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- An underwater pipe that services Randall's Island is leaking fresh water into the East River.
- Video: A naked man wanders into the background of a local news interview in Arkansas.
- Executors of Leona Helmsley's estate will each receive $900,000 for their work in the first year after her death.
- Elephants are being slaughtered in "epic" numbers in Africa where poachers are murdering them for the ivory.
- Get well soon, Billy Joe! The Green Day frontman was rushed to the hospital this weekend, forcing the band to cancel a show in Bologna, Italy.
- A clothing store in India called "Hitler" will change its name after complaints from locals.
- Video: Some Brooklynites have created a Mitt Romney rap... what would Republican Nikki Minaj say?
- A crack in a fish tank in a Florida casino caused a 13,000 gallon flood.
- Cellulose nanocrystals, which are created from wood by-products like wood chips and sawdust, are stronger, more light-weight and cheaper than Kevlar.
- Photos: Katie Holmes and Suri chilled out in DUMBO for Labor Day.
- And finally, maybe this cat is going to wash the car?

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