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Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg marries sweetheart

PeopleMay 20, 2012

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg updated his status to ``married'' on Saturday.Zuckerberg and 27-year-old Priscilla Chan tied the knot at a small ceremony at his Palo Alto, California, home, capping a busy week for the couple.Zuckerberg took his company public in one of the most anticipated stock offerings in Wall Street history Friday. And Chan graduated from medical school at the Univer
Woman swallows toothbrush

HealthMay 20, 2012

Israeli doctors say they were able to safely remove a toothbrush from a woman's stomach after she accidentally swallowed it.Bat-El Panker, 24, came home from work May 11, and went to brush her teeth. When she bent over the faucet with the toothbrush in her mouth, she said it slipped down her throat.Panker told Ynetnews she tried to get it out, but to no avail. She rushed to the hospital and had a
Miner alive after 17 days underground

Social affairsMay 20, 2012

A coal miner was found alive Saturday after being underground for 17 days following a flood in a northeast China coal mine, authorities said.Twenty-eight miners had been working underground at the time of the May 2 flood at the Junyuan No. 2 Coal Mine in Xing'an district of Hegang city in Heilongjiang Province, Xinhua reported.Ten of the miners escaped, five have been rescued, 10 have been confir
Will Smith slaps journalist who tries to kiss him

FilmMay 20, 2012

MOSCOW (AP) _ Hollywood star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who he said tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of ``Men in Black III.''The reporter from the Ukrainian television channel 1+1, Vitalii Sediuk, made headlines at the Venice Film Festival in September when he presented a bouquet of clearly unappreciated purple hydrangeas to
FM pledges swift release of S. Korean activists detained in China

InternationalMay 17, 2012

Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan pledged Thursday to make diplomatic efforts to press Beijing to swiftly release four South Korean activists who have been detained in China since late March.The four activists, including Kim Young-hwan, a senior researcher for the Network for North Korean Democracy and Human Rights, a Seoul-based civic group for North Korean defectors, were arrested by Chinese police
Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longer

HealthMay 17, 2012

One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more likely to live longer. Regular or decaf doesn't matter.The study of 400,000 people is the largest ever done on the issue, and the results should reassure an
Chocolate pyramid breaks world record

Food&BeverageMay 17, 2012

At 18,239.5 pounds, the chocolate sculpture is the largest in the world (UPI)The Qzina Institute of Chocolate & Pastry in California announced it broke the world record for the largest chocolate sculpture by recreating a Mexican pyramid.The sculpture of the Kukulkan pyramid in Chichen Itza, created by corporate chef Francois Mellet, measures 6 feet high and 12 feet by 12 feet at its base.Guinness
N. Korea renews works on new nuclear reactor: think tank

North KoreaMay 17, 2012

North Korea has resumed construction of a new experimental light water reactor at its main nuclear complex, a U.S. institute said Wednesday, citing commercial satellite photos.The secretive communist nation appears to have almost completed work on the reactor containment building at Yongbyon, apparently a hub for its production of not only plutonium but also uranium, according to the U.S.-Korea In
Bear walks off with 50-pound bag of seeds

World NewsMay 17, 2012

A Wisconsin homeowner said a bear was able to break through a garage window and walk off with a 50-pound bag of sunflower seeds without puncturing the bag.Randy Murray of Lincoln County said he discovered a garage window was broken last week and further investigation revealed his large bag of sunflower seeds was missing, WAOW-TV, Wausau, reported Wednesday.“Must have been a crack in one of the win
Left-wing party sets up emergency committee to reform troubled party

PoliticsMay 16, 2012

The interim head of the Unified Progressive Party (UPP) set up an emergency committee Wednesday to revive the left-wing opposition party as it reels from a primary fraud scandal."We will immediately embark on activities to reform the party,"Kang Ki-kab, chairman of the UPP's emergency committee said in a news conference. The five-month-old party also plans to name outside figures as members of the
Legion admits it knew of priest's kid, did nothing

CultureMay 16, 2012

The Legion of Christ religious order, still reeling from revelations that its late founder was a pedophile, admitted Wednesday that it knew that its most famous priest had fathered a child years ago yet didn't remove him from teaching morality to seminarians or speaking publicly about ethics. In a statement, the Legion said it was sorry it hadn't acted ``earlier and more firmly'' to remove the Rev
Viruses can be tapped for electric power

ScienceMay 16, 2012

U.S. researchers say electricity generated by viruses could bring devices that generate power from everyday human activities like walking.A paper-thin "viral" generator embedded in the sole of a shoe could charge a person's phone as they walk, scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory said.The power would be generated by harmless viruses that convert mechanical energy into electricit
"Casablanca" turns 70 with free show on Facebook

TechnologyMay 16, 2012

The stars of much-loved classic film "Casablanca" may always have Paris, but on Wednesday they will have Facebook.The legendary black-and-white film starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Berman will be streamed free at Facebook in the United States to celebrate the release of a 70th anniversary edition by Warner Home Video."Movie fans across the United States are invited to microwave some popcorn an
Teen arrested after homework left at crime scene

World NewsMay 15, 2012

An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of burglary after police say he left his homework at the crime scene.Police in Orem, Utah, say they tracked a USB drive found at the burglarized home to Dallas Naljahih. They say the computer hard drive contained his homework and was in a backpack abandoned in the backyard.A 75-year-old man and his wife reported their home had been burglarized early Sat
S. Korea toughens penalties for EEZ violation

InternationalMay 15, 2012

South Korea has toughened penalties for fishing boats that violate its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) to better protect its maritime resources, the government said Tuesday.The revised rules, which went into effect Monday, double the fines for illegal fishing to 200 million won (US$173,000) from 100 million won, the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said.Under the new guidelines