Jan 23 2009

A flamingo flees for his or her life from a Crocuta crocuta.

Photographer: Vadim Onishchenko

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Jan 23 2009

Avery Johnson turned down offer to coach Memphis Grizzlies

Avery Johnson has turned down the chance to make a swift return to an NBA bench with the Grizzlies, according to league coaching sources.

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Jan 23 2009

Tina Turner Burns Down Legs For Insurance Money

Police officers arrested Tina Turner this week on suspicion of arson, reckless endangerment, and insurance fraud, following allegations that the legendary R&B singer burned down her legs for financial gain.

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Jan 23 2009

What next for Guantanamo inmates?

Ordering the closure of the prison at Guantanamo Bay was the easy bit. Working out what to do with the 245 or so inmates who are still there will be much harder.

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Jan 23 2009

APOD: Globular Cluster NGC 2419

Of three objects prominent in this thoughtful telescopic image, a view toward the stealthy constellation Lynx, two (the spiky ones) are nearby stars. The third is the remote globular star cluster NGC 2419, at distance of nearly 300,000 light-years. NGC 2419 is sometimes called “the Intergalactic Wanderer”, an appropriate title considering that…

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Jan 23 2009

China to Cover Health Coverage for 90% by 2011

Beijing proposes spending 4 billion to subsidize basic medical coverage and overhaul hospitals.

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Jan 23 2009

Palm throws legal gauntlet at Apple

Ever since Tim Cook made his non-specific, veiled threats in response to a direct question about how the Palm Pre “almost directly emulates the kind of touch interface” found on the iPhone, the entire tech community has waited for the next move. Now Lynn Fox, a Palm spokesperson has stepped into the fray: “Palm has a long history of innovation…

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Jan 23 2009

SuperBowl Footballs Marked with Synthetic DNA

A Santa Ana, Calif., company says about 120 footballs will be used in Super Bowl XLIII, and all of them will be marked to prevent counterfeiting. “The DNA ink has an astronomical 1-in-33 million chance of being accurately reproduced by counterfeiters,” said Orlando, author of “Collecting Sports Legends.”

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Jan 23 2009

The Top 10 Everything of 2008 – TIME.COM

Top 10 Political Lines… Top 10 Scientific Discoveries… Top 10 Religion Stories…Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs… Top 10 Green Ideas…Top 10 Crime Stories… And much more!

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Jan 23 2009

Look for lost dog and end up losing your (borrowed) car

A man’s search for his lost dog ended in funny disaster on Tuesday, as he managed to lose a borrowed car in a frozen river.

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