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- Whoops: The NYEDC has admitted to illegally lobbying on behalf of Mayor Bloomberg.
- Yup, scientists at CERN think they found the Higgs boson
- AWESOME: South Africa is sending double amputee Oscar Pistorius to the Olympics.
- H&M could be moving into the old Times Square ESPN Zone.
- NYPD detectives returned to the former SoHo bodega where Etan Patz’s confessed killer says he strangled the six-year-old.
- A Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark video technician is missing after leaving suicidal messages.
- 3,037 of the 47,284 marriages in New York State (that doesn't include NYC) in the last year were gay marriages.
- Now famous flesh-eating bacteria victim Aimee Copeland is going home.
- Magic Mike is popular with homosexuals, people in red states.
- MGM sues to stop Raging Bull II and we're with 'em. Do not want.
- And finally, today is Independence Day, so we're signing off a little early. But before we go, let's all sing the star-spangled banner with this lady and her singing cat:
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