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02 Sep 2009 10:49

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U.S.: The California Station Fire, 22% contained, is still getting bigger

  • 140,150 acres wide at the moment source
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01 Sep 2009 09:50

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Tech: This is your brain on Tetris. Any questions?

Playing Tetris (and games in general) changes the composition of your brain and helps make you smarter. Which is awesome. source
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29 Aug 2009 18:29

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World: Chechnya’s lasting peace didn’t last; they relapsed

The level of discord in the country has gone up in recent months. Between June and August, 436 people have died, way up from 2008. source
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28 Aug 2009 10:02

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Biz: Cash For Clunkers put consumer spending ahead last month

  • 0.2% consumer spending increase in July; clunkers helped source
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26 Aug 2009 11:16

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Biz: New home sales bounced back big-time in July

  • 9.6% jump in new home sales, the biggest in four years source
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26 Aug 2009 10:29

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Biz: Manufacturers of durable goods are building more of them

  • 4.9% increase in durable goods in July; that’s a huge leap source
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25 Aug 2009 10:33

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Sports: Caster Semenya may be a lady, but her testosterone level disagrees

  • She has three times the expected testosterone level. South African runner Caster Semenya’s been facing questions about her gender for weeks, questions only exploding because of her recent breakaway at the World Athletics Championships last week. Now that tests suggest that she has an unusually high testosterone level, expect those questions to get even louder. May we suggest something? It’s not her fault that her genetic makeup is a little off. It’s not like she took steroids or put on a swimsuit designed to make her go faster. Let her have her victory untainted, jerks. source
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25 Aug 2009 09:52

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Biz, U.S.: Home prices actually rose again, but we’re still a long way from home

  • 2.9% quarterly increase in home prices – the first increase in three years source
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21 Aug 2009 11:09

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Biz: Existing homes sold astonishingly well last month, guys.

  • 7.2% increase in existing home sales in July; nice leap source
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17 Aug 2009 10:35

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World: Why the U.S. wants to put more troops in Northern Iraq

  • 150 bombing deaths in the Nineveh Province in 1½ weeks source
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