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Nelson Mandela’s Penalty Kick
Yesterday I noticed an e-mail in my inbox from the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Unlike many other e-mails whose subject matter contains various innovative ways of spelling Viagra, this one seemed at...
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Pyramid Power, or Pennies for a Pony
When I was a kid, I read somewhere that if I put a penny in my piggy bank on day one and doubled it each day, by the end of the month I’d be a millionaire. Wonderful, I thought. I only needed to take...
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Magical Elixirs and Beneficial Bracelets
A few days ago I was walking through the local shopping mall and a salesperson staffing one of those ubiquitous kiosks approached me with an intriguing offer. He claimed I could improve my balance,...
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Cybercop Fights Organized Internet Crime
It was August 2005, and Steve Santorelli had recently left Scotland Yard to join Microsoft’s Internet Crimes Investigation Team. He was camping in the forest near Redmond, Wash., with some of his team...
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Scamming Grandma Sadly Common
It began late one evening when Harriet, already in bed, answered a call from someone claiming to be a police officer. The caller said that Harriet’s grandson was in a car accident while traveling in...
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Why Are Sold-Out Flights From South America Leaving Half Empty?
The wonderful economics nerds at Marginal Revolution just dug up a doozy: Venezuelan flights are sold out for the next six months, but are leaving half empty. Why? They're part of a currency-trading...
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The Fight for Elder Rights
In California last month, a caretaker at a health center was arrested for taking her older patient’s credit card on a shopping spree. In Illinois last month, a woman hired to care for a bedridden...
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