Some sad news out of Germany as Heidi the cross-eyed opossum has died.  If you recall, Heidi became an internet sensation back in January, quickly amassing over 300,000 fans on her Facebook page. “The cross-eyed opossum Heidi has closed her eyes for ever,” said the zoo in Leipzig, eastern Germany. The animal, who was three [...]

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We’re still not sure where NASA’s UARS satellite will land and there’s already another satellite to worry about. Yes, more space junk is headed our way, as the defunct German space telescope called ROSAT is set to hit the planet at the end of October. What’s really great about this one? It’s even more likely [...]

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To celebrate the end of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, one soldier stationed in Germany decided to call his dad in Alabama and tell him the hardest thing anyone may ever have to tell a parent, that he’s gay. The soldier, known only as AreYouSuprised, has been running a YouTube page and a Twitter account where he frequently discusses being [...]

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Astronomers on Monday announced the discovery of 50 new planets circling stars far beyond our own sun, including one so-called “Super-Earth” that is the right distance from its star to possibly have water. “If we are really, really lucky, this planet could be a habitat” like Earth, said Lisa Kaltenegger of the Max Planck Institute [...]

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Here are your top stories for Sunday, August 4, 2011: – Tropical Storm Lee drenches New Orleans – Libyan rebels surrounding cities – Neo Nazi rally in Germany ends in scuffle with police – Top seeded Caroline Wozniacki advances at 2011 U.S. Open

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Here are you top stories for this Saturday, September 3, 2011: – Bleak jobs report is weakest in almost a year – Tropical Storm Lee heads for the Gulf Coast – Roger Clemens to get second perjury trial – Cow returns to farm in Germany Incoming search terms:tropical storm lee pathhurricane lee path

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Here are your top stories for Saturday, August 20, 2011: – Volatile markets see-saw, then settle lower on the day – Infamous West Memphis Three freed – Suicide bomber strikes mosque during prayers – Search for runaway cow in Germany

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Here are your stop stories for this Wednesday, August 17, 2011: – President Barack Obama tours the state of Iowa – France, Germany call on changes for Eurozone – Fake bomb plot suspect held – Stolen painting recovered

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Apple has landed a direct hit in its battle with Samsung, as a German court granted a preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet. Th injunction, issued by the Regional Court of Dusseldorf, bans the sale and importation of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 throughout the European Union except for the Netherlands on [...]

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It was a wild ride in Germany, as the pilot was killed when a blimp caught fire and crashed near the venue of the Hessentag festival in Oberursel on Sunday. Miraculously, three passengers were able to leap to safety after the pilot ordered them to do so. The pilot reportedly started experiencing some trouble as [...]

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Here we go again. People still haven’t quite mastered those Facebook privacy settings. Within hours of a party being announced on Facebook, 15,000 people had already RSVP’d. Most of them ignored the subsequent cancellation notice that was posted, and about 1,400 people actually showed up at Tessa’s birthday party…making it look more like a summer [...]

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Killer cucumbers are sweeping across Europe as at least 14 people have been killed in a fast-moving E coli outbreak. Spain’s agriculture minister, Rosa Aguilar, has defended the country’s cucumber crop by eating the fruit on TV, while health officials say the death toll is expected to rise as the deadly bacteria makes it way [...]

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