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African Sesame Street Features Nigerian Issues

Sesame Street will premiere on Nigerian televisions this fall, redubbed and renamed.

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Italy vs. Florence: Who Owns David?

Florence has threatened to take the Italian government to court over questions of ownership of Michelangelo’s iconic David.

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L.A. Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Reptiles

A Los Angeles man has pleaded guilty in court to smuggling goods from Australia. The contraband? Reptiles.

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Justin Bieber to Star in CSI Premiere

Bieber fever is catching on in a whole new way: the teen dream will be starring in the upcoming season premiere of CSI, CBS announced on Friday.

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American Airlines Loses Bag, is Sued for $5 Million

American Airlines is being sued for refusing to refund its $25 checked-baggage fee after allegedly losing one Washington woman’s suitcase. The class action suit, brought about by Danielle Covarrubias, is asking for $5 million from the airline.

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Thursday: Twitter’s Angriest Day

Could “Angry Thursdays” be the next to trend on the networking site?

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Forever 21 Launches Maternity Line – Is It Targeted at Teens?

Teen favorite clothing chain Forever 21 is facing controversy over its new maternity line, Love 21, which is launching in five states—Texas, California, Arizona, Alaska and Utah, this month.

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Man Arrested After Smuggling Endangered Titi Monkeys

A man was detained in the Mexico City international airport following some serious (wait for it!) monkey business. (Groan.)

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Laser Gun! New Demo Turns Sci-Fi Into Reality

Raytheon is finally taking laser beam weaponry out of the movies and into reality. The Massachusetts based company unveiled its Laser Close-In System (CIWS), which can shoot objects ranging from rocks to small surface ships.

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Texting While Walking? Android Has an App for That

With those pesky laws limiting the places you can text (who needs to watch the road, anyway?) the Samsung App store has capitalized on the one activity still unregulated for texting multi-taskers: walking.