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Police: Census worker staged death to conceal suicide

Authorities are saying a Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with "fed" scrawled on his chest committed suicide and staged his death to look like a homicide.

Update to this

No "Full-Frontal Hugging" until AFTER marriage!

If we have a full-frontal hug, it could lead us into temptation. So, please just give me the Christian "Side-Hug" until we are married.

<---not going to hell

Students of the University of North Texas say no to same sex homecoming court

University of North Texas students, voting in an online referendum, have rejected the possibility of same-sex couples running for homecoming court in 2010.

Boy with Asperger's Syndrome Rides Subway for 11 Days

A 13-year-old boy with Asperger's Syndrome—a form of autism that often causes difficulty with social interaction—spent 11 days in the NYC subway system last month.

Anti-Obama billboard stirs controversy

A billboard recently erected in Wheat Ridge compares President Barack Obama to a terrorist and questions his U.S. citizenship.

Sex starved women rape a Man in church

Three women kidnapped an 18-year-old man in Chitungwiza and forced him to be intimate with one of them at a cathedral in Harare’s city centre on Tuesday,

Praying for Obama's death

"You would like for the president of the United States to die?" Alan Colmes asked the Rev. Wiley Drake once more. "If he does not turn to God and does not turn his life around, I am asking God to enforce imprecatory prayers that are throughout the Scripture that would cause him death, that's correct."

Noah Biorkman, 5-year old with cancer passed away

Monday, Noah lost his battle with cancer. Noah is the kid whose parents asked people to send him cards as he was dying.

Darwin Drafts Go Digital

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," the manuscripts detailing the theory of natural selection are being placed online. On Tuesday, Darwin Manuscripts Project will upload about 10,000 high-quality images of Darwin's scientific manuscripts and notes.

Galileo's missing fingers found in jar

You have to scroll well into the article to answer some obvious questions:

"Removing body parts from the corpse was an echo of a practice common with saints, whose digits, tongues and organs were revered by Catholics as relics with sacred powers.

There is an irony in Galileo's having been subjected to the same treatment, since he was persecuted by the Catholic Church for advocating the theory that the earth circles the sun, rather than the other way around. The Inquisition forced him to recant and jailed him in 1634."

Koreans make plastics without fossil fuel chemicals

A team of South Korean scientists have produced the polymers used for everyday plastics through bioengineering, rather than through the use of fossil fuel-based chemicals.

Would You Be Comfortable Locked On A Train With A Murderer?

Is there anything more horrifying than being locked on the subway with a knife-toting murder? About two dozen commuters found themselves in that hellish situation early on Saturday, when they were locked on in the first car of an uptown D train with suspect Gerardo Sanchez, who according to witnesses had just stabbed a passenger to death in an argument over a seat.

Pay What You Wish For Your Food

At A Better World Cafe you can pay what you think the meal is worth. Many pay more.

Don't Smoke If You Have A Mac

Apple is voiding warranties of Mac laptops that need repair with traces of cigarette smoke.

*Another reason to quit*

Peaceful Vegetarian Turns Out to be Son of Charles Manson

In this case, the apple fell far, far from the tree.

Man trapped in a 23-year coma was conscious all along

Paralyzed after a car crash, he was unable to tell doctors he was conscious - or was he really?

Going out Black Friday? Take a look at this.

It would appear that some retailers are a little on the slimy side when it comes to these "door-busting" deals...

No.....you don't say.

Best Product (Reviews) EVAH

This laptop steering wheel desk is the most amazing product ever. Product reviews make it extra special!

Student Expelled For Having Gun OFF Campus

Gary Tudesko was expelled from school for having a legally obtained, legally owned, legally transported unloaded hunting shotgun in his vehicle, parked OFF campus. The school had dogs out searching for such people and after widening their net they found Gary's guns.

Breast regeneration after mastectomy

Currently in human clinical trials, the experimental stem cell breast-growing technique - called Neopec - could replace breast reconstructions and implants within three years, and could regrow removed breasts within 6 months.

Spit in My Face - I Will PAY You!

A 39-year-old Southern California man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face. And...offering money for additional "bodily fluids".

In Trying to Prevent Gay Marriage, Texas May Have Accidently Abolished it for Everyone

It's rare a story about banning gay marriage actually has a silver lining.

Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need

Black Friday is a week away, and thousands of markdowns are already announced. Our master list of Giz-friendly deals—a hefty read—includes similar items priced differently at different stores. Keep it refreshed, cuz we'll be updating it all week.

Couple arrested for not tipping

A couple in Pennsylvania was arrested for not paying the tip when their bill arrived. They paid for their food and drinks, but refused to pay the mandatory tip because the service was so bad.

Fox News Just Can't Stop Responding to Jon Stewart's Comedy Program

Didn't Fox News' parents ever explain the best thing to do when someone makes fun of them is just ignore it?