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The San Francisco Giants fought through a night of bitter cold, strong breezes, and a sprinkling of rain to defeat the Detroit Tigers with a 4-3, 10-inning win, and earn the title as the 2012 …
29 Oct 12
Last weekend, the much publicized “world’s thinnest” house officially opened in Warsaw, Poland, and images of the skinny abode have been popping up all over the net. If you’ve seen the pictures, you might be …
24 Oct 12
While sunsets, beaches, and mountain tops are usually regarded as providing the best views, there are many city skylines whose beauty and awe rivals nature herself. Here 10 of the best: 1. Hong Kong, China …
22 Oct 12
Malala Yousafzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban for her support of girls’ education, was flown to a hospital in Birmingham, England where she continues to get treatment. …
19 Oct 12
After a 19 year career, travelling 123 million miles, and circling the Earth more than 4,600 times, the space shuttle Endeavour is now settling in for retirement at the California Science Center (CSC). However, just …
17 Oct 12
Several months ago, we reported on Felix Baumgartner, an extreme daredevil who planned to break several world records by free falling to earth from the edge of space. Well, yesterday Baumgartner executed his stunt and …
16 Oct 12
After a relatively quick sentencing hearing, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison for crimes relating to child sexual abuse. It is expected the 68-year-old …
12 Oct 12
If you saw our earlier article about a bear encountering a woman, you may have come to the conclusion that humans always get the last laugh over animals, but of course, that’s not always the …
10 Oct 12
The warm, dry weather of the past week gave farmers their best opportunity yet for fieldwork this season. Around 5 days were suitable for fieldwork last week in Minnesota. That let corn planting advance by …
