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A girl who is just five years old reads 875 books per year. She reads so many books that the library at her school cannot keep up.
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Blogger Rachel Held Evans, spent one year living according to the biblical rules of Leviticus 15 to 18, which give instructions about how virtuous women ought to live. The rules include those of "hygiene" during menstruation when women are "unclean."
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Former US President Bill Clinton was named PETA’s person of the year for promoting vegan and vegetarian eating, after he changed his diet for health reasons.
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Clarence House has announced that Prince William and Kate Middleton will marry next year in the spring or summer. Next year would have been the 30th anniversary of William's parents, Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana.
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A teacher who allowed students taking part in a class project on racism to dress in KKK hoods to film a segment on the history of the Klan in the South. Some say it was racism, others ask how you can study racism in the US without looking at the KKK.
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The Grammys have named Neil Young as their 2010 Person of the Year. He has never won a Grammy and is the first Canadian to receive the honor.
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In act of wishful thinking R-Rep. Paul Broun hopes to push through congress a resolution proclaiming 2010 as the Year of the Bible.
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The list of the 10 best cars for 2009 has been released and this year: the medal winners come from both German engineering and American classics. Based on performance, value and emotion, the gavel has dropped and the "10 Best" for 2009 has been unveiled.
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Next year is going to be the 'International Year Of Languages', as proclaimed by the UN. The international body hopes to promote 'unity in diversity' as well as global understanding.
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I'm a fairly avid Internet user but I still marvel that today's question is from China! From Guangzhou, the City of Five Rams, a potential investor asks: Can I buy U.S. real estate if I am a non-resident alien?
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A conservative German politician on Wednesday proposed something new. Making marriage contracts expire after seven years, with the option to renew for those not feeling the proverbial itch.
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The British Pound has hit the $2 mark after inflation.
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Simcoe County police are looking for a man who tried to abduct a 14 year old girl on her way to school Friday.
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The largest Chinese New Year gala in North America was held in Toronto last night and raised more than $1 million for seniors in the GTA.
The 2007 Dragon Ball at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, celebrating the Year of the Pig, is a fundraising event
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A 17 year old was arrested for armed robbery for $2 and on 10 Year probation he smoked Marijuana was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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You can't drive without it. You can't always afford it. And now a new study shows you why. Research by the Fraser Institute indicates Ontario drivers pay one of the highest amounts for auto insurance in the country.
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People across China are celebrating the arrival of the Lunar New Year - China's most important festival. The year of the pig is supposed to bring good luck and prosperity
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"Hundreds of millions of people have clamoured aboard cars, buses, planes and trains to return to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year in an annual event that stretches the country's transport system to near its breaking point.
The Lunar New Year, o...
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A man's body was found in his home more than a year after his death, with the television still on and his features preserved by dry conditions.
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This 4 year old plays better than most adults
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Police believe a man tried to abduct a 9 year old Nova Scotia boy.
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If you need email security software, now's your change to get it. There's a promotion going on at Essential Security Software.
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Clocks to Spring Forward early this Year due to Energy Policy Act of 2005 Congress regulations.
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Storms have raged through England killing nine people including a 2 year old boy it was believed he was out walking with his child minder at the time and the wall collapsed on them, his head injuries were so serious that he died at the scene.
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Man wears 3 pairs of contact lenses
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New Orleans alone has gained 38,600 nonfarm jobs in a year alone!
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Yet another analyst speculation.
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Reported on Global News at 6:00...
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Flight attendants working for AirTran Airways in Florida had enough of obnoxious passengers-- including one 3-year-old little girl, whom they kicked off the plane.
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A twelve-year-old North Carolina boy has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon after stabbing another boy several times.
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KOMAKI, Japan — It's springtime in Japan and that means one thing. Actually, two things. Penis festivals and vagina festivals. It may sound like a sophomoric gag. But these are folk rites going back at least 1,500 years, into Japan's agricultural past. They're held to ensure a good harvest and promote baby-making. Maybe they should hold more such festivals.
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