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What We've Found: Scottish terriers, flash mobs, King Tut, crushing debt, etc.
Lara Coleman here with your morning fix:
While facing possible civil penalties and media pressure after recalling over 8.5 million vehicles, Toyota is considering increasing that number after hearing complaints about power steering problems in the Corolla.
After a two-year study, scientists now believe that King Tut's death was caused by malaria.
A New Jersey man abducted his baby from her maternal grandmother's house yesterday around 4:30 p.m. and told police that he threw her off the parkway's Driscll Bridge in Middlesex County. Police have been searching since 9 p.m. last night.
Economists are now calling the national debt worse than ever before, reporting that it will now have extreme consequences for taxpayers including ridiculous tax increases and a lower standard of living for future generations.
More cheery news: By 2014, the interest payments on the national debt will exceed Congress's discretionary funding. The chief culprits? The recession, and Bush-era economic policies. Thanks, Republicans.
Scottish terrier Sadie wins the Westminster Dog Show, beating over 2,500 other dogs. Suck it, poodles.
Fashion designer Alexander McQueen hung himself in his apartment after leaving a suicide note.
Yesterday, a flash mob of about 100 teens wreaked havoc at The Gallery mall, in particular Macy's, on Market and 13th, leaving one teen hospitalized and over a dozen in jail.
International arrest warrants have finally been issued for 11 suspects of assassinating a Hamas leader, Mahmoud al-Mabhough, in Dubai last month.
The New York Times is investigating allegations that one of its reporters plagiarized from The Wall Street Journal.
Germany is keeping it interesting, as they surpass the United States in the Medal Count by one medal.
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