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The day, the various groundhogs, and why you should give a shit, by C.G.P Grey. CGPGrey | Previously: 10 Misconceptions Rundown. What will Punxsutawney Phil predict on Groundhog Day this year? On February 2, the resident groundhog of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania will emerge from his temporary home on Gobbler's Knob to let a waiting crowd know [...]

LAS VEGAS — Health officials in Las Vegas said Monday that the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease was found in water samples at the Luxor hotel-casino this month after a guest died of the form of pneumonia. Health officials in Las Vegas say the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease was found in water samples at [...]

Facebook is in no hurry to go public. It has unlimited access to private capital, as last year's Goldman Sachs(GS) sponsored deal demonstrated. Even after Goldman excluded US investors from its offering, its Goldman funds were oversubscribed. CEO Mark Zuckerberg could file for a Facebook IPO Wednesday. Wealthy investors will get most of the shares, [...]

Until then, the baseball program is stuck with more small renovations to Jackie Robinson Stadium, trumped up by the Morgan Center as massive achievements, while programs around the conference and country that already had facilities superior to UCLA's Today marks the 50 th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame in [...]

Facebook isn't expected to immediately announce whether it has chosen the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market for its primary stock listing when it files papers for its IPO, according to people familiar with the situation. Facebook could go public this week with $10B in stock and a valuation at $100B. How [...]

Reba McEntire is the latest celebrity to fall victim to a death hoax that's spreading like wildfire on the web. The alleged news of her death has circulated. There are inaccurate Internet reports that everyone's favorite country music star, Reba McEntire, recently fell to her death while filming a movie in. The alleged tragedy, which [...]

The super PAC is officially titled “Americans For A Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow,” but the donation announcement includes that it is “considering changing it again to John Colbert Cougar Super MellenPAC.” Comedian Stephen Colbert, who has satirized the role of super PACs in this election, reported he raised $824305 for his super PAC, Americans for a [...]

If Burmese pythons are threatened in their native range because humans hunt them for meat and skins, you just have to do the same to get rid of them (in the Everglades). You're forgetting python skins make great handbags, purses and shoes. The Burmese python won't be slithering back to the United States anytime soon. [...]

UPDATED: Paula Abdul is leaving Fox's The X Factor. So is fellow judge Nicole Scherzinger. And so is host Steve Jones. Sources near the show confirm all three stars will not return for X Factor's second season next fall, From left, host Steven Jones and TV personalities Nicole Scherzinger, LA Reid and Paula Abdul speak [...]

Facebook is being valued between $75 billion and $100 billion and is planning to go public sometime in the next six months. In 2011 Facebook's revenue grew to. Facebook is being valued between $75 billion and $100 billion and is planning to go public sometime in the next six months. In 2011 Facebook's revenue grew [...]