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Tucker Carlson defends Logan on Benghazi: ‘Sometimes the best stories have...
Fox News host Tucker Carlson said on Sunday that he wasn’t convinced that CBS News correspondent Lara Logan’s alleged witness to the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi had been lying because “sometimes the...
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Bangkok protest leader, to Thai PM: You have two days to get out
Thai police on Sunday successfully pushed back a mob of angry demonstrators by using teargas and water cannon as they tried to force their way into the government headquarters in Bangkok. Meanwhile,...
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Woman hikes through freezing Alaska fog after losing infant in plane crash to...
Melanie Coffee’s infant child Wyatt was dying. She had called for help, and a police officer had been trying to talk her through resuscitation, but it wasn’t working. Beside her, three other people lay...
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Washington Zoo baby panda named ‘Treasure’ in ceremony
AFP – Washington’s National Zoo giant panda cub was named Bao Bao on Sunday and visitors will get their first glimpse of the female captive in a month. Bao Bao — “treasure” or “precious” in Chinese —...
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Amazon working on drones to deliver packages in under 30 minutes; ‘It looks...
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos thinks regular mail is too 20th century. Why wait for overnight delivery, when a helicopter drone can drop your package on your doorstep in half an hour? Or, so goes the thinking...
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Six tips on how to retire outside the U.S.
1. Lay out a detailed plan. Come up with a list of everything you’re looking for – from climate to lifestyle to cost of living – and then read and research what countries might best fit your needs....
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Thanksgiving weekend shoppers top 141 million, spend $57 billion
Between the feasting and the football this Thanksgiving weekend, millions of Americans packed into stores and checked their electronic devices – sometimes at the same time – for good deals.;
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Why American baby boomers are retiring in Latin America
After 20 years in the US military, James Cummiskey was divorced and looking for a change. Relenting to his buddy’s request, he flew to Medellín, Colombia, for a visit. He looked, he saw, and, by dinner...
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Israeli tech startups drawing interest from heavyweights like Apple and Facebook
Israeli hi-tech has become the target of a buying frenzy, with startups sparking investment bids and a flurry of mergers and acquisitions unseen since the dotcom bubble burst in 2000. New ventures...
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French journalist’s blackface photo stirs scandal and bewilderment
In the latest racism outcry to rock France, a French lifestyle journalist posted a photograph of herself in blackface, sparking howls of protest on social media sites — and some bewilderment over the...
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Star Wars’ Han Solo blaster to sell at auction
A non-firing weapon based on a Mauser C96 handgun, used by actor Harrison Ford in two Star Wars films, is to be sold online A blaster used by Harrison Ford’s Han Solo in the original Star Wars trilogy...
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From Amazon to burritos: 10 things you need to know about consumer drones
Amazon wants to use drones for parcel delivery, but UAVs are making their way into our lives in other ways too 1 Moving beyond warzones The use of drones – unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs for short –...
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Student raises more than $21,000 by waving sign asking for Bitcoin during...
A clever college student raised enough money to likely cover this year’s tuition by waving a sign asking for money this weekend during an ESPN broadcast. The student appeared in the background of...
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From Turing to Snowden: How a WWII intelligence pact between the U.S. and UK...
Revelations show transatlantic intelligence pact started in second world war is expanding beyond states’ ability to control it There haven’t been too many moments of levity over the past four months...
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Africa risks losing 20 percent of elephants in 10 years if poaching isn’t...
Africa could lose 20 percent of its elephant population in a decade if current poaching levels are not slowed, animal conservation groups warned Monday. An estimated 22,000 elephants were illegally...
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Israeli ‘Cyber Gym’ hacking school trains corporate cyber warriors
Three hooded hackers hunch over their computer screens in the control room at Israel’s new state-of-the-art “Cyber Gym”, where IT and infrastructure company employees train to defend against cyber...
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Urinating robot leads up Turner prize nominees
The creators of a naked male mannequin who pees into a bucket and a room filled only with conversation are in the running for Britain’s prestigious Turner prize for contemporary art announced on...
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4,000 year old skull discovery shows young women were sacrificed in ancient...
Archaeologists in China have unearthed the skulls of more than 80 young women who may have been sacrificed more than 4,000 years ago, state media reported Monday. The skulls were found in what appears...
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Germans want UNESCO listing for beer ‘purity’
German brewers say a five-century-old beer purity law deserves a spot on the UNESCO list for “intangible cultural heritage”. The law, called the ‘Reinheitsgebot’ in German, was introduced in Bavaria in...
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Australia spy agency offered to share metadata on citizens with foreign...
Australia’s spy agency offered to share information about its own citizens with foreign intelligence partners, according to leaked documents published Monday, sparking calls for an inquiry. The latest...
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