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Video: Off To The 'Lawnmower' Races
Tonight on the "CBS Evening News" Cynthia Bowers will take you to Twelve Mile, Ind. to the annual "Lawnmower Races." Here's a sneak peek.
Mom Of 555-Pound Teen Speaks Out
Jerri Gray Has Been Charged With Neglecting Her Teenage Son Alex
WW1 Vet Becomes World's Oldest Man
113-Year-Old Henry Allingham Is One Of Only 2 Surviving WWI Veterans In U.K.
Dead Man's Sperm Gives Life, Not Benefits
L.A. Girl Conceived From Dead Man's Sperm Cannot Receive His Social Security Benefits, Court Rules
Cop Finds $100 Bills Blowing In Wind
Pa. Cop Looking For Speeders Spots $3,000 Fluttering Along Road, Returns Cash To Rightful Owner
Video: Flushed Puppy
A one-week old puppy has survived after accidentally being flushed down a toilet in London, UK, and being trapped in a drain for four hours.
Video: Racoons Stuck In Soda Machine
Imagine dropping your quarters into a soda machine and having a raccoon face pop out instead of your drink. In an Oklahoma apartment complex, two raccoons needed to be rescued.
Video: 11-Year-Old College Grad
Erica Hill sits down with 11-year-old college graduate, Moshe Kai Cavalin. Last Friday, the pint-sized Los Angeles native graduated with a 4.0 GPA from College, earning an Associates Degree.
Video: Prescription Vending Machine
The next time the doctor gives you a prescription, you might be able to skip a trip to the pharmacy. There is a new, easier way to get your prescriptions filled. WTSP's Preston Rudie reports.
Video: Under the Radar
Chris Wragge and Erica Hill go "Under the Radar" this week with a seriously frustrated mountain goat, a 90 year-old couple's piano duet and a soldiers pink underwear.
Video: Knot So Simple
"Sunday Morning" correspondent Serena Altschul takes us to the International Guild of Knot Tyers in the United Kingdom, where enthusiasts from around the world converge to discuss their unique passion.
Video: Under The Radar, 05.16.09
The Early Show Saturday Edition team discusses some of this week's "Under The Radar" headlines, which can't be missed. Look out for the dog who learns how to dance and a new sexy twist on football.
Video: Spell Me A River
The longest body of water in the U.S. is more than four times as long as the Mississippi if you're measuring its letters, not miles. Steve Hartman reports.
Video: A Patent On Your Genes
 
 
 
 
 

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Weird News from Lemondrop
Woman's DIY Plastic Surgery Turns Out About As Well As You'd Think

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Everybody loves a bargain, but we firmly believe that there are some things you shouldn't skimp on: shoes, tattoos and definitely plastic surgery. An East Bay, Calif., woman reportedly suffered complications after performing the latter on herself. ... Read more

 

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Accused Fondler 'Too Handsome' to Be a Perv

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Meet Joshua Fuentes. He's been accused of feeling up little girls while floating down the Roa Rapids ride at the Aquatica water park in Orlando, Fla. He's 23. The girls are aged 12 to 14. What's Josh's defense? He wasn't near the park? No. He'd ... Read more

 

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Cyber-Bully Lori Drew Aquitted

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A federal judge on Thursday overturned a guilty verdict against 50-year-old mother Lori Drew, the woman many consider responsible for the 2006 cyber-bullying death of Missouri teen Megan Meier. Drew used MySpace to pose as a 16-year-old boy named ... Read more

 

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The Only Thing In Your Makeup Kit That Guys Actually Care About

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We didn't think guys cared much about makeup. Once again science has proven us wrong: What really gets men going is sexy, lusty, smoky eyes. As Cosmo recently reported, an MIT study revealed that dudes are most drawn to a woman when her eyes are ... Read more

 

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Men Agree on What's Attractive, Women Don't

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It's no big surprise to us that men are a lot more narrow-minded about who turns them on than women. According to a new study in which participants rated photographs for attractiveness, women differ among themselves about what they find attractive. ... Read more

 

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Antarctica's Superwoman Doctor Dies

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It's been a big week for high-profile passings, but we don't think Dr. Jerri Nielsen should get lost in the shuffle. The physician, researcher and all-around superwoman diagnosed and treated her own breast cancer while conducting a remote study in ... Read more

 

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North Carolina Paying Teenage Girls Not to Procreate

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A dollar a day is the going rate for not getting pregnant at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where teen girls between the ages of 12 and 18 can enroll in the College Bound Sisters program. The program's mission is to keep young girls ... Read more

 

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Today's Papers That Don't Have Michael Jackson on the Front Page

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Oh hey, did you hear, Michael Jackson died?! We visited Today's Front Pages at the Newseum to see how the story played out. Worst cover line? The Boston Herald, at left (even the New York Post resisted punning). But in some markets, the obit ... Read more

 

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Rest in Peace, Michael Jackson

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In a startling day of breaking celebrity news, pop star Michael Jackson has passed away. Despite bizarre phases in his extremely public life, the 50-year-old King of Pop thrilled the globe with music and soul for nearly 40 years. He will be missed. ... Read more

 

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Dear BBC -- Watch Where You Put Your Quotation Marks

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We're aware that BBC News put the quotation marks around raped for legal purposes, but given the delicate nature of the topic at hand, and the still-very-alive debate about the media's treatment of rape survivors, seems like a rewording could have ... Read more

 

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RIP Farrah Fawcett

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Actress and sex symbol Farrah Fawcett has passed away at 62. Despite her public battle with cancer, we will always remember her as the poster girl whose smile graced a thousand bedrooms of our older brothers. Below, her classic shot and a few more of ... Read more

 

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Is It Harder to Find Love If You're Fat?

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As if finding the perfect boyfriend weren't already hard enough, new research suggests that overweight women might have an even harder time of it. The study, which was conducted in New Zealand, suggests that while being overweight really has little ... Read more

 

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What's Your Worst Gym Class Memory?

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Today marks the anniversary of Title IX, the law that says women and men are equals when it comes to education activities. Ironically though, a new study found that physical education is actually a miserable time for both sexes. Almost a third of ... Read more

 

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Link Love -- Tweeting Unemployment; France to Banish Burqas?

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France may soon ban women from wearing burqas. Is France protecting these women or making the situation worse? (Tres Sugar) Finally, the solution to one of life's biggest problems: the shoe wedgie. But now what can we do about shoe panty lines? ... Read more

 

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Have You Told a Bigger Lie Than 'I Fell Asleep During a Face Tattoo'?

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Earlier this week we wrote about an 18-year-old who claims she went to a tattoo parlor to get three little stars inked near her eye, only to fall asleep during the tatting session and wake up with 56 stars. Yeah, we're not buying this, nor are our ... Read more

 

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Link Love -- Obama Angers Peta; Why Women Date Jerks

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We're all about animal rights. Really, we are. But PETA: Lay off the president for swatting a fly already. (Blog of Hilarity) Very important and useful information: How to stop faking it and let him know his size was the deal-breaker. (Nerve) What ... Read more

 

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Link Love -- Rethinking Sex on the Beach, Twitter Goes Green for Iran

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Chipotle -- so much more than a diet-busting burrito. Cosmo dubs their lunch line at Chipotle a great place to meet men. (Eat Me Daily) Size zeros are so last season. British Vogue editor demands meatier models. But not to make us feel good or ... Read more

 

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Is Twitter a Criminal Accomplice?

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We've been waiting for proof that chronic Facebook and Twitter updates need to stop, and now we have it: TMI on Facebook and Twitter is causing crime! The technologies have been implicated in recent mugging, robbery and gang cases. No joke.Twitter ... Read more

 

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Is Getting 'Roofied' Just Another Urban Legend?

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According to an Australian study, being roofied is mostly a myth, and many young women who think they might have been slipped a mickey actually just drank too much. Toxologist Mark Little said, "Drink-spiking with sedatives or illicit drugs appears ... Read more

 

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Strip Club Suggests We Lapdance Our Dads

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Maybe this is just a syntactical mishap, but we're grossed out by this press release promoting sexy lapdances as a great Father's Day gift: In dire need of a last minute gift for the man in your life this father's day? Don't fret. This holiday, give ... Read more

 

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