This video of a huge cruise liner passing through the venice canal is insane
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vice.com — Some days you feel like picking up a 12-pack of Miller Lite, sliding the old jon boat into the lake, and reeling a few in while not having to utter a word to anyone (especially your wife) for eight hours.
California woman wins Civic Hybrid lawsuit against Honda
autoblog.com — Heather Peters sued Honda in small-claims court in Torrance, California over the gas mileage she was getting in her Honda Civic Hybrid, which was around 20 miles per gallon less than Honda had advertised. After two days of testimony, Commissioner Doug Carnahan sent his 26-page decision to both Peters and Honda, with a ruling in favor of Peters and $9,687 awarded in damages.
Syria: Over 200 dead after 'massacre' in Homs. Friday evening shelling by security forces on eve of UN vote on removal of Bashar al-Assadr
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'Harry Potter' Director David Yates to Work With Emma Watson in 'Your Voice in My Head'
slashfilm.com — David Yates, the man who directed the last four Harry Potter movies, has been courted to make some big movies for Warner Bros in the wake of Potter’s finale, most notably the adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand, and also the Alan Turing biopic Imitation Game.
Elephants Took 24 Million Generations to Evolve From Mouse-Size
news.nationalgeographic.com — For mammals, evolving into bigger sizes takes a lot longer than shrinking, new evolution study shows.
Today, Sweden rallies against ACTA and for Freedom of Speech. We can win this.
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Don't Let Student Loan Rates Double
huffingtonpost.com — On 7/1/12, interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans will double if Congress does nothing. Borrowers taking out $23,000 in loans will see their interest balloon by an estimated $5,000 over a 10-year repayment period.
How much of Planned Parenthood’s services are dedicated to abortions
factcheck.org — Abortions represent 3 percent of total services provided by Planned Parenthood, and roughly 10 percent of its clients received an abortion. The group does receive federal funding, but the money cannot be used for abortions by law.
Nailed it.
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EXCLUSIVE: Ari Fleischer Secretly Helped Guide Komen Strategy On Planned Parenthood
thinkprogress.org — Ari Fleischer, former press secretary for George W. Bush and prominent right-wing pundit, secretly helped guide Komen Foundation’s disastrous strategy regarding Planned Parenthood. Fleischer personally interviewed candidates for the postion of “Senior Vice President for Communications and External Relations” at Komen last December. According to a source with first-hand knowedge, Fleischer drilled prospective candidates during their interviews on how they would handle the controversy about Komen’s relationship with Planned Parenthood.
