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• Is J.C. Penney the new Sears?
• Robert Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife dead
• Kucinich opts out of Wash. race, will retire
• Kimmel cut WHCD joke per Jake Tapper’s advice
• Vietnam War hero receives posthumous Medal of Honor
• FBI investigates media leaks in Yemen underwear bomb plot
• Is this what a run on Greek banks looks like?
• Romney calls Democratic attacks over Bain ‘misguided’
• Defense rests without testimony from Edwards or mistress
• Pentagon's F-22 order too late to save pilot, sister says
• Skechers to pay $40 million over toning shoe claims
• Karl Rove-linked group launches $25M ad campaign
• McCain adviser who vetted Palin weighs in on VP process
• Anger, drama at Ratko Mladic's genocide trial
• Ex-Syracuse coach's wife suing ESPN, says life is 'destroyed'
• ‘Haunted’ L.A. hospital being converted into senior living home
• The incredible rise of mind-controlled limbs
• Fishy pedicure trend may spread disease
• Some people really might have 'gaydar'
• Why you might want to turn off Facebook’s SocialCam

Is J.C. Penney the new Sears? Posted: J.C. Penney shares tumbled Wednesday after the retailer reported a much wider-than-expected first-quarter loss, suspended its dividend and saw weakness across all core metrics.

Robert Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife dead Posted: Click image to see more photos. (Atlantic Wire) Mary Kennedy, ex-wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was found dead at her New York home Wednesday, a source told the Associated Press. Kerry Lawrence, an attorney, confirmed her death, but did not know the cause. The Bedford, N.Y. police department said that at approximately 1:36 p.m. [...]

Kucinich opts out of Wash. race, will retire Posted: Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich announced Wednesday he has decided against running for Congress in Washington state, where activists had urged him to launch a campaign. In a statement, Kucinich signaled the end of his 16-year congressional career: Because of my love of public service, I have given a great deal of time and much thought [...]

Kimmel cut WHCD joke per Jake Tapper’s advice Posted: Jimmy Kimmel delivered a barrage of edgy jokes at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (WHCD) late last month in Washington. But after consulting with ABC News senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper, Kimmel decided several were too over-the-top to make the cut. "I had some jokes about Rick Santorum," Kimmel told Howard Stern in [...]

Vietnam War hero receives posthumous Medal of Honor Posted: Leslie Sabo Died a Hero at Age 22 in 1970

FBI investigates media leaks in Yemen underwear bomb plot Posted: FBI director Robert S. Mueller III today disclosed that the FBI is investigating leaks to the news media about the recently disrupted plot by Al Qaeda's Yemen affiliate to smuggle a bomb designed to be concealed in underwear onto a U.S. bound jet. The plans...

Is this what a run on Greek banks looks like? Posted: In the last few weeks, market analysts have ratcheted up fears about a run on Greek banks. Now, some experts say those fears are beginning to materialize.

Romney calls Democratic attacks over Bain ‘misguided’ Posted: Mitt Romney called Democratic criticism over his record at Bain Capital "misguided" and chided President Barack Obama for approving the attacks while at the same time raising cash from other members of the private equity industry. In an interview with Hot Air's Ed Morrissey, the presumptive Republican nominee denounced an ad launched this week by [...]

Defense rests without testimony from Edwards or mistress Posted: The defense in the John Edwards corruption trial rested on Wednesday morning in Greensboro, N.C., without calling the former presidential candidate, his daughter Cate or Rielle Hunter, his former mistress, mother of his 4-year-old love child and the woman at the center of the scandal that spawned the federal case against him. According to MSNBC, [...]

Pentagon's F-22 order too late to save pilot, sister says Posted: The flight restrictions for the F-22 fighter jet ordered by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta may help protect other pilots, but they come far too late to save the life of one of America's best airmen, the pilot's family said.

Skechers to pay $40 million over toning shoe claims Posted: Skechers advertised that its toning shoes would help people lose weight, build muscle and get in shape, claims that will now cost the company $40 million in a settlement with U.S. regulators.

Karl Rove-linked group launches $25M ad campaign Posted: A conservative group linked to President George W. Bush's former adviser Karl Rove is launching a massive ad buy across 10 battleground states accusing President Barack Obama of broken promises.

McCain adviser who vetted Palin weighs in on VP process Posted: The adviser who led the team that vetted Sarah Palin for John McCain's presidential bid in 2008, said Wednesday that even the GOP ticket lost that election, he stands by the axiom: "high risk, high reward."

Anger, drama at Ratko Mladic's genocide trial Posted: Ratko Mladic was a shadow of the swaggering general who once "held Sarajevo in the palm of his hand" during Bosnia's 1992-95 war as his long-awaited genocide trial opened Wednesday. Yet he still managed to inflame Bosnia's festering war wounds with the flick of his hand.

Ex-Syracuse coach's wife suing ESPN, says life is 'destroyed' Posted: The wife of fired Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine claimed Wednesday that ESPN maliciously trampled her reputation by broadcasting salacious stories about her and about claims that her husband molested ball boys.

‘Haunted’ L.A. hospital being converted into senior living home Posted: Would you want your grandma living in an abandoned hospital so well known for its creepy atmosphere and alleged hauntings that it has been used in various Hollywood productions by folks like Rob Zombie and the makers of the horror film "Se7en"? The L.A. Times says the 107-year-old Linda Vista Community Hospital may soon earn [...]

The incredible rise of mind-controlled limbs Posted: A few years ago the thought of a robotic limb controlled by a person's mind was the stuff of science fiction. Today, it seems like there's a new breakthrough in bionic technology every week.

Fishy pedicure trend may spread disease Posted: Fish that are used in trendy spa treatments to clean feet may not be so clean themselves, a new study suggests.

Some people really might have 'gaydar' Posted: Some people actually may have "gaydar," a widely used slang term for the ability to assess quickly another person's sexual orientation, a new study suggests.

Why you might want to turn off Facebook’s SocialCam Posted: Friends — I beg of you — TURN OFF SHARING for the Socialcam app on Facebook. Socialcam is a feed of user-generated videos.  Just by clicking on a Socialcam link in Facebook and accepting their app, every Socialcam video you watch from then on is shared to your Facebook friends automatically. The content is questionable, [...]

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