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District of criminals boasts top earnings in U.S.!

WASHINGTON - October 18, 2011 - Federal employees whose compensation averages more than $126,000 and the nation’s greatest concentration of lawyers helped Washington, D.C. edge out San Jose as the wealthiest U.S. metropolitan area, government data show.

The U.S. capital has swapped top spots with Silicon Valley, according to recent Census Bureau figures, with the typical household

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Woman arrested for assaulting husband with cupcakes!

CHICAGO, Illinois - October 17, 2011 - Sweet treats turned sour for a Chicago woman when she was charged with assault after allegedly pelting her husband with cupcakes.

Arturo Montesdeoca, 56, called police after his wife, Dawn, 60, began to hit him during an argument at their home late Saturday, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.

The verbal argument turned violent w

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CIA officer holds mystery assignment at NYPD!

NEW YORK - October 17, 2011 - Three months ago, one of the CIA's most experienced clandestine operatives started work inside the New York Police Department. His title is special assistant to the deputy commissioner of intelligence. On that much, everyone agrees.

Exactly what he's doing there, however, is much less clear.

Since The Associated Press revealed the assignment i

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Anti-capitalist protests turn into global movement!

PARIS, France - October 16, 2011 - Hundreds camped out in London, Frankfurt and Amsterdam Sunday, after clashes in New York and Rome, during protests some see as the start of a new global movement against corporate greed and budget cuts.

Organizers said 250 people spent the night outside St Paul's Cathedral in London's financial district where there was a camp of 70 tents.

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Britain faces mini-Ice Age!

LONDON, England - October 10,2011 - Britain is set to suffer a mini ice age that could last for decades and bring with it a series of bitterly cold winters.

And it could all begin within weeks as experts said last night that the mercury may soon plunge below the record -20C endured last year.

Scientists say the anticipated cold blast will be due to the return of a disrupti

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Egypt imposes Cairo curfew after 24 killed in clashes!

CAIRO, Egypt (PNN) - October 10, 2011 - Egypt's army rulers imposed a curfew on Cairo's Tahrir Square and downtown area, state media announced on Sunday, after 24 people were reported killed in clashes between Christians and military police in the center of the capital.

The curfew would last from 2:00- 7:00 am local time on Monday, state TV reported.

The Egyptian Cabinet c

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Solar lows caused extreme European winters!

LONDON, England - October 10, 2011 - The link between extreme winter weather in North America and Europe - including the cold spells of the last three years - and the 11-year solar cycle is growing stronger.

Last year, New Scientist reported that physicists suspected events in the stratosphere linked solar activity to extreme winters in the UK.

Climate scientists