Entropia Universe Housing Bubble? $635,000 Paid for a Virtual Property

Nov 18th 2010 – 3:59 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 18) -- Still reeling from the collapse of the housing sector, real estate prices across the United States are struggling to mount a comeback. As it turns out, however, the cost of virtual...

Nouveau Day Dawns for Beaujolais

Nov 18th 2010 – 11:38 AM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 18) -- In America, the fourth Thursday of every November may be some kind of turkey and pumpkin affair, but for wine enthusiasts worldwide, the third Thursday in November has an entirely...

Long-Stalled Food Safety Bill Advances in Senate

Nov 17th 2010 – 6:11 PM |AOL News

(Nov. 17) -- The Food Safety and Modernization Act, a comprehensive overhaul of the power of the FDA and USDA to regulate food safety, cleared a major hurdle today after spending more than a year...

Tiger Woods, Struggling Golfer, Tries Hand at Twitter

Nov 17th 2010 – 12:56 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 17) -- Maybe he's trying to to resuscitate his irreparably shattered public image. Maybe he wants to give the Internet a real-time account of his famous philandering. Maybe he's just bored now...

UN Report Predicts Food Prices Will Rise in 2011

Nov 17th 2010 – 12:24 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 17) -- Between wildfires, floods and drought, it's been a bad year for grain production worldwide. Now, a new report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization predicts a bleak...

Report: 45 Million Americans Went Hungry in 2009

Nov 16th 2010 – 3:38 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 16) -- Last year "food insecurity" amongst Americans remained at the highest levels it has ever been since the government began monitoring hunger fifteen years ago, according to a new federal...

925 Pigs on Pennsylvania Farm Found Dead From Neglect

Nov 16th 2010 – 11:16 AM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 16) -- It's a murder mystery of porcine proportions: 925 pigs were found dead on a Pennsylvania farm, apparently the victims of neglect. Police are investigating the remains to determine...

Giant Flying Lizard Could Cross Whole Continents

Nov 15th 2010 – 3:10 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 15) -- Coast-to-coast nonstop flights. Not bad for a giant lizard. According to a new study published by palaeontologists in England and the United States, not only did the giraffe-sized...

Bill Clinton Cameos in 'The Hangover 2': 6 Other Weird Things He's Done Lately

Nov 15th 2010 – 1:58 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 15) -- Bill Clinton's latest project was leaked the other day, and it's not political. He's secured himself a cameo in the upcoming movie "The Hangover 2." Slick Willy showed off his...

Refrigerator Igloo Warms You, the Globe

Nov 15th 2010 – 7:00 AM |AOL News

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(Nov. 15) -- Ever thought of using a refrigerator to keep warm? It may not be all that efficient, but efficiency isn't exactly what German artist Ralf Schmerberg was going for when he built his...

50 Years Later, Ruby Bridges Still Fights for Equality

Nov 14th 2010 – 6:45 AM |AOL News

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(Nov. 14) -- When Ruby Bridges arrived for her first day at William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans 50 years ago, she thought it was Mardi Gras. People lined the streets, shouting and...

'Call of Duty: Black Ops' Sells Record $360 Million in 24 Hours

Nov 11th 2010 – 2:23 PM |AOL News Surge Desk

(Nov. 11) -- The numbers are in, and "Call of Duty: Black Ops" has beaten not only the previous installment in the series and James Cameron's "Avatar," but everything else as well, earning it the...

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