Holding our breath in suspense: The United Kingdom is warning people in London against exercising outdoors because of a layer of smog that has formed over the British capital .
In fact, if you’re still looking for a wedding gift for Friday’s marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton, we’re told that Harrods department store has some lovely monogrammed respirators.
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The goose that laid the golden egg: A group of students at Tulane University’s business school have demonstrated success at picking stocks for a mutual fund. Their Burkenroad Fund has returned 11.9 percent since 2002, beating the Russell 2000 index’s 7.5 percent over the same period.
Along with poring over reports for companies that other analysts ignore, the students also use a Magic 8 Ball, a dartboard and a stock-picking chicken.
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Don’t let the bedbugs bite: A judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by a former Fox News employee, who claimed her employer’s landlord was responsible for bedbug bites she received at work, causing her post-traumatic stress and other injuries.
The judge ruled that the bug bites couldn’t have been any more traumatic than having to share a elevator every day with Fox News conspiracy anchorman Glenn Beck.
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