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Politics US & World

Websites Go Dark for Sandy Hook Moment of Silence

Major websites are going dark today at 9:30am as part of a national moment of silence for the Sandy Hook victims. No one knows exactly which websites, or how many, are participating in the event, though more than 100,000 people and websites have pledged to join the cause, according to Causes.com. The event is also […]

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22 Dead In Attempted Mexican Jail Break

On Tuesday, a Mexican jail break left 22 dead (nine guards and thirteen prisoners), in the city of Gomez Palacio. Fernando Rivas, a spokesman for Durango state police, briefed the media earlier on the incident. “The number of dead could increase although we hope not. A number of guards and prisoners are currently in a […]

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Technology

Real Life Examples of Bad Internet Practices, by Google Analytics Videos

Earlier this week Google released a series of Youtube videos depicting hilarious real life Google Analytics examples of bad Internet practices. “For the holiday seasons, our team at Google Analytics thought it would be helpful (and fun) to demonstrate how missteps on the digital shelf play out in real life,” writes Clancy Childs, Google Analytics […]

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California Man Fires 50 Shots in Mall Parking Lot

As if the current gun-related violence wasn’t enough, on Saturday a California man fired off approximately 50 bullets in the parking lot of a populated mall. Many of the mall’s stores promptly locked down, keeping holiday shoppers safe. Thankfully, not a single person was injured, though many panicked and ran for their lives, since the […]

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Excalibur Shooting : Murder-Suicide on Vegas Strip

A murder-suicide on the Vegas strip happened sometime last night at the Excalibur hotel-casino, causing mass panic as hotel patrons ran for their lives. According to Las Vegas Police Lt. Ray Steiber, the shootings happened around 8:30pm near the hotel’s main entrance. Here’s what happened: A man carrying a gun shot a woman who was […]

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Entertainment People

Strip Club Offers $16k to Lindsay Lohan

A strip club offered to pay Lindsay Lohan $16k to help with her debts and owed taxes. All Lohan has to do, according to the strip club, is host ‘chats’ with clients. Not strip. Not dance. Just chat. That doesn’t sound shady, right? Apparently the 26-year-old failing actress is faced with the problem of owing […]

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Politics

Obama on Legal Marijuana Use by WA & CO Pot Smokers

Washington and Colorado residents rejoice today as President Obama comments on legal marijuana in an official statement aimed at the question of whether federal law enforcement officers should crack down on pot. “It does not make sense from a prioritization point of view for us to focus on recreational drug users in a state that […]