A roundup of today's most provocative stories, as voted by our readers.
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(Newser) - It was like a Cheech & Chong dream come true: A truck carrying a huge load of marijuana overturned at a busy intersection in San Jose this week, spilling large bags of weed across the road. As the driver fled, motorists and pedestrians made off with most of the marijuana,...
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Most Brilliant: 88%
(AP) - A new significant blow for al-Qaeda: Pakistani agents working with the CIA have arrested Younis al-Mauritani, a senior leader believed to have been tasked by Osama bin Laden with targeting American economic interests across the globe, Pakistan announced today. The Pakistani military said the arrest of Mauritani and two other...
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Most Scary: 77%
(Newser) - Two students from the University of Southern California were shot at a party near the USC campus yesterday. Several students confronted a man who appeared to be stealing items from an apartment complex where the party was taking place. He opened fire, shooting a male student in the chest and...
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Most Depressing: 65%
(Newser) - With a $5.5 billion payment due Sept. 30, the US Postal Service's longstanding financial woes are about to come to a head—in fact, if Congress doesn't do something soon, the agency might have to shut down entirely this winter, reports the
New York Times . The USPS...
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Most Intriguing: 54%
(Newser) - Protesters thronged the Cairo courthouse where Hosni Mubarak's trial resumed today, scuffling with riot police, who struggled to contain them, reports the BBC . Anti-Mubarak protesters burned the former president's image in effigy and protested the judge's ban on cameras in the courtroom, while Mubarak supporters were equally...
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Most Annoying: 67%
(Newser) - God love the frisky San Franciscans. After banning Happy Meals for kids , and very nearly making circumcision and pet sales illegal , the City by the Bay is poised to demand that NBC yank the upcoming TV series
The Playboy Club. A resolution already passed by the city's Commission on...
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