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A strategically located speck, Georgia engaged Russia in combat in 2008. Tiny Georgia continues with American and European assistance to annoy its powerful neighbor. Borders remain uncertain; trade continues; a new movie captures, continuing, the saga.
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Once upon a time, a sweet little bunny saved the life of its owners by warning them of a potentially lethal gas leak. Hooray for Bunny, and just in time for Easter and eggs and bonnets and spring. Read on, but don’t…hop.
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A mother in Brighton, England, lodged a complaint against a store after she bought a toy parrot for her 11-month old daughter. The foul-mouthed toy was really meant for “salty” adults. Read her ribald tale below.
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Although chickens have been domesticated for thousands of years and are found throughout the world, most of us picture them looking only one way.
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A true Superman named Christopher Reeve took his disability and transformed it into an art form, inspiring the dreams of the disabled everywhere. Meet the crew of a new reality show called Cast Offs, and learn a thing or two about true nobility.
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In keeping with that which truly sustains life; namely, the ability to laugh at it, a Cambridge academic has uncovered what is believed to be the world's oldest joke book. Read on and be…amused.
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Believed to be the only authentic image of Shakespeare rendered during his lifetime, a 300-year-old portrait has been uncovered by a London heritage group. Read on, dear Horatio, and wonder not what the literary master really looketh like.
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If clothing fads are all thrown into a giant barrel only to come back much later, will everything be stale when sporting a loaf of bread on your head leaves and then returns? Learn more about a fashion show definitely meant only for the upper crust.
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What really is in a name? And what about all that Elizabethan ado about a rose by any other name? One football team doesn’t score too many points for originality, as all of the members have the same last name. Read on, but avoid telephone directories.
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An ancient Roman spoke similar words on the steps of the forum, and they sort of ring true today in China, where one company requires job applicants to show their ears along with their resumes during interviews. Read on but…don’t shoot the messenger.
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Human interest Headlines
The pro-democracy protests of 2011 were let down by states putting self-interest before human rights, Amnesty International says in its annual report.
Blair will play Sheen's therapist and love interest in "Anger Management."
Mortgage firms make it harder to take out interest-only loans
Despite persistent inflation interest rates could be heading lower in Europe.
Administrators of clothing retailer Peacocks say there is "huge interest" in buying the chain.
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ABOUT J. THOMAS SHAW J. Thomas Shaw was born in Quincy, Illinois, and attended the University of Oklahoma and...
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