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Fogel
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Okay, they're taking fidget spinners way too far. It just keeps going faster and faster!
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Marcia Cross Learned Her Anal Cancer Likely Caused by Same HPV Strain as Husband's Throat Cancer
The actress hopes that by sharing her story, people will be less 'ashamed'
Cancer sucks but this is still pretty funny
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Woefully Inept
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'Metal thieves' steal rail bridge in Russia
The bridge in the remote Arctic is thought to have been dismantled for scrap metal.
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'Metal thieves' steal rail bridge in Russia
A criminal case has been launched in Russia's Arctic region of Murmansk after suspected metal thieves made off with a railway bridge.
- 4 June 2019
Local prosecutors say the unknown perpetrators removed a metal structure 23m long and weighing 56 tonnes from the bridge - its main central span.
The disused bridge is located in a remote forest near the abandoned settlement of Oktyabrskaya, around 170km (100 miles) south of the regional capital, Murmansk.
Luckily, the bridge was disused and the tracks lifted long ago, according to state newspaper Rossiskaya Gazeta.
The railway over the bridge was once used to transport concentrated rare earth elements from a nearby plant, but was closed when the business went bankrupt in 2007, the daily said.
Residents first noticed the disappearing bridge in May.
A picture posted on the Russian social network VK showed that the bridge was already missing its central section.
But a chunk can still be seen resting in the middle of the river, suggesting the structure was first brought down and then taken apart piecemeal.
'Eyesores'
The post's anonymous writer predicted that the two remaining end sections would be "eyesores" for a long time to come.
"Ah, who cares - this isn't Germany, and restoring order to the vandalised landscape is not high on the agenda," the writer added.
Despite the apparently spectacular nature of the theft, the damage caused is estimated at only 600,000 roubles ($9,000) to the local company that owns the structure, according to the Znak news website.
The theft of metal objects by thieves interested in their scrap value has long been a problem in Russia.
In 2017, a 10m-long Soviet-era anti-aircraft missile exploded at a recycling centre, apparently after being sold for scrap.
Reporting by Adam Robinson
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Sentagur
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So that's what they mean when they say "If you believe that i've got a bridge to sell you!"
'Metal thieves' steal rail bridge in Russia
The bridge in the remote Arctic is thought to have been dismantled for scrap metal.
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Tmac
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Drakurii
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connect the dots....
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Marcia Cross says anal cancer likely linked to husband's throat cancer
HPV is a sexually transmitted infection that has been linked to several cancers, including the types Cross and her husband have faced.
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Dude looks like Tobias from arrested development
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TBT-TheBigToe
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'Metal thieves' steal rail bridge in Russia
The bridge in the remote Arctic is thought to have been dismantled for scrap metal.
There are always stories about copper wire getting ripped out of construction sites or railroad track getting ripped off but a whole bridge?
That’s fucking badass.
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TBT-TheBigToe
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Grizzly bear killed after being hit by semi on highway in Banff National Park
BANFF, Alta. — A male grizzly bear has been killed after being hit by a semi truck in Banff National Park.
The news here is not just the article, nope. This was NATIONAL NEWS in Canada, seriously.
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Authorities: Ashiqul Alam Of Queens Wanted To Attack Times Square With Guns, Suicide Vests And Grenades
Sources tell CBS2 Ashiqul Alam anted to buy guns, ammunition and grenades to use in an attack on Times Square.
newyork.cbslocal.com
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Drakurii
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Statement Regarding FedEx Corporation’s Relationship with Amazon.com, Inc.
June 6, 2019 FedEx has made the strategic decision to not renew the FedEx Express U.S. domestic contract with Amazon.com, Inc. as we focus on serving the broader e-commerce market. This decision does not impact any existing contracts between Amazon.com and other FedEx business units or relating...
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Used to have dipshits stop by the shop and ask if they can haul off the scrap on the yard. They were pointing to our brand new delivery of steel we were fixing to move inside. Umm no go away and stay away. They would load all that crap they came across into a truck or trailer by hand. I always thought if you got a job you would make more and have to work less. Guessing you make less money tearing down a bridge for scrap than building a new one. Unless it was guys who built bridges as a day job and tore them down on weekends. Thinking...hmm good for business both ways heh.
We sell scrap to the steel mini mill they just melt it down and roll out some new steel. I used the scrap money to have a crawfish boil for the shop once or twice a year. Had a guy running the saw who decided the best way to do this was take brand new beams and cut them into one foot pieces and throw them into the scrap pile. Smarts I tell you. Can buy all the crawfish you want with your unemployment check.
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Scrap trade seem to attract a high percentage of scumbags. My town has an annual scrap metal collection day where people can put scrap metal, old appliances etc at the side of the street and one of the local charities picks it up. Several times they've caught local scrap dealers driving around early in the morning picking out all the choice bits.
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