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Meet the secret ‘stealth drone’ the Air Force isn’t talking about
The U.S. is developing a new unmanned military drone that can fly for up to 24 hours at a time while possessing stealth capabilities, CNN reported on Wednesday. “This aircraft will likely be able to...
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International Space Station in partial shutdown due to cooling pump problem
Crew members shut down minor systems to reduce power load, though Nasa says issue is not an emergency at the moment A possible coolant leak on the International Space Station has led to a partial...
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UNICEF: One in three kids worldwide has no birth certificate
One in three children worldwide cannot have their existence legally verified with a birth certificate since their birth was not registered, UNICEF warned Wednesday. Almost 230 million youngsters under...
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Facebook stock will be added to Dow Jones S&P index
Facebook shares will be added to the Dow Jones S&P 500 Index, a portfolio of stocks considered a barometer of the market and even the overall US economy. The world’s leading online social network...
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European Union agrees to rules for bank ‘bail-ins’
EU nations agreed new rules for bank bailouts or “bail-ins” late Wednesday, to save taxpayers from paying for the rescue of ailing financial institutions, an official said. “Big step tonight,” EU...
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Washington man and liquor board debate ban on allowing bar customers to smoke...
The Washington state Liquor Control Board will propose a new limit to the state’s recent legalization of marijuana, prohibiting residents from smoking it inside bars. KIRO-TV reported that the board...
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Texas man who lost wife and daughter to rich kid drunk driver fuming over...
The Texas father whose wife and daughter were killed after being hit by a drunk driver criticized Tuesday’s probation ruling sparing the teen repeat offender responsible from prison time because of his...
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Australia’s top court bans marriage equality in nation’s capital
Australia’s High Court on Thursday struck down gay marriage in the nation’s capital where dozens have wed under a landmark law, ruling that parliament must decide whether to approve same-sex unions....
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Michigan women will now have to purchase ‘rape insurance’ to get an abortion
The Republican-dominated Michigan state legislature pushed through a bill on Wednesday requiring women to purchase separate insurance policies if they want to have an abortion, the Detroit Free Press...
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Jon Stewart compares bipartisan budget deal to last-call booty calls: ‘Let’s...
Lawmakers complaining about a bipartisan proposal that would give the U.S. its first budget agreement in more than four years have forgotten what it means to compromise, Daily Show host Jon Stewart...
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24-hour drone surveillance part of Soviet-style security to be imposed on...
The spider-like helicopter can whirr up straight into the sky, hover over cars and people, zoom in on a license plate and then take a close-up of a man’s face in the crowd. If there is suspicious...
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Chinese boy in eye-gouging case can’t understand why ‘the sky is always dark’
A 6-year-old Chinese boy who had his eyes gouged out was discharged from a Shenzhen hospital Thursday, after being fitted with prosthetic eyeballs. Guo Bin — known as Bin Bin — has made a full recovery...
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Elizabeth Warren, Third Way and the battle over American Liberalism
Since Barack Obama’s election, Democrats have been united by an increasingly reactionary oppposition. But beneath that veneer of tranquility, longstanding political and philosophical differences over...
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How the NSA reportedly uses Google cookies could be next privacy flash point
Web cookies that allow advertisers to keep tabs on individual Internet users’ browsing habits are being co-opted by the National Security Agency to focus its cyberespionage – potentially reinvigorating...
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Experts question school’s decision to suspend 6-year-old boy for ‘sexual...
As a result of kissing a fellow student on the hand during class, 6-year-old Hunter Yelton now has a permanent record.; boy
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Stephen Colbert to God: If atheists are created in your image, ‘then you are...
Stephen Colbert tackled the latest fronts opened up this season in the “war on Christmas,” including a Festivus pole set up next to a Christian display at the Florida state capitol. “I’ve got an...
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Neglected, disabled children found at rural Australian incest farm
A dozen filthy, neglected children, some with deformities or disabilities due to generations of inbreeding, have been found on a rural Australian settlement in an incest case that has shocked the...
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Embattled former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi says his jailing will lead...
Scandal-tainted Italian former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, sentenced to a year in prison for tax fraud, claimed Thursday there would be a “revolution” in Italy if he was jailed. The 77-year-old,...
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UK warns of Christmas surge in mothers abducting children
Two children are abducted by a parent and taken out of Britain every day, authorities said Thursday, as they sought to raise awareness of the problem ahead of an expected spike in cases after...
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In landmark case, Japan’s top court says transsexual man is legal father of...
A transsexual man, who was born a woman, has been recognised by Japan’s top court as the legal father of his wife’s child, in a national first. The Supreme Court overturned earlier decisions that had...
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