Articles by Joseph Orovic
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Dime Stamped In Carson City Mint In 1873 Sells For $1.6 MillionAugust 12 2012 12:09 PM
A rare dime from 1873 sold for $1.6 million to an anonymous bidder at an auction in Philadelphia.
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Swine Flu Cases Rising With New H3N2 Strain, Now Transmissible From Human To HumanAugust 09 2012 5:18 PM
Swine flu is making a comeback as a new strain of the virus has begun spreading, with more than 100 cases reported this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The surprising culprit? State and county fairs. And doctors warn its now much easier to transmit among humans.
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JetBlue Pilot’s Psychotic Episode In Prison: Did Sleep Deprivation Drive Captain Clayton Osbon Crazy?August 09 2012 11:44 AM
JetBlue pilot Clayton Osbon had a psychotic episode in jail after being arrested for disrupting a cross-country flight by exiting the cockpit and ranting about religion and terrorism. The cause of his psychosis may sound familiar to many pilots: lack of sleep.
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Alaska Airlines Maintenance Crew Leaves Note Scribbled On Plane WingAugust 08 2012 5:31 PM
Next time something feels wrong about your Alaska Airlines flight, look out the window. The maintenance crew may have left a note acknowledging your concern. It’s what led one passenger of the Seattle-based airline to post a photo on Reddit of what appears to be a chunk of a wing flap missing, with “We know about this,” followed by an arrow pointing to the missing section.
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Amish Boom Flooding Midwest With Horse And Buggies, Straw Hats, Biblical NamesAugust 08 2012 1:19 PM
The Amish are one of the fast-growing religious groups in North America though you would be hard pressed to notice, according to a study released by Ohio State University on July 27.
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Sandra Fluke, Called 'Slut' By Limbaugh, To Introduce Obama At Denver RallyAugust 07 2012 5:50 PM
Sandra Fluke, the Georgetown law student whom Rush Limbaugh notoriously labeled a "slut," will introduce President Barack Obama at a rally in Denver on Wednesday, offering further proof that the incumbent's campaign will use women's rights as a key issue in the 2012 presidential election.
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Steinbeck’s Family: Texas Wrong In Using ‘Of Mice And Men’ To Justify Marvin Wilson’s ExecutionAugust 07 2012 4:58 PM
John Steinbeck gave the literary world a lovable simpleton in Lennie Small, the fulcrum of the Nobel Prize winner’s classic 1937 novella “Of Mice and Men.” The character has been brought to the fore again, providing the baseline comparison that may send a mentally retarded convict named Marvin Wilson to his death Tuesday night.
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George P. Bush: 5 Things To Know About The Latest Bush Making Waves In TexasAugust 07 2012 1:36 PM
George P. Bush, nephew of former president George W. Bush, will be deputy finance chairman of the Lone Star State’s Republican Party, becoming the latest in a long line of Texas politicos with the surname “Bush” to get a foothold in the GOP.
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Milton Hershey School Sweetens Up, Offers To Admit HIV-Positive StudentAugust 06 2012 6:21 PM
The Milton Hershey School has decided to allow an HIV-positive student to attend, after the Pennsylvania school initially rejected the teen’s application because of his illness.
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Dick Cheney Has Metaphorical Change Of Heart, Denying Calling Sarah Palin VP Pick ‘A Mistake’August 06 2012 5:30 PM
Former Vice President Dick Cheney walked back earlier comments calling Sarah Palin’s pick as the 2008 Republican Vice Presidential candidate “a mistake,” suggesting he was aiming his criticism at the process leading to her selection.
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![Mitt Romney Goes Shopping, Successfully Executing The Lamest Photo-Op Of 2012 [PHOTOS]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/thumbnail/public/2012/08/06/293995-mitt-romney-shopping.jpg "Mitt Romney Goes Shopping, Successfully Executing The Lamest Photo-Op Of 2012 [PHOTOS]")
Mitt Romney Goes Shopping, Successfully Executing The Lamest Photo-Op Of 2012 [PHOTOS]August 06 2012 5:21 PM
Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney engaged in arguably the most blatant "I'm a regular guy, just like you" campaign stunt. The "Best Pandering To Date" award of the 2012 season was won by the GOP's standard-bearer by using a rare day off from the trail to go shopping at his local hardware and grocery store in Wolfeboro, N.H.
- Texas Set To Execute Marvin Wilson Despite Diagnosis Of ‘Mental Retardation’
August 06 2012 2:21 PM
Death row inmate Marvin Wilson’s attorneys petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to stay his execution, set for Tuesday, arguing the convict’s date with a lethal injection runs contrary to a 2002 ruling by the nation’s highest court banning the execution of mentally retarded prisoners. Texas’ counter? Wilson is wholly dissimilar to a fictional character created by novelist John Steinbeck.
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![Billboard Music Awards 2013: All The Fashion On The Billboards Red (Er, Blue) Carpet [PHOTOS]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_multimedia/public/2013/05/20/keha-givenchy.jpg "Billboard Music Awards 2013: All The Fashion On The Billboards Red (Er, Blue) Carpet [PHOTOS]")
![Fort Worth Texas Tornadoes Claim 6 Lives: Pictures And Videos During The Storm And Its Aftermath [PHOTOS/VIDEO]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_medium/public/2013/05/16/tornado.PNG "Fort Worth Texas Tornadoes Claim 6 Lives: Pictures And Videos During The Storm And Its Aftermath [PHOTOS/VIDEO]")
![5 Incredible Future Campuses For The World's Tech Giants [PHOTOS]](http://s1.ibtimes.com/sites/www.ibtimes.com/files/styles/v2_small/public/2013/05/22/amazons-biodome_0.jpg "5 Incredible Future Campuses For The World's Tech Giants [PHOTOS]")
