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When Is the Royal Baby Due?

When Is the Royal Baby Due?

Since making her final, pre-delivery public appearance last Saturday, the Duchess of Cambridge has left everyone from monarchy-deprived Americans to Kate Middleton impersonators anxiously refreshing their twitter feeds to make sure they don’t miss out on any baby news. Middleton isn’t [...]

June 19, 2013 Breaking Fresh
Thai Buddhist Monks Traveling by Private Jet Cause Uproar

Thai Buddhist Monks Traveling by Private Jet Cause Uproar

When you see Louis Vuitton luggage packed into a private jet, you tend to think about Jay Z more than Buddhist monks. Yet a new video making the rounds on YouTube shows Buddhist monks dressed in their traditional attire accessorized [...]

June 19, 2013 Breaking Fresh
Royal Baby’s Bump to British Economy Estimated at $376 Million

Royal Baby’s Bump to British Economy Estimated at $376 Million

It’s estimated that the baby fever surrounding parents-to-be, Kate Middleton and Prince William, would inject  £240 million pounds (or $375.7 million) into the British economy, according to Joshua Bamfield, director of the Centre for Retail Research (CRR), in a statement published Monday. Retail opportunities, [...]

June 18, 2013 Breaking Fresh
Watch A Tearjerker Google Ad For Gay Marriage in France

Watch A Tearjerker Google Ad For Gay Marriage in France

Last month, President Francoise Hollande signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples in France, but according to a new ad from Google, same sex couples have been using Google Hangouts to skirt the law for a [...]

June 18, 2013 Breaking Fresh, France, Gay Marriage
Man Survives 15-Story Fall from New Zealand Tower

Man Survives 15-Story Fall from New Zealand Tower

Here’s a lesson in what not to do if you lock yourself out of your high-rise apartment: Don’t try to climb down from the balcony above, especially if you’re 150 feet above terra firma. Gravity is completely unforgiving. A British [...]

June 17, 2013 Breaking Fresh
Hog Heaven: A Papal Blessing for 35,000 Harley Riders at St. Peter’s Square

Hog Heaven: A Papal Blessing for 35,000 Harley Riders at St. Peter’s Square

The ideals of freedom and unbridled adventure embraced by the Harley-Davidson motorcycle manufacturer may not seem particularly compatible with those of the Roman Catholic Church, which favors self-sacrifice over self-expression. But on Sunday the two groups found common ground at [...]

June 17, 2013 Breaking Fresh, Rome
French Foodies Fight Ready-Made Meals Served in Restaurants

French Foodies Fight Ready-Made Meals Served in Restaurants

In a move to protect France’s global reputation for gastronomic excellence, French foodies are attempting to ban outlets that sell meals prepared in advance from being called restaurants. National Assembly member Daniel Fasquelle, with support from a restaurant union, has put [...]

June 15, 2013 Breaking Fresh, France
U.N. Chief Gets Black Belt in Taekwondo, but He’s No Grandmaster

U.N. Chief Gets Black Belt in Taekwondo, but He’s No Grandmaster

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon now has a black belt in taekwondo – but don’t expect him to bust out kicks and blocks at the opening ceremony of the General Assembly in September. In the past, he has said [...]

June 10, 2013 Breaking Fresh
Swedish Male Train Drivers Wear Skirts to Work

Swedish Male Train Drivers Wear Skirts to Work

(STOCKHOLM) — Commuters on a train line in northern Stockholm were met with an unusual sight this week: male train drivers and conductors wearing skirts to work. Train driver Martin Akersten says he and more than a dozen others at [...]

June 9, 2013 Breaking Fresh
VIDEO: Sydney Cafe Lets You Pay with a Kiss

VIDEO: Sydney Cafe Lets You Pay with a Kiss

One café in Sydney, Australia has an unusual marketing proposition: For the entire month of June, your coffee is free if you kiss the person you came with. The only catch? You have to do the smooching between the hours [...]

June 5, 2013 Breaking Fresh