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Sizzling Summer Showcase 2011 Winner – Misty Figueroa
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Billions Worth of Treasure Discovered in Indian Temple [VIDEO]
In a story that sounds like it came straight out of a Nicolas Cage movie, archaeologists have uncovered a treasure trove of of jewelry, coins and precious stones estimated to be worth $10 to $20 billion.
Parsed among five vaults in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala, the bounty represents centuries worth of gifts from the temple's devotees.
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99-Year-Old Man Graduates College
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Tokyo Named World’s Most Expensive City
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Graceland Opened To Public And More – This Day in History for June 7, 2011
Here's a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1654 – Louis XIV becomes King of France (More info)
1776 - Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduces a resolution in the Continental Congress proposing a Declaration of Independence (More info)
1862 – The United States and Britain agree to suppress the slave trade (More info)
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Dad Arrested For Pointing Gun When Kids Don’t Get Cake At Party
So much for the clown being the scariest person at a birthday party.
Police arrested 48-year-old Joseph Hayes on Saturday after the South Memphis, Tennessee man whipped out a gun when his kids didn't get any cake or ice cream at a child's birthday party.
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Recent Poll Finds Americans Not Happy With The Obama Administration
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Rep. Anthony Weiner Admits to Twitter Photo Scandal, Will Not Resign [VIDEO]
A tearful Anthony Weiner held a press conference Monday afternoon in New York to address rumors that he had sent a revealing photo of himself to a young woman on his Twitter account.
The disgraced congressman, who previously told reporters that his Twitter had been hacked, admitted he had accidentally sent the photo, adding he was "deeply sorry" and that he takes "full responsibility" for his actions.