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Jumping Through EULA Hoops


"Unconscionable" is a legal term used to void contracts that are unfair to one party because of the other party's superior bargaining power. By my reading, that makes end-user license agreements (EULAs) unenforceable.

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Millionaire uses fortune to help kids in struggling town


Harris Rosen went from a childhood in a rough New York City neighborhood to becoming a millionaire whose company owns seven hotels in Orlando, but his self-made success is not his proudest achievement.

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Man cuts open truck to save kitten


A hitchhiking feline in Florida has a 50-year-old truck owner to thank for her unusual rescue.

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Germany court orders measles sceptic to pay 100,000 euros


The court case comes after Germany suffered its worst measles outbreak in years

A German biologist who offered €100,000 (£71,350; $106,300) to anyone who could prove that measles is a virus has been ordered by a court to pay up.

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How MIT Students Won $8 Million in the Massachusetts Lottery


MIT students figured out how to make winning the Massachusetts lottery a sure thing, and a recent investigation suggests that the lottery commission knew about it.

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Guinea pig to become father to 400 after breaking into female enclosure


Randy escaped his male only enclosure at Hatton Adventure World in Warwick and broke into the female-only area.

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How Watermelons Became a Racist Trope

Before its subversion in the Jim Crow era, the fruit symbolized black self-sufficiency.

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Muhammad Ali in Pyongyang: A Little Less Love than Rodman

Dennis Rodman seemed to enjoy his short jaunt to North Korea. When Ali visited almost two decades ago, he was less impressed.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, his wife Ri Sol Ju, far left, and former NBA star Dennis Rodman dine in Pyongyang.

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Africa 'witnessing birth of a new ocean'


A 60km crack opened in Ethiopia in 2005 and has been expanding ever since

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Ronald Reagan's 10 best quotes


Some people might look at all the President Reagan hoopla and say, "There you go again." But who can resist putting together the ten best things Ronald Reagan ever said. Are these really the ten best quotes?

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