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1. BMW may introduce interior fabrics that can control in-car functions | egmCarTech |…Currently being researched by the Polytechnic School in Montreal, Canada, students there are working on a material that can be woven into fabric. But it ain’t no ordinary fabric as it can be used as a controller for in-car functions by way of touch-sensitivity—think iPads, iPhones and iPods gestures.
2. Delta reroutes planes following massive solar eruption | FoxNews | …Radiation from an immense solar blast hit the Earth Tuesday — forcing Delta Air Lines to redirect at least half a dozen airplanes that had been routed over the North Pole.
3. Life-saving awards handed out at Sarasota fire station | ABC7 | …It was a gathering of heroes at Sarasota County Fire Station #2.  The youngest hero was 7-year-old Rita Lawlor, who is credited with saving her mom’s life. She became concerned when she couldn’t wake her mom up, so she took action. “I called 911, but first I slapped her with a piece of pizza.”
4. In for a bad spell | NYPost | …Somebody who’s working for New York City should learn how to S-P-E-L-L. A slew of officials have failed to report a humiliating spelling error — “SHCOOL X-NG” — plastered on Stanton Street outside a Lower East Side high school for months. “It’s embarrassing for the city!” laughed Luis Maldonado, 50, a maintenance worker in the area.
5. Michael Jackson arrested in Moscow subway | Pravda.ru | …A Canadian citizen named Michael Jackson was arrested on one of the stations of the Moscow subway for pickpocketing. Police officers arrested the 50-year-old namesake of the late King of Pop on Vykhino subway station, Itar-Tass reports.
6. Weird cars sold at auction | MSN | …Classic car auctioneer Historics is known for the unusual and weird cars passing through its auction house. Here are some of the weirdest cars to go under the gavel…

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