History of groundhog day, The history of this now American tradition stems from pagan and Christian holidays brought over from Europe that looked to hibernating animals to signal the end of winter. The Germans used hedgehogs as their weather guides. In Pennsylvania, early American settlers found groundhogs, not hedgehogs, and the forecasting began in...
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A video that appears to show four United States Marines urinating on three dead Taliban fighters provoked anger and condemnation on Thursday in Afghanistan and around the world, raising fears in Washington that the images could incite anti-American sentiment at a particularly delicate moment in the decade-old Afghan war. The Obama administration is struggling...
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NASA announced the discovery of Kepler-22b, the first planet the Kepler spacecraft has discovered in the habitable zone. The discovery of Kepler-22b, which is 600 light-years away from Earth, brings scientists one step closer to finding a planet that could possibly harbor life. “This is a major milestone on the road to finding Earth’s...
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It looks like Smirnoff and Penny are calling off their engagement. The couple, who met each other through former “DWTS” contestant Chuck Liddell in October 2009, are reportedly calling off their engagement. A source told E! Online: “They’re just two different people.” If the rumors are true, this will be the second wedding in...
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Just as with Black Friday, everyone seems to be having a sale, and finding what you actually want online and not just what’s cheap can become a chore. The National Retail Federation says 226 million shoppers visited stores and websites between Thanksgiving Day and Sunday. So what sort of Web-only deals are out there?...
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Singer Charice Pempengco of the hit TV show “Glee” appealed Wednesday for justice for her father, who was stabbed to death in her Philippine hometown, as police offered a reward and hunted for the suspect. Angel Capili Jr., the suspect in the murder of Charice’s father Ricky Pempengco, underwent inquest proceedings at the Provincial...
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Justin Bieber, baby daddy? His legal team is calling allegations in a reported paternity suit “malicious, defamatory and demonstrably false” and vowing to fight them. Mariah Yeater, 20, made the claim in a paternity suit filed Monday in L.A., according to Star magazine, which said it has seen the lawsuit and its handwritten declaration...
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Former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield, barred from the association since 2009 for a failed drug test, was arrested at his western North Carolina home last night and charged with possession of methamphetamine, and police said Wednesday he may face more charges. According to wbtv.com, cops got a warrant to search Jeremy’s pad after receiving...
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Rick Hendrick, owner of one of the most successful NASCAR teams, Hendrick Motorsports, escaped with only a broken rib and broken clavicle when his small plane lost its brakes and crash landed at Key West International Airport. The pilot, James Klepper, and co-pilot, Jay Luckwaldt, also escaped without serious injuries in the Monday night...
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The blast at the pit in Yuzhou killed 29 miners. Authorities soon launched a rescue operation, helping six miners get out and transporting them to a hospital for treatment, authorities told the official news agency.One miner who had remained alive was later found dead, it said. .
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