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Wooden Bike Settles A Bet With A Splinter

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The Splinter Bike, built by carpenter Michael Thompson.

Horse Racing Gets Squeezed By Gambling's Spread

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The finish line and grandstand at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, home of the Preakness. The track has had...

Forget Unlucky 13. In Afghanistan, Beware 39

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Waseh, an Afghan driver working for an international NGO, is trying to cover the license plate containing the...

PRAYER RESPONDS TO HUMAN BEINGS' DESIRE FOR GOD

In this Wednesday's general audience celebrated in St. Peter's Square, the Pope continued with the reflection on "how prayer and religious feeling are a part of humans throughout their lives".

When the Stakes Turn Toxic

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Can You Know Where Charity Dollars Go? Not Easily

The controversy over Three Cups of Tea author Greg Mortenson and his charity has donors asking this question: How do I know if my charitable dollars go where I think they're going?

Psychologist Donates Book Profits to Charities

Dr. Edward A. Dreyfus, a clinical psychologist who practices in Santa Monica has written his fifth book, LIVING LIFE FROM THE INSIDE OUT: WHO YOU ARE MATTERS. Profits from this book as well as his other four books, will be donated to : Changing Lives...

Becoming an “Unleader”, Discovering Unconventional Leadership in Uncommon Times

What kind of leader would you be if you were suddenly handed more power? What if you got that promotion you wanted or a "headhunter" called tomorrow offering you your dream job? Would your leadership be an example of servanthood and justice, or would...

FBI’s Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending April 29, 2011

The FBI Denver Joint Terrorism Task Force, in conjunction with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, announced the capture of Earl Albert Moore by the Boulder Police Department.

Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Insurance Fraud

Kenneth Williams, 44, of Silver Spring, Md., pled guilty today to conspiring to commit wire fraud for his role in an insurance fraud scheme.