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'Titanic': Did Jack Have to Die? 'Mythbusters' Weighs In

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image 'Titanic': Did Jack Have to Die? 'Mythbusters' Weighs In “Titanic” director James Cameron has turned to the Discovery Channel’s “MythBusters” finally to settle the debate: Did Jack Dawson, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, have to die in the 2007 tearjerker? Spoiler alert: At the end of the megahit, Jack freezes to death in the icy...


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Watch: NASCAR Pileup: Lesson for Surviving Car Crashes?

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Watch: NASCAR Pileup: Lesson for Surviving Car Crashes? Professional drivers may be able to offer insight into everyday collisions.


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Watch: NASCAR Pileup: Lesson for Surviving Car Crashes?

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Watch: NASCAR Pileup: Lesson for Surviving Car Crashes? Professional drivers may be able to offer insight into everyday collisions.


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Robber Shot in Struggle With Grandma

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Robber Shot in Struggle With Grandma A robber was shot in the eye by his own gun during a struggle with a feisty Florida grandmother. Teresa Martin, 50, said she was alarmed by a “loud, crashing” noise early Saturday morning at her Tampa home. “I thought my roommate had gotten up...


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Van Der Sloot Lawyer Denies Pregnancy

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Van Der Sloot Lawyer Denies Pregnancy Van Der Sloot Lawyer Denies Pregnancy The lawyer representing Joran Van Der Sloot shot down reports that the Dutch playboy and imprisoned murderer had impregnated a Peruvian woman during a conjugal visit to avoid extradition to the U.S., where he is wanted on charges of extortion related to the disappearance of Natalee Holloway.


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Inside GM's Secret Extreme Tests

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Inside GM's Secret Extreme Tests Inside GM's Secret Extreme Tests The newly restructured GM granted "Nightline" unprecedented access to its super secretive testing facility, called the "Proving Grounds," in Milford, Mich., where they allowed our cameras to film new models being crashed, flooded and pushed to the limit in severe environments.


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Romney: 'Change Course' in Mideast

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Romney: 'Change Course' in Mideast Romney: 'Change Course' in Mideast LEXINGTON, Va. — Mitt Romney today painted a dismal picture of President Obama’s foreign policy during his years in the White House as the Republican candidate toughened his criticism of the administration’s handling of the terrorist attack in Libya. Romney said that as president he...


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Sarah Palin Slams Daughter Bristol Palin's 'Haters'

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image Sarah Palin Slams Daughter Bristol Palin's 'Haters' Sarah Palin has a message for the “haters” who sent daughter Bristol Palin threatening packages on the set of “Dancing With the Stars” last week: Don’t waste your time. The proud mom and former vice presidential candidate took to her Facebook account today and slammed...


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Israel Shoots Down 'Hezbollah' Drone

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PHOTO: Drone shot down in sky Israel Shoots Down 'Hezbollah' Drone Israeli officials have deployed a Patriot surface-to-air anti-missile battery to northern Israel Monday, in an apparent response to the appearance of a mysterious drone in Israeli airspace over the weekend. On Saturday, an Israel Air Force jet shot down an unmanned aerial drone over the Negev desert in southern Israel. Israeli officials said they believed the craft had originated in Lebanon and was controlled by the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah.


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Gaga and 7 Other On-Stage Mishaps

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Gaga and 7 Other On-Stage Mishaps Gaga and 7 Other On-Stage Mishaps Lady Gaga threw up during a performance in Barcelona. She joins Justin Bieber, Steven Tyler, Scotty McCreery, Marie Osmond and others who have had on-stage mishaps.


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Romney's 'Stark Contrast' At Times Not Stark

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Romney's 'Stark Contrast' At Times Not Stark Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign promised he would outline a "stark contrast" between his foreign policy proposals and President Obama's "failed" efforts to put an American stamp on the evolving face of the Middle East. But a closer look at Romney's remarks reveal a gameplan that has some notable differences from the Obama administration in some areas, but few significant differences in other areas.


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Photos: Einstein eBay Letter Refutes God

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Photos: Einstein eBay Letter Refutes God Photos: Einstein eBay Letter Refutes God A letter where Albert Einstein dismisses the idea of "God" is being sold on eBay. The starting price is $3 million dollars. The letter was handwritten in German to Eric B. Gutkind in 1954, a year before Einstein passed away, in response to Gutkind's book "Choose Life: The Biblical Call to Revolt".


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Photos: Einstein eBay Letter Refutes God

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Photos: Einstein eBay Letter Refutes God Photos: Einstein eBay Letter Refutes God A letter where Albert Einstein dismisses the idea of "God" is being sold on eBay. The starting price is $3 million dollars. The letter was handwritten in German to Eric B. Gutkind in 1954, a year before Einstein passed away, in response to Gutkind's book "Choose Life: The Biblical Call to Revolt".


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Poker Star Phil Ivey May Be Denied $11.5M Casino Payout

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PHOTO: Phil Ivey Poker Star Phil Ivey May Be Denied $11.5M Casino Payout Phil Ivey's $11.5 million gambling win: Was it Banco--or bunko? That's the question being asked in London, as authorities try to determine if trickery or cheating played any role in the American poker star's fabulous winning streak at a game called Punto Banco.Punto Banco--a variant of baccarat--is similar to Chemin de Fer (James Bond's preferred card game), according to London's Daily Mail, which describes it as a high-stakes game favored by high-rollers. Lance Bradley, editor in chief of poker magazine Bluff, calls Punto Banco a game in which skill plays no role whatsoever: winners win and losers lose, strictly by the luck of the draw.


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Poker Star Phil Ivey in $11M Gambling Dispute

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PHOTO: Phil Ivey Poker Star Phil Ivey in $11M Gambling Dispute Phil Ivey's $11.5 million gambling win: Was it Banco--or bunko? That's the question being asked in London, as authorities try to determine if trickery or cheating played any role in the American poker star's fabulous winning streak at a game called Punto Banco.Punto Banco--a variant of baccarat--is similar to Chemin de Fer (James Bond's preferred card game), according to London's Daily Mail, which describes it as a high-stakes game favored by high-rollers. Lance Bradley, editor in chief of poker magazine Bluff, calls Punto Banco a game in which skill plays no role whatsoever: winners win and losers lose, strictly by the luck of the draw.


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Poker Star Phil Ivey in $11M Gambling Dispute

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PHOTO: Phil Ivey Poker Star Phil Ivey in $11M Gambling Dispute Phil Ivey's $11.5 million gambling win: Was it Banco--or bunko? That's the question being asked in London, as authorities try to determine if trickery or cheating played any role in the American poker star's fabulous winning streak at a game called Punto Banco.Punto Banco--a variant of baccarat--is similar to Chemin de Fer (James Bond's preferred card game), according to London's Daily Mail, which describes it as a high-stakes game favored by high-rollers. Lance Bradley, editor in chief of poker magazine Bluff, calls Punto Banco a game in which skill plays no role whatsoever: winners win and losers lose, strictly by the luck of the draw.


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Poll Suggests Swing Toward Romney

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image Poll Suggests Swing Toward Romney   A new Pew Research Center poll which covers the days immediately following the first presidential debate  (Oct. 4-7), shows Mitt Romney swinging ahead of President Barack Obama among likely voters, 49 percent -45 percent, and tied among registered voters at 46 percent. Polling from...


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Narcoboss 'Commander Squirrel' Linked to American's Mystery Death on Lake

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Narcoboss 'Commander Squirrel' Linked to American's Mystery Death on Lake Narcoboss 'Commander Squirrel' Linked to American's Mystery Death on Lake Mexican authorities have arrested an alleged drug cartel leader known as Commander Squirrel who they say is linked to the 2010 murder of American jet skier David Hartley on a border lake, as well as to more than 200 other deaths in Mexico. After a gunfight on Saturday evening in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, Mexican Marines captured Salvador Alfonso Martinez Escobedo, AKA the Squirrel or Commander Squirrel, who earned his odd nickname for his permanent smile and allegedly helped direct operations for the violent Zetas cartel in Coahuila, Tamalapais and Nuevo Leon states.


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