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Free yoga awaits Washington voters on election day
WASHINGTON — A yoga studio in Washington said Tuesday it will give free classes to anyone who casts his or her ballot in next week’s US elections. Flow Yoga Center said it was throwing open the doors...
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Libya assembly stormed in new blow to forming government
TRIPOLI — Protesters stormed Libya’s national assembly on Tuesday derailing a vote on a cabinet line-up in a new blow to efforts to form a government after a landmark July election. As he adjourned...
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Link between cyclones and climate change unclear: scientists
PARIS — Was Hurricane Sandy caused by climate change? This was the contention Tuesday of Andrew Cuomo, governor of New York state, which bore the brunt of the superstorm. “Anyone who thinks there...
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Two NATO troops killed in Afghan insider attack
KABUL — Two soldiers in the NATO-led coalition fighting insurgents in Afghanistan were shot dead Tuesday by a man in an Afghan police uniform, the alliance’s International Security Assistance Force...
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Democratic office in Tennessee vandalized with racist bumper sticker
The front window of the Sumner County Democratic Party office in Gallatin, Tennessee was defaced on Monday with a bumper sticker that refers to President Barack Obama as a “bro” and First Lady...
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Audience laughs at Bachmann during Minnesota debate
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) was loudly laughed at during her first debate with Democratic challenger Jim Graves. At the hour-long debate in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Graves slammed Bachmann for attacking...
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Father of flying fish found in China: palaeontologists
PARIS — Palaeontologists in China say they have found the world’s oldest flying fish, a strange, snub-nosed creature that glided over water in a bid to evade predators some 240 million years ago....
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Mexican man pleads guilty in ‘Fast and Furious’ killing
LOS ANGELES — A Mexican pleaded guilty over the killing of a US border agent that threw a spotlight on the United States’ controversial “Fast and Furious” gun-tracking operation, prosecutors said. In...
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Chrysler chief slams Romney for ‘inaccurate’ Jeep ad
DETROIT, Michigan — Chrysler’s chief on Tuesday joined a chorus of critics slamming Mitt Romney for an ad that implies Jeep is shipping American jobs to China as a result of President Barack Obama’s...
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Gov. Malloy: Infrastructure needs to be hardened for climate change
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) on Tuesday night said the United States needed to rebuild its infrastructure to protect against extreme weather caused by climate change. “Number one, I have been...
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Four wounded in USC campus shooting: police
At least four people were wounded overnight in a shooting on the campus of the University of Southern California, police said early Thursday. An officer with the Los Angeles Police Department...
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Hurricane Sandy freeze on politics impacts key races for Congress
Hurricane Sandy: Freeze on politics affects key races for Congress, too The presidential campaigns aren’t the only political operations trying to decide what to do after hurricane Sandy swept aside...
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Three women killed in Madrid Halloween stampede
Three young women were crushed to death in a stampede at a Halloween celebration in Madrid apparently sparked when a partygoer threw a firework, police said Thursday. “Three victims were trampled to...
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Britons abandon thousands of pets amid economic pain
Nearly 16,000 more animals were abandoned last year than in 2007 as pet owners struggled with tough economic conditions, the RSPCA said Thursday. The charity reported that 40,595 animals were...
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Hobbits take to the air in Air New Zealand safety video
Air New Zealand has set out to take passengers on a flight of fantasy in its latest in-flight safety video, enlisting hobbits, orcs and elves to urge passengers to fasten their seatbelts. The video, a...
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Colbert calls Trump his ‘future scrotum holster’
On Wednesday night’s edition of “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert revisited the terms of his challenge to Donald Trump. In response to Trump’s “October Surprise,” an offer of $5 million to...
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Japanese construction workers find skeleton in closet
Construction workers in Japan uncovered secrets hidden in an old apartment they were demolishing when they found a skeleton in the closet, reports said Thursday. The skeleton, with its head resting...
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Daylight Savings messes with sleep schedule, study finds
Daylight Savings Messes With Sleep Schedule, Study Finds (via NewsLook) A study conducted in England says that the extra hour of sleep that comes with setting the clocks back for Daylight Savings is...
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Britain’s PM David Cameron ‘humiliated’ by EU budget defeat
Prime Minister David Cameron was battling to reclaim authority on Thursday, after Conservative party rebels delivered his first major parliamentary defeat by defying him over the EU budget. MPs passed...
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Man to test bionic leg by climbing skyscraper
Man to Test Bionic Leg by Climbing Skyscraper (via NewsLook) Three years ago, doctors had to amputate Zac Vawters right leg from above the knee after a motorcycle accident.
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