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Fantasy Maid Service

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Via The Huffington Post: “A nude maid service promises to provide clients with a show and a spotless house, but local authorities are keeping an eye on the small business that’s caused quite a stir in a conservative Texas town. Melissa Borrett, 26, began Fantasy Maid Service of Lubbock as …

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Bear (Almost) Attacks Man

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Via KTLA/Huffington Post: “There will be no more meatballs for the Glendale, Calif. bear who has become somewhat of a mascot since he was caught eating frozen food out of a garage refrigerator in mid-March. He was spotted again Tuesday morning at 3 a.m. in La Crescenta, KTLA reports. Fish …

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Canon EOS-1D C 4K DSLR hands-on

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David Pierce takes a look at Canon’s new EOS-1D C DSLR, which is capable of shooting 4K video. Read the full story here: http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/15/2951238/canon-eos-c500-eos-1d-c-hands-on-pictures-video More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/verge Follow on Twitter: …

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Canon EOS C500 hands-on

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From NAB 2012, David Pierce takes a look at the new Canon EOS C500, the newest camera in their high-end cinema lineup. Check out the full story here: http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/15/2951238/canon-eos-c500-eos-1d-c-hands-on-pictures-video More from The Verge: Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theverge Check out our full video catalog: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/videos Visit our playlists: http://www.youtube.com/theverge/playlists Like The Verge on …

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Homophobes Are Gay – Study

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Via Science Daily: ” Homophobia is more pronounced in individuals with an unacknowledged attraction to the same sex and who grew up with authoritarian parents who forbade such desires, a series of psychology studies demonstrates…”. Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss on The Young Turks. Read more here: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120406234458.htm Subscribe …

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Point w/ Steve Oh: F*D Justice System Episode

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Should the United States end the death penalty? How many false convictions come from eyewitness testimony, police lineups, and even DNA evidence? When will we end the failed ‘war on drugs’? Finally, what can we learn from Norway’s “permissive” prisons? Steve Oh (former prosecutor, and executive producer of The Point) …

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Ryan Budget Raises Taxes For Poor, Cuts Taxes For Rich

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Via Think Progress: “As ThinkProgress has detailed, the House Republican budget, authored by Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI), pays for massive tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans by cutting spending from programs that primarily benefit lower-income Americans. While giving an average of $187,000 to each millionaire, the budget finds …

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IRS Largely Ignores Super Rich

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Via Stephanie Mencimer at Mother Jones: “In 2009, IRS commissioner Doug Shulman said in a speech that the IRS had formed a new group of auditors who were going to be directing their attention at a special group of taxpayers: the super rich. Dubbing them “global high wealth individuals,” Shulman …

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Judge Blasts Wells Fargo

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Via The Huffington Post: “A federal judge who has fiercely criticized how big banks service home loans is fed up with Wells Fargo. In a scathing opinion issued last week, Elizabeth Magner, a federal bankruptcy judge in the Eastern District of Louisiana, characterized as “highly reprehensible” Wells Fargo’s behavior over …

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Stealing Fire Hydrants? Scrap Metal Theft Surges

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Why are people stealing things like fire hydrants, copper wiring and air conditioning units? Ana Kasparian and Cenk Uygur discuss the increase in people stealing metal to sell to scrap yards on The Young Turks. http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/article/20120326/NEWS01/203260303/Catalytic-converters-appear-up-grabs http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-04-13/news/ct-met-scrap-metal-theft-20120413_1_metal-thefts-scrap-dealers-high-metal-prices Subscribe to The Young Turks: http://bit.ly/eWuu5i The Largest Online New Show in the …

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