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Casey Anthony Case: Judge Orders No Probation, Sets Hearing
If all Casey Anthony wanted to do was disappear, the paparazzi won’t let that happen. But the courts, for now at least, don’t want her back.
Marvel Introduces a Mixed-Race Spider-Man to Replace Peter Parker
Meet Miles Morales, a skinny American teenager that fights crime and hurls spiderwebs, just like Peter Parker used to do.
STDs and Life Stories: MTV’s Bizarrely Detailed ‘Real World’ Cast Contract
Seven strangers, picked to live in a house, have their lives taped after agreeing that they might die, get raped and be exposed to public ridicule — and it won’t be MTV’s fault. It says so in the contract obtained by the Village Voice.
Cheap Flights Fuel Mini Red-Light District in Amsterdam Airport
Of all the ways to capitalize on cheap airfare, this has got to be the most unorthodox.
Are College Kids Actually Abstaining During 4/20 ‘Smoke-Outs’?
Then what explains that mysterious cloud of smoke?
TSA Could Adopt Israeli-Style Behavior-Detection Techniques
Being characteristically vague, TSA chief John Pistole announced that new behavior detection techniques, based on models from “around the world” could “probably” be introduced in August.
Australian Woman Sues for Worker’s Compensation After Sex Injury on Business Trip
An Australian woman who got injured while having sex during a business trip is suing her government employer for compensation.
World Population Predicted to Hit 7 Billion This Year
If this keeps up, things are going to get crowded.
Rosa Parks’ Archived Writing Reveals Attempted Rape
Before she was known for her defiant act that catapulted the American civil rights movement into prominence — and placed her at the center of it — Rosa Parks had long been a human rights activist and crusader for social …
Latex Casey Anthony Mask Sells for Nearly $1 Million on eBay
The Casey Anthony case offers another disturbing layer. This time, it’s rubber. (via CNN)
Woman’s Pro-Gay Marriage Shirt Deemed Offensive at Dollywood
A woman says she was was asked to turn her T-shirt inside-out at a Tennessee theme park because its text, “Marriage Is So Gay,” was considered potentially offensive to other patrons.