| PEOPLE |
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Oops! Michael
Jackson Mistakenly Uses
Ladies' Room in Dubai
Then mistakenly uses
men's room. |
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| BUSINESS |
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Consumers Expected to Spend
$746 Billion on Holiday Gifts
And exchange them all for cash. |
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ID Theft
“Exaggerated,” Says Expert
“No it's not,” says man
claiming to be that same expert. |
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| SCIENCE |
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Cambridge Researcher: Man Can
Live 1,000 Years or Longer
If he avoids reading the news. |
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Study: Squirrels Have Complex
Language
They have over 400 words for
“nuts.” |
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 Einstein's Brain Given
New Life Inside Robot Body
First up: “a unified field theory,”
says rejuvenated genius. |
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| HEALTH / MEDICINE |
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Study: Exercise Can
Add 3 Years to Life
But it's 3 years of exercising. |
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First "Lust Drug"
for Both Sexes Being Rushed to Market
FDA holding up approval of morning-after
pill. |
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Portuguese Scientists Report
Successful Test of Anticavity
Vaccine in Rats
Now, if they can just get them to floss. |
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| SPECIAL FEATURE |
Companies on
the Go:
Halliburton Products and
Services
Subsidiary
of: Halliburton
Location: Cayman
Islands
Type of business: Oil
Field Services for Iran
Income: $40
Million per year
Headquarters: No
actual building
Offices: No
actual office
Employees: No
actual employees
Primary Function: Avoid
U.S. laws against doing
business with Iran
Secondary Function: Avoid
U.S. taxes
Costs of doing
business: Small
fee paid to manager of
bank to forward all mail
addressed to company in
Cayman Islands to
Halliburton HQ in
Houston, Texas
Highlights: Extremely
low overhead, outstanding
tax mitigation
Summary: Amazingly
successful! |
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