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Only 4 states continue a ban on fireworks. The other states bring in a lot of revenue. Read Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/business/03fireworks.html?_r=2&ref=todayspaper

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COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, Michigan (Isabelle Zehnder reporting) -- A group of Michigan teens celebrating that Harold Camping’s “Rapture” prediction was wrong jumped off a bridge late Saturday afternoon; 17-year-old Anthony Thompson was caught in the current, is missing, and is presumed to have drowned...

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This year, at MIX '11, we debuted the first annual Niney Awards. The goal of this celebration was to honor the Channel 9 community and have that community vote for the winners that they feel best deserve an award. There are guest appearances by all your Channel 9 favorites like Scott Hanselman...

When factory worker Stephen Nesbitt decided he wanted to celebrate last week's royal wedding by getting a tattoo on his thigh he reasonably assumed the tattoo artist would know when the national celebration was taking place. Unfortunately for the 33-year-old however he was wrong and...

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Live coverage of the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey throughout the day http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/2011/apr/29/prince-william-kate-middleton-royal-wedding-live-blog 11.20am: They're married. The congregation sings Love Divine, All Loves...

An American-style diner, a museum and a house for a hobbit are among the entries for this year’s Shed of the Year competition. And you thought a shed was simply somewhere to store tools or keep your bike... Others up for the 2011...

Happy Easter Everyone, Jesus is Risen! Link Removed due to 404 Error What's unique about this year's Easter is it falls on the same day April 24 for all Christian Confessions. Easter is the greatest feast day celebrated to observe the...

Elephants made a bit of a splash as they soaked crowds with their trunks in Thailand to mark the Songkran water festival. In Ayutthaya province, 50 miles north of Bangkok, the animals filled their trunks to drench tourists and locals who were celebrating on the streets. The natural...

Jethro Tull lead singer and flutist Ian Anderson has made some out-of-this-world music, but his upcoming collaboration could be his spaciest concert yet. That's because part of it will be from space itself: The International Space Station, to be specific. On April 12, Anderson will be...

As master magician Harry Houdini's 137th birthday is celebrated with some Link Removed, we take a look back at his most famous tricks, from the Chinese Water Torture Cell to hanging upside down in a straitjacket and breaking free. Milk Can Escape It takes a brave man to be handcuffed...

LONDON (Reuters) – Dennis the Menace, one of Britain's most popular comic strip characters, turned 60 on Thursday with President Barack Obama firmly in his mischievous sights. The spiky-haired cartoon character who made his debut in "The Beano" back in 1951, will celebrate by starring in a...

Fans of the inventor of the modern day condom have outraged his home town by celebrating his birthday with a giant sheath over the town's biggest fountain. The gushing tribute to Julius Fromm in Konin, Poland, has angered Town Hall officials who declared it "inappropriate." Fromm - who...

It's always fun to talk to Dean Hachamovitch about IE. This conversation is no exception except for how early we filmed and that Dean and Ryan Gavin are joined, since it took place at that magical hour between exiting night and breaking day, by the team unicorn named Frank, who doesn't like to...

Pancake history was made at the weekend when a 32-inch tower of the flat treats broke the world record for the highest stack. Staff from TV show Food Network UK spent the weekend cooking, flipping and stacking a whopping 725 pancakes into a neat tower to celebrate Shrove Tuesday in a rather...

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It was a case of better late than never for Taiwan, as 20 girls in knickers took part in the worldwide craze of No Trousers Day - but a month behind schedule. The crazy celebration, which makes it OK to be caught with your trousers down on the tube, has caught on around the world. The...