Lonely man leaps into Knut's polar bear cage

A man jumped into the Berlin zoo enclosure of famed polar bear Knut on Monday, but officials were able to keep the animal away from the intruder by distracting him with a leg of beef, police said.

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Suit details girl's torment at exclusive school

The bullying came at school dances and in class, on Facebook and at the dorm by girls who called themselves "Oprichniki," a Russian squad notorious for torturing suspected enemies of a 16th-century czar.

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Teacher sorry for binding girls in slavery lesson

A white social studies teacher attempted to enliven a seventh-grade discussion of slavery by binding the hands and feet of two black girls, prompting outrage from one girl's mother and the NAACP.

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Intelligent Design%3A Belief Posing as Theory

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Blueprints for Auschwitz camp found in Germany - Yahoo! News

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AP INVESTIGATION: Alaska funded Palin kids' travel - Yahoo! News

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Government declares Beluga whale endangered - Yahoo! News

Despite efforts to keep the whale off of the endangered species list by Sarah Palin....

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McCain puts air quotes around the words "women's health" during debate, mockingly suggests that concerns for a mother's health are extreme

But tonight, I believe, featured a historical moment in that debate, because until tonight, I had never seen the matter of a woman's health given AIR SCARE QUOTES.

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Don't mess with scientists - Yahoo! News

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Earliest reference describes Christ as 'magician'

A team of scientists led by renowned French marine archaeologist Franck Goddio recently announced that they have found a bowl, dating to between the late 2nd century B.C.

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Duggar family reveal sex of No. 18: It'll be a girl

Michelle Duggar, the mother of America's most famous supersize family, revealed that her 18th child will be a girl, due to arrive on New Year's Day. Meanwhile, eldest son Joshua Duggar, 20, has made room for the new arrival by getting married.

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Debate is on; McCain agrees to participate

Republican John McCain agreed to attend the first presidential debate, set for Friday night, even though Congress doesn't have a bailout deal.

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Dad battles for son taken to Brazil four years ago

David Goldman's nightmare began when his late wife took their son Sean for what was supposed to be a two-week vacation, then never returned. "I haven't seen him in four years, and I've been desperately fighting to be with him."

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Gay Republicans endorse McCain - Yahoo! News

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When is a Big Family Too Big? -   The Bigger Picture - Your Life - MSN Lifestyle

When is a Big Family Too Big?

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Hallmark says 'I do' to gay marriage cards

Most states don't recognize gay marriage - but now Hallmark does. The nation's largest greeting card company will now be selling same-sex wedding cards in their aisles.

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10-year-old bullfighter sparks debate in France - Yahoo! News

PARIS - He's a tiny torero, a bullfighter with a baby face. But 10-year-old Michelito has become the symbol of a debate much bigger than himself.

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Starved, disabled girl was failed at every turn - Yahoo! News

PHILADELPHIA - For days before Danieal Kelly died in a fetid, airless room — made stifling hot by a midsummer heat wave — the bedridden teenager begged for something to drink until she could muster only one word: water.

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Witnesses recall Knoxville church shooting horror

Jamie Parkey was one of the people who tackled the gunman who killed two church members and wounded six others Sunday in Knoxville, Tenn. "He had the gun leveled in our direction," Parkey said as he and his wife described the terrifying scene.

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Changing the world one schoolbook at a time. - By Anne Applebaum - Slate Magazine

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Cover: Young, Gay and Murdered in Junior High | Newsweek Culture | Newsweek.com

A 15-year-old boy told family and friends he was gay. He dressed flamboyantly; he hit on a classmate. His murder made clear that issues of sexuality, at such a young age, can have heartbreaking consequences.

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Police: Officer fired for demanding free coffee

An internal affairs report says a Daytona Beach police officer demanded free coffee and tea from a Starbucks and threatened employees with slower emergency response times if they refused.

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Wild find: Half grizzly, half polar bear

DNA tests confirmed that a bear bagged by a hunter in Canada's Northwest Territory is half grizzly and half polar bear, a mix that some experts had never expected to find in the wild.

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Bitter YouTube wife hits the courthouse - Internet- msnbc.com

A British actress who found YouTube fame after posting monologues about her failed marriage to a Broadway theater owner and producer defended her popular videos in a New York court on Thursday.

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Why Don't Jehovah's Witnesses Vote?

Serena Williams told reporters at Wimbledon on Wednesday that she's excited about Barack Obama's candidacy but won't vote for him because Jehovah's Witnesses "don't get involved in politics." Her sister Venus—who is also a Jehovah's Witness—wouldn't even comment on the presid …

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