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A machete-wielding man rode his bicycle into a little girl’s birthday party in Florida, clipping the right pinkie of the girl’s father, before he snatched up all the beer from the party and rode off.

Astronomers discovered a planet twice the size of Earth, named “55 Cancrei e” that is made primarily out of diamond.

Alaska Airlines ordered 50 new Boeing 737 jetliners worth $5 billion, its largest order ever.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott gave out a phone sex hotline number to Floridians seeking information on a deadly fungal meningitis outbreak.

Orthodox Jewish groups sued New York City to b...