England batsman Kevin Pietersen is fined for Twitter comments on Sky television commentator Nick Knight.

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Click to watch video Previously – Meat glue – seriously, it's not that scary A bit more on Transglutaminase (a.k.a. “meat glue”) from the smart folks at the French Culinary Institute's blog “Cooking Issues”

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About 17.5 million people tuned in Tuesday night to see football player Donald Driver and his partner Peta Murgatroyd waltz off with the hideous-yet-coveted Mirror Ball Trophy on “Dancing With the Stars” , according to early stats. Read full article > >

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A second member of Vincent Gray’s 2010 mayoral campaign was charged Wednesday in the wide-ranging federal investigation into the campaign’s alleged improprieties. Howard Brooks , 64, a consultant to the mayor’s campaign, was accused of making a false statement to FBI agents. The charge came in a “criminal information,” a type of document that may be filed only with a defendant’s consent and signals a plea deal is near. Read full article > >

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — They file past John Edwards each day on their way to lunch, walking in a weaving line within a few feet of where he sits: Twelve jurors whose facial expressions, body language and even their wardrobes are parsed for meaning. Read full article > >

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When Mark Zuckerberg’s stated mission to connect and empower people collides with Wall Street’s actual mission, which is to empower and enrich the well-connected, guess which mission prevails? Wall Street’s, hands down. That’s the lesson we can take from the debacle of Facebook’s initial public stock offering. Read full article > >

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On Monday night, the Washington Times announced that it would conduct an inquiry into the work of longtime columnist Arnaud de Borchgrave, following allegations that he’d lifted material from other sources on the Internet. Ed Kelley, the paper’s top editor, said that the allegations about de Borchgrave’s work “ require attention .” Read full article > >

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A woman worried that her husband was unconscious called Montgomery County 911 but was transferred to a sleeping, snoring rescue dispatcher, according to an audio of the April call released on Tuesday. The breakdown was rectified in 38 seconds when the call was transferred to another dispatcher who was awake, Montgomery fire and rescue officials said. Read full article > >

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The veterinarian guessed that the young female cheetah on the operating table was still carrying cubs. She had delivered one earlier, and now, seven hours later, she was still so big. There had to be more. Read full article > >

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Zoo cheetah cubs born in race against the clock

BEIJING — The plight of 28 Chinese fishermen, who were kidnapped, robbed, stripped and held for 13 days by North Koreans, has inflamed Chinese public opinion, with many Internet users taking to microblogging sites to question the Beijing government’s close relationship with its reclusive ally in Pyongyang. Read full article > >

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CAIRO — Under a blistering sun, Egyptians flocked to polling stations around the country Wednesday morning to elect a new president, launching the country’s most consequential vote in modern history . “It’s the most beautiful day, Egyptians are voting,” said Haitham Abd el Zaher, 37, who brought his son Yousef, 10, to the polling station in the Agouza district of Cairo so the child could watch history unfold. “I want to show him the joy Egypt is experiencing.” Read full article > >

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Egyptians vote in historic presidential election with muted optimism

Injured servicemembers wait on average over a year to receive an official government disability evaluation, and the wait time increased significantly in 2011 for the third consecutive year, according to testimony to be released Wednesday by the Government Accountability Office. Read full article > >

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The new federal consumer watchdog agency is considering drafting new rules governing transparency and safety in the rapidly growing market for prepaid cards . Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray said the cards have fewer regulatory protections than bank accounts and debit cards. The agency said it will focus rule-making on three key areas: disclosure of fees and terms, liability for unauthorized transactions and niche product features, such as overdrawing an account. The agency is holding a field hearing on the cards Wednesday in North Carolina. Read full article > >

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Public opinion continues to shift in favor of same-sex marriage, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll , which also finds initial signs that President Obama’s support for the idea may have changed a few minds. Read full article > >

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After President Obama’s announcement, opposition to same-sex marriage hits record low

A key Senate panel voted Tuesday to extend a contested 2008 provision of foreign intelligence surveillance law that is set to expire at year’s end. The vote is the first step toward what the Obama administration hopes will be a speedy renewal of an expanded authority under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to monitor the U.S. e-mails and phone calls of overseas targets in an effort to prevent international terrorist attacks on the country. Read full article > >

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Senate panel votes to extend government’s broader surveillance authority