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Reporter Ben Higgins Nearly Killed on Live TV

21 Mar

Ben Higgins

This is pretty unbelievable. San Diego sports reporter Ben Higgins was reporting on the San Diego State Aztecs victory during March Madness. As you’ll see in the video below a white SUV starts backing up and continues and continues and continues. It looks like it’s going to hit Higgins at a fairly substantial rate of speed. Finally, at the very last minute, Higgins’ cameraman stops the car.

Incredibly, Higgins seems unfazed and continues his report like nothing’s happened. He was uninjured in the incident. No word on what, if anything, happened to the driver of the SUV.

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29 Percent of Americans Cannot Name Vice President

21 Mar

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According to Newsweek, who administered the U.S. Citizenship test to 1000 people, 29 percent of Americans cannot identify the Vice President of the United States (Joe Biden). Perhaps more shockingly, 38 percent of people failed the test outright. Here’s some other pretty important stuff that most Americans don’t know anything about.

  • 73 percent cannot name why we fought the Cold War
  • 44 percent cannot identify the Bill of Rights
  • 6 percent cannot correctly identify Independence Day on a map.

The article goes on to describe some pretty interesting information. Nearly 80 percent of Americans oppose any cuts to Medicare, Social Security or Medicaid though more than 70 percent want smaller government. Also, roughly 15 percent more Europeans can identify the Taliban than Americans.

Sad stuff, really.  Take the test yourself.

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Wyclef Jean Shot in Hand in Haiti

20 Mar

While campaigning for fellow performer Michel “Sweet Micky” Martelly ahead of Haiti’s run-off election, someone shot famed rapper Wyclef Jean in the hand. Jean went to a hospital for treatment, but was later released.

The shooting occurred in the Delmas section of the capital, Port-au-Prince. Last week, Jean staged a concert with Martelly in hopes of winning votes in the upcoming run-off. The police could not be reached for comment on the shooting.

Wyclef Jean

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Living Social’s Amazing Red Cross Deal

20 Mar

This is a really good way to donate to Japan relief efforts. And really simple. Daily deals site Living Social currently has a deal to the Red Cross that will only last for a couple more hours. For every $5 that you donate, they’ll match your donation. So far, more than $1 million dollars have been donated by users, meaning that Living Social will donate more than $2 million.

Come on, what are you waiting for? Japan really needs your help.

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Knut the Polar Bear Dead at 4

20 Mar

One of the most famous animals in the world has died suddenly at the age of 4. Abandoned by his mother, Knut was raised by the zookeepers at the Berlin Zoo and helped double attendance in a few short years. Between 600 and 700 people were watching his compound when the bear suddenly had a spasm and died.

“It was a completely normal day: He was with the female bears before, who had just been shut away,” bear keeper Heiner Kloes said. “Then, Knut strolled around the enclosure, went into the water, had a short spasm and died.”

After first appearing in 2007, Knut led to a series of merchandise including plush toys, movies and lots more. Some estimate that Knut merchandise helps bring in hundreds of thousands of euros annually. His fans assembled outside his enclosure to mourn the death. Zoo officials will conduct a post-mortem on Monday.

Knut the Polar Bear

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