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NSA will continue to be headed by a ‘dual-hatted’ military officer
The White House has decided to maintain the “dual-hatted” arrangement which sees a single military officer head the National Security Agency eavesdropping service and US cyber warfare operations, an...
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Canadian journalist sues Toronto mayor Rob Ford over ‘pedophile slur’
A Toronto City Hall beat reporter who covered the downfall of Mayor Rob Ford said Friday that he is suing the disgraced politician for suggesting that he is a pedophile. Toronto Star reporter Daniel...
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China’s first lunar rover to land on moon Saturday
A space module carrying China’s first lunar rover is scheduled to land on the moon Saturday, authorities said Friday, describing the manouevre as the mission’s greatest challenge. The spacecraft is...
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Dalai Lama: Sadness over Nelson Mandela’s death ‘must translate into willpower’
The Dalai Lama spoke Friday of his sadness at losing his friend Nelson Mandela, whom he hailed as an affectionate and principled man. “We are very much sad,” the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said in...
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Supervolcano under Yellowstone larger than previously thought, could doom...
The supervolcano beneath Yellowstone National Park is much, much larger than was previously believed. A new study shows the volcano’s magma chamber about 2.5 times larger than previous estimates...
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Texas GOP Lt. Gov. candidates agree: More religion needed in science class
All four candidates for the Republican nomination for Texas lieutenant governor said Thursday they support teaching creationism in public schools. During a debate in Waco hosted by the McClennan County...
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We’re thankful this holiday season that John Boehner finally admitted the tea...
As you may have heard, Time magazine just plastered the pontiff on its cover as person of the year. Some of us in the US take that to mean that, indeed, the meaning of life is not about how many...
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Florida boy says he was barred from speech contest due to critical comments...
A Florida fifth-grader said he was stripped of his blue ribbon and barred from taking part in a speech competition because his essay mentioned harm caused by religion. Zachary Golob-Drake said he won...
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Take that, Vanity Fair! How Dick Cheney evolved from the uncoolest person on...
Richard “Dick” Cheney was once tremendously uncool, but now that Vanity Fair has declared George W. Bush to be a hipster icon, it made us realize that if there’s one warmonger who could use a media...
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UPDATED: Colorado school shooter injured three before killing himself
Two students were injured in a shooting incident at a school in the US state of Colorado on Friday, before the suspected gunman apparently killed himself, the local sheriff said. The suspect was a...
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX wins the bidding rights for historic NASA launch pad
In a battle of technology titans for the right to lease a historic NASA launch pad in Florida, SpaceX has beat out competitor Blue Origin, the US space agency said Friday. The California-based SpaceX...
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Riot in cell blocked 737
As much as I hate clickbait troll posts (which is pretty much anything by Patrick Howley) some things need to be addressed because the fate of mankind hangs in the balance. Which brings us to this...
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White House: Missing U.S. man in Iran not a government employee
The White House insisted Friday that a US man reportedly working for the CIA when he went missing in Iran six years ago was not a US government employee. Reports by The Washington Post and the...
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Vatican lights up ‘international’ Christmas tree
Pope Francis hailed the giant “international” Christmas tree lit up on St Peter’s Square on Friday, which was transported to the Vatican from his predecessor Benedict XVI’s homeland, the German state...
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Sony announces Marvel-style expansion of ‘Spider-Man’ film series
Studio giant Sony revealed an expansion of its “Spider-Man” franchise Friday to include spinoffs and sequels, in a move to rival Disney’s Marvel film world centered on “The Avengers” characters. Sony...
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U.S. huddles with Asian allies after execution in North Korea
The United States is stepping up talks with Asian allies in the wake of North Korea’s execution of the uncle of leader Kim Jong-Un for being a traitor, a top US official said Friday. While State...
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Bill Moyers: The NRA’s conscience is as cold and dead as Charleton Heston’s...
Bill Moyers blasted the National Rifle Association (NRA) in a commentary released on Friday, accusing the NRA of devolving into political bullies and lamenting what he described as an increasing...
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NSA official floats possibility of striking a deal with Edward Snowden
A National Security Agency official said in an interview released Friday that he would be open to cutting an amnesty deal with intelligence leaker Edward Snowden if he agreed to stop divulging secret...
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NASA: Fixing the International Space Station might involve spacewalks
A series of spacewalks might be necessary to fix a breakdown in the equipment cooling system aboard the International Space Station, NASA said Friday. A US space agency spokesman told AFP that NASA...
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Stargazers should bundle up for best look at Geminid meteor shower
NASA says the Geminids will be the most intense meteor shower of the year – and almost everyone can see it The mysterious Geminid meteor shower lights the skies of Earth between 12 and 16 December and...
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