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• The Onion

DETROIT—As community leaders and members of the press looked on, Detroit mayor David Bing proudly hurled the first brick this week in a window-shattering ceremony for the city's newest dilapidated slum. The result of three years of construction work and more than $24,000 in public funds, the rat-infested and crime-ridden development was unveiled to the public on Tuesday. "It is my great honor to introduce to you the brand new Baneberry Heights," announced Bing, gesturing to the ramshackle subdivision behind him. "Filthy, dangerous, filled with violence and blight: It's all here, and it's all completely falling apart." Enlarge Image Slum "This is what the people of Detroit have been waiting for," Bing continued before walking to a nearby trash can, setting its contents on fire, and heaving the flaming receptacle through a corner storefront. "Baneberry Heights is a nightmare come true."

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• SciScoop Science

Cambridge University’s renowned Professor Stephen Hawking is making a good recovery in Addenbrooke’s Hospital after a chest infection. His medical status led to a spate of politically incorrect jokes hinging on the fact he uses a voice synsynthesiser

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• Daily Mirror

Swine flu's no laughing matter but here's proof that no matter how tough it gets some people will always put a brave face on a crisis. In Mexico City people have begun decorating their swine flu face masks in a bid to raise a smile in the glo

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• Ritholtz.com/blog/ &Economist

Optimism is one thing, but hubris that the world economy is returning to normal could hinder recovery and block policies to protect against a further plunge into the depths.”

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