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- Robotic plush seals are helping elderly Japanese tsunami survivors cope. One 85-year-old says, "If I hold onto this, it doesn't matter if there's a typhoon outside, I still feel safe."
- SHOCKING: Plaxico Burress would preferred going back to the Giants, but the Jets were offering $2 million more so he went with Gang Green.
- Mike Huckabee doesn't want Gawker to work his son's birthday party.
- Reggie Watts makes some noises.
- Lots of people are watching videos on their smartphones even when they are at home with the TV nearby.
- A man died while trying to break into his own Paterson, NJ apartment. It seems he was locked out during an argument.
- A NYPD mechanic says he was fired for being too safe.
- Check out the purchasing power of Big Macs around the world.
- The Wall Street Journal is asking readers if they have heard of the phone hacking scandal.
- A birthday celebration for Philip Glass at the Park Avenue Armory.
- Possibly fearing birds pooping in their mouths at every location, the Kings of Leon have cancelled their entire U.S. tour.
Published Aug 1, 2011
Modified Aug 1, 2011
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