Reddit on August 2, 2010: Top Posts and Discussions

Monday, Aug. 2nd 2010

News on 8/2/10

Hey reddit, just a reminder: as of this weekend, Iran has now imprisoned three hikers for a year to use as international political bargaining chips. It's unjust, and no one seems to care anymore. I don't really know how to help them, but here's their story.
r/worldnews · blckhl · 814 pts
ISRAEL will expel 400 native-born children of non-Jewish foreign workers to help safeguard the country's Jewish identity.
r/worldnews · alllie · 459 pts
Dutch troops withdraw from Afghanistan
r/worldnews · trendzetter · 371 pts
Shark fin soup, 73 million sharks die annually just for their fins.
r/news · [deleted] · 245 pts
Peru declares state of emergency amid plunging temperatures: Hundreds of children died from freezing conditions that have seen temperatures plummet to a 50-year low of -24C
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 86 pts
British child prodigy, aged 7yrs, dubbed 'Mini Monet', sells latest paintings for £150,000!
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 84 pts
Ahmadinejad Challenges Obama to TV Debate: "We are ready to sit with his Excellency Obama, face to face, free and before media, to put the world's issues on the table to find out whose solution is better"
r/worldnews · DougBolivar · 58 pts
Certain kinds of cancer cells feed on fructose, study finds. Research shows the refined sugar helps cancer cells proliferate. Many Americans consume large amounts of fructose, in the form of high fructose corn syrup. Maybe not so nutritionally identical after all.
r/news · firesidechat · 57 pts

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I got bored, so I jailbroke apple store iPhone 4's

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It got hot at the 5K this weekend... (NSFW)

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That Guy

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How is this kid still standing?!

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Education Through Comic Books

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Afghan girl who fixes potholes in a road between Kabul and Bagram and depends on tips from passing motorists, waits for vehicles in Afghanistan, Tuesday, July 6, 2010. By Dusan Vranic

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Any Strong Bad lovers on Reddit?

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Photobomb face swap compilation

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Reddit on August 2, 2010

Monday, Aug. 2nd 2010

News on 8/2/10

Hey reddit, just a reminder: as of this weekend, Iran has now imprisoned three hikers for a year to use as international political bargaining chips. It's unjust, and no one seems to care anymore. I don't really know how to help them, but here's their story.

ISRAEL will expel 400 native-born children of non-Jewish foreign workers to help safeguard the country's Jewish identity.

Dutch troops withdraw from Afghanistan

Shark fin soup, 73 million sharks die annually just for their fins.

Peru declares state of emergency amid plunging temperatures: Hundreds of children died from freezing conditions that have seen temperatures plummet to a 50-year low of -24C

British child prodigy, aged 7yrs, dubbed 'Mini Monet', sells latest paintings for £150,000!

Ahmadinejad Challenges Obama to TV Debate: "We are ready to sit with his Excellency Obama, face to face, free and before media, to put the world's issues on the table to find out whose solution is better"

Certain kinds of cancer cells feed on fructose, study finds. Research shows the refined sugar helps cancer cells proliferate. Many Americans consume large amounts of fructose, in the form of high fructose corn syrup. Maybe not so nutritionally identical after all.

Politics on 8/2/10

Intuit, the owner of TurboTax and Quickbooks, is lobbying the government to ensure filing taxes remains difficult.

Gloves come OFF in the sign wars against the Westboro homophobes! [NSFW-language]

Miranda is being stripped :( Very bad news

Help Sen. Al Franken protect Net Neutrality!

"Barack Obama has now, with the prosecution of Bradley Manning, indicted as many people for whistleblowing or leaks as all previous presidents put together"

Sports on 8/2/10

Does anyone else think North Korea shouldn't be allowed to participate in the World Cup if they're going to punish their players for losing?

This is the best picture ever of an NFL rookie taking his training camp hazing like a man. [images]

Kenny 'Fucking' Powers Gets Signed By K-Swiss

The man who won this contest is not a gymnast, he is a 6'6" 265lb defensive lineman drafted this year by the NY Giants.

The one thing wrong with the NFL

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