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Prepare to Be Mesmerized By This Pommel Horse Video

Kyle Dowling — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:09:59 +0000

This might be one of the strangest videos to come out of Japan in a while.

Powerball Jackpot $50 Million

Kristine Bellino — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:15:17 +0000

Is fifty million enough to float your boat? Apparently not for many...Powerball is not grabbing headlines today because this week's jackpot pales in comparison to the nearly six hundred million available last week.

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Short on Cash? Restaurant Lets You Work Off Your Bill

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:49:39 +0000

There’s a restaurant out there that will let you eat up without making you pay up.

But, there is a catch.

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Microsoft Xbox One Specs Bolster a Powerhouse Console

Luke Brown — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:40:30 +0000

Microsoft detailed the specifications of its new Xbox One during the Tuesday Xbox Reveal event.

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Mom Forces Stepdaughter to Wear Thrift Store Clothes for Being a Bully

Donald Deane — Thu, 23 May 2013 00:07:58 +0000

We've seen parents use unique methods to punish kids in the past -- through Facebook and by making them carry signs on busy streets, for example. But a Utah woman punished her stepdaughter in the most creative way yet by forcing her to wear ill-fitting thrift store clothing for being a bully.

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Father Arrested After Letting 9-Year-Old Daughter Drive Car

Donald Deane — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:29:06 +0000

In our experience, parents generally let their small children drive when they're too drunk to drive themselves. But a father in Ohio was apparently stone cold sober when he let his 9-year-old daughter drive the family car.

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Mom Puts Three-Year-Old Son Up for Adoption on Craigslist

Donald Deane — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:06:44 +0000

Craigslist is a great resource for meeting people and buying and selling almost anything. But when it comes to giving away children, there are probably better ways. That didn't stop a Texas woman from offering her three-year-old for adoption on the service, however.

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Kindly Customer Leaves $1,000 Tip So Waitress Can Visit Italy

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:58:50 +0000

Some days, you make more in tips than others.

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World's Biggest Baseball Will Make You Want to Take Someone Out to the Ballgame

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:42:56 +0000

Baseball is big in little Muscotah, Kansas.

Bigger than you might think possible.

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Waitress Gets Fired for Insulting Police on Facebook

Chris Chaberski — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:08:31 +0000

Looks like someone didn't get the memo that what you post on Facebook can be seen by lots of people—and some of them may not like it very much.

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Cops Show Up After Mother Changes Son's Diaper in Starbucks

Drew Weisholtz — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:05:48 +0000

To change or not to change. That is the question.

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Steak 'N Shake Server Gets a Whopping 7,000% Tip

Emerald Catron — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:24:43 +0000

CeCe Bruce had been working at a Steak n' Shake in Indiana for two years when she received the tip of a lifetime. After watching Bruce deal with some rude customers, a regular tipped $446 on her $5.96 check -- that's a 7,000 percent tip.

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The Best Free Summer Concerts in Utica and Central New York

Jim Rondenelli — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:19:19 +0000

If you're a music lover, there's no better way to spend a warm summer night than taking in one of the many free concerts offered by municipalities throughout the area.

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A Staggering $84 Ice Cream Bill Sparks Outrage

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:06:35 +0000

A sweet treat left a bitter taste in the mouths of some hungry tourists.

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Prom-Bound Seniors Stop Limo to Save Car Crash Victims

Emerald Catron — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:39:15 +0000

A group of teens had a legendary prom night, for a rather unusual reason. They didn't set a new high school keg stand record -- they stopped on the way to the dance to rescue some people who were in a car accident.

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17 Ridiculously Cute Moths (Yes, Moths)

Emerald Catron — Wed, 15 May 2013 01:06:02 +0000

Generally speaking, we think of moths as the unsettling, night-flying creepster cousin of the butterfly. But *look* at this Emperor Gum Moth! It is at least as cute as a candid shot of a dog. At least

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14 Adorable Beetles That Won't Make You Scream in Terror

Emerald Catron — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:45:21 +0000

Generally, when we think of beetles we imagine something black and vaguely menacing, slowly crawling towards our foot. GAH! It turns out, not all beetles are that way.

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Woman Slaps Cop So She'll Go to Jail and Stop Smoking in Most Hair-Brained Scheme Ever

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:06:34 +0000

A woman in Sacramento, California is about to become the cigarette butt of many jokes.

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Woman Kicked Off Plane For Repeatedly Singing 'I Will Always Love You'

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 13 May 2013 15:56:44 +0000

'I Will Always Love You' isn't an easy song to sing. That's why the late Whitney Houston's flawless take on the Dolly Parton-penned tune became one of the biggest hits in music history. But a woman on an American Airlines flight between Los Angeles and New York's version of the song wasn't as well received.

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Monday After Mother's Day is the Most Popular Day for Women to Cheat

Keeler in the Morning — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:24:54 +0000

The day after Mother’s Day is the most popular day of the year for women to commit adultery. Last year, pro-cheating site Ashley Madison saw a 439% increase in new women signups on this very day

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