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After Weeks Of Media Pressure, Shia LaBeouf Still Refusing To Have Public Meltdown

In this Star Fix Quick Hit, Angelique Clark looks at the media's ongoing efforts to push Shia LaBeouf over the edge into a Charlie Sheen-style breakdown. more »
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Alabama Hosts First Desegregated Mass Suicide

05.15.12

The Onion looks back at Alabama's first desegregated mass suicide, the historic V.E. Day Speech from FDR's rotting corpse, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad with the gold-plated femur of a Chinaman. more»
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First Private Flight To Space Station This Week

05.16.12

“I just don’t trust the private sector to properly equip a rocket the way the government does. What happens if they need to make some triplicate forms up there?” more»
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Tens Of Thousands Dead In Ongoing Africa

05.16.12

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN—According to alarming reports from international relief agencies operating in Swaziland, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and rebel-held sections of Mali, more than 500,000 people have died so far this month from the ongoing... more»
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County Fair Judges Blown Away By Local Heifer

05.16.12
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James Palmenteri and Valerie Skinner

05.15.12

After two marriages to other people, James Palmenteri, 38, and Valerie Skinner, 35, have decided to waste their friends and family’s time, once again, this Saturday. more»
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Stranded Fisherman Sues Cruise Line

05.15.12

“Oh, come on, Princess Cruise Lines? Even if you're cast adrift with no food or water, you shouldn't settle for anything less than Royal Caribbean.” more»
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Derek Jeter Admits He Only Plays The Game The Right Way For The Pussy

05.15.12

NEW YORK—New York Yankees shortstop and eventual first-ballot Hall of Famer Derek Jeter admitted to reporters Monday that the only reason he plays baseball with effort, modesty, and reverence to those who played before him is because it gets him all... more»
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Optimism

05.14.12
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I Was One Of Those Kids Who Always Took Cats Apart To See How They Worked

05.15.12

By Terrance Hanley more»
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Positive Affirmation Makes One Feel Worse

05.15.12

"Well, then, what are the magic words you're supposed to say to cure depression?" more»

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