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British Prime Minister David Cameron heads to China to end Dalai Lama...
British Prime Minister David Cameron heads to China on Sunday aiming to reset relations with Beijing after a row over his decision to meet the Dalai Lama. Cameron’s trip is aimed at fostering ties with...
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New Jersey defendants are set free on bail ‘installment’ payment plans...
Accused thieves, drug dealers, gun-toting criminals, even suspected killers are being freed from New Jersey lockups before trial, thanks to the growing popularity of the criminal justice system’s...
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The naked truth: Hollywood still treats its women as second class citizens
Research shows female stars are paid less, have fewer lines and spend more time with their clothes off than men By Monday morning, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the sci-fi adventure thriller...
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Japan’s yakuza mobsters becoming ‘Goldman Sachs with guns’
Japanese mobsters driving flash cars purchased with bank loans. Executives bowing in apology for loaning millions to those underworld figures. And high-level officials vowing to squash the crime...
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Iran and Russia in talks to build nuclear plant
Iran and Russia are in talks to build another nuclear plant at Bushehr, with construction set to begin in 2014, media Sunday reported nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi as saying. “With the progress made...
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Santorum: Denying women birth control coverage is a First Amendment right
Former Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum (R) on Sunday insisted that President Barack Obama was imposing his beliefs on corporations and preventing them from exercising their “right” to...
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Four dead, sixty-three injured in New York train derailment
A commuter train bound for New York’s Grand Central Station derailed in the Bronx Sunday with at least four people reported dead after several rail cars left the tracks. Aerial television pictures of...
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Colombian FARC rebels agree to ‘peace’ soccer match
Colombia’s FARC rebels agreed Saturday to a “peace” match proposal by famed former footballer Carlos “El Pibe” Valderrama, with the group seizing on the idea and suggesting two games. In an open...
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Netanyahu heads to Rome for first talks with Pope Francis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for Rome on Sunday for a two-day official visit during which he will meet Pope Francis for the first time. The Israeli leader took off around midday...
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What is the second law of thermodynamics?
Endless movement between hot and cold will eventually mean the end of the universe Thermodynamics is the study of heat and energy. At its heart are laws that describe how energy moves around within a...
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Doonesbury’s Garry Trudeau pokes fun of American politics in a new medium
Obviously, I have written about politics off and on for 40 years. I think there is a bit of a misperception as to how much I write about politics, that “Doonesbury” is somehow a rolling critique,...
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Cardinal Dolan: Catholic Church opposes Obamacare because ‘it’s excluding the...
Cardinal Timothy Dolan explained recently that the Catholic Church wanted to support President Barack Obama’s health care reform law but could not because it was “excluding the unborn.” In an interview...
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Obamacare website working at ’90 percent’ now: ‘We’ve doubled the system’s...
The man appointed by US President Barack Obama to overhaul a bungled health care website rollout said Sunday that it had undergone “night and day” improvements in handling online traffic. The White...
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Arizona Governor Jan Brewer attacked for neglecting to investigate over 6,000...
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) is being criticized for ignoring thousands of child abuse and reports of neglect. According to the “Child Protective Services Reform: Building a Better Arizona” website...
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Republican National Committee thanks civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks for...
The Republican National Committee (RNC) thanked Rosa Parks for “her role in ending racism” in a tweet published early this morning: Today we remember Rosa Parks’ bold stand and her role in ending...
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Rep. Mike Rogers: Obamacare isn’t worth helping the ‘few’ 48 million uninsured
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MA) clashed with Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) on Sunday over the claim that President Barack Obama’s health care reform law had crippled 85 percent of the insurance market to help a...
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Affluent, white residents of south Baton Rouge propose seceding from city’s...
The predominantly white and wealthy residents of the southern area of Baton Rouge have proposed seceding from the city proper and incorporating into a new one to be called “St. George.” The movement...
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Former Romney adviser: Minimum wage hike denies ‘opportunity’ for ‘bottom...
CNN contributor Kevin Madden, a former advisor and spokesperson for Mitt Romney (R), said on Sunday that Congress should not raise the minimum wage because it would deny people the “opportunity to grab...
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Chinese military launch ‘Jade Rabbit’ lunar rover
China launched its first moon rover mission early Monday, state TV showed, the latest step in an ambitious space programme seen as a symbol of its rising global stature. The Chang’e-3 rocket carrying...
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4chan user livestreams suicide-by-fire attempt
A 4chan user who identified himself as “Stephen” attempted to end his life while 200 people watched on the streaming website Chateen. “As an oldf*g who’s been on 4chan since 2004, I thought I would...
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