Jan 21 2009

Health-conscious Britons eat foods they hate

One in three Britons force themselves to eat foods they dislike such as oily fish and spinach just because they believe they are good for them, new research shows.

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Jan 21 2009

How the Movies Made a President

Seeing black presidents in movies and TV helped make America ready to elect a real black president. Agree or disagree?

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Jan 21 2009

Fiat Takes 35% Stake in Struggling Chrysler

Fiat and Chrysler said Tuesday they have signed a nonbinding agreement for a strategic alliance that would give the Italian auto empire a 35-percent stake in the troubled U.S. carmaker. The two companies said in a joint statement they would share technologies and vehicle platforms. The deal may be broadened further.

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Jan 21 2009

Sweden Considers Police Action Against File-Sharers

Swedish file-sharers have previously been protected from police action, since any offenses they commit do not generally carry a prison sentence. Now, the government is considering new legislation which will give the police powers to go after regular file-sharers, even if their actions were previously only punishable by a fine.

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Jan 21 2009

Twitter Not Loved In Europe – "Twitter = time waster!"

European companies say the social-networking tool is a time waster. “Just had a cup of our Guatemala Casi Cielo … It means ‘almost heaven’ in Spanish,” a Starbucks manager wrote in a recent Twitter post.

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Jan 21 2009

Shoes and Loathing in Washington

For six hours, a giant Bush with a “Pinocchio” nose was the target of thousands of shoes as people in town for the inauguration took turns throwing footwear at the likeness of the president.

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Jan 21 2009

What’s in Toothpaste?

And what’s the most important ingredient to look for?

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Jan 21 2009

Snowboard horizontal slalom

Just one more beautiful extreme performance from real snowboarders.

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Jan 21 2009

The birth, death, and rebirth of the Ghostbusters game

Even though it has only been in development for a few years, the Ghostbusters game has one of the most complicated histories in recent memory. We take a look at its story so far and get some inside gossip on it.

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Jan 21 2009

Mom Keeps Guinea Pig Death a Secret, CNN Reports

The moment I saw that guinea pig’s corpse, I made up my mind. I would not tell my son Checkers was dead … at least not that night. Drew had five tests within the next two days. I wasn’t going to let grief jeopardize his grades. I’d already goofed by yelping, “Oh, my!” when I saw the body.

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