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Space daredevil Felix Baumgartner is ‘officially retired’
UNITED NATIONS — Felix Baumgartner, the first man to break the sound barrier in freefall, says he is giving up being a daredevil but now aims to help others in trouble. “I am officially retired from...
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Romney: Obama campaign ‘taking on water’
HENDERSON, Nevada — Republican nominee Mitt Romney told a rally Tuesday that President Barack Obama’s campaign was “taking on water” with just two weeks remaining in the race to the November 6...
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Fox News host Andrea Tantaros: Obama ‘snidely undressed’ Romney during debate
Fox News co-host Andrea Tantaros on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of verbally undressing his Republican challenger during their final presidential debate. “The reason why that line was so...
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Mourdock: Pregnancy a ‘gift from God’ even in cases of rape
During a debate on Tuesday night, Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said that pregnancy was a gift from God, even if it was the result of rape. “I believe life begins at...
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GOP activist charged with sexual abuse commits suicide
A high-profile Republican activist in Utah who was charged with multiple sex crimes has committed suicide. Greg Peterson, 37, was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Heber City cabin...
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Teenage girls ‘send more than 220 texts a week’
Teenage girls are the UK’s texting champions, sending more than 220 a week – a third more than boys – according to new research. Telecoms and media regulator Ofcom’s annual Children and Parents: Media...
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Dan Rather: Romney campaign ‘gambling’ with policy changes
Veteran newsman Dan Rather said Tuesday that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was “gambling” by shifting his proposed policies to better reflect public opinion. “The Romney camp has...
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Jon Stewart to Romney: Get a haircut, hippie!
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart on Tuesday night reviewed the final presidential debate, advising peacenik Mitt Romney to “get a haircut, hippie.” Stewart noted that while conservatives had attacked...
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Internet games pioneer Zynga sheds workers
SAN FRANCISCO — Struggling social games pioneer Zynga began trimming workers, shuttering studios and shelving older titles to get in financial shape to win in the long run. “Earlier today we initiated...
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FDA probes deaths linked to Monster Energy drinks
WASHINGTON — The US Food and Drug Administration is investigating five deaths and a heart attack for possible links to consumption of Monster Energy drinks, an agency spokeswoman said. “I can verify...
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Special Olympian tackles Ann Coulter over ‘retard’ tweet
WASHINGTON — Combative US conservative pundit Ann Coulter came under fire Wednesday from a Special Olympian with Down syndrome after she branded President Barack Obama a “retard” on Twitter. “Come on...
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Climate scientist sues The National Review for defamation
Michael Mann, a scientist in the centre of the climate wars, has sued a rightwing thinktank and a magazine for comparing him to the convicted sex offender and disgraced football coach Jerry Sandusky...
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Former Goldman Sachs director gets 2 years for inside trades
NEW YORK — Former Goldman Sachs board member Rajat Gupta, the biggest target of a US government blitz on insider trading, was sentenced to two years in prison Wednesday, far less than what prosecutors...
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Russia claims Syria rebels have U.S.-made Stinger missiles
MOSCOW — Syrian rebels battling the regime of President Bashar al-Assad have shoulder-launched missile systems, including US-made Stingers, Russia’s top general claimed Wednesday, prompting a strong...
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Ozone hole over Antarctic 2nd smallest in two decades
WASHINGTON — The seasonal hole in the ozone layer above the Antarctic this year was the second smallest in two decades, but still covered an area roughly the size of North America, US experts said....
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Maddow: Richard Mourdock was his own October surprise
On her show Wednesday night, MSNBC host Rachel Maddow explained that Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock was not isolated in his view that victims of rape should be forced to give birth if they...
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Stewart mistakes Trump and Palin for ‘animal sh*t footage’
On The Daily Show Wednesday night, Jon Stewart viciously mocked real estate mogul Donald Trump and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. Stewart noted that Trump announced — after promising a new...
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Obama mocks Trump with Kenya joke on The Tonight Show
BURBANK, California — US President Barack Obama lampooned Donald Trump, saying the real estate tycoon’s feud with him dated back to “when we were growing up together in Kenya.” Obama ribbed the...
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Obama: Mourdock shows why you don’t want politicians making women’s health...
During an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, President Barack Obama chastised Indiana Senate candidate Richard Mourdock over recent comments. The GOP Senate candidate has found himself in...
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Easter Island statues ‘walked’ into position, say experts
Experiment reveals how giant stone statues may have been put into resting places without wheels or animals For hundreds of years they have gazed inscrutably upon the most remote island in the world,...
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