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CNN's Christian Purefoy reports on the growing tension in the Ivory Coast during the prolonged leadership stand-off. http://cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2010/12/17/purefoy.ivory.coast.unrest.cnn

Tinnitus linked to prolonged cellphone use VIENNA, Prolonged cellphone use may be a potential risk factor for developing tinnitus -- persistent ringing/roaring/hissing in the ears -- researchers in Austria say. Hans-Peter Hutter of the Medical University of Vienna in Austria and colleagues...

Two nuns turn up at the fruit market and ask the veggie man for 120 cucumbers. The guy advises: "Sisters, if you buy 3 crates, that's 150, you'll get a 25% discount !" The nuns look at each other, and after a prolonged period of thinking one whispers to the other: "We could eat the 30, I suppose."