Lena Vazifdar
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Horse Meat in Lasagna: UK Company Findus' Beef Lasagna Has Horse Meat in It
Horse meat has been found in UK firm Findus' beef lasagnas. This happened just weeks after horse and pig DNA was found in its burgers.
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Christopher Dorner: Manhunt for the Former LAPD Officer On The Run Who Killed 2 Police Officers
Christopher Dorner became a cop in 2005 in Los Angeles. The Associated Press reported that In 2008 he was fired from the force, which led him to kill people in a revengeful plot.
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Sleeping Around Pop Up Hotel in Antwerp Uses Mobile Shipping Containers As Rooms
A new pop-up hotel in Antwerp, Belgium is using old Chinese shipping containers into hotels. CNN Go reported that the company called Sleeping Around has mobile rooms that act like small villages of six containers. It comes with Four sleeping containers, a breakfast lounge container and another sauna container.
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Disney Rabbit Racist? Family Sues Disneyland After White Rabbit Discriminated Kids Because of Their Race
A family is suing Disneyland after claiming that the actor playing the White Rabbit from Alice in Wonderland, refused to hug or touch their children because of their race.
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Clerk Whipped Boy: Dollar General Clerk Arrested For Whipping 8-Year-Old Boy in Store
A clerk in Georgia is facing charges after she was caught on tape whipping a customer's child with a belt at the counter of a store she worked at.
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$200 to Quit Facebook: Father Pays Daughter to Quit Facebook for 5 Months
A father in Boston is paying his 14-year-old daughter $200 to quit Facebook for five months.
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Worlds Happiest Cities 2013: From Rio de Janeiro to San Francisco
A recent survey put out by GFK Custom Research has ranked the happiest cities in the world with some surprising, and not so, surprising results. The global perspective survey calculated happiness based on a number of rankings including: "number of outdoor attractions, shopping centers, performances, amusement opportunities and cultural location," reported The Huffington Post.
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Police Seize $54 Million: Italian Bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena Seized
Monte dei Paschi di Siena, an Italian bank has had $54 million seized from it. The bank is the oldest financial institution in the world and is being investigated for fraud.
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Strippers Unemployment: Kansas Supreme Court Rules Exotic Dancers Have the Right to Employment Benefits
In a Kansas Supreme Court ruling strippers have won the right to basic employment benefits.
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World's Longest Cat: Stewie the Maine Coon Dies at Eight Years Old [VIDEO]
The world's longest cat has died at the age of eight. Stewie, a Maine Coon cat was 48.5 inches, or more than 4 ft, long and died after a battle with cancer on Monday.
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Dog With Human Face Adoption: Tonik the Poodle Shih Tzu Mix Up for Adoption [VIDEO]
A poodle-Shih Tzu mix named Tonik, who has an almost eery human-like face, is available for adoption. Gawker called his face "eerily humanoid."
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World's Most Expensive Cities to Live In 2013: Tokyo, Japan Takes Number One
With its expansive high rises, fancy restaurants and high-profile boutiques, Tokyo has been named the world's most expensive city according to a new survey.
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Mary Leakey: Google Doodle Commemorates The Famous Archaeologist's 100th Birthday
On the 100th birthday of British archaelogist Mary Leakey, Google has depicted her in commemoration with a Google doodle. Leaky who died in December 1996 was an acclaimed archaelogist and anthropolgist.
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Asiana Airlines Female Cabin Crew Fight For The Right to Wear Pants
Asiana Airlines female cabin crew wants the right to wear pants. South Korea's human rights commission has recommended that the airline allow its female crew to wear trousers and the commission's ruling that was made on Monday is not binding but represents a victory for the female staff of 3,400 reported the AP.
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8.0 Pacific Quake:Hits the Solomon Islands Causing Tsunami, Damaging Dozens of Homes and Taking Lives
A powerful earthquake has hit the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific causing a tsunami that was up to 1.5 meters high. It damaged dozens of homes and it is predicted that several people have been killed.