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• Nov 30, 2011

  Elvis Costello Tells Fans 'Steal My Box Set, or Buy Something Else'

  Elvis Costello’s newest box set will be released Dec. 6 of this year, but rather than suggest fans buy it, the English singer-songwriter advised fans to steal it.

• Nov 30, 2011

  Milk Clothing Lets People Wear Dairy, Avoid Acrylic Irritation

  Anke Domaske, a German microbiology student and fashion designer, used her expertise in both fields to turn milk proteins into wearable clothes, christened Qmilch.

• Nov 30, 2011

  Jacksonville Jaguars Sold for $760M, Florida Team Could See More Success in LA

  The Jacksonville Jaguars announced Tuesday that the NFL franchise was sold to the highest bidder, an Illinois business man named Shahid Khan, for $760 million.

• Nov 29, 2011

  Test Tube Meat Created by Dutch Scientists Costs $250K Per Burger

  Scientists at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands found a way to produce meat in a laboratory by growing it from stem cells picked from existing animals.

• Nov 29, 2011

  David Hasselhoff Fired From 'Britain's Got Talent,' Starts Twitter Campaign But Gives Up

  Actor David Hasselhoff was fired from his stint as a host on “Britain’s Got Talent," and he attempted to start a Twitter campaign to be rehired, but finally, gave up.

• Nov 29, 2011

  Toyota Unveils GT86 Coupe Designed for Racing and Youthful Consumer

  Toyota President Akio Toyoda, revealed the Toyota 86 at the Formula One Fuji Speedway Monday, and the automaker’s latest foray into sports cars has muscle, topping at 200 horsepower.

• Nov 29, 2011

  TLC Singer T-Boz Files for Bankruptcy, Owes Over $760K

  T-Boz, a singer from the popular 1990s R&B group TLC, filed for bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year.

• Nov 29, 2011

  Sandusky Charity Encourages Donors to Give to Other Organizations

  Jerry Sandusky’s charity, The Second Mile, has now asked all potential donors to give their goodwill gifts to another charitable organization, the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape.

• Nov 29, 2011

  Ringling Brothers Agree to USDA Fine for Allegedly Mistreating Animals

  Feld Entertainment, the parent company of Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, agreed to settle on United States government claims of animal mistreatment for $270,000.

• Nov 29, 2011

  1-Year-Old in Critical Condition After Oakland Shooting Aimed at Rapper Kafani

  A West Oakland shooting at 6 p.m. Monday left a 1-year-old, his father, and six other bystanders injured or hospitalized, while the real target of the gunfire left unscathed.