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Rare Darwin Book Found In John Could Fetch $90K
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Darwin was born Feb. 12, 1809 and died April 19, 1882. STR/AP An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England. Comment?
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Woman Hits, Kills Moose On Route 3
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Share + Comments Nov 22, 2009 10:47 am US/Eastern BILLERICA Click to enlarge 1 of 1 According to state police, Loretta Willett, 59, of Woburn hit the moose right before exit 27 in Billerica around 1 a.m. WBZ Close numSlides of totalImages A woman driving on Route 3 South early Sunday morning hit and killed a moose standing in the highway. Comment?
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Indonesian ferry sinks; 29 dead, some 240 rescued
Rescuers saved more than 240 people aboard a crowded Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but 29 people have died and at least 17 others were missing, officials said. Comment?
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Edoardo Molinari Wins Dunlop Phoenix Pla
Edoardo Molinari birdied the second playoff hole Sunday to defeat Robert Karlsson and win the Dunlop Phoenix. Comment?
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Iran ex-official gets 6 years in jail for protests
An Iranian court sentenced a former vice president to six years in jail as part of a mass trial of opposition figures accused of fomenting the unrest after the disputed June presidential election, the defendant's lawyer said Sunday. Comment?
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Rare Charles Darwin book found on ...
An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" found in a family's guest lavatory in southern England. Comment?
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Miami-Bound Melons Busted for Marijuana
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Yesterday, Florida Department of Transportation officials in Marion County arrested and charged a semitrailer driver at a weigh station on I-75 after finding more than 800 pounds of marijuana hidden in a load of cantaloupes he was hauling. Comment?
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Pa. Couple Arrested For Failing To Pay Tip
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Share + Nov 22, 2009 11:00 am US/Eastern College Students, Among Group Of 8, Refuse To Leave Gratuity Due To Poor Service At Lehigh Pub; Business Has Mandatory 'Service Fee' For Large Parties BETHLEHEM, Pa. Comment?
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The sun hadn't yet come up, but she was intoxicated that she could barely see, and her arm was growing numb. So the 19-year-old driver decided to pull over and call 911. More Offbeat News Comment?
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Weird noise on startup, possibly related to chrono gauges??
Truck European Import Domestic Manufacturer The AutoGuide.com network consists of the largest network of enthusiast-owned enthusiast-operated automotive communities. Comment?
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(Photo) NYC Foot Model Married Doorman, Sues Co-op $10M
NYC foot, hand and leg model Christina Ambers is suing her co-op over what she claims is discrimination "due solely to his race and socioeconomic status," claims the model, who has married the man who was once the doorman at the same building where she resides. Comment?
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Insurer Halts Woman's Benefits Over Facebook Photo
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Share + Nov 22, 2009 5:30 am US/Pacific BROMONT, Quebec 1 of 1 A Canadian woman says she was told her insurer that her claim was dropped because of photos investigators found on her Facebook account. Comment?
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An astronaut in space is finally a new dad. Atlantis crewman Randolph Bresnik announced the birth of his daughter Abigail on Sunday morning, after being notified privately of the good news. Comment?
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Woman's kiss smuggled drugs to inmate
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A western Pennsylvania woman has been ordered to stand trial on charges she passed a drug-filled balloon to a state prison inmate while kissing him. Comment?
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Away from people, or... - By CK Raju Thrissur
The number of MPs with assets worth over Rs one crore has doubled in the present Lok Sabha compared to the preceding one as the average worth of assets of an MP has nearly tripled, a report has said. Comment?
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Pa. judge sentences juror for swine flu hoax
Bucks County Judge Clyde Waite says the claim by Anthony DiCicco on July 13 not only caused a mistrial, but made all those in contact with the 24-year-old Jamison man assume they had been exposed to the virus. Comment?
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Authorities: Man tied lizards to chest at airport
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Friday that 40-year-old Michael Plank of California was returning from Australia when U.S. Customs agents found two geckos, two monitor lizards and 11 skinks a ' another type of lizard a ' fastened to his body Tuesday. Comment?
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Image of the Virgin Mary on a piece of toast? That's so last year. This week, a British couple came forward claiming to have seen an image of Michael Jackson in a pre-natal ultrasound. Comment?
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At Least 15 Killed When Ferry Sinks In Indonesia
Share + Nov 22, 2009 7:37 am US/Central JAKARTA, Indonesia Rescuers saved more than 230 people aboard an Indonesian passenger ferry that sank Sunday in rough waters off Sumatra island, but at least 15 people have died, officials said. Comment?
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Swedish Sisters Sue Funeral Company For Dropping Father Into Grave Too Fast
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HOW do you want to be buried: fast or slow? In Sweden, two sisters say they father's coffin was dropped into the earth too fast. Comment?
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