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Why is it called a hamburger? Hamburgers are a beloved food, particularly during grilling season.Trivia database KGB Answers states that 13 billion hamburgers are consumed worldwide every year.

Easybib, a popular citation service used to create half a billion citations worldwide, has compiled an ethnographic study which focuses on just which websites appeal to students the most - whether it be because of quick access to information, assistance on defining terms, or keeping up with the latest news.

Michelle Hart was upset Tuesday when she was shut out of Roma's Bridal in Clifton, N.J., where she'd paid for her wedding dress.

Two potentially explosive packages that turned up on overseas cargo flights to the U.S. raise questions.

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The death of the only man convicted in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has left some victims' relatives relieved and others raising questions about his guilt and whether others went unpunished.

Conventional wisdom says that Congress and the President will get nothing done in 2012 until after the elections.

When the social media company's stock starts trading Friday under the symbol FB, buyer demand is expected to explode.

It's quite the honor to be selected as SIFF's opening-night feature, particularly when Lynn Shelton's Your Sister's Sister is the first genuinely local film ever to launch the fest.

More than a dozen people were injured when a Hyundai in South Korea started speeding for no apparent reason.

In the wake of news that LightSquared had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday , the Republican leadership on the House Energy & Commerce Committee called for more "answers" from the FCC on the conditional waiver it granted the company.

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She was born March 16, 1930, in Brooklyn, N.Y. to Maurice and Nora McSweeney. She graduated from Bishop McDonnell Memorial High School and Kaupert Secretarial Institute.