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2012 End-of-the-World Countdown Based on Mayan Calendar Starts Today
Mayan Long Count calendar allegedly marked as the end of an era that would reset the date to zero and signal the…2012 reference on a 1,300-year-old stone tablet only marks the end of a cycle in the Mayan…

Terrell Suggs goes out of his way to bash Tim Tebow

By Chris Chase | The Baltimore Ravens have a playoff bye this week. Don’t think that means Terrell Suggs’ mouth will be taking it easy. | The linebacker took a mostly unprovoked shot at Tim Tebow during a Tuesday appearance on ESPN’s “First Take.” | “With all due respect we don’t need God on our sidelines,” Suggs said. “Once again God had to save Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos.

Unofficial Steve Jobs action figure is so realistic it’s creepy

I adore action figures and I respect Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs, but the Steve Jobs action figure that’s supposedly becoming available in late February makes me want to run away screaming. | Just look at it! It’s so realistic that it’s genuinely a little bit unnerving. | The Verge’s Joseph L.

Woe is Serena: Tennis star says she doesn’t love tennis

By Chris Chase | After winning her opening match of the 2012 tennis season, Serena Williams told reporters she doesn’t love the sport in which she excels. | “I don’t love tennis today but I’m here,” she said after beating Chanelle Scheepers, 6-2, 6-3, in the first round of the Brisbane International. “I can’t live without it — there’s a difference between not loving something and not being able to live without it.

Meteor Shower Tonight: Quadrantids Best Before Dawn

ABC News
The Quadrantid meteor shower, the first of 2012, should be at its best between 3 am and dawn, Eastern time. If you get lucky, you may get a silently satisfying sky show.

Pentagon rejects threat from Iran, says it will continue scheduled movements …

Washington Post ‎
Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) — The head of Iran’s army warned the US against sending an aircraft carrier back to the Persian Gulf after the USS John C. Stennis left the area a week ago, a threat rejected by the Pentagon.

Florida: America’s Weird-News Destination in 2011

TIME‎
The Sunshine State is home to great beaches, beautiful people and a whole lot of oddball happenings. By AP / Brendan Farrington | January 3, 2012 | + (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Accused LA Arsonist Recognized by State Department Agent

ABC News‎
Authorities say suspect Harry Burkhart has been arrested for arson fires around the Hollywood area. (ABC) The German man who authorities have called “the most dangerous arsonist in LA history” was recognized on surveillance tape by a sharp-eyed State …

NY police say man confesses in firebomb on mosque

Reuters‎
| NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City man confessed to a series of Molotov cocktail attacks that hit a mosque and a Hindu place of worship, police said on Tuesday.

Beware the Bathroom Scale as Calories Yield Fat Not Pounds

BusinessWeek‎
By Michelle Fay Cortez Jan. 3 (Bloomberg) — People who eat extra calories will gain the same amount of fat regardless of how much of their daily diet comes from protein, though the bathroom scale may tell a different story, researchers said.

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