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Anti-Democrat shenanigans at beleaguered IRS office

Connor Sheets of the International Business Times reports: A group of employees at Cincinnati’s beleaguered Internal Revenue Service field office used IRS computers and email accounts to exchange dozens of emails during the months leading up to the 2008 presidential election among a group of friends and colleagues dubbed the “Neanderthals,” discussing national politics in…
by Nate Minor

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When your dream job is stolen

When your dream job is stolen

Turner Barr has been traveling around the world for six years, funding his adventures by working along the way. His blog Around the World in 80 Jobs offers tips and documented his travels, like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxBhZlaIrJc It was a great success. Then Adecco, a multinational human resources company, started using “Around the World in…
by Nate Minor

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How to be a pepper-eating champ

How to be a pepper-eating champ

Today’s dispatch from comes from Nagaland, in the north of India. Mary Roach from the Smithsonian Magazine visited a pepper-eating contest there and reports on the science of eating spicy peppers. First, the video: The contestants here are eating Naga King Chilis, often ranked as the world’s hottest. These guys are pros: Competitors have 20…
by Nate Minor

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How does the electrical grid work, and what happens when it breaks?

How does the electrical grid work, and what happens when it breaks?

I used to host a daily show about new digital technology that intended to illustrate and explain how our lives were being revolutionized by computers, the Internet, smart phones, etc.  But in the back of my mind I always thought the bigger revolution was the juice that made every single device and network run.  Electricity. So…
by Jon Gordon

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Stephen Colbert’s touching tribute to his mother

The word “sincere” and Stephen Colbert are not usually associated with one another, but there isn’t a better way to describe this clip. Lorna Colbert died last week. Stephen Colbert said this about her in a very good a New York Times profile last year: “She taught me to be grateful for my life regardless…
by Nate Minor

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Is obesity a disease or a matter of beauty?

Is obesity a disease or a matter of beauty?

The American Medical Association has passed a resolution calling obesity a disease. But some people think that will only make the problem worse, if it's a problem at all.
by Bob Collins

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Loyal sports fans who beat the traffic

I’ve been a sports fan all of my life, but I still don’t get sports fans. The other night, for example, I was watching the Indians-Nationals game in which the Indians were leading 2-1 in the top of the 9th. Cleveland’s shaky closer was on for the save. And fans were leaving. Fast forward to…
by Bob Collins

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The life and times of Vince Flynn

Vince Flynn died early this morning. He was a best-selling author and a local kid and a bit of a radio star thanks to KFAN’s Dan Barreiro, on whose show he appeared regularly. There are already plenty of news stories around about his death from prostate cancer, but for a tremendous assessment of his life,…
by Bob Collins

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Riding with the chief

Quick note: If you’re on Twitter, you’ll want to be following @ChiefHarteau, the account for Minneapolis police chief Janee Harteau, as she rides along with cops in the 2nd precinct, and using the hashtag #NEwithrealcops Turned out to be an Unhappy man getting his car towed. All worked out everyone happy now #NEwithrealcops — Chief…
by Bob Collins

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5 x 8: Is the air going out of the NSA story?

5 x 8: Is the air going out of the NSA story?

America moves on after the spying scandal, the great gopher feet caper and other tales from the mean streets of Minnesota, return of the website, the grace of Steve Gleason, and the girl who makes your 12 year old look like a lazy punk.
by Bob Collins

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