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The collision course is set: unbridled joy is barreling head long toward simmering cynicism -- at record speed.It's hard not to watch.More...

Source: The Rush to Beatify John Paul

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - The city of Buffalo, New York, banned the natural gas drilling technique of hydraulic fracturing on Tuesday, a largely symbolic vote that demonstrates concern about potential harm to groundwater from mining an abundant energy source.More...

Source: Hydraulic Fracturing, 'Fracking,' Banned In Buffalo, NY

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Former television news anchor Laurie Dhue, perhaps best-known for her time on Fox News, has opened up about her struggle with alcoholism.Last week, at a private dinner hosted by conservative columnist Cal Thomas, Dhue revealed that she had battled alcoholism throughout her career as a news anchor.More...

Source: Laurie Dhue: I'm An Alcoholic, I 'Suffered In Silence' (VIDEO)

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A woman who tried to mail a puppy in a box from Minnesota to Georgia now wants the puppy back, along with the $22 she paid to ship the dog.When Stacey Champion first brought the box to the post office, she warned postal workers to be careful, but reassured them that she was shipping a toy robot. But when the box began to move and make noise, workers got permission to open it, and found a 4-month old puppy inside named Guess, a black poodle-Schnauzer mix. The postal workers gave the thirsty pup some water, and now he's at an animal control facility.More...

Source: Stacey Champion, Woman Who Tried To Mail Puppy, Wants Dog And Postage Back (VIDEO)

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First it was the myth about linkage between Iran and Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking.According to the logic, without progress on the Palestinian front, it would be impossible to mobilize Arab countries to face the Iranian nuclear threat.More...

Source: Three Middle East Myths Exploded

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UPDATE: According to CNN, a Florida judge has temporarily barred the Florida High School Athletics Association from disqualifying guard Brian Delancy, and his team, because of his immigration status. Krop High School will be allowed to compete in the basketball playoffs.Florida high school senior Brian Delancy has helped propel his basketball team to victory this season, bringing them to the number one seed in the state.More...

Source: UPDATE: Judge Rules Krop High School, Brian Delancy Still Eligible For Basketball Playoffs

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As jubilant young Egyptians danced in the streets of Cairo and Alexandria, celebrating the departure of their 82 year old former president, American television commentators immediately began discussing two issues that seemed to them to be of greatest importance: who were the leaders of the uprising and how  did they use social media to bring down the reign of a 30-year dictatorship?  In doing so, they revealed the same type of inter-generational misunderstandings that cost Hosni Mubarak his presidency.The revolution was successful because it had no leaders, only coordinators of bottom up energy. Its use of social media was brilliantly conceived to meld online organizing with offline action, not supplant it. The inability of older generations to understand the power of this new form of leadership among Egypt's, and ultimately the world's, young people suggests there will be many more such surprises in the future, both at home and abroad.More...

Source: Victory for Egypt's Leaderless Revolution

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UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- John Tavares, Matt Moulson and rookie Michael Grabner all scored their 20th goal of the season and the New York Islanders got some revenge against the injury-depleted Pittsburgh Penguins with their sticks and their fists in a fight-filled 9-3 victory on Friday night.Just nine days after Brent Johnson beat New York 3-0 and knocked out Rick DiPietro in a one-punch fight that left the franchise goalie with broken bones in his face, the Islanders responded with four goals in the first period and four more in the second - with an all-out brawl in the middle of the offensive outburst.More...

Source: Penguins, Islanders Brawl: NHL Teams Fight For Second Time In 9 Days (VIDEO)

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Once again, 'Portlandia' proves to be one of the most playful and engaging new shows on TV, with another strong episode complete with iconic characters, fun cameos, and sharp pacing.Kyle MacLachlan returns as the mayor of Portland, who has recently gone missing.  Fred and Carrie set out to find him by having a wireless store triangulate his location; but not before the store clerk, played with slightly sinister deadpan charm by comedian Kumail Nanjiani, upsells them to the most complicated cell phone plan of all time.More...

Source: 'Portlandia': Kyle MacLachlan Jams, Aubrey Plaza House Sits & Kumail Nanjiani Manipulates (VIDEO)