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This story has mostly positive ratings. 97 votes / 1 sink
All salmon fishing banned on West Coast
Food – Salmon fishing was banned along the West Coast for the first time in 160 years Thursday, a decision that is expected to have a devastating economic impact on fishermen, dozens of businesses, tourism and boating.
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(sfgate.com)
Voted for on May 03, 2008 04:13pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 94 votes / No sinks
NQ:The Week in Photos 04/25
News – A photo, as the saying goes, is worth a thousand words. And the right photo--the revelatory image--can be worth a great deal more. In that spirit, we've put together ten pictures that capture the turbulent events of the past week.
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(newsquake.netscape.com)
Voted for on April 29, 2008 01:19pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 96 votes / No sinks
EBay sues Craigslist over alleged stake dilution
Gadgets & Tech – Online auctioneer eBay Inc said on Tuesday it had sued Craigslist, alleging the Craigslist board of directors had diluted eBay's 28.4 percent stake in the online classifieds site.
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(reuters.com)
Voted for on April 24, 2008 06:14pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 88 votes / 2 sinks
As Jobs Vanish, Food Stamp Use Nears Record
Money – Driven by a painful mix of layoffs and rising food and fuel prices, the number of Americans receiving food stamps is projected to reach 28 million in the coming year, the highest level since the aid program began in the 1960s.
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(nytimes.com)
Voted for on April 02, 2008 09:59pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 77 votes / No sinks
Bulging belly now could mean dementia later
Health & Fitness – People with a bulging waistline in mid-life could face a higher risk of dementia and Alzheimer's in the senior years, a new study shows.
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(msnbc.msn.com)
Voted for on March 28, 2008 02:53pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 107 votes / 1 sink
Starbucks ordered to pay $100M in tips
News – SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered Starbucks to pay its California baristas more than $100 million in back tips and interest that the coffee chain paid to shift supervisors.
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(edition.cnn.com)
Voted for on March 23, 2008 01:31am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 81 votes / 1 sink
U.S. baby boomlet bucks Europe's fertility rut
Family – Bucking the trend in many other wealthy industrialized nations, the United States seems to be experiencing a baby boomlet, reporting the largest number of children born in 45 years.
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(msnbc.msn.com)
Voted for on January 17, 2008 07:24am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 52 votes / 2 sinks
'Bucket List' kicks up a box-office win
Movies – "The Bucket List," the tale of two cancer patients who decide to travel the world before they die, bested movies about treasure hunting, bumbling crooks and pirates to top the weekend box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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(msnbc.msn.com)
Voted for on January 14, 2008 09:56am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 84 votes / 3 sinks
Bush Tries to Boost Mideast Peace Talks
News – President Bush, on the first trip of his presidency to Israel, is trying to build momentum for stalled Mideast peace talks and clear up confusion about whether the United States is serious about confronting Iran about its suspected nuclear ambitions.
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(breitbart.com)
Voted for on January 10, 2008 01:57am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 63 votes / 1 sink
U.S. Prison Grows Beyond Capacity in Afghanistan
News – The American detention center, established at the Bagram military base as a temporary screening site after the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, is now teeming with some 630 prisoners - more than twice the 275 being held at Guantanamo.
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(nytimes.com)
Voted for on January 08, 2008 07:37am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 145 votes / 1 sink
Propeller Week In Review: January 4, 2007
News – This last week, our Top Twenty was dominated by multiple stories about the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. But there were also lively conversations about music, the Iowa caucuses, impeachment, and (I'm not kidding) turtles. Come on down!
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(newsquake.netscape.com)
Voted for on January 06, 2008 02:49am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 83 votes / No sinks
Deep Impact flies by Earth
Science – NASA's comet-busting spacecraft is on its way to rendezvous with another comet in an extended mission that will also hunt for Earth-sized planets around a cluster of stars.
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(msnbc.msn.com)
Voted for on January 02, 2008 01:57pm
This story has mostly positive ratings. 120 votes / 2 sinks
Doctors were pressured to give Govt. view of Bhutto's Death
News – Athar Minallah, a board member of the hospital where Ms. Bhutto was treated, released her medical report along with an open letter showing that her doctors wanted to distance themselves from the government theory that Ms. Bhutto had died by hitting her head on a lever of her car's sunroof during the attack.
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(nytimes.com)
Voted for on January 01, 2008 03:24am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 79 votes / 2 sinks
Muscle Car Wars At The 2008 Barrett-Jackson Auction
Autos – Now that the infamous 'Muscle Car Wars' are back, the Barrett-Jackson Auction playing up to it's new role and will be offering three of today's most sought after late model sports cars.
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(carxen.com)
Voted for on December 31, 2007 03:05am
This story has mostly positive ratings. 100 votes / 1 sink
Tense Pakistan set to bury Bhutto
News – The body of the assassinated former Pakistani PM, Benazir Bhutto, has been flown to her home village in Sindh for burial amid fears of further violence.
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(news.bbc.co.uk)
Voted for on December 29, 2007 04:42am
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