Escape artist pulls off locked coffin skydive

Escape artist pulls off locked coffin skydive: "SERENA, Ill. (AP) — A Wisconsin daredevil freed himself from shackles and a locked casket while plummeting to the earth at 130 miles per hour on Tuesday, eventually parachuting gently into a northern Illinois field."

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Psaki: ‘We Have Determined That We Do Not Need to Make a Determination’ on Egypt | Washington Free Beacon

Psaki: ‘We Have Determined That We Do Not Need to Make a Determination’ on Egypt | Washington Free Beacon: "State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told Matt Lee of the Associated Press Tuesday that the U.S. had “determined that we do not need to make a determination” over whether or not the ousting of Mohamed Morsi in Egypt was a coup.

Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) called it a coup Tuesday, but the Obama administration has deliberately avoided using the word:"

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Pocket : Morning Bell: Where NOT to Travel This Month

Pocket : Morning Bell: Where NOT to Travel This Month: "The State Department closed 21 U.S. embassies over the weekend and issued a travel alert for Americans regarding the Middle East and northern Africa, warning of possible terrorist threats in the region."

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Pocket : First public tasting of US$330,000 lab-grown burger

Pocket : First public tasting of US$330,000 lab-grown burger: "If Professor Mark Post of Maastricht University ever opens a burger bar, you might want to take a close look at the prices before you order. On Monday, at a press conference in London, a burger made by Post and his team was served that cost a cool €250,000 (about US$330,000). The reason? The beef that went into making it never saw a pasture and the people in the white coats who handed it to the chef weren't butchers, but bioengineers."

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