New Crash Test Dummies Will Gain A Few Pounds To Better Reflect Fatalities Of..
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on 4 Nov 2014
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http://consumerist.com/2014/10 New Crash Test Dummies Will Gain A Few Pounds To Better Reflect Fatalities Of Obese Drivers We've all seen the dummies used in tests to determine if vehicles ...
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Medicare bought meds for dead people
by zzyzzx on 31 Oct 2014 11 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://bigstory.ap.org/article WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it drugs for the departed: Medicare's prescription program kept paying for costly medications even after patients were dead. The problem was traced back to ...
by zzyzzx on 31 Oct 2014 11 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://bigstory.ap.org/article WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it drugs for the departed: Medicare's prescription program kept paying for costly medications even after patients were dead. The problem was traced back to ...
George Bush elected, Carter defeated
by zzyzzx on 5 Nov 2014 Posted 11 years ago
http://houston.cbslocal.com/20 http://cbshouston.files.wordpr George P. Bush, the son of potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush and nephew of former President George W. Bush won the land commissioner’s office in a ...
by zzyzzx on 5 Nov 2014 Posted 11 years ago
http://houston.cbslocal.com/20 http://cbshouston.files.wordpr George P. Bush, the son of potential 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush and nephew of former President George W. Bush won the land commissioner’s office in a ...
by zzyzzx on 3 Nov 2014 9 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new Teacher, 26, suspended in Argentina after student, 16, secretly films her having sex with him after asking her to 'turn around' A female Argentinian teacher who had sex ...
Obamas Midterm Loss Record Could Make History
by zzyzzx on 31 Oct 2014 9 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www3.blogs.rollcall.com President Barack Obama is about to do what no president has done in the past 50 years: Have two horrible, terrible, awful midterm elections in a row. In ...
by zzyzzx on 31 Oct 2014 9 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www3.blogs.rollcall.com President Barack Obama is about to do what no president has done in the past 50 years: Have two horrible, terrible, awful midterm elections in a row. In ...
Democrats Losing Youth Vote: Millennials Turning to the GOP
by zzyzzx on 31 Oct 2014 24 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://cdn.rollcall.com/news/d Oct. 29, 2014, 2:19 p.m. Democrats have lost ground with millennials compared to past election cycles — a development that suggests the country's youngest voters are open to ...
by zzyzzx on 31 Oct 2014 24 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://cdn.rollcall.com/news/d Oct. 29, 2014, 2:19 p.m. Democrats have lost ground with millennials compared to past election cycles — a development that suggests the country's youngest voters are open to ...
Did Obama give speak there???
by zzyzzx on 29 Oct 2014 7 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.c Dozens Attending NAACP Gala At Redwood City Hotel Sickened After Meal Of Salmon, Salad REDWOOD CITY (KPIX 5) — More than 50 attendees attending an NAACP gala in ...
by zzyzzx on 29 Oct 2014 7 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.c Dozens Attending NAACP Gala At Redwood City Hotel Sickened After Meal Of Salmon, Salad REDWOOD CITY (KPIX 5) — More than 50 attendees attending an NAACP gala in ...
Sex with at least 21 women lowers risk of prostate cancer, academics find
by zzyzzx on 28 Oct 2014 46 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sci Sleeping with more than 20 women protects men against prostate cancer, a study has suggested. Men who had slept with more than 20 women lowered their risk of ...
by zzyzzx on 28 Oct 2014 46 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sci Sleeping with more than 20 women protects men against prostate cancer, a study has suggested. Men who had slept with more than 20 women lowered their risk of ...
Michigan Democrat For Governor Signed Up Staff For Non-Obamacare Plans.
by zzyzzx on 29 Oct 2014 8 comments, latest 11 years ago
https://screen.yahoo.com/michi Michigan Democrat For Governor Signed Up Staff For Non-Obamacare Plans, Despite Obamacare Support The Daily Caller has learned, Democratic Michigan gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer registered his gubernatorial campaign ...
by zzyzzx on 29 Oct 2014 8 comments, latest 11 years ago
https://screen.yahoo.com/michi Michigan Democrat For Governor Signed Up Staff For Non-Obamacare Plans, Despite Obamacare Support The Daily Caller has learned, Democratic Michigan gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer registered his gubernatorial campaign ...
Detroit man fights $30k child support bill for kid that is not his
by zzyzzx on 28 Oct 2014 10 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.wxyz.com/news/regio DETROIT (WXYZ) - The State of Michigan is ordering a Detroit man to pay tens of thousands of dollars, or go to prison. The reason? He owes back ...
by zzyzzx on 28 Oct 2014 10 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.wxyz.com/news/regio DETROIT (WXYZ) - The State of Michigan is ordering a Detroit man to pay tens of thousands of dollars, or go to prison. The reason? He owes back ...
Man arrested for humping stuffed animal in WalMart
by zzyzzx on 15 Oct 2014 19 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/b A Florida man today took a stuffed animal off a Walmart shelf and then used the toy to masturbate before returning the ejaculate-covered item to a store shelf, ...
by zzyzzx on 15 Oct 2014 19 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/b A Florida man today took a stuffed animal off a Walmart shelf and then used the toy to masturbate before returning the ejaculate-covered item to a store shelf, ...
Naked Man Accused Of Raping Pit Bull In Neighbors Yard, Says ISIS Sent Him
by zzyzzx on 27 Oct 2014 9 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://connecticut.cbslocal.co WATERBURY, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) — A naked man is accused of raping a pit bull in his neighbor's yard. Alice Woodruff told WTNH-TV that she confronted her neighbor ...
by zzyzzx on 27 Oct 2014 9 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://connecticut.cbslocal.co WATERBURY, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) — A naked man is accused of raping a pit bull in his neighbor's yard. Alice Woodruff told WTNH-TV that she confronted her neighbor ...
by zzyzzx on 27 Oct 2014 3 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://abc7.com/news/lax-fligh LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KABC) -- An American Airlines flight from Los Angeles International Airport to London was delayed Sunday after concerns over the name of a WiFi ...
Obama Visits Maryland; Democrat Drops 9 Points!
by zzyzzx on 27 Oct 2014 Posted 11 years ago
http://dailycaller.com/2014/10 Things appear to be tightening in Maryland, where a poll leaked to The Daily Caller shows the gubernatorial race is “extremely close — only 2 points, 46 to ...
by zzyzzx on 27 Oct 2014 Posted 11 years ago
http://dailycaller.com/2014/10 Things appear to be tightening in Maryland, where a poll leaked to The Daily Caller shows the gubernatorial race is “extremely close — only 2 points, 46 to ...
by zzyzzx on 24 Oct 2014 6 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://seattletimes.com/html/l A 28-year-old Seattle woman pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to second-degree rape in the alleged sexual assault on a man she didn't know in June 2013. A motion ...
by zzyzzx on 24 Oct 2014 1 comment, latest 11 years ago
http://www.express.co.uk/news/ WHILE the vast majority of health experts blame obesity on an increase in junk food and a lack of physical activity – one weight loss expert has attributed ...
Union thugs force more jobs out of CA
by zzyzzx on 23 Oct 2014 23 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014 The California city of Palmdale was ready to roll out the red carpet this summer when a Japanese company agreed to build a $60 million factory on a ...
by zzyzzx on 23 Oct 2014 23 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014 The California city of Palmdale was ready to roll out the red carpet this summer when a Japanese company agreed to build a $60 million factory on a ...
We can survive without Russian gas now, says Lithuania's president
by zzyzzx on 22 Oct 2014 17 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/survive- OSLO (Reuters) - Lithuania will be able to survive without Russian gas after its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal starts up soon, redrawing the energy map for the ...
by zzyzzx on 22 Oct 2014 17 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/survive- OSLO (Reuters) - Lithuania will be able to survive without Russian gas after its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal starts up soon, redrawing the energy map for the ...
by zzyzzx on 23 Oct 2014 Posted 11 years ago
http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08 A woman who went on Dating Naked has filed a $10 million lawsuit after VH1 apparently showed her too naked. New York model Jessie Nizewitz, 28, says the ...
by zzyzzx on 23 Oct 2014 Posted 11 years ago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new A Swiss coffee company has been forced to withdraw novelty milk lids featuring the image of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler after they were spotted by German businessmen in ...
by zzyzzx on 21 Oct 2014 16 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new Gym teacher, 24, busted for having sex with 16-year-old student dozens of times including trysts at school She was arrested on Monday on four counts of 'criminal sexual ...
Russia offered to split Ukraine with Poland in 2008
by zzyzzx on 21 Oct 2014 1 comment, latest 11 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/polands- WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A former Polish foreign minister came under fire Tuesday from the prime minister and political opponents over a U.S. magazine interview in which he ...
by zzyzzx on 21 Oct 2014 1 comment, latest 11 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/polands- WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A former Polish foreign minister came under fire Tuesday from the prime minister and political opponents over a U.S. magazine interview in which he ...
The U.S. Marines are developing laser weapons. Here's why.
by zzyzzx on 20 Oct 2014 13 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://theweek.com/article/ind Every military in the world worth its epaulets is investing in drones. Now sensing that drones could be a threat to U.S. troops, the Marines are working on ...
by zzyzzx on 20 Oct 2014 13 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://theweek.com/article/ind Every military in the world worth its epaulets is investing in drones. Now sensing that drones could be a threat to U.S. troops, the Marines are working on ...
by zzyzzx on 20 Oct 2014 6 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/2 WAYNESBORO, Va. (AP) -- An Augusta County woman faces a misdemeanor charge under Virginia's new revenge pornography law. Waynesboro police tell media outlets that 28-year-old Rachel Lynn Craig ...
by zzyzzx on 19 Oct 2014 6 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-ma UPPER MARLBORO Md. (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made a rare appearance on the campaign trail on Sunday with a rally to support the Democratic candidate for governor ...
NJ man accused of eating raccoons
by zzyzzx on 17 Oct 2014 25 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/2 OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Authorities say a Monmouth County man illegally trapped and ate raccoons and squirrels. Police have charged Aleksandr Borykan, 30 of Ocean Township with ...
by zzyzzx on 17 Oct 2014 25 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.myfoxny.com/story/2 OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) - Authorities say a Monmouth County man illegally trapped and ate raccoons and squirrels. Police have charged Aleksandr Borykan, 30 of Ocean Township with ...
Survey: Pay raises rarer despite strong US hiring
by zzyzzx on 19 Oct 2014 2 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. businesses were much less likely to boost pay in the third quarter than in previous months, even as hiring remained healthy, a sign that ...
by zzyzzx on 19 Oct 2014 2 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. businesses were much less likely to boost pay in the third quarter than in previous months, even as hiring remained healthy, a sign that ...
California still has highest U.S. poverty rate
by zzyzzx on 17 Oct 2014 4 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.sacbee.com/news/pol California continues to have – by far – the nation's highest level of poverty under an alternative method devised by the Census Bureau that takes into account both ...
by zzyzzx on 17 Oct 2014 4 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.sacbee.com/news/pol California continues to have – by far – the nation's highest level of poverty under an alternative method devised by the Census Bureau that takes into account both ...
Air Canada Pilots Warned To Stop Sneaking Porn Into The Cockpit
by zzyzzx on 13 Oct 2014 12 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://consumerist.com/2014/10 Perhaps there's something about the name that makes it a tempting locale to stash porn, but Air Canada pilots have been warned to stop sneaking porn into the ...
by zzyzzx on 13 Oct 2014 12 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://consumerist.com/2014/10 Perhaps there's something about the name that makes it a tempting locale to stash porn, but Air Canada pilots have been warned to stop sneaking porn into the ...
Michigan truck driver sues union thugs to get out of union
by zzyzzx on 10 Oct 2014 Posted 11 years ago
Michigan truck driver files coercion charge against UAW union DETROIT, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A truck driver in Michigan filed a charge of coercion against the United Auto Workers ...
by zzyzzx on 10 Oct 2014 Posted 11 years ago
Michigan truck driver files coercion charge against UAW union DETROIT, Oct 10 (Reuters) - A truck driver in Michigan filed a charge of coercion against the United Auto Workers ...
by zzyzzx on 7 Oct 2014 114 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.heraldguide.com/det Two Destrehan High School teachers have been arrested after allegedly having a threesome with a student who was 16 at the time. English teacher Shelley Dufresne, 33, of ...
Fusion reactor concept could be cheaper than coal
by zzyzzx on 9 Oct 2014 6 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-u Fusion energy almost sounds too good to be true – zero greenhouse gas emissions, no long-lived radioactive waste, a nearly unlimited fuel supply. Perhaps the biggest roadblock to ...
by zzyzzx on 9 Oct 2014 6 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://phys.org/news/2014-10-u Fusion energy almost sounds too good to be true – zero greenhouse gas emissions, no long-lived radioactive waste, a nearly unlimited fuel supply. Perhaps the biggest roadblock to ...
President Obama Wreaks Vehicular Havoc En Route To Gwyneth Paltrow Fundraiser
by zzyzzx on 9 Oct 2014 Posted 11 years ago
http://deadline.com/2014/10/ob Los Angelenos will have lots of time on the roads this afternoon to contemplate the midterm elections when President Obama flies in for one of those “Hollywood fundraisers” ...
by zzyzzx on 9 Oct 2014 Posted 11 years ago
http://deadline.com/2014/10/ob Los Angelenos will have lots of time on the roads this afternoon to contemplate the midterm elections when President Obama flies in for one of those “Hollywood fundraisers” ...
Delivery Drones not doing so well in windy weather
by zzyzzx on 8 Oct 2014 1 comment, latest 11 years ago
http://www.newsweek.com/will-w Drones have become synonymous with modern life—they've distanced troops from the battlefield and are even expected to bring the Internet to remote and underserved areas. But as their ...
by zzyzzx on 8 Oct 2014 1 comment, latest 11 years ago
http://www.newsweek.com/will-w Drones have become synonymous with modern life—they've distanced troops from the battlefield and are even expected to bring the Internet to remote and underserved areas. But as their ...
by zzyzzx on 6 Oct 2014 4 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://dailycaller.com/2014/10 A Nepalese communist community organizer was killed in a wild elephant attack in the Bara district of south-eastern Nepal on Sunday, eKantipur reports. Ganga Bal, 35, was a ...
by zzyzzx on 30 Sep 2014 7 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/b A man named Calvin Wank was arrested Saturday morning at an upstate New York truck stop after several drivers reported seeing him "committing sexually lewd acts while in ...
One-fifth of U.S. workers were laid off in past five years, study says
by zzyzzx on 30 Sep 2014 1 comment, latest 11 years ago
http://www.latimes.com/busines One in five U.S. workers was laid off in the past five years and about 22% of those who lost their jobs still haven't found another one, according ...
by zzyzzx on 30 Sep 2014 1 comment, latest 11 years ago
http://www.latimes.com/busines One in five U.S. workers was laid off in the past five years and about 22% of those who lost their jobs still haven't found another one, according ...
University of New Mexico Fights Sexual Assault With Sex Week
by zzyzzx on 30 Sep 2014 2 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/ar (CNSNews.com) – Sex Week at the University of New Mexico is not supposed to be all fun and games. It's part of a “larger strategy to reduce sexual ...
by zzyzzx on 30 Sep 2014 2 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/ar (CNSNews.com) – Sex Week at the University of New Mexico is not supposed to be all fun and games. It's part of a “larger strategy to reduce sexual ...
by zzyzzx on 25 Sep 2014 72 comments, latest 11 years ago
http://www.weeklystandard.com/ Here's a chart showing those in that age group currently employed (95.6 million) and those who aren't (28.9 million): "There are 124.5 million Americans in their prime working ...
Another huge energy storage project
by zzyzzx on 26 Sep 2014 1 comment, latest 11 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/renewabl CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A proposal to export twice as much Wyoming wind power to Los Angeles as the amount of electricity generated by the Hoover Dam includes ...
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by zzyzzx on 26 Sep 2014 1 comment, latest 11 years ago
http://news.yahoo.com/renewabl CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A proposal to export twice as much Wyoming wind power to Los Angeles as the amount of electricity generated by the Hoover Dam includes ...
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