President Barack Obama urged Americans to take immediate precautions as the 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Irene bore down on the US east coast and told them to heed evacuation orders.

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Maine lawmakers on Wednesday approved legalizing switchblades for people with one arm, moving close to becoming the first state to make such an exception to laws that ban use of the spring-action kniv

The mysteries of bat sex and whale snot and an unusual way to deal with human pain were the focus on Thursday of the annual tongue-in-cheek Ig Nobel Prizes.
Ten winners were declared at the ceremony held in Harvard University’s Sanders Theatre, with eight of them on hand to receive their prizes, and the ceremony broadcast on YouTube.