Saudi Arabia is investigating a smuggling operation that illegally exported discount-priced oil to Europe for more than 11 years, the Saudi newspaper Okaz reported on Saturday.

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Bangalore, Jul 10: Looks like there is some competition for Paul, the octopus, as a parakeet in Singapore has taken a large bite into the psychic limelight by predicting that Netherlands (Holland) will win the FIFA World Cup 2010.Mani, the parakeet’s

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AP – Iran’s top human rights official said the death by stoning sentence for a 43-year-old woman convicted of adultery is under review.

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Vice President Biden had to convince a skeptical Jay Leno on Friday that the United States didn’t get a raw deal from Russia …

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Now the Yanks know how other teams feel when a player is scooped out from under their noses.

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Losing Lee to Texas was un-Yankee-like

The Obama administration has started sending federal agents to audit records of thousands of companies, forcing businesses to fire every illegal immigrant.

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Dressed in his new Heat uniform, LeBron James took a look at his new home crowd and grinned.

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Heat throw welcome party for LeBron James, Chris Bosh

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If you’re a fan of the sporting life, this was one of your bigger weeks. Not so much for the games that were played, but rather for the bizarre announcements that riled up folks across the United States and around the world. LeBron James and Paul the Octopus have little in common, save for their exceptional talents for ticking off some sport fans while delighting others.

LeBron’s big announcement

The plan: To build excitement over which team LeBron James, one of the NBA’s biggest stars, would play for next season. The result: A whole lot of anger. After much speculation (

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LeBron and Paul: Two Big Announcements

Vicky Pelaez met her husband, Juan Lazaro or so he called himself some 30 years ago in her native Peru. She was a gutsy TV reporter, …

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AP – Vicky Pelaez met her husband, Juan Lazaro — or so he called himself — some 30 years ago in her native Peru. She was a gutsy TV reporter, he a talented photographer and a karate black belt. “To her, he was a hunk,” a friend says.

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Negotiations between the Oakland police union and the City Council remained at a standstill Friday, moving the Police Department closer to the layoffs of 80 officers. Police said they intend to start implementing…

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AP – Mel Gibson is heard using a racial epithet and calling his ex-girlfriend a “whore” in a recording released by a celebrity news website Friday.

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Website posts recording of racist Gibson rant

Johannes Mehserle , the Oakland transit cop convicted on Thursday of involuntary manslaughter for killing an unarmed transit rider, has released a statement apologizing for the crime.

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Maybe it’s a seismic shift in the NBA landscape. Or it’s just a little wave washing up on South Beach. One way or another, LeBron James has the league’s attention. Around the NBA Friday, everyone was talking about the impact of James’ decision to spurn the Cleveland Cavaliers and form an All-Star trio with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami.

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LeBron James’ move making waves beyond South Beach (AP)

The Upshot – How does a political protest movement that encompasses some 30 percent of Americans sit on the national stage? Not always so comfortably, it turns out. U.S. Senate candidate Sharron Angle of Nevada, a tea party favorite who is running to …

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Kurt Busch believes Danica Patrick will be better equipped to compete in NASCAR once she makes a full-time switch to stock car racing.

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He wants $5B expansion of clean-energy tax credits.

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Obama’s clean energy kick continues

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This December, Queen Elizabeth II will become a great-grandmother. Elizabeth’s grandson, Peter Phillips, and his wife, Autumn, are expecting their first child, “a baby who will be Queen Elizabeth II’s first great-grandchild,” according to the AP.

For folks used to hearing only about Princes Charles, William, and Harry, this may come as a bit of a surprise. Indeed, the queen’s royal family does extend beyond that well-publicized trio. Peter Phillips, 32, is Princess Anne’s son. Anne, for those who aren’t up on the royal lineage, is Charles’s younger sister.

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Dallas County sheriff’s jail guard arrested for being in country illegally

Charred remains of a torched LeBron James jersey were scattered among ashes and 10 spent wooden matchsticks on a sidewalk across the street from Quicken Loans Arena. Over on Ontario Street, workers prepared to remove a massive 100-foot-high billboard of James, his arms outstretched, that has been a downtown tourist attraction for years.

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Courtesy of NASA, now you can take a trip all the way to the moon — for free.

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NASA lets you go to the moon…for free

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson — former U.N. ambassador, former presidential candidate — is ever the diplomat.

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N.M. Gov. Bill Richardson jumps into immigration debate, urges border meeting

How dare you tweet that you’ve been so victimized by the
American justice system, that you consider your plight to be
comparable to a 43-year-old Iranian mother…

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Lindsay Lohan’s Biggest Crime By Far Is Comparing Herself To A Woman Who’s About To Be Stoned In Iran!

Gaga tells Today Show crowd: “You inspire me!”
Lady Gaga pulled her trademark move when she heard that thousands of fans were camping out around the Today Show’s plaza in Rockefeller Center Thursday night — she sent pizza! The fan loved worked, as Gaga’s crowd broke a Today Show record with 18,000 fans turning out for her Friday morning appearance…in the rain!

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The singer is due in November

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Celine Dion Announces She’s Expecting Twin Boys

LeBron James’ legacy was lost in the rubble of his demolition show. Blame his handlers. And blame Dan Gilbert.

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Easy come, easy go for King James (Yahoo! Sports)

An iPhone 4 caught fire while attached to a computer, the lead item in today’s App Industry Roundup. Also, is iAd math different?

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As a tribute to the world of paper-based discount coupons, here’s a look back at some of the most intriguing vintage designs from the past

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The top 10 auto insurance companies are located in cities all across America. The staggering amounts of revenue they reported for 2009 serves as a basis to rank them.

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Top 10 Automobile Insurance Companies

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — It’s two more boys for Celine Dion and husband/manager Rene Angelil!

The singer – who announced she was expecting twins in May – has revealed that two more little guys will be added to the family.

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Listen to the latest descriptions being offered of the oil washing ashore or hovering offshore and you’d think you’d been invited to an enticing breakfast at the beach: orange mousse, rainbow sheen, large pancakes.

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Gulf Oil Spill Spawns Glossary of Goo

AFP – Half of Americans reject President Barack Obama’s lawsuit against Arizona’s controversial immigration law, with only a third supporting the move, according to a Gallup poll released Friday.

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Half of Americans oppose Obama’s immigration lawsuit: poll (AFP)

Law enforcement officers arrested 83 people during Thursday night’s protests in downtown Oakland over the involuntary manslaughter conviction of former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle for the shooting death of…

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The joke is that the New York Knicks spent the entirety of the team’s post-Isiah Thomas run clearing cap…

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If you’re a fan of Lady Gaga, this is one album you’re gonna want to get your hands on. No, it’s not Gaga’s brand new music, but it is 10 tracks from Gaga’s first two albums, all remixed. Hey, we will definitely take what we can get. And we can get this on August 3!

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Lady Gaga Remix Album Due Out Next Month

Angered and betrayed by LeBron James’ decision to leave for Miami, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert accused the NBA’s MVP of quitting …

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Cavs owner: LeBron James quit in playoffs

A total solar eclipse on July 11 will be visible from Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean and could give lucky viewers a stunning backdrop to photograph the moon blocking the sun.

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Easter Island Is Place to Be for Sunday Solar Eclipse

Aniston’s rep responds to Christopher Gartin rumors…
We reported Wednesday that Jennifer Aniston was said to be getting serious with True Blood star Christopher Gartin, after the pair had been spotted out to dinner together. Now Aniston’s rep is jumping in to block the buzz that a source has started by saying that Chris Gartin is “perfect for Jennifer Aniston.”

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Millions of people with private-sector pensions face lower payouts under Government plans to change the rate at which they increase each year.

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Squeeze On Private-Sector Pensions Payouts

The latest research puts scientists much closer to finding a HIV vaccine.

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Scientists Discover Most Powerful HIV Antibody Yet

Betty White is catapulting to true “it girl” status with her own calendar. It’s true. The 88-year-old actress is posing for her own 2011 calendar. Some of the photos are archival, others are Betty with animals, and more…

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If China ’s satellites and spies were working properly, there would have been a flood of unsettling intelligence flowing into the Beijing headquarters of the Chinese navy last week. A new class of U.S. superweapon had suddenly surfaced nearby.

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U.S. Tomahawk Missiles Deployed Near China Send Message

Chinese authorities have seized 76 tonnes of milk powder tainted with melamine, the same chemical responsible for the deaths of six babies two years ago, state media said Friday.

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China seizes melamine-tainted milk powder

Obama is convinced of his own magnificence, and hardly any of his own country’s.

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The selective modesty of Barack Obama

Angered and betrayed by LeBron James’ decision to leave for Miami, Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert accused the NBA’s MVP of quitting during the playoffs. Gilbert, who posted a letter to Cavs fans on the team’s website shortly after James announced his plans to sign with the Heat, told The Associated Press late Thursday night that it’s “accountability time” for James.

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A transcript of an open letter from Cleveland Cavaliers majority owner Dan Gilbert:

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Open letter: Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert rips into LeBron

Cavs owner Dan Gilbert criticized LeBron James in an open letter to fans, calling him “heartless.”

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AP – President Barack Obama is wrapping up a two-day swing through Missouri and Nevada with a speech on clean energy that could deliver a boost to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who’s in a tough fight for re-election.

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LeBron James, the NBA’s reigning two-time MVP, ended months of speculation and suspense by telling the world Thursday night that …

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LeBron James says he’ll join Wade, Bosh with Miami Heat

More than 50,000 turtle eggs will be whisked far from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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AP – Lindsay Lohan will be going to jail without one of her biggest advocates — her attorney.

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All right, we’re almost ready to begin the countdown and end the LeBron James drama. His ESPN special, The Decision, starts at 9 ET, and the expectation is that he’ll give Jim Gray the word on where he’s going within the first 10 minutes or so.

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AP – The U.S. and Russia orchestrated the largest spy swap since the Cold War, exchanging 10 spies arrested in the U.S. for four convicted in Russia in a tightly choreographed diplomatic dance Friday at Vienna’s airport.

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US, Russia swap 14 spies at Vienna airport (AP)

AP – Violent protests erupted in Oakland with stores damaged and dozens arrested after a Los Angeles jury convicted a white former transit officer of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man.

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It was an exodus just a few ticks short of panic. As word spread throughout Oakland around 2:30 p.m. that a verdict had been reached in the Johannes Mehserle murder trial, the downtown streets suddenly flooded with…

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Oakland exodus as verdict is read

The Iranian government has announced that it will not stone to death Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani for adultery. But it’s not clear whether the death sentence against the 43-year-old mother has been lifted or whether she still faces execution by another method.

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A jury found former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle guilty today of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the New Year’s Day 2009 shooting of an unarmed train rider, finding that he had acted with criminal…

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“Why would you do that, for what reason?” he asks

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Michael Lohan: Lindsay’s F-Word Manicure Was "Stupid"

Humiliated and heartbroken, the fans in Cleveland turned their backs on LeBron James as suddenly as he had abandoned them for the Miami Heat on national television. They tore his once-beloved No. 23 jersey off their backs and set them on fire. They threw rocks at a 10-story-tall billboard that features James with his head tossed back, arms pointing skyward.

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Bowing to international pressure, Iran says woman convicted of adultery will not be stoned to death – and embassy denies the punishment was ever a reality.

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Iran: woman will not be stoned to death for adultery

Does this dental makeover signify the introduction of a sparklier, more polished Crystal?

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Crystal Bowersox Sinks Her (Newly Fixed) Teeth Into Hollywood

A fund created by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer to defend the state’s controversial immigration law has received more than 9,000 contributions worth about $500,000, the Associated Press is reporting.

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AP – Retirees and other residents from all over the country were among those who donated nearly $500,000 to help Arizona defend its immigration enforcement law, with most chipping in $100 or less, according to an analysis of documents obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.

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Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock or sequestered in some kind of freaky-deaky cult ranch for the last few weeks, you know that LeBron James is on a mission to bless a new NBA team with his presence. Despite seeming like just another media circus created by a wildly self-involved professional basketball player, the King’s quest for a team is a great lesson in dating.

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So you like rainbows, huh? Heck, we all do. But not even Kermit the Frog or Dorothy from “The Wizard of Oz” can match YouTube’s Hungrybear9562 (real name: Paul Vasquez) for over-the-top ROYGBIV enthusiasm.

In a video that’s taken the Web by storm, Mr. Vasquez captured footage of the elusive double rainbow. Wait, scratch that. It’s not just a double rainbow — it’s a “full” double rainbow. That means two complete arches, one on top of the other.

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OMG! Double Rainbow! So Intense!

Of all the problems Democrats face this fall, none may be more challenging than trying to win back the support of independent voters.

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Democrats battle independents’ weakening support of Obama and Congress

With all of this meeting hosting, lawsuit fighting and television show having, LeBron James must be super…

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LeBron James is packing his beach bags for Miami

LeBron James is no stranger to the media spotlight. After all, he was on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a high school junior.

And he’s been hounded by media since announcing to the world he was going to go straight to the NBA in a press conference as an 18-year-old.

During a one hour televised ESPN special, LeBron James—the free agent— will announce where he will play this upcoming NBA season. In his seven seasons in the league, James has learned to work the cameras and he knows to milk every second of his free agency.

There’s no question that he’s one of the most talented athlete

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In a rapidly arranged spy swap reminiscent of Cold War intrigues, the U.S. government on Thursday agreed to expel 10 agents who had burrowed into American society and in return won the release of four Russians jailed for illegal contacts with the West.

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U.S. and Russia reach deal on spy exchange

Kevin McHale, the former Boston Celtics star turned TNT/NBA TV analyst, said the New York Knicks would have to put more jump …

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McHale: Heat, Knicks would need shooters with LeBron

The administration is launching a campaign to push back at Obama’s anti-business reputation.

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W.H.: We’re not anti-business

OK, maybe parenting won’t be made “easy” but these 15 gadgets still take some away some of the strain.

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15 Awesome Baby Gadgets That Make Parenting Easy

Love to travel? Well check out the 101 greatest hotels from around the world and see where you next adventure will take you.

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101 Best Hotels From Around The World (Pics)

Poor perpetually single Jennifer Aniston. At one time, she was Mrs. Brad Pitt and married to one of the most beautiful and famous men on the planet and now, after a string of failed romances, she is once again back in the dating pool. This time, however, it seems she may have given up on the idea of finding a celebrity partner and is just trying to find a nice guy.

Although there were rumors that she was dating SNL’s Jason Sudekis, Jen was recently spotted on a date with 42-year-old TV actor Christopher Gartin, reports Celebitchy.com.

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Is Jennifer Aniston Dating A Single Dad?

With a new flagship showroom about to open, the company is striving to overcome price disadvantages and an underground market.

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Even With a Big Store in China, Apple Remains an Underdog There

AP – A treasure hunter has found about 52,500 Roman coins, one of the largest such discoveries ever in Britain, officials said Thursday.

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UK treasure hunter finds 52,000 Roman coins (AP)

Lindsay Lohan is now saying her courtroom nail message was “a joke.” She tweeted to a pal:

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Lindsay Lohan: Nail message was ‘a joke’

The end may be near for the runaway gulf oil well, according to the most optimistic statement yet from a BP executive.

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BP: Gulf oil spill could be stopped this month

If China ’s satellites and spies were working properly, there was a flood of unsettling intelligence flowing into the Beijing headquarters of the Chinese Navy last week. A new class of U.S. super weapon had suddenly surfaced nearby.

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U.S. Missiles Deployed Near China Send a Message

Lohan will live under super-strict rules…
While it’s being reported that Lindsay Lohan is expected to carry out only 25 percent of her 90-day jail sentence, we’ve learned exactly what she’ll experience inside her private jail cell…this is no vacation, Lindsay!

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Lindsay Lohan’s All-Female Jail: Details

AP – An experimental solar-powered plane completed its first 24-hour test flight successfully Thursday, proving that the aircraft can collect enough energy from the sun during the day to stay aloft all night.

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Solar plane lands after completing 24-hour flight (AP)

Thursday night, Adam brought the Glam Nation Tour to Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, the longtime home of the Grand Ole Opry. Allison Iraheta and Orianthi opened. The sold-out crowd of nearly 2,400 included Sleepwalker co-writer Aimee Mayo, former Idols Kellie Pickler and Chris Sligh, and Big Machine Records head Scott Borchetta.

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Adam Lambert brings his Glam Nation Tour to Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium

You might not know it but there are veins of precious minerals that are richer than any goldmine, running through our cities. In fact, you might even have some in your pocket – but we’re not just talking about gold rings or jewelry, we’re talking about personal electronics.

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How Urban Mining Works

Talk about a lethal weapon—Oksana Grigorieva’s tape recorder is slowly murdering Mel Gibson’s career. And we can’t say that he doesn’t deserve everything that’s coming to him. It seems that Oksana has audio proof to back up her claims (and photographic evidence) that Mel was physically abusive.

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Mel Gibson Admits On Tape That He Hit Oksana

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who want to eradicate everything associated with Twilight from the face of the earth and those responsible for polluting the public consciousness with its blood-sucking adolescent melodrama.

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Twilight Almost Cost Me My Wife (and My Life)

One of So You Think You Can Dance’s early front-runners, Alex Wong, may be out of the competition for good after sustaining a foot injury during rehearsals.

Wong, 23, ruptured his Achilles tendon during rehearsals with partner Adechike Torbert on Tuesday and was unable to perform on Wednesday’s episode. Per the dance competition’s revised rules, Wong will automatically be put in the Bottom 3 and face a possible elimination on Thursday’s episode.

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If recreational marijuana is legalized in California, prices of the drug could plummet 80 percent and the number of dope-smokers would rise, but the amount of money the state would bring in through taxes and fees is a…

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High times with legalized pot? It all depends

As rhetoric and planning around an immigration event intensified, the Olathe university that had agreed to house the event chose to cancel the use of its campus. MidAmerica Nazarene University had agreed to host an immigration forum on Tuesday planned by Kansas Secretary of State candidate Kris Kobach, who helped draft Arizona’s tough immigration law.

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Olathe university refuses to host immigration event

In country after country, Facebook is cementing itself as the social networking leader.

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Facebook Makes Headway Around the World

A report prepared by the state attorney general’s office says California parole agents spoke to the woman who was held captive by a paroled rapist for 18 years and bore his two children, but never bothered to follow up.

FILE- This Aug. 27, 2009 file family photo released by Carl Probyn shows his stepdaughter, Jaycee Lee Dugard who went missing in 1991. California lawmakers have approved a $20 million settlement with the family of Jaycee Dugard, who was kidnapped as a girl and held captive for 18 years by a paroled sex offender. Lawmakers approved the settlement Thursday with a 30-1 vote

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A magnitude-5.4 earthquake could be felt across Southern California late Wednesday afternoon.

The quake struck at 4:53 p.m. The epicenter (map) was located about 13 miles north-northwest of Borrego Springs and 25 miles southwest of Indio.

A preliminary reading listed the quake at magnitude 5.9. It was later downgraded to 5.4, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

No major damage or injuries have been reported so far, according to fire departments in Borrego Springs, Orange County, Los Angeles city and county.

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Loading… “Good Day LA”: Poor Lindsay Lohan! She got some hard time in the slammer handed down to her yesterday and “Good Day LA” couldn’t stop talking about it.

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Good Day LA, San Diego Living, The Today Show

State Controller John Chiang filed suit today in an attempt to block Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s order to reduce pay for most state workers to the federal minimum wage during the current budget impasse.

Chiang’s suit, filed in Sacramento Superior Court, complains that he is being forced to choose between violating Schwarzenegger’s order or violating various federal and state laws. Read the cross complaint here.

The controller’s lawsuit follows a 3rd District Court of Appeal ruling last week that confirmed Schwarzenegger’s authority to reduce pay to the federal minimum, currently $7.25 per h

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Chiang sues to block Schwarzenegger’s minimum-wage order

A person familiar with the negotiations says Carlos Boozer is headed to the Chicago Bulls. The person tells the Associated Press …

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Forget what your mom told you: A glass of warm milk before bed might actually keep you up, rather than lull you to sleep. See, the protein in the milk will boost alertness — and unless it’s skim, the fat will slow your digestion, making your rest more fitful. Not exactly the best shut-eye remedy.

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Sleep Better For More Energy

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The mullet, the only haircut that’s “business in the front and party in the back,” has been the butt of many a joke. But it’s never been illegal to have one…until now. For the well-being of the nation, Iran has banned its very existence.

A buzzy article from the U.K.’s Daily Telegraph explains the specifics. The list of acceptable men’s haircuts that meet government approval comes from Iran’s culture minister. For reasons that aren’t hard to understand, the government body banned the mullet. Other men’s hairstyles that appear to be banned include the ponytail and “elabora

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Mullets: Banned in Iran

In the hours that remain before LeBron James announces to the world what NBA team he will play for next year and beyond, he can pass the time (if not the ball) downloading these ten iPhone apps.

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With max AT&T contract, LeBron James should download these iPhone apps