A roundup of today's most provocative stories, as voted by our readers.
Most Hilarious: 66%
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Amish Battling Beard Thieves
(Newser) - Something weird is happening in Ohio's Amish country. Police are probing several incidents in which groups of Amish men allegedly forced their way into the homes of other members of the Amish community and cut off the hair and beards of the people inside, the Wheeling News-Register reports—the... More »Most Brilliant: 87%
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Mark Zuckerberg: 'Steve, Thank You'
(Newser) - A fellow titan of the tech world salutes the late Steve Jobs : "Steve, thank you for being a mentor and a friend," writes Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook . "Thanks for showing that what you build can change the world. I will miss you." (Click for Bill Gates'... More »Most Scary: 46%
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White House Almost Gave Solyndra Another Loan
(Newser) - Just days after Solyndra received its $535 million government-backed loan in September 2009 it applied for another one—this time for a mere $469 million—and the Energy Department put that request on a fast-tracked priority list, sources tell the Washington Post . The department was still seriously considering the request... More »Most Depressing: 82%
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Jobs' Cancer Ran Predictable Course: Doctors
(Newser) - The rare form of pancreatic cancer that killed Steve Jobs ran a predictable course, experts tell the Wall Street Journal . While 80% of the 40,000 Americans who get pancreatic cancer annually die within a year of their diagnosis, Jobs had a neuroendocrine pancreatic tumor, a type that accounts for... More »Most Intriguing: 79%
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Elderly Stunningly Likely to Have Surgery in Final Year
(Newser) - Elderly patients are stunningly likely to have surgery in the last year, month, or even week of their lives, according to a new study from Harvard researchers, who looked at 1.8 million Medicare recipients over the age of 65 who died in 2008. According to publicly available records, nearly... More »Most Annoying: 94%
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4 Signs Kim, Kris Are Getting More Ridiculous
(Newser) - Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries are on a post-wedding media blitz, which so far is playing out just as one would expect. Four signs the couple is getting even more ridiculous : They've already renewed their vows: Yes, a mere six weeks after getting hitched , Kim and Kris apparently felt... More »
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