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Boxer Hector Camacho Dies After Being Taken Off Life Support
Hector Camacho, a world championship boxer known for his fast hand speed and audacious behavior, died Saturday in San Juan, P.R. after being taken off life support.
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Do You Approve of ‘Black Friday’ Starting on Thanksgiving Day? — Survey of the Day
The big gimmick this Thanksgiving season is retailers beginning their Black Friday sales on Thursday, a day previously reserved for turkey and football with the family. This has understandably annoyed retail employees, who now have to work on what was previously a holiday. It also isn't necessarily winning over consumers.
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Is Thanksgiving Football the Greatest Holiday Tradition? — Sports Surbey of the Day
On Thanksgiving you can count on two things: overeating, and watching a ton of football.
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Apes Have Midlife Crises Too, They Just Don’t Buy Sports Cars
According to a new study, apes suffer from midlife crises, which may provide insight into why humans often have a blue period in their late 40s.
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Best Buy Will Try Not to Ruin Christmas Again This Year
Last year, Best Buy made a bunch of their customers angry when they were unable to fill the orders taken on Black Friday and Cyber Monday due to a lack of inventory. The company then failed to make its customers aware of this until just days before Christmas. Needless to say, Best Buy’s customer-service practices have not been held in very high regard ever since.
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Which Companies Are on Consumer Reports’ ‘Naughty and Nice’ List? — Dollars and Sense
If you still need a list to check twice this holiday season, perhaps a good place to start would be the recently released annual Consumer Reports “Naughty and Nice” list.
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Priest Bites Off Fellow Priest’s Ear in Fight Over Parking Space
The last time we heard about somebody having his ear bitten off during a fight, the unfortunate victim was boxer Evander Holyfield. This time both the suddenly ear-less man and the flesh-chomping perpetrator are holy men.
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There Is Still Time to Save on Last-Minute Holiday Airfare, but Not Much — Dollars and Sense
There is still time to find a few holiday travel deals before Thanksgiving weekend. However, with last-minute flights costing as much as $200 more than those booked in advance, it's hard to say just how good those deals will be.
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Man Who Accused Elmo Puppeteer Kevin Clash of Underage Sexual Relationship Recants
On Monday, news broke that an unnamed 24-year-old man had accused Kevin Clash, who is the creator and puppeteer of Elmo on 'Sesame Street,' of engaging in a sexual relationship with him when he was 16. Today, that man has recanted his allegations.
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Brave 11-Year-Old Fights Off Pit Bull to Save Little Sister
During their morning walk to school in Dublin, Georgia, 11-year-old Maleik Carr and his 5-year-old sister Jalia have to pass a neighbor's yard that houses two unchained, but fenced-in, pit bulls. On Monday disaster struck, as something had made a large hole in the fence over the weekend. When the dogs saw the siblings coming they darted through the hole and began attacking Jalia.
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Facebook Makes You Spend More and Over-Eat — Dollars and Sense
Facebook may be giving people a false sense of self-esteem, leading to overspending and gluttonous behavior, according to new research.
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Loughner Gets Life Without Parole
In a federal court today in Tuscon, Arizona, Jared Loughner received a life sentence without parole for his shooting rampage in January 2011 that killed six people and wounded 13, including then-U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords (D.-Ariz.).