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Disgusted Jets fans raise $10K to put up ‘Fire John Idzik’ billboard

The New York Jets, as usual, suck at football. They’re record is 1-8, they sit dead last in the AFC East and they’re mired in yet another NFL season to forget One group of fed-up fans plans to let a … Continue reading

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Jenny Craig, who? Virtual weight loss trainer works with Fitbit and Jawbone

Fitness wristband trackers like Fitbit and Jawbone track your steps taken and calories burned, but then it’s up to you to set goals and make improvements But a new software program called KiQPlan works with your wearables and uses the … Continue reading

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Russian group removes Steve Jobs memorial … because Tim Cook is gay?

A St. Petersburg memorial to Apple founder Steve Jobs has been dismantled after Jobs’ successor, Tim Cook, publicly addressed his sexuality last week The six-foot high memorial looked like a giant iPhone, and was erected in 2013 by Russian business … Continue reading

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Who’s in Prince’s kickass all-female band? Meet 3RDEYEGIRL

Those who could still see through melting faces during Prince’s 8-minute performance on this weekend’s Saturday Night Live may have noticed something about his band: All the primary musicians are women. There’s some precedent there, as a few of us … Continue reading

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10 festive photos of Day of the Dead celebrations

Even though it means “Day of the Dead,” Día de los Muertos is a joyful holiday for families to honor their ancestors, and celebrate life. Day of the Dead is widespread throughout Latin America, but is most closely associated with … Continue reading

Booze

One in four British young people never drink alcohol

LONDON — One in four 16 to 30 year olds in Britain don’t drink alcohol at all, according to a new report from Channel 4 News. They say they prefer to stay in and chat on the Internet than go … Continue reading

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5 ways to make the most of your cloud storage

Forget your hard drive — it’s all about the cloud these days The popular network of servers lets people easily save and store data from their devices. From iCloud to Dropbox to Google Drive, there’s a plethora of options for … Continue reading

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Aussie surfed on a whale carcass in shark-infested waters

SYDNEY — An “idiot” from Australia jumped on top of a whale carcass while it was being circled by feeding sharks on Saturday. The insane footage, which was captured by a Seven News helicopter, shows Harrison Williams, from Perth, Western … Continue reading

Bras

10 facts to perk you up on the bra’s 100th anniversary

If there is one undergarment that has spurred hatred over the years, it is the bra. Monday marks the bra’s 100th anniversary, On Nov. 3, 1914, Mary Phelps Jacob, also known as Caresse Crosby, obtained the first U.S. patent for … Continue reading

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9 Democrats running away from Obama

On the eve of midterm elections, President Barack Obama’s approval ratings slid to a record low 44%, the culmination of a trend that has been haunting Democratic candidates throughout the campaign season. See also: 8 bizarre things that went down … Continue reading