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Germany's Eurovision win: Good for morale
May 31, 2010
Germany's been weathering criticism all over Europe for the way it's handled the debt crisis in Greece, but Saturday the Eurozone gave Germany some...
Study: Cell phones could be killing off bees
May 31, 2010
The reason behind a massive die-off of honey bees over the last several years has largely eluded scientists, but researchers at Punjab University...
Ellen DeGeneres signs Greyson Chance to new record label
May 27, 2010
Greyson Chance's cover of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" made him a YouTube sensation when he posted his performance two weeks ago. Now, the 12-year-old...
Wal-Mart's ASDA to buy Danish-owned Netto grocery for $1.1B
May 27, 2010
ASDA, the U.K.'s second-largest supermarket chain and a division of Wal-Mart, is purchasing discount market Netto, which operates 193 stores. The...
Wrigley Field prepares for huge Toyota sign
May 26, 2010
The Chicago Cubs are looking to put a new beacon up above Wrigley Field: a 360-square-foot Toyota sign to loom about 50 feet above the left-field...
Dell unveils Streak tablet to compete with iPad
May 25, 2010
Guess you can't let Apple have all the fun. Dell announced it will release its own tablet computer called the Streak, a five-inch platform that...
Austria hires druids to preserve road safety
May 25, 2010
At first, the Austrian motorway authority ASFINAG was skeptical about hiring druids to lower the rate of fatal accidents on a stretch of road near...
Sheep-savvy thief steals U.K. herd worth up to 25,000 pounds
May 14, 2010
A flock of 271 sheep was stolen yesterday from a farmer in Ramsbottom, Bury, U.K., a town about 15 miles north of Manchester. Sheep thefts are not...
Law & Order may not break 20-season record
May 14, 2010
According to some TV blogs, Law & Order has been on risky ratings ground for awhile. The 20-year series holds a tie with Gunsmoke as the...
SNL Facebookers want a Betty White-style encore
May 13, 2010
The cult of Facebook isn't finished trying to infiltrate our TV programming. More fan-page movements for iconic entertainment personalities to host...