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?Deserve To Die? Posters Targeting Hipsters, Cat Lovers Rouse Controversy, What Is ?The Killer? In Ad Campaign?

A new campaign has been making its rounds on the Internet and on posters in major cities, rousing controversy for its slogan, ?Deserve to Die,? targeting hipsters, cat lovers, crazy old aunts and the genetically privileged. While the provocative ad has sparked much anger after it went viral, the message from NoOneDeservesToDie.org is quite the opposite of offensive: To raise awareness about a deadly disease that doesn't discriminate against people nicknamed the killer.
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Goodbye, Yves Saint Laurent! Behind YSL?s Dramatic Name Change To 'Saint Laurent Paris'

Goodbye, Yves Saint Laurent. Hello, Saint Laurent Paris. This fall, fashion house Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) will change its name to Saint Laurent Paris, according to Women's Wear Daily. The French brand's creative director, Hedi Slimane, confirmed to WWD that YSL will re-brand itself. Saint Laurent will make its debut when the Spring 2012 collection hits stores.
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Buffalo Wild Wings Soars

Americans love chicken and sauces, and Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. (Nasdaq: BWLD) is happy to provide them -- the company sold a record 7.7 million chicken wings during this year's Super Bowl alone.
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Lance Armstrong Charges: Why New Doping Allegations From USADA Are Different

Charges of doping have long followed seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. Now the cyclist is facing those charges again, this time from a quasi-governmental agency, the United States Anti-Doping Agency, and there are a number of reasons why the new claims are different than the others Armstrong has faced over the last decade.
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Being Heavy May Help Men With One Type of Cancer [STUDY]

Of more than 2,500 U.S. veterans with an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, men who were obese at diagnosis had only about two-thirds the risk of dying during the study period that normal-weight men had, after considering other factors like age and overall health.
Spray-On Tan Safety: Why Short-Term Beauty Is A Long-Term Risk

Spray-On Tan Safety: Why Short-Term Beauty Is A Long-Term Risk

According to a panel of medical experts, the active chemical in used in spray-on tans -- dihydroxyacetone (DHA) -- can potentially damage one's DNA and cause genetic alterations. The experts reviewed 10 of the most current, agreeing that while more studies need to be done, what they already know is enough to warrant a warning.
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Elinor Ostrom, First Woman To Win Nobel Prize In Economics, Dies Of Cancer At 78

Elinor Ostrom, the first woman to win Nobel Prize in economics, died on Tuesday, June 12, after battling cancer. She was 78 years old. The distinguished Indiana University professor received the 2009 Nobel Prize in economic sciences for her groundbreaking research on the ways that people organize themselves to manage resources. She was the first and, to date, only woman to win the prize in this category.

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