A roundup of today's most provocative stories, as voted by our readers.
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Most Hilarious: 88%
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Bumbling 'Gumby' Bandit Surrenders
(Newser) - Jacob Kiss, otherwise known as the guy in the Gumby costume who epically failed in his quest to rob a San Diego 7-Eleven last week, is still not winning. Kiss, 19, turned himself in to police yesterday, accompanied by alleged accomplice Jason Giramma, also 19, who was pictured in the... More »Most Brilliant: 96%
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Disabled Vet Gets $15M for Exposing Medicaid Fraud
(Newser) - A case of Medicaid fraud with the perfect ending: A 63-year-old disabled vet in New Jersey is $15 million richer because he figured out that his health care provider was cooking the books, reports the New York Post . Robert West got suspicious when he went to the dentist and was... More »Most Scary: 78%
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Deadly TB Coursing Through Europe
(Newser) - Ominous news from WHO: Incredibly drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis are coursing through Europe, and will kill tens of thousands unless health officials intervene. WHO's regional director blamed the resurgence on complacency, noted that the disease "is evolving with a vengeance," and announced the creation of a plan... More »Most Depressing: 89%
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Teen Basketball Star Shot Dead Pleading for Her Life
(Newser) - A Harlem high school basketball superstar was chased by a gunman into her apartment complex where he shot her three times as she pleaded for her life, say cops. Senior Tayshana "Chicken" Murphy, 18, was already being courted by Division 1 schools, and she dreamed of playing for the... More »Most Intriguing: 48%
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West Virginia Town Full of Those Sickened by WiFi
(Newser) - Most Americans hate being out of range of a cell phone tower, but not the residents of Green Bank, West Virginia. A growing number of Americans are moving to this mountain town, population 143, specifically because cell phones and WiFi signals are banned there, lest they interfere with the gigantic... More »Most Annoying: 84%
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Michaele Salahi Abducted, Says Tareq
(Newser) - Now this is bizarre: Tareq Salahi has reached out to TMZ because he thinks wife Michaele has been the victim of a publicity stunt, er, kidnapping. Salahi, who is of course famous for crashing a White House dinner with his wife and then moving on to a stint on Real ... More »
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