Christian Mcalhaney

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Kremlin calls official ‘imbecile’
MOSCOW – A RUSSIAN official was branded an ‘imbecile’ by the Kremlin after spotting an earthworm in his plate of salad at a reception and posting a photograph on Twitter. Tver region governor Dmitry Zelenin posted a photograph of the small red worm on the edge of a plate of salad on Twitter late on Tuesday at a Kremlin reception for the German President Christian Wulff and his wife.
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Washington Wizards Weekly: Gilbert Arenas Fined for Faking an Injury and More
Today we start off with Gilbert Arenas being fined for faking an injury.
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Chile’s rescued miners face reality checks aboveground
They had descended into the mine as anonymous workers and emerged from their ordeal as symbols of courage and a nation’s pluck. Their lives have been changed, but exactly how remains to be seen. They emerged changed men from the hole in the Chilean desert, once-unsung gold and copper miners from an obscure town in the country’s barren north.
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Social media distracts
Could you give up Facebook for a week? “Yeah, I probably should actually,” said Casey McCormick, an elementary education junior, laughing. “It’s distracting with school and stuff, especially being a junior and getting into my major, it’s a lot more work.”
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