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Reddit on October 16, 2012

This archive preserves Reddit's front page from October 16, 2012, featuring news, politics, sports, science, pictures, and memes.

Tuesday, Oct. 16th 2012

News on 10/16/12

British computer hacker Gary McKinnon will not be extradited to the US
r/worldnews · sinknorad · 3353 pts
Chinese companies will be able to sue Canada in secret for trying to protect the Canadian environment if FIPPA (Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Act) passes!
r/worldnews · iouiu · 2663 pts
Gunmen kill polio vaccinator in Pakistan - The vaccinator was shot dead, highlighting opposition to the program. The Taliban have banned immunizations, condemning the campaign as a cover for espionage since a Pakistani doctor helped CIA track down Osama bin Laden using a vaccination program.
r/worldnews · anutensil · 2242 pts
Starbucks paid no tax on UK earnings in the past three years: The coffee chain company has used legal tax-avoidance tactics to pay as little as possible, paying £8.6m in taxes on a reported £3bn in UK sales since 1998, and nothing in the past three years. Is this OK?
r/worldnews · maxwellhill · 1807 pts
Sentences put on hold over Mass. drug lab scandal: State drug lab chemist Dookhan told them she had faked test results, forged paperwork and sometimes mixed samples; hundreds of prisoners to get bail.
r/news · georgiabiker · 911 pts
Two US troops have been arrested over the alleged rape of a Japanese woman on the island of Okinawa.
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 753 pts
Citigroup CEO Walks Off With $260 Million After His Bank Loses 88 Percent Of Its Value
r/news · Canuck_As_Fuck · 695 pts
Foxconn, Apple's main supplier in China, has admitted it employed interns as young as 14 years old.
r/worldnews · [deleted] · 663 pts

Politics on 10/16/12

Sports on 10/16/12

Pictures and Memes

When my dad tagged me in a picture on facebook, I figured it would be embarrassing, boy was I wrong.

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When my dad tagged me in a picture on facebook, I figured it would be embarrassing, boy was I wrong.

r/pics · 3k pts

My brother, a bear, and I on our first backpacking trip about 12 years ago

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My brother, a bear, and I on our first backpacking trip about 12 years ago

r/pics · 3k pts

Just another family portrait

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Just another family portrait

r/pics · 3k pts

Oh the memories - '90s Mcdonalds Halloween buckets

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Oh the memories - '90s Mcdonalds Halloween buckets

r/pics · 3k pts

Starry-Eyed Astronaut Anna Fisher

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Starry-Eyed Astronaut Anna Fisher

r/pics · 3k pts

A little boy said this to me...

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A little boy said this to me...

r/AdviceAnimals · 2k pts

Lindsay Lohan

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Lindsay Lohan

r/AdviceAnimals · 2k pts

What upvotes are for

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What upvotes are for

r/AdviceAnimals · 2k pts

just happened to me...

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just happened to me...

r/AdviceAnimals · 2k pts

From Children to Soldiers: A photo story about me and my brother

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From Children to Soldiers: A photo story about me and my brother

r/pics · 3k pts

My dad doesn't really understand the concept of a photo booth.

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My dad doesn't really understand the concept of a photo booth.

r/pics · 3k pts

What always happens at these "town hall" style debates

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What always happens at these "town hall" style debates

r/AdviceAnimals · 3k pts

Seagull by photographer Brutus Östling

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Seagull by photographer Brutus Östling

r/pics · 3k pts

I know I'm not alone on this one.

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I know I'm not alone on this one.

r/AdviceAnimals · 2k pts

Candy, Candy... I don't mean to interrupt the debate, but...

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Candy, Candy... I don't mean to interrupt the debate, but...

r/AdviceAnimals · 2k pts

As someone who has lived alone for the last 5 years

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As someone who has lived alone for the last 5 years

r/AdviceAnimals · 2k pts

Always makes me wonder

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Always makes me wonder

r/AdviceAnimals · 2k pts

Finally made it home from the war

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Finally made it home from the war

r/AdviceAnimals · 2k pts