Marco Rubio has told many cheering crowds of Cuban Americans that he is the son of exiles forced off the island by Fidel Castro—but the Florida Republican is embellishing the facts, according to the Washington Post . The newspaper examined naturalization records and other documents, and found that Rubio’s parents…
Continue reading …Hugo Chavez says he’s beaten cancer—and got religion. The Venezuelan president, after returning from a brief checkup in Cuba, told reporters that “the exams revealed that there is no sign of active malignant cells in this body,” reports the New York Times . “I’m more Christian every day,” he said…
Continue reading …Oh, Mitt. You forgot to take a lesson from Rachel Maddow on the birth control pill before you said you’d support Missisippi’s right to pass an amendment defining conception as the beginning of life. Hormonal contraception like the pill stops conception—but may also sometimes stop implantation in the uterus…
Continue reading …Human feces, mixed with fertilizer and other ingredients and left on top of an electric heater, will not turn to gold, an amatuer alchemist in Belfast discovered. Paul Moran, whose experiment set his apartment on fire, was jailed for three months for arson and endangering the lives of others, the…
Continue reading …The Chinese toddler who was run over by two vans and then ignored by more than a dozen passers-by has died. “Her injuries were too severe and the treatment had no effect,” said the director of the intensive care unit where 2-year-old Yueyue was treated. The case has sparked furious…
Continue reading …Just call him Don Ponzi. Scammer Bernard Madaff boasted to his daughter-in-law that he’s treated “like a Mafia don” at his prison digs in North Carolina with “loads of friends” who “respect” him. “As you can imagine, I am quite the celebrity, and am treated like a Mafia don. They…
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A baby in a stroller was lucky to escape unharmed after a car crashed into a shop in Sydney. (Oct. 20)
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For a collector it’s a unique treasure, considered one of the most valuable baseball cards. It is the first Babe Ruth card, and fewer than a dozen are known to be in existence. (Oct. 20)
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