Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person. (3 C)

The Magic Bean Shop: how Starbucks connects some of the richest and poorest countries globally -AND- The Fries that Bind Us: McDonald's Restaurants by Country. (11 C)

Note: To keep things fair, the original versions of these games had to be at least five years old to be included. (12 C)

In the name of science, we decided to find out and put a dog named Sammy to the test. (24 C)

Today, McCarthy’s heirs are more slick and glib than he ever was, yet their fundamental methods are the same. When Elizabeth Cheney, William Kristol and their media friends slander Justice Department attorneys as the “Al Qaeda 7” and malign the “Department of Jihad,” they are engaging in the smear tactics that became synonymous with McCarthy. (112 C)

An East Orange police officer who was off-duty but in uniform was arrested Wednesday morning, charged with assaulting a 20-year-old woman at a bus stop in Newark, then spitting on her, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said today.... (34 C)

The Wizard of Oz is to be remade for the 21st century, with 3-D special effects and a very modern Dorothy. Inspired by the box office success of Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland, executives at Warner Bros are pressing ahead with an update of the childhood classic.The studio is weighing up two rival projects which take Frank Baum's original story (101 C)

Move over, Las Vegas. After two years of national doldrums, crazy is on the rise again. From shrinks to drinks, The Daily Beast tallies who's handling their stress—and who’s losing it. (23 C)

In this corner, with a big head start, a huge user base, and tons of features, it's ... Foursquare! In this corner, with millions of dollars in funding and a great-looking new design ... Gowalla! The two have been going blow-for-blow in the location-based social gaming fight. Who Wins? (14 C)

Information on 15,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing foreign clients to prosecution by tax authorities in their home countries. (17 C)

This technology may be the future of computer graphics, and while this video may not look up to par with the most recent of games, remember it was designed by engineers, not artists. Can someone more technical elaborate on this? (397 C)

A northern Mississippi school district decided Wednesday not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. (715 C)

The poster for O'Brien's self-proclaimed "half-assed comedy and music tour" was revealed today. Official name? "The Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour" sponsored by American Express (get that money, honey!). (192 C)

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I have been calling, calling, and calling YouTube like crazy to come film some videos for me but they won't come. I do not understand how other people get there videos on YouTube. YouTube needs to come film me cuz i have some funny things to show the internet... (97 C)

An extremely rare sight in Antarctica makes one bird appear underdressed. (262 C)

House Democratic leaders banned Wednesday the practice of doling out multimillion-dollar, no-bid contracts to private contractors, a move that will shake up the lobbying industry that has come to rely on securing these so-called earmarks for their corporate clients. (203 C)

You don't got what it take. (59 C)

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.2 has struck south of Santiago, Chile, the United States Geological Survey reports.The quake struck near Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, Chile, the USGS reported. (261 C)

Conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh told listeners this week that hewould "go to Costa Rica" if the Democratic health-care reform plan ispassed and enacted. Liberal bloggers greeted the threat with frenzieddelight — urging Limbaugh to make good on his promise — while theirexasperated conservative counterparts came to Limbaugh's defense. (309 C)