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Baghdad Museum Reopens 12 Years After Iraq War Looting

But the opening came as ISIS militants destroyed ancient statues in the Iraqi city of Mosul. The national museum in Baghdad reopened Saturday, 12 years after thousands of antiquities were plundered during the early days of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. View this image › REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily Museum officials said almost 15,000 pieces were looted in 2003, according to Agence France-Presse. Officials have been able to recover 4,300 works, but are continuing efforts to track down the remaining antiquities. “We are still tracking down more than 10,000 […]

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Listeners beg for death after hearing Brad Paisley’s ‘Accidental Racist’

LL Cool J and Brad Paisley shall overcome the twitter snark heaped upon "Accidental Racist." — Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) April 8, 2013 Just heard the "Accidental Racist" man that Weird Al is amazing. — Questlove Gomez (@questlove) April 8, 2013 So this could be the worst song since "One Tin Soldier." http://t.co/aBob7TA7Wo — John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) April 8, 2013 Ouch. It’s not a career killer by a long shot, but “Accidental Racist,” a track off of country superstar Brad Paisley’s new album, is taking a beating on […]

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Listen to Soulja Boy rap ‘Stop Kony’

http://twitter.com/#!/kamipvvalenti/status/180772471321010176 From Starpulse: Rapper Soulja Boy has added his voice to the global campaign aimed at bring Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony to justice by recording a song about the cause. Stars such as Rihanna, Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift have already joined the call for an international task force to continue their efforts in tracking down and capturing the Lord’s Resistance Army leader, who stands accused of abducting thousands of African kids and forcing them to serve as either sex slaves or child soldiers. Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/03/16/listen-to-soulja-boy-rap-stop-kony/

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Country singer sees ‘Lotta ‘Merica in one picture’ [pic]

http://twitter.com/#!/milania1997/status/526371887379906560 Country music singer Granger Smith—or more accurately, his alter-ego Earl Dibbles Jr.—tweeted this pic that is chock full of ‘Merica. Lotta’ Merica in one picture. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/ZIXUMSwIAB — Earl Dibbles Jr. ™ (@EarlDibblesJr) October 26, 2014 “@EarlDibblesJr: Lotta’ Merica in one picture. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/NoS4t4MDro” true hard ass — Travis Kretschman (@kretst21) October 26, 2014 @DanMassey1 don't see that with obama. — mitch clemens (@mitchclemens1) October 26, 2014 With Obama it’s “‘Lotta pictures, but not so much ‘Merica” Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/10/26/country-singer-sees-lotta-merica-in-one-picture-pic/

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If You’re Really Concerned About Germs, You Might Ditch This Birthday Mainstay

When presented with a special cake on our birthdays, it’s an automatic reaction for us to blow out the candles and make a wish. You’ve likely followed the tradition since you were a kid, but the fact that it may spread germs probably hasn’t crossed your mind. If you think of yourself as a germaphobe, though, you might be a little grossed out to learn what researchers at Clemson University just found in their new study. After spreading icing over foil and poking candles through to a […]

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Give him an ‘F’: Economic dunce Obama calls higher ed ‘economic imperative’

https://twitter.com/BradMartVB/status/370587973630181376 Speaking to students today in Buffalo (no thanks to MSNBC’s geography experts), President Obama issued the following proclamation: http://twitter.com/#!/BarackObama/status/370571999271075842 That’s not a surprising statement coming from the guy who insists that health insurance is a right — but it is an utterly stupid one: http://twitter.com/#!/Jeorban/status/370590876298256384 http://twitter.com/#!/TabithaHale/status/370572190430687233 http://twitter.com/#!/DaTechGuyblog/status/370572356030173184 For what it’s worth, President Obama went to college, and his only economic imperative seems to be destroying the economy. You wanna talk economic imperatives, Mr. President? Here you go: http://twitter.com/#!/rdengr123/status/370573023180378112 Put that in your choom pipe and smoke it. *** […]

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