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...star to the top of the charts and were determined to stop it, using the power of social networking and a spot of humor. (They chose to push sales of the Rage Against the Machine track because its famous refrain of "F___ you, I won't do what you tell me" is the polar opposite of any lyric sung by an X Factor winner.) And Morter was quietly confident because he's tried this before: last year, he attempted to usurp X Factor winner Alexandra Burke by driving Rick Astley's 1987 hit "Never Gonna Give You Up" back...
...Hong Kong Tourism Board even promotes feng shui tours to visitors, and everywhere you turn, there's always some crackpot heiress, anxious taipan or socialite architect wanting to talk about dragon energy and phoenix fire. But I want to grab them all by the shoulders, shake them hard and tell them to get their noses out of the I Ching and to forget about those flying-star combinations. We've been fooling the occasional tourist, each other, and ourselves, for far too long...
...Force felt that the cost of women experiencing "risks" like anxiety outweighed the benefits of mammogram screening for women under age 50? Despite the fact that yearly screening for this age group "unquestionably" reduced the risk of dying 15%? I am 41, and let me be the first to tell Dr. Diana Petitti - who found the public backlash "surprising" - that I find it more anxiety-provoking to know that my risk of dying from breast cancer may go up 15% if my insurance carrier decides to agree with her panel's recommendation. Beth Tobey Cholette Penfield...
...assault on Mumbai. David Headley, who has pleaded not guilty, allegedly surveilled potential targets for the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba. Meanwhile, on Dec. 9, five U.S. citizens of Pakistani and Middle Eastern descent were arrested on terrorism charges in a raid in Sargodha, Pakistan. U.S. officials tell TIME the men are from the Washington area and that one of them left a farewell video stating that Muslims "must be defended...
...criminal practice on the economy is quite clear - business lobbyists and corruption experts say it is paralyzing small- and mid-sized businesses, as well as scaring off foreign investment. "If an Italian is doing business here and is targeted in a raider attack, he's going to tell his countrymen," says Alexander Brechalov, vice president of Opora, a Russian lobbying group for small businesses. "Who is going to want to come to Russia after hearing that? It's an epidemic that needs to be contained." (See pictures of Russian police breaking up an anti-Kremlin rally...