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Egypt’s Interior Minister survives assassination effort that injures 7 others

September 5, 2013, 6:35 am
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Egypt’s Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim on Thursday survived a bomb attack on his convoy, warning shortly afterwards the country faced a “wave of terrorism” amid a sweeping police crackdown on Islamists. Security officials said a car bomb struck the minister’s convoy...
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Colorado youth pastor charged for sexually assaulting minor for more than 7 years

September 6, 2013, 10:29 am
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A youth pastor in Colorado is facing charges of sexual assault after a young woman accused him of an “inappropriate” relationship that lasted seven years. Boulder police spokeswoman Kim Kobel said in a news release obtained by KMGH that 35-year-old Jason Allen Roberson turned himself in...
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Obama tells Russian activists he is proud of their work

September 6, 2013, 10:30 am
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President Barack Obama on Friday told Russian rights activists that he is “proud of their work,” saying Russia must remember to let civil society function freely. Meeting with nine activists, including two representing LGBT groups, Obama said “it’s important to remember that...
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New York man killed in remote-controlled helicopter mishap

September 6, 2013, 10:47 am
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A Queens, NY family received word Thursday night that their 19-year-old son and brother was killed when a remote-controlled helicopter he was flying struck him in the head. According to New York City’s WABC-TV, Roman Pirozek Jr. lost control of the miniature helicopter while piloting it in a...
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U.S. spy chief criticizes journalists for publishing leaks about anti-encryption efforts

September 6, 2013, 10:51 am
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The Obama administration has responded to revelations on the NSA’s successes in defeating online security and privacy published on Thursday by the Guardian, New York Times and ProPublica. In a statement issued on Friday, the office of the director of national intelligence (ODNI), which...
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Tiny brother cheetah cubs make Dallas zoo debut

September 6, 2013, 11:21 am
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Amid all of the grim news from around the world, it is important to take a moment from time to time (particularly on a Friday afternoon) to hit your brain’s “refresh” button by watching something completely adorable on video. We at the Raw Story Cuteness Desk feel that...
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Talks underway to unionize Volkswagen’s U.S. plant

September 6, 2013, 11:53 am
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The United Auto Workers said Friday it is in talks with Volkswagen to unionize the German automaker’s US plant and grant workers there a seat on the global works council. The UAW has been making a major push to organize foreign auto plants in recent years after seeing its membership levels...
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Tokyo Governor slams Fukushima coverage on eve of 2020 Olympics vote

September 6, 2013, 11:55 am
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Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose blasted the media coverage of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Friday and said that people should not believe in scare stories but on basis and facts. The 66-year-old was appearing at Tokyo’s final press conference on the eve of the vote as to who of they,...
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Benedict Cumberbatch launches defense of Julian Assange

September 6, 2013, 12:03 pm
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Catherine Shoard, The Guardian Benedict Cumberbatch, the British actor whose high-profile portrayal of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is generating Oscar buzz, has launched a defence of the man he plays in new movie The Fifth Estate. “I think we show his ideas and integrity and...
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Creationist: Big Bang theory ‘bad science’ because it contradicts the Bible

September 6, 2013, 12:18 pm
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The Big Bang theory is “bad science” because it contradicts the story of the creation of the world found in Genesis, according to World Net Daily contributor David Rives. “If you look at the science behind astronomy — the good science — it backs up what the Bible says,...
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Republican Senator says Syria wouldn’t be a problem if Bush was still president

September 6, 2013, 1:02 pm
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Republican Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama believes the country wouldn’t be facing the decision of whether to attack Syria if George W. Bush was still in the White House. At a town hall meeting on Friday, he claimed that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would be too afraid to use chemical...
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Texas newspaper refuses to run same sex wedding announcement

September 7, 2013, 8:28 am
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A lesbian couple in Texarkana, TX said that their local newspaper refused to run an announcement of their wedding. KSLA reported that Michelle Cooks and her partner Patricia Wrightener were told by the Texarkana Gazette that it’s against company policy to announce wedding that it views as...
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Do Americans love their dogs too much?

September 7, 2013, 8:39 am
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Every few years it seems there’s a new study that shows how smart dogs are. Three or four years ago, it was revealed that the smartest dogs had a vocabulary of up to 500 words.;  
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String of HIV infections brings porn industry to a standstill

September 7, 2013, 9:25 am
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After a third pornographic performer tested positive this week for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the erotic film industry issued a nationwide moratorium on production. According to Reuters, the third actor — whose name and gender have not been revealed — is the latest in a...
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Pat Robertson threatens documentary team over film that says his Africa charity is a fraud

September 7, 2013, 10:13 am
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Christian televangelist Pat Robertson is threatening legal action against a Canadian documentary team over their film alleging that Robertson used a bogus charity as a supply line for his diamond mining business in Africa. Right Wing Watch reported Friday that Robertson and the Christian...
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David Letterman points out major flaw in U.S. Syria strategy

September 7, 2013, 10:37 am
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Friday night on CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman,” host David Letterman devoted a portion of his opening monologue to the unfolding crisis in Syria under the leadership of “evil weasel” Bashar al-Assad. Letterman did note one glaring flaw in the current U.S. plan,...
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McCain: ‘Boots on the ground’ in Syria would lead to Obama’s impeachment

September 7, 2013, 11:26 am
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Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) offered a curious justification for U.S. military intervention in Syria on Friday. According to Talking Points Memo, the pro-interventionist Republican and former presidential candidate said that Americans needn’t worry themselves about getting bogged down in another...
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Hundreds gather in Taiwan to support same sex marriage bill

September 7, 2013, 12:20 pm
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More than 1,200 Taiwanese people joined a mock “wedding banquet” on Saturday aiming to drum up support for a same-sex marriage bill due to be sent to parliament soon, organisers said. Participants sat around tables decorated with red cloths printed with the Chinese character for...
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Federal Reserve bracing for 2014 change-over

September 7, 2013, 12:25 pm
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There’s never a good time to change the head of the US central bank, according to Ethan Harris, who wrote “Ben Bernanke’s Fed” about the chairman of the Federal Reserve. But it’s even more the case currently as Bernanke appears poised to depart in January, even though...
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Thousands party in Madrid ahead of 2020 Olympics announcement

September 7, 2013, 12:27 pm
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Thousands of hopeful, recession-hit Spaniards packed around giant screens in Madrid on Saturday to watch Olympic chiefs in Buenos Aires decide the fate of their city’s bid to host the 2020 Games. Revellers of all ages sang, danced or simply stood transfixed by the action in Buenos Aires...
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