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Thursday, September 8, 2011
Daily Alert: Economics
Newser Superlatives - Bumbling 'Gumby' Tries to Rob 7-Eleven
A roundup of today's most provocative stories, as voted by our readers.
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Most Hilarious: 87%
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Bumbling 'Gumby' Tries to Rob 7-Eleven
(Newser) - One for the Legendary Fail Department: A person dressed in a Gumby costume attempted to rob a San Diego 7-Eleven on Monday. Here are the problems the would-be criminal ran into: One, the clerk thought it was a joke. Even after Gumby said, "This is a robbery," the... More »Most Brilliant: 89%
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Feds Nab 91 in $295M Medicare Fraud Sting
(Newser) - The Obama administration notched yet another win for its Medicare fraud team yesterday, as the Justice Department announced the arrests of 91 fraudsters from across the country, accused of bilking Uncle Sam for a combined $295 million. “The defendants allegedly treated the Medicare program like a personal piggy bank,... More »Most Scary: 69%
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Flooding Forces 100K to Evacuate Pa., Drenches NY
(Newser) - Pennsylvania officials have issued a mandatory evacuation order for the more than 100,000 people living along the Susquehanna River, one of several East Coast rivers flooding over thanks to the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee, the AP reports. The river is expected to crest at 41 feet by 8pm.... More »Most Depressing: 69%
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Texas Wildfire Toll: 1,386 Homes, 2 Lives
(Newser) - Texas’ Bastrop Wildfire has already been named the state’s worst ever , and it continues to rage: Now 1,386 homes have been destroyed, and the fire is just 30% contained. Two people have died, one of them a city of Austin employee found inside his home. The fire has... More »Most Intriguing: 55%
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Tropical Storms Nate, Maria Form
(Newser) - Irene, Katia, and Lee all made not-so-nice headlines, and unfortunately there’s more where they came from: Tropical Storms Nate and Maria are currently taking shape in the Caribbean and Atlantic. Nate, formed in the southern Gulf of Mexico, is expected to drop anywhere from 2 to 8 inches of... More »Most Annoying: 88%
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Rep: Madonna Is 'Entitled' to Hate Hydrangeas
(Newser) - Madonna’s rep has a response for all you people who were upset about the Material Girl’s hydrangea diss —and it’s not exactly an apologetic response. Madge is “entitled to like any flower she wants,” the rep says in a statement to CNN . “No... More »
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