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One of the biggest environmental problems facing cities today comes from untreated waste overflowing the sewer systems and poisoning waterways. Many cities' water treatment plants repeatedly violate the Clean Water Act. As cities expand, they chop down trees and build over soil, taking away the land's ability to absorb water. During heavy rains, the rainwater overwhelms the sewage system, instead of being absorbed by the ground.
No surprises here: New Moon was the biggest movie opener last week, surpassing Twilight's success. It had the third largest opening (only behind Spiderman and The Dark Knight, and will be the cheapest movie to make more than $200 million.
People were falling all over themselves at the American Music Awards Sunday night. J.Lo took a spill and Adam Lambert fell down a flight of stairs. Taylor Swift won an award, and she wasn't even there! The singer gave her acceptance speech via satellite from London. Michael Jackson, the other big winner of the evening also was not there, for obvious reasons.
So NYU students are kind of creepy and stalker-ish. You'd think that with the cast of Gossip Girl filming around them all the time, they'd get used to seeing famous people. However the freshman aren't used to it quite yet. Jude Law bought an apartment next to a freshman dorm and has been plagued by amateur first year paparrazzi snapping pics every time he steps outside.
The alleged Fort Hood shooter, Nidal Malik Hassan, is paralyzed from the chest down, and doctors believe it will be permanent. Nassan has been recovering from gunshot wounds at the Brooke Army Medical Center, and is in confinement until his court-martial date.
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