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Post by **noreply66** » Fri May 05, 2006 12:26 pm

Smugglers who lead illegal Mexican immigrants across the border into the U.S. now charge an average of $1,200 to do so.In 1994,the average was $300.

Associated Press

Post by **noreply66** » Sat May 06, 2006 7:45 pm

Because baby boomers are determined to stay physically active their twilight years,sport injuries are now second only to the common cold as the reason for visits to doctors' offices. Medical experts have started referring to the epidemic of sports injuries sustained by 50 and 60 year-olds, including ligaments damage and stress fractures, as "boomeritis"

The New York Times

Post by **noreply66** » Sun May 07, 2006 9:57 pm

Sex.com has set the record for the most expensive Internet address ever.An adult entertainment company recently paid $12 million to the previous owner for the right to use that domain name.

USA TODAY

Post by **noreply66** » Mon May 08, 2006 2:09 pm

The average age at which an Italian child leaves his parents' home is 28.

The New York Times

Post by **noreply66** » Tue May 09, 2006 8:48 am

There have been at least 445 tornadoes reported in the U.S. this year,about five times the average by this time of the year over the past decade.

Time

Super Mario · Post by **Super Mario** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:43 am

Number of posts say that norelpy has WAY too much time on his hands

Super Mario

Post by **noreply66** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:42 pm

Despite the scandal surrounding James Frey's largely fictitious memoir,A Million Little Pieces,major U.S. publishers are expected to put out twice as many memoirs this year as last.Readers will be treated to the life stories of a transvestite art director, feminist singer Helen "I Am Woman"Reddy,and actress Adrienne Barbeau,whose memoir is entitled,There Are Worse Things I Could Do.

The Wall Street Journal

Post by **noreply66** » Thu May 11, 2006 1:44 pm

Infertile couples in the U.S. are now hiring women in India to serve as surrogate mothers.Indian women typically charge $5,000 to carry a baby to term,considerably less than the going rate in the U.S.

Los Angeles Times

Post by **noreply66** » Fri May 12, 2006 9:08 am

More than 2,000 people were executed in 22 countries last year. Amnesty International reports.China accounted for 80 percent of the executions, while the bulk of the rest were in Iran,Saudi Arabia,and the United States.

USA TODAY

Post by **noreply66** » Sun May 14, 2006 8:35 pm

Eighteen of the 25 largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. are losing population,according to a new Census Bureau report on "domestic migration."From 2000 to 2004,the biggest population loser were the three biggest cities-New York, Los Angles,and Chicago.

Associated Press

Post by **noreply66** » Mon May 15, 2006 9:14 am

Eight out of ten car accidents involve drivers who are either drowsy or distracted by such activities as chatting on cell phones,eating and applying makeup,a new government study found,

The Eashington Post

Post by **noreply66** » Mon May 15, 2006 6:29 pm

The federal government wants 625 people in Texas to pay back a total of $1.26 million in Hurricane Rita recovery aid. Most of the money went to people who were ineligible because their damaged homes were not their primary residences.

Los Angeles Times

Post by **noreply66** » Tue May 16, 2006 9:03 am

Sales of plus-size women's clothing are booming.Major retailers such as Old Navy,Kohl's and Wal-Mart have all added racks of clothing and lingerie sized 14 to 28 and sales rose by 7 percent last year-double the rate of other clothes."That's where the dollars are," says retail analyst Kurt Barnard.

Associated Press

Post by **noreply66** » Wed May 17, 2006 12:52 pm

Having paid out billions for hurricane relief,insurance companies are now refusing to write any homeowner policies in Louisiana,Florida and coastal Texas.In Florida alone,500,000 homeowners policies have been canceled

The Washington Post

Post by **noreply66** » Thu May 18, 2006 9:28 am

After plagiarism charges prompted Little,Brown last week to recall the noval "How Opal Mehta Got Kissed,Got Wild,and Got a Life," the book shot up from No.64 on the Amazon.com sales list to No.10

Post by **noreply66** » Fri May 19, 2006 12:37 pm

President Bush has claimed the authority to ignore or dis-dbey at least 750 laws passed by Congress on the grounds that they conflict with his reading of the Constitution. In his eight years in office Bill Clinton challenged the legitimacy of 140 laws.-----------The Boston Globe

The Instructor · Post by **The Instructor** » Fri May 19, 2006 1:34 pm

Bush is such an idiot!

Post by **noreply66** » Sat May 20, 2006 9:41 am

Surgical masks may be of little help in the event of an outbreak of bird flu,said the federal Institute of Medicine. There's no evidence that the masks block the tiny particles of bird-flu virus,and wearing them may give people a false sense of security.-----Associated Press

Post by **noreply66** » Sun May 21, 2006 11:34 pm

Terrorists last year killed more than 14,500 people in 11,000 attacks around the world,the State Department said.Just 56 of those fatalities were Americans.All told, 25,000 people were wounded in terrorist attacks and 35,000 were kidnapped.

Bloomberg News

Post by **noreply66** » Mon May 22, 2006 9:05 am

Iraq's oil exports have slipped to 2 million barrels a day,their lowest level since the U.S.-led invasion on 2003.

Associated Press