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Uzbekistan’s cosmopolitan first daughter documents downfall on Twitter
With allegations of sorcery and featuring a feared autocratic ruler and the downfall of an ambitious daughter, it could be one of those mediaeval verse epics for which Central Asia is famed. But it is...
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Honda’s ‘Hydrogen Boy’ pees his way to a cleaner world
A little boy urinating might not easily conjure up images of a cleaner world, but Honda had other ideas Thursday as it tries to promote its green-car technology. The Japanese firm erected a 6.6-foot...
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Health-care price inflation is at its lowest rate in 50 years
President Obama makes a statement before the start of a meeting with representatives of health insurance companies in the White House in Washington Friday. (Evan Vucci/AP) Health care spending is...
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Jewish leader blasts return of Nazi art trove to hoarding recluse
The leader of Germany’s Jewish community on Thursday slammed a decision by authorities to return hundreds of paintings to a recluse accused of hoarding priceless artworks believed stolen by the Nazis....
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Dramatic volcano eruption gives birth to new Japanese islet
A dramatic volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean has created a tiny new islet in Japan’s territorial waters, officials said Thursday, the first time in decades the nation has seen the phenomenon. The...
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‘Dead’ baby wakes at Chinese funeral parlor before cremation
A Chinese baby boy who had been declared dead was saved from being cremated alive when he started crying at a funeral parlour, media reported Thursday. The parents of the critically-ill boy, who was...
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Stewart on coke-sniffer Rep. Trey Radel: Being a hip-hop conservative just as...
Jon Stewart took aim at the self-proclaimed “hip-hop conservative” lawmaker busted for cocaine possession. First-term Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL) pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of cocaine possession...
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Colbert: Russia promises secure Olympics, safe from gays and ‘rioting p*ssy’
On Wednesday night’s edition of this Comedy Central show, Stephen Colbert discussed the Russian ban on “gay propaganda” in the months leading up to the Winter Olympics at Sochi and the Putin...
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Hasselbeck: Oprah shouldn’t call out racists because it ‘undermines racism’
Fox News host Elisabeth Hasselbeck on Thursday warned Oprah Winfrey that she “undermines racism” by pointing out that some of President Barack Obama’s critics disliked him because of the color of his...
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Cops told woman her life would be ‘made miserable’ if she pursued rape...
Police in football-mad Tallahassee, Florida, told a woman who accused Florida State’s quarterback of sexual assault that her life would “be made miserable” if she pursued charges against the star...
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Weekly unemployment claims fall to 2-month low
First-time claims for US unemployment benefits fell last week to their lowest level in two months as the recovery in the jobs market grinds forward, government data released Thursday showed. Initial...
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UN representative Samantha Power: U.S. has ‘nothing to apologize’ to...
Washington’s UN representative Samantha Power said Thursday Afghanistan is owed no apology for US actions in the country since the overthrow of the Taliban 12 years ago. “We have nothing to apologize...
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UN needs ‘all hands on deck’ to combat ozone-damaging nitrous oxide
Levels of nitrous oxide, a gas that both depletes the ozone layer and stokes global warming, could nearly double by mid-century, the UN warned on Thursday. “We need all hands on deck to combat the...
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Germany’s Merkel agrees to Social Democrats demand for a universal minimum wage
Germany is set to introduce a national minimum wage, conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday, giving in to a key demand by her likely centre-left governing partners. “The Social...
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Rand Paul attempts to lure Chris Christie with ‘fried Twinkie’ summit
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) suggested on Wednesday that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) might be willing to meet him for a “fried Twinkie” to work out their differences at the Iowa State Fair instead of a...
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Warren: We’re in this mess because Washington has ignored the middle class...
On Wednesday night, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) stopped by “The Rachel Maddow Show” to discuss economic populism, wealth inequality and possible ground games for the Democratic and the Republican...
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Parents say autistic teen largely to blame for classmates’ taunts
The parents of some teens accused of mocking their autistic classmate in videos posted online defended their actions, saying the victim was largely to blame. After WHO-TV aired a report about the...
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Central African Republic’s president negotiating with infamous rebel leader...
The Central African Republic’s president said Thursday he was in contact with Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony, one of the world’s most wanted war criminals, to negotiate his surrender. “It’s true,...
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Senate panel advances Janet Yellen nomination to run Federal Reserve
The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday approved Janet Yellen to chair the US Federal Reserve, setting up a likely confirmation by the full chamber next month. President Barack Obama’s pick to replace...
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Saudi religious police arrest two men for giving out ‘free hugs’
Saudi religious police arrested two young men offering a “free hug” to passers-by in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom’s capital, local media reported Thursday. The arrests were made in the main...
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