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On the riverbank … In the Arctic … In Africa … In India … In the Ocean … And finally … Somewhere near Walmart These pictures, etc.. were all taken from an email forward. Zibabin.com doesn’t seem to be working, or we would have linked over.

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, is expected to appear in a UK court tomorrow after his lawyers said he would meet police to discuss a European extradition warrant from Sweden relating to alleged sexual assaults. As the legal net continued to close around the whistleblowers’ website and US attorney general, Eric Holder, said he had authorised “a number of things to be done” to combat the group, Assange appeared to be reconciling himself to a lengthy personal court battle to avoid extradition. Jennifer Robinson, a solicitor with Finers Stephens Innocent which represents

A Romanian Gypsy woman whose 10-year-old daughter just gave birth in Spain says she’s delighted to have a new granddaughter and doesn’t understand why the birth has shocked anyone — let alone become an international sensation.Spanish authorities have released few details about the case to protect the girl’s privacy.But in comments published Wednesday, her mother told reporters the baby’s father is a 13-year-old boy who is still in Romania and is no longer going out with her daughter.The 10-year-old girl and her baby daughter plan to stay in Spain because the young

Miami Heat star LeBron James told Ira Winderman of the Sun Sentinel that he wants to play for Team USA in the 2012 Olympics. “I would love to be a part of that team,” James reportedly said. “I think it’s an unbelievable thing to represent your country, and if Coach K needs me to be a part of that team and I’m available, hopefully I’m healthy enough to be part of that team.” Earlier this week, Kobe Bryant committed to playing in the 2012 Olympics. Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard also wants to play in the London Olympics, according to ProBasketballTalk

Washington (CNN) — They’re voting because they they want to boot the incumbents out. They’re voting to teach their kids about their rights and responsibilities. They’re voting because “democracy rocks.” All across the United States, millions of Americans are voting in midterm elections that look set to deliver a big setback to President Barack Obama. He made a last-ditch effort to save his Democratic majorities in Congress on Tuesday, but voters seemed poised to deliver landslide victories to the Republican Party. In Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, restaurant manager

Following the dramatic saga in Chile, which saw “Los 33” miners trapped thousands of feet underground for more than two months, the folks at Spike TV are ready to take viewers inside the dangerous world of coal mining. The cable network will launch “Coal,” a “docuseries chronicling the dangerous profession of coal mining set in West Virginia,” it was announced on Thursday. Although the announcement comes on the heels of the emotional Chilean rescue, Spike TV says the new series has been in development for almost a year. “Coal mining is an integral part of the American economy and the lifeblood

Another week, another bottom three ranking for Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino on “Dancing With the Stars.” Trailing just below Bristol Palin and Kurt Warner, Sorrentino and his partner Karina Smirnoff failed to impress judges once again, coming in last place Monday night with a combined score of 28 out of 60. Even Sorrentino’s infamous abs, which were exposed on the show, could not save the “Jersey Shore” star from low scores. Did they save him from elimination? Or was it Palin or Warner who got the boot? It’s a sad Situation. “You know what

The Los Angeles Times released a recording on Thursday night of a voice-mail message left by Jerry Brown, the Democratic candidate for governor in California, in which an unidentified person apparently can be heard suggesting that his opponent, the Republican Meg Whitman, is “a whore.” The recording — the authenticity of which the Brown campaign confirmed to The Los Angeles Times — was apparently made in early September when Mr. Brown called a police union in Los Angeles to ask for its support. In the recording, Mr. Brown leaves a message and then apparently believes he has hung up, but the call

Lou Dobbs has long railed against illegal immigration and the employers who hire undocumented workers. Dobbs generated controversy — and faced boycotts — for attacking “illegal aliens” as host of a nightly CNN show. And since leaving the network in December, Dobbs has kept talking about the issue in interviews, in which he’s also left open the possibility of running for senator or president. But Dobbs might want to pause before making illegal immigration a signature campaign issue: At least...