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Asian ship mogul Nobu Su has invented a ship that would suck in oily water and separate oil from the water, much like a whale sucks in plankton. The giant oil skimmer, called "A Whale," is almost 400 yards long. Though the Coast Guard has its concerns, the agency let the ship into the Gulf for a trial run early Friday morning.

The Ig Nobel Prizes honor scientific research that, in the words of Master of Ceremonies Marc Abrahams, "first makes you laugh, and then makes you think." This year's prizes, awarded in late September, include citations for research into mysteriously green hair, potentially explosive colonoscopies, and the creation of equations that model the back-and-forth swing of a ponytail in motion.

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San Diego Chargers training camp gets underway later this morning. Joining us on Morning Edition is North County Times sports columnist Jay Paris.

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Opinion polls indicate that the showgirl is the No. 1 role model for young Italian women. Women dominate in advertising and TV shows, but the presence of women in the Italian work force, in management and in politics is drastically lower than in the rest of Europe. Some blame Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Read an exclusive excerpt of Lionel Shriver's latest, Big Brother. Shriver is no stranger to controversial topics, from school massacres to the American health care system. Big Brother is a comedic take on obesity and its effect on an Iowa family.

Privacy advocates are urging the Obama administration to appoint nominees to a privacy and civil liberties board that has been defunct for more than two years. Congress wants to revive the board as an independent body to protect U.S. citizens against potential transgressions tied to counterterrorism activities.

California leads the nation in Indian gaming revenue; that's according to a new report released today. The Indian Gaming Industry Report was compiled by a Los Angeles consulting firm. The report says