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August 28, 2010 - 11:00 pm
 

Here are a few things in news, entertainment and pop culture that we've been talking about.

n Las Vegas rheumatologist Dr. Michael Colletti saves a choking diner at the Bootlegger Bistro with a steak knife and a straw. Lucky they weren't at Baskin-Robbins; those little pink spoons would've made the job way tougher.

n North Korea reportedly joins Facebook. But be careful, because when North Korea defriends you, you're never heard from again.

n The Nevada Test Site is renamed the Nevada National Security Site. Meanwhile, the things they used to test there will now be referred to as "big happy firecrackers."

n Tiger Woods' u25B6 divorce becomes official. "Self-centered, serial adulterer pro athlete ISO woman with flexible definition of 'fidelity' ... "

JOHN PRZYBYS (jprzybys@reviewjournal.com)

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