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Rand Paul staffer who quit over noxious comments says GOP needs to get over race problems

November 25, 2013, 12:15 pm
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A former top aide to Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) who quit after news reports publicized his career of making inflammatory statements about race and American history says he was only playing an outrageous character for shock value. Jack Hunter, who worked as a radio shock jock nicknamed the “Southern...
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Pope Francis meets with Putin to discuss the Syria conflict

November 25, 2013, 12:23 pm
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The Vatican said Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis on Monday discussed the need for talks to resolve the Syria conflict, as international officials met in Geneva to discuss a date for a peace conference. The two leaders talked about the urgent need “to promote concrete...
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South Carolina 16-year-old may face charges for throwing cat into fire

November 25, 2013, 12:28 pm
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Law enforcement officials in South Carolina are considering charging a 16-year-old boy after he was accused of throwing a cat into a fire last week. In a Saturday Facebook post, the Darlington County Humane Society Rescue explained that the cat named Elizabeth had been brought to the shelter by its...
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One question remains unanswered in final report on Sandy Hook shooting: Why?

November 25, 2013, 1:12 pm
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The lone gunman who killed 26 people during a massacre last year in Newtown, Connecticut, was obsessed with guns, school shootings and harming children, investigators said. But the State Attorney’s office said in a final report on the Dec. 14, 2012, rampage that their investigation failed to...
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Honduras leftists accuses ruling party of fraud after latest elections

November 25, 2013, 1:22 pm
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Political tension loomed over violence-torn Honduras on Monday as the conservative candidate led the early count in presidential elections while his leftist opponents claimed fraud. Juan Orlando Hernandez, of the ruling right-wing National Party, declared himself the winner with 34 percent of the...
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Former Italian PM Berlusconi requests trial review ahead of Senate expulsion

November 25, 2013, 1:40 pm
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Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi on Monday requested a review of his tax fraud trial head of a vote this week that will likely force him from parliament for the first time in 20 years and make him vulnerable to arrest. The three-time former prime minister and billionaire tycoon warned fellow...
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Tunisian rapper and journalist each get suspended jail terms for protest-related charges

November 25, 2013, 2:00 pm
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A Tunisian court Monday handed suspended four-month prison sentences to a Tunisian rapper and a journalist accused of insulting public officials, and acquitted another musician, their lawyer told AFP. “This is an initial victory, because they risked a year and six months in prison,”...
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Kuwaiti woman gets death sentence for murdering maid

November 25, 2013, 2:20 pm
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Kuwait’s supreme court upheld Monday a death sentence against a woman for murdering her Filipina maid after torturing her, and confirmed a 10-year sentence on her disabled husband. The ruling is final and cannot be challenged but could be commuted to a life term by the ruler of the Gulf...
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Animal rights activist charged with abuse after exposing cattle company’s cruelty

November 25, 2013, 2:43 pm
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Employees at a Colorado cattle ranch are facing animal cruelty charges after being caught on video mishandling newborn calves — but so is the woman who brought their activities to the attention of authorities. The Associated Press reported on Monday that the sheriff’s office in Weld...
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FDA orders Google founder’s ex-wife’s startup to stop selling DNA analysis kit

November 25, 2013, 3:11 pm
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US health officials have ordered a startup headed by the ex-wife of a Google co-founder to halt a service of DNA testing to determine health risks. The Food and Drug Administration said in a warning letter made public Monday to the company, 23andMe, that its “saliva collection kit and...
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‘Family Guy’ fans protest death of Brian the dog

November 25, 2013, 3:30 pm
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Fans of hit US television show “Family Guy” launched a protest petition Monday after Brian the dog, a main character since the series’ 1999 launch, was killed off. The unexpected plot twist in Sunday night’s episode, “Life of Brian,” triggered a flood of comments...
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Slovakian senior’s stuffed animal zoo wins fans young and old

November 25, 2013, 3:50 pm
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A Slovak pensioner has opened a zoo like no other: one filled with dozens of abandoned stuffed animals. Tibor Marko, a 70-year-old retired construction worker and grandfather, told AFP the idea behind his inanimate menagerie sprang from his own reluctance to dispose of his adult children’s...
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Obama defends Iran policy amid Israeli criticism

November 25, 2013, 4:10 pm
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US President Barack Obama defended his administration’s Iran policy on Monday but said “huge challenges” remained to successfully implement a landmark deal on Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. Obama has come under fierce criticism from Republican rivals at home and key allies...
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Dick Dynasty VI: And Lord help the sister who comes between me and my mandate

November 25, 2013, 4:35 pm
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In an attempt to show that sisterly love can exist in a maelstrom of vicious back-biting, vindictiveness, bile, and sibling hatred that knows no bounds and makes Whatever Happened To Baby Jane look like Steel Magnolias, Liz “The Not Lesbian” Cheney has trotted out her three (3)...
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Police find 12-gauge shotgun, rifle, and more than 100 rounds at George Zimmerman’s girlfriend’s home

November 25, 2013, 4:38 pm
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Authorities found more than 100 rounds of ammunition and several firearms while searching the home of George Zimmerman’s girlfriend, while Zimmerman himself identified himself as homeless to police. CNN reported on Monday that a search of Samantha Scheibe’s residence by police revealed...
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British women having lesbian sex has quadrupled in 20 years

November 25, 2013, 5:03 pm
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London (AFP) – The number of British women having lesbian encounters has quadrupled in the last 20 years, according to the largest-ever survey of Britain’s sexual habits which was published on Tuesday. The National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles, which quizzed more than...
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U.S. lifts restrictions on anti-diabetes drug Avandia

November 25, 2013, 5:04 pm
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US authorities on Monday lifted restrictions on the prescription and use of the anti-diabetes drug Avandia after a new study indicated it did not carry an elevated risk of heart attacks. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the decision after considering the recommendations made by a...
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Supreme Court will hear Hobby Lobby birth control case on Tuesday

November 25, 2013, 5:25 pm
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Can a company deliberately exclude health insurance coverage of the morning after pill for its employees, in the name of freedom of religion? That’s a question the US Supreme Court could take up on Tuesday when it decides whether to hear a case pitting a chain of craft stores against...
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Detective charged with manslaughter in Chicago woman’s shooting death

November 25, 2013, 6:16 pm
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Twenty-one months after shooting and killing an unarmed woman, a Chicago police detective has been charged in connection with her death. WBBM-TV reported on Monday that 45-year-old Detective Dante Servin was charged with involuntary manslaughter, reckless discharge of a firearm and reckless conduct...
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Is hydrogen the secret to water on Mars?

November 25, 2013, 6:22 pm
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Is hydrogen the secret to water on Mars? (via The Christian Science Monitor) This section of Valles Marineris is over a hundred miles wide, and its floor is heaped with rocks, sediments, and landslide debris. This perspective shot comes from ‘Flight Through Mariner Valley,’ a video...
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