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• Thugs attack cabbie, passenger

  Mon Jan 30, 2012
  • Despite being outnumbered, the cabbie grabbed a tire iron from his trunk, at which time the teens ran away. The driver flagged down a police officer, and the three boys were arrested. They were charged as juveniles with aggravated assault and related offenses.

• Michelle Obama 'spends £32,000 on lingerie'

  Mon Jan 30, 2012
  • Chief executive Gary Hogarth told a newspaper: "The glamour of the AP brand is really powerful — it has a luxurious quality, that means people have a sense of walking away with a special purchase even when they are buying a pair of knickers.

• Celebrity Height Estimator - a new feature of Google Search?

  Wed Jan 25, 2012
  • 5 years later, they still have no answer for this question

• LAUSD Students Roundly Reject Healthier School Lunch Menu

  Sat Jan 21, 2012
  • Now, the Times reports cartons of plain milk are being thrown away en masse, unopened, along with uneaten entrees. Participation in the school lunch program has dropped by thousands of students, who are ditching lunch and are suffering from hunger-related ailments.

• TSA collected $400,000 in spare change left by passengers in airports in 2011

  Fri Jan 13, 2012
  • The airports where passengers left the most spare change were New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, where $46,918.06 was found, and Los Angeles International Airport, which collected $19,110.83.

• Mother hangs sign around son's neck as form of punishment

  Thu Jan 12, 2012
  • The sign is pretty clear he's making bad choices, but some people driving by questioned his mom’s choice and called police. Officers said Lax is well within her legal rights to punish her son this way. It's unconventional, but not illegal. She's hoping it's also effective.

• Brooklyn Jewelry Store Defends Swastika Earrings As Politicians Pile On: Gothamist

  Thu Jan 12, 2012
  • Today a Bejeweled manager tells us, "This earring is a Buddhist symbol from India." Asked if they have any more in stock, the manager said, "No, I don't want to make trouble.

• California’s $500K Earners Dwindle

  Wed Jan 11, 2012
  • Brown, a 73-year-old Democrat, faces a budget deficit of $9.2 billion. If voters reject his tax plan, Brown proposes to cut $4.8 billion from schools, the equivalent of taking three weeks from the academic year.

• Slightly Fewer Americans Obese in 2011

  Wed Jan 11, 2012
  • The percentage of Americans who were obese in all major demographic and socio-economic groups either declined slightly or stayed the same in 2011 compared with 2010.

• 50 Photos Of The No Pants Subway Ride

  Wed Jan 11, 2012
  • Participants wait for their train during the annual No Pants Subway Ride on January 8, 2012 in New York City. The annual event is staged by the group Improv Everywhere which encourages people in dozens of cities worldwide to discard their pants while riding the subway.