defamation League and other Jewish voices.

A recent Kinsey Institute study stirred some controversy by claiming that men like cuddling more and women like sex more in a long-term relationship. The study subjects were middle-aged and older couples.

The Space Shuttle Atlantis Crew reached the International Space Station at 12:47 pm ET on Sunday, stated NASA.

When the concept of Google+ was first announced, I thought it wasn't going to threaten Twitter at all.

Caylee's Law is gathering momentum. Lawmakers in over 10 states have introduced versions of the law, which would make it a felony for parents/guardians to not quickly report a missing or dead child.

William and Kate, UK's Royal Couple, are in Los Angeles and other parts of southern California.

Yao Ming retired due to his persistent left foot injuries, reported Yahoo! Sports. The perennial NBA All-Star ended his career averaging 19 points per game, 9 rebounds per game, and almost 2 blocks per game.

Obesity is on the rise with no end in sight. A Trust for America's Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation study showed that adult obesity rose in 16 US states and declined in none in the past year.

Scientists have long known that sex produces greater genetic diversity. Now, they've shown that sex is the weapon of choice for inter-species genetic arms race.

Remember when Ashton Kutcher won that race to get to 1 million Twitter followers in 2009? Well, this race is beginning with Google+ followers, sort of.

Yao Ming has retired, according to Yahoo! Sports. He ended his 8 seasons in the NBA with averages of 19 points per game, 9 rebounds per game, and almost 2 blocks per game

Hines Ward, the golden boy of the Pittsburgh Steelers, was arrested for drunk driving in DeKalb County, Georgia on early Saturday morning.

NBA Houston Rockets Big Man Yao Ming has retired because of perennial foot injuries, reported Yahoo! Sports and USA Today.

The biggest internet service providers (ISPs) have struck an agreement with content owners to crack down on piracy through a copyright alert system.

Major Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - AT&T, Cablevision, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon - have agreed to help content producers fight privacy with a copyright alert system.

A synthetic windpipe grown in a lab was transplanted into a live patient. The windpipe was grown from stem cells harvested from the patient's hips.

The Facebook video calling was introduced with much fanfare and hype (i.e. Zuckerberg's promise a week in advanced to introduce something awesome). Google+ is touting its hangouts group video chat feature.

The Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on July 8, 2011 at 11:29 a.m., marking the last launch of NASA's Space Shuttle Program.

The June jobs report was horrible. The US economy only added 18,000 jobs, the lowest in 9 months, and the unemployment rate climbed to 9.2 percent.

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