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Unemployment, 2004 to Present "The Country is Bleeding"

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the most recent unemployment numbers last week. Things aren't looking good for the unemployed, I'm afraid. I showed my younger sister the maps. Her response: "It looks like the country is bleeding."

Official US Air Force Document Reveals the True Intentions Behind the US-Colombia Military Agreement

An official document from the Department of the US Air Force reveals that the military base in Palanquero, Colombia will provide the Pentagon with "…an opportunity for conducting full spectrum operations throughout South America…" This information contradicts the explaina …

Woman passes 950th driving test

A South Korean woman is celebrating after passing the written exam for a driving licence - on her 950th attempt. After four years of trying, 68-year-old Cha Sa-soon finally managed to secure the 60 out of 100 points needed to pass the test.

Meet Suzie Park, a real life Vampire

AS the clock strikes midnight Lady V raises a goblet to her lips and takes several hearty gulps. Finally her thirst is quenched - thanks to the warm human BLOOD she has just downed.

Awesome Photos of Movie Mashup Posters |

We here at Unreality like the world of the "unreal." So what better a way to be imaginative than to take two completely different ideas and mash them together to form a better, weirder, cooler idea?

Microsoft sacks staff ahead of schedule

Microsoft has cut another 800 people from its workforce, taking the total tally to nearly 6,000 made redundant. The original plan was to only sack 5,000 staff before June 2010, but this number has been increased with the recent layoffs.

Smart spectacles aid translation

Spectacles that can provide subtitles have been created by hi-tech firm NEC. Resembling glasses but lacking lenses, the headset uses a tiny projector to display images on a user's retina.

Sex, then amnesia

It was either mind-blowing or completely forgettable. Either way, Alice doesn't remember. One August morning, Alice and her husband, Scott, had sex. That's when things became confusing. Rather than appearing pleased, Alice, 59, seemed disoriented.

Dark Matter And Dark Energy Make Up 95 Percent Of Universe, Detailed Measurements Reveal

A detailed picture of the seeds of structures in the universe has been unveiled by an international team co-led by Sarah Church of the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, jointly located at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and S …

New Mac 'game' Plays Russian Roulette With Your Files

Looking for an ideal holiday gift for that brooding philosophy student in your life? Check out Lose/Lose. It's reminiscent of classic arcade games like Space Invaders, but with a sobering twist: Each time you destroy an alien, the game deletes a file from your Mac. Forever.

Accord for National Reconciliation and the Strengthening of Democracy in Honduras

We, Honduran citizens, men and women, convinced of the need to strengthen the rule of law, protect our Constitution and the laws of our Republic, deepen democracy and ensure a climate of peace and tranquility for our people, have carried out an intense and frank process of politi …

Colorado ski town legalizes pot

The Colorado ski town of Breckenridge has voted overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana. Early returns Tuesday night showed the proposal winning with 72 percent of the vote. The measure would allow adults over 21 to have up to 1 ounce of marijuana.

CIA agents guilty of Italy kidnap

An Italian judge has convicted 23 Americans - all but one of them CIA agents - and two Italian secret agents for the 2003 kidnap of a Muslim cleric.

Terrible Teens Of T. Rex: Young Tyrannosaurs Did Serious Battle Against Each Other

We all know adolescents get testy from time to time. Thank goodness we don't have young tyrannosaurs running around the neighborhood.

Woman sues former employer after losing Facebook friends

A woman is suing her former employer for defamation after he told people she was "post-partum" and "delusional" and caused her to lose Facebook friends.

Experts cannot explain paranormal events in Czech house

The inhabitants of a family house in Strasice, west Bohemia, have been for weeks disturbed by paranormal events, such as frequent small fires and cracked window panes, that experts have not been able to explain so far, the daily Lidove noviny (LN) reports Monday.

Anthropologist Levi-Strauss dies

Renowned French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss has died, aged 100. One of the most influential French intellectuals of the 20th Century, he founded the structuralist school of anthropology in the 1950s.

Russian road roulette?

Bulgarian prosecutors are investigating a new gambling game in which drivers defy death by speeding through red lights for bets of up to 5,000 euros ($7,400), the chief prosecutor's office said Thursday.

How to buy shoes - flowcharts

Shoes are hollow objects that humans enjoy sticking their feet into as a means to keep them warm and dry, and to protect them from rough terrain. Interestingly, men and women have widely differing opinions on such a simple invention.

Police quash nude pumpkin run

A "zany" annual Halloween tradition has failed to materialise in Boulder, Colorado, with the threat of police action quashing the Nude Pumpkin Run. Each year, dozens have run down the city's streets wearing only shoes and a hollowed-out pumpkin on their heads.

Teenage girls earn extra cash for college -- as long as they don't get pregnant

For six years, Hubbard has belonged to an adolescent girls' group called College Bound Sisters, which focuses on fellowship, goal-setting, age-appropriate sexual education and getting into college.

Swedish judge to Pirate Bay admins: shut down or face fines

The founders of The Pirate Bay could face fines in Sweden if the popular torrent tracker remains online. A court has banned them from continuing to operate the site at the risk of hefty daily fines.

Italian paparazzo Fabrizio Corona charged over blackmail photos

It is a tangled tale of sex, greed, ambition and blackmail in Silvio Berlusconi's celebrity-obsessed Italy.

The unromantic truth about why we kiss - to spread germs

It is an international symbol of love and romance. But the kiss may have evolved for reasons that are far more practical - and less alluring. British scientists believe it developed to spread germs.

McDonald's pulls out of Iceland

McDonald's is to close its business in Iceland because the country's financial crisis has made it too expensive to operate its franchise. The fast food giant said its three outlets in the country would shut - and that it had no plans to return.

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