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Dog Survives Being Shot in the Head Twice

A dog in Virginia has survived being shot in the head twice and left in a ditch for four days. A neighbor is claiming responsibility and says he did it because the dog was being aggressive. (Nov. 3)

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Toyota Unveils the Prius PLUS Performance Package

Photo: Toyota Nice Alliteration Toyota just unveiled the Prius PLUS Performance Package , a new hybrid “performance” line by Toyota Racing Development (TRD). I’m putting performance in quote marks because most of the changes are cosmetic, kind of like the difference between the Toyota Corolla CE and Corolla S. Toyota claims that this new package was created to meet the “evolving demands of the growing hybrid segment”, which could mean that they want to attract some of the same demographic that Honda is aiming for with the

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Sights and Sounds of the 2010 Midterms

There were touching moments, there were laughs, and there were goodbyes, and there were cartwheels. The AP takes a look at some of the sights and sounds of the 2010 midterm elections. (Nov. 3)

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Official: Struck Gas Line Caused Home Blast

A utility official says a home in Boston exploded after construction crews accidentally struck a natural gas line. Homeowner Michael Burns told reporters no one was home at the time of the blast. (Nov. 3)

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Twenty-four years ago the voters of California ousted a number of Supreme Court justices who refused to abide by the law and enforce the death penalty.

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Live from Facebook’s mobile event!

We’re in the holding area here at Facebook’s “mobile event” in San Francsico, and so far we’ve seen reps from the GSM Association and LG — in other words, we could very well see some hardware. The event starts at 10:30AM PDT, check back at the times listed below! 07:30AM – Hawaii 10:30AM – Pacific 11:30AM – Mountain 12:30PM – Central 01:30PM – Eastern 05:30PM – London 06:30PM – Paris 09:30PM – Moscow 02:30AM – Tokyo (November 4th) Live from Facebook’s mobile event! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 03 Nov 2010 13:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Today on Planet 100: McDonalds Pays for Making Employee Fat (Video)

More here: Today on Planet 100: McDonalds Pays for Making Employee Fat (Video)

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Did Harry Reid Steal Nevada ? Paul Joseph Watson & Alex Jones Infowars.com. November 3, 2010. A serious investigation into potential vote fraud needs to be launched immediately in Nevada, after incumbent Harry Reid beat Tea Party …

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@AI_AGW Twitter Chatbot Argues with Global-Warming Deniers Automatically

Image: Twitter screen grab Any Family Ties With ELIZA? Nigel Leck got tired of arguing with people skeptical about global warming science. Noticing that most of them used the same debunked arguments over and over again, he decided to make a Twitter chatbot to answer them automatically. The bot is named @AI_AGW (the photo is of HAL 9000′s camera-eye ), and every 5 minutes it searches the twitterverse for debunked arguments . When it finds one, it sends a re… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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