- A study found that social ties impact weight gain, with a friend becoming obese increasing one's risk of obesity by 57% and a sibling's obesity increasing risk by 40%. - A poll found that 65% of Americans disapprove of President Bush's job performance, matching Harry Truman's all-time low approval rating. - A cat named Oscar at a care facility is able to predict death, curling up next to residents who then pass away within four hours, with 25 accurate cases observed.

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3. What’s been watched… Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines at practice http://tinyurl.com/23uljr Potter Puppet Pals in “The Mysterious Ticking Noise” http://tinyurl.com/229s9k Everything Turns to Skittles http://creativity-online.com/work/view?seed=20c80bed

4. Obesity Proven Contagious A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine offers persuasive evidence that social ties impact your odds of gaining weight. If a friend becomes obese, your risk of becoming obese increases by 57% If a sibling becomes obese, risk increases by 40% If a spouse puts on excess pounds, risk increases by 37%

5. Bonds two HRs away from beating Hank Aaron’s record…Bush two points away from matching Truman The latest Washington Post-ABC News survey shows that 65 percent of Americans disapprove of Bush's job performance, matching his all-time low. In polls conducted by The Post or Gallup going back to 1938, only twice has a president exceeded that level of public animosity -- Harry S. Truman, who hit 67 percent during the Korean War.

6. Meet Oscar, The Death Predicting Cat. Once Oscar the cat curls up next to a resident it usually means death is less than four hours away. His accuracy has been observed in 25 cases.

7. Ford Shocks Wall Street with Profit Mich Ford Motor Co. surprised Wall Street Thursday with second-quarter earnings of $750 million, its first profitable quarter in two years.

8. The Next Crocs are Dopie

9. Of the 600,000 registered sex offenders in the U.S., 29,000 had MySpace pages MySpace said on Tuesday it detected and deleted 29,000 convicted sex offenders on its service, more than four times the figure it had initially reported.

10. NBA in a fix The NBA acknowledged last Friday that the FBI is investigating Tim Donaghy for betting on games, including ones in which he officiated. Update: Donaghy told FBI officials this week that he is willing share names of other officials and players involved in gambling.

11. Lindsay could get 6 years Lindsays says her SUV was racing through Santa Monica because she was being chased by paparazzi She was not actually behind the wheel She knew nothing about the cocaine in her pocket because she was wearing someone else's pants