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The top 11 promposals in 2013
It's prom season. What's your prom proposal/promposal going to be?What? Wait wait wait, hold on. You're telling me you didn't write an original song, choreograph a routine for it, and present it flash mob-style to your dream high school prom date? Well, listen up rookie, you've got a lot to learn. Promposals these days are elaborately produced mating rituals — think of Planet Earth's Birds of Paradise and mash it up with your favorite episode of Glee. Then upload it to YouTube because this isn't about your exuberant manifestation of true love, it's about that special someone. Don't they deserve Internet fame? Sometimes done well enough to gain national attention – I'm looking at you Kate Upton fan – sometimes too cringeworthy to view, here are 11 promposals you need to consider before planning your own.
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Chechnya: How a remote Russian republic became linked with terrorism
The main suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing are two brothers from Chechnya, a Russian republic that has been the scene of cyclical revolts and brutal crackdowns for the past 200 years.
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Top 10 secret menu fast foods
Ten of the strangest, most innovative entrees you won't see on fast food menus – but can get anyway, if you ask.
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Will you remember me?: The greatest one-hit wonders of the 2000s
Check out our picks for the best songs from the 2000s whose artists made the charts with these hits, but never released another successful song.
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20 best iPhone apps for starters
Here's a selection of some essential and not-so-essential apps that will help you get by in a world increasingly dependent on digital interaction.
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Summer Olympics Soccer: 5 athletes to watch
The US men did not qualify for the tournament, but Team USA women are among the favorites, and the London Olympics promise a glimpse of some of the world's top stars.
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Modern Parenthood YouTube introduces face blurring option, enhanced privacy setting
YouTube has introduced a new tool that allows users to blur faces in videos, enabling a new setting for identity protection and privacy, though it is still impossible to keep digital data completely private.
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With helicopter gunships, Syrian regime wins back parts of capital
Syria's rebels, meanwhile, launched an offensive to take Aleppo, a stronghold of the the Assad regime.
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Horizons Earnings day: Google flies high, Microsoft posts first-ever loss
Both Google and Microsoft announced their quarterly earnings on Thursday. Google is going strong in spite of a tough ad market; Microsoft took a half-billion dollar writedown on an old investment, but the rest of the company is humming along smoothly.
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Keep Calm Good Reads: Syria's conflict, hero journalists, and the power of parents
A tribute to war correspondent Marie Colvin, a few tips about Syria from Lawrence of Arabia, and one Indian woman's fight against sexual harassment top this week's list of stories worth reading.
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How makers make their mark without meetings
A familiar old word picks up a distinctive new use to describe those who actually create new stuff in the economy.
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The Vote Ron Paul vs. Ben Bernanke: final battle ends on surprising note
With Rep. Ron Paul retiring this year, his epic battles with Federal Reserve chairmen are coming to an end. But his last run-in with Ben Bernanke took a more reflective turn.
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Your Baby Can Read company folds after high-cost complaints
Your Baby Can Read, a literacy program for infants, faced criticism from advocacy groups and a possible Federal Trade Commission investigation for making false and deceptive claims.
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Decoder Wire Beyonce praises Michelle Obama in new campaign ad. Will that win votes? (+video)
Beyonce stars in a new campaign ad reading a letter that praises First Lady Michelle Obama as a 'truly strong African-American woman.' According to a Gallup poll, Mrs. Obama is more popular than her husband.
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Opinion: Bullied bus monitor: one cog in a broken machine
Bullied bus monitor Karen Klein had a responsibility to assert her authority. The takeaway for a child witnessing her passivity would be: 'If a grown-up can’t do anything to stop them, then I sure can’t.' That simply isn’t true. School districts and parents must learn from this case.
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Obama visits Iowa to make pitch on tax cuts
Romney challenged Obama's call for an extension of tax cuts for households earning less than $250,000, saying the US needed to restore economic freedom for everyone.
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Great white shark sightings up on East and West Coasts: What are they after? (+video)
Great white sharks are moving closer to shore looking for seals, not people, researchers say. What may look like an 'attack' on YouTube may be something else. Still, use caution.
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As fireworks proliferate, injuries haven't. What does that say about safety?
Number of injuries relative to use of fireworks has gone down, say fireworks groups, noting a trend toward looser state restrictions. But 11 were injured July 3 at a Pelham, N.H., home. Last year saw 9,600 emergency-room injuries related to fireworks.
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Presidential election 'deja vu' in Mexico? (+video)
In 2006, presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador declared election fraud. Today, the electoral committee is once again in the thick of a recount at his party's request.
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San Diego fireworks show suffers 'premature ignition,' burns entire supply at once (+video)
The Coast Guard says five minutes before the scheduled 18-minute Big Bay Boom show, there was a technical slip-up.
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Culture Cafe 'Don't Stop Believin': A documentary follows Journey's new lead singer
'Don't Stop Believin': Arnel Pineda was homeless and sang rock covers until he became the new Journey front man.
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Horizons Nexus 7: Under the hood of the latest (and greatest?) Android tablet
Google unveiled the Nexus 7 – a 7-inch, $199 tablet – at its I/O conference on Wednesday. Its size and price are similar to those of Amazon's popular tablet -- but the Nexus 7 has a few features that set it apart from the Kindle Fire.
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Horizons Nexus Q: Will your living room revolve around Google's sphere?
Google says the spherical Nexus Q media server is "the world's first social streaming media player." With easy cloud connectivity and a built-in amp, Google's Nexus Q has a lot going for it -- but how does it compare to the Apple TV or the Roku?
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Nexus 7 tablet, Nexus Q orb charge into Apple and Amazon territory
With the announcement of the Nexus 7 tablet and Nexus Q streaming media player, Google has entered Apple and Amazon territory.
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Bullied bus monitor: Karen Klein case shows power of crowdfunding
Donations for bullied bus monitor Karen Klein poured into a website at such a clip that they overwhelmed the site. Her case may be a tipping for the phenomenon called crowdfunding.
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Bullied bus monitor: Case of Karen Klein spotlights problem on school buses
Bus drivers and monitors across the country are being better trained on how to deal with bullying, and after the case of bullied bus monitor Karen Klein, school officials may pay them more heed.
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Modern Parenthood Bus monitor Karen Klein: Publicity punishment enough for bullies?
Karen Klein, the bullied bus monitor, doesn't want her taunters prosecuted. Is the negative publicity about the bullies punishment enough? What would you do if it were your kid?
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Bullied bus monitor Karen Klein: Donations mount to $400k-plus (+video)
Bullied bus monitor Karen Klein, who was nastily bullied by middle schoolers earlier this week, has received more that $443,000 in donations from around the world. Three of the students have issued written apologies as of Thursday night.
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Bullied bus monitor: how she's now in line for $250,000 in donations
Web users who became aware of Monday's bullying of Karen Klein, a bus monitor in upstate New York, have pledged more than $250,000 to give her a nice vacation.
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Horizons Google cracks down on a popular YouTube ripping site: report
YouTube-MP3.org has long allowed users to make MP3 files from YouTube videos. And now, according to one report, Google is targeting the site.
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