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Pakistanis vote in landmark, unpredictable election

Despite a bloody campaign marred by Taliban attacks, Pakistan was holding historic elections Saturday pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister once exiled by the army and an incumbent blamed for power blackouts and inflation. Polls opened Saturday morning across the nation in what is a closely watched race to determine the fate of this nuclear-armed country crucial to stability in the region. The vote marks the first time in Pakistan's 65-year history that a civilian government has completed its full term and handed over power in democratic elections. Previous governments have been toppled by military coups or sacked by presidents allied with the powerful army. Deadly violence struck again Friday, with a pair of bombings against election offices in northwest Pakistan that killed three people and a shooting that killed a candidate in the southern city of Karachi. More than 130 people have been killed in the run-up to the vote, mostly secular pa

Kidnap victim shuns family for not searching victim when she was kidnapped

Kidnap victim shuns family one of the Cleveland kidnap victims, has asked that her family not visit her at the hospital while she is recovering from 11 years of abuse and torture, according to WebProNews.com on May 10. Evidently, Michelle feels that her closest family and friends didn't even look for her when she went missing years ago. Knight, 32, disappeared in 2002 after a custody disagreement that involved her young son at that time. Her family figured that she has run off on her own. When Ariel Castro, the alleged kidnapper and rapist, let Knight and her fellow captors Amanda Berry, 27, and Gina DeJesus, 23, watch TV, he teased them when it showed the candlelight vigils held in their honor. Knight's family never held any vigils, since they thought she has left on her own. A man shows page one of The Plain Dealer newspaper to a friend while people gather along Seymour Avenue near the house where three women, who disappeared as teens about a decade ago, were found alive

Wrigley pulls gum

Wrigley pulls gum : Wrigley will pull a caffeinated gum on the heels of an investigation announcement by the Food and Drug Administration, the company said Wednesday. Casey Keller, Wrigley's North American president said in a statement that the Chicago-based gum giant has "paused production, sales and marketing of Alert," a caffeinated product launched just last month, in an effort to "give the FDA time to develop a new regulatory framework for the addition of caffeine to food and drinks. Last week, the FDA announced an investigation into what effect additional caffeine consumption may have on children. "After discussions with the FDA, we have a greater appreciation for its concern about the proliferation of caffeine in the nation’s food supply," Keller said. "There is a need for changes in the regulatory framework to better guide the consumers and the industry about the appropriate level and use of caffeinated products." The world's largest g

Teacher fired over bikini photo

Teacher fired over bikini photo , A Florida teacher, fired over a bikini photo shoot, was planning to leave anyway. However, after the racy photos came to the attention of her school's principal, the moonlighting model was forced to resign. Ironically, her website now says the woman will pose in "TASTEFUL" nude photography for the "right projects," citing a May 7 Huffington Post report. Olivia Sprauer, 26, began work at a Martin County High School English in 2011. Recently, she decided to try her hand at modeling. Her moonlighting plans were short-lived when on April 29; the principal of her school called her into the office and inquired about a bikini photo. The teacher didn't deny the racy photo was her, the model known as Victoria V. James. The images shown on the Model Mayhem website show the teacher-turned bikini model fully clothed, but in some images, they leave little to the imagination. The teacher knew she could be fired over bikini photo modeli

Rodman rips Obama

Rodman rips Obama : A recent trip to Communist North Korea and getting cozy with the Supreme Leader has Dennis Rodman now passing judgment on U.S. foreign policies, specifically the way President Obama is dealing with an imprisoned American, reports belgeinfo.com on May 10 . Dennis Rodman said that President Barack Obama “can't do [anything]” about Kenneth Bae, an American imprisoned in North Korea. Rodman went to North Korea in February to film a documentary and became friends with dictator Kim Jong Un. The American imprisoned in North Korea was recently sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for allegedly engaging in unspecified “hostile acts” against the country while being a tour operator there. Rodman said via Twitter that he wanted Kim to “cut Kenneth Bae loose.” Rodman has been referred to as the unofficial United States ambassador to the communist country. In a nation closed to the outside world, Kim Jong Un, a Rodman fan, seems to allow the former NBA baller to come and go as

Tim Tebow blackballed

Tim Tebow blackballed , Has Tim Tebow been blackballed from landing another gig in the NFL? The quarterback is often front-and-center in the media for both his play and his personal convictions, but these days he's having a hard time finding a new gig. Yahoo! Sports tackled the question many are contemplating on May 9. Once upon a time, Tim Tebow was everywhere and his performance with the Denver Broncos in 2011 propelled him into superstardom. Since then, however, it's been quite the tumble down off the pedestal. Tebow was recently released by the New York Jets, and there don't seem to be other teams lining up to add him to their rosters. Is Tim Tebow being blackballed because of the intense media attention that comes along with having him around? Are his strong Christian convictions seen as too much of a distraction to any team he is on in the league? Or, is his play simply not of the quality that makes him attractive to teams shuffling players around at this point. Give

78,000 to live on Mars: Mars One Colony Filling Fast As People Apply to leave earth forever

78,000 to live on Mars with over thousands of people applied to leave earth forever as they want to live on the mars forever. When Mars One announced that they were opening up applications for permanent residency in their proposed permanent colony, they expected to generate some interest. After all, they’re shooting for a half million applicants. What they did not expect, according to Mars One co-founder and CEO Bas Lansdorp, was a rush of over 78,000 applications in just two weeks. Lansdorp told Business Insider that his organization had expected “a slow start,” that would eventually build toward their 500,000 applicant goal by the August 31st deadline. Instead they got nearly a sixth of their goal in a fraction of the expected time. According to Lansdorp, many applicants say that they have been following the project since before the application process began. According to information released by Mars One on Tuesday, applicants come from more than 120 countries, and have a variety of