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The increasingly bizarre tale of John McAfee
Prostitutes, gun-toting bodyguards, experimental drugs, police raids, poisoned dogs, murder, elaborate disguises, cloak-and-dagger interviews: welcome to the incredible world of John McAfee. In a...
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Obama to Republicans: Raise taxes on rich or no fiscal cliff deal
US President Barack Obama warned Republicans Tuesday there would be no deal on averting a potentially disastrous fiscal crisis without them caving in to his demand to raise tax rates on the rich. But...
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Senate approves $631 billion defense budget
The US Senate unanimously passed the Pentagon’s 2013 budget on Tuesday, despite a political impasse over debt reduction that could see huge cuts to military spending next year. After months of...
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NASA to send new rover to Mars in 2020
NASA plans to send a new rover to Mars in 2020 as it prepares for a manned mission to the Red Planet, the US space agency said Tuesday. The announcement came a day after NASA released the results of...
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Fossil found in colonial Tanzania could be from oldest ever dinosaur
PARIS — Fossilised bones unearthed by a British palaeontologist in colonial Tanzania in the 1930s may be those of the oldest dinosaur ever found, researchers reported on Wednesday. The bones are either...
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Indiana lawmaker plans new attack on evolution
After failing to allow public schools to teach “creation science,” Indiana state Sen. Dennis Kruse (R) plans to introduce a bill in the next legislative session that would allow students to question...
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Krugman: Budget proposals ‘only considered serious if you inflict pain on...
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman on Tuesday said it was “unfair” to accuse President Barack Obama of not putting forth serious reforms to Medicare amid the fiscal cliff negotiations. Krugman...
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Powerful typhoon leaves 82 dead in the Philippines
The death toll from a powerful typhoon that ravaged the southern Philippines rose to 82 Wednesday, as rescuers battled to reach areas cut off in flash floods and mudslides. Typhoon Bopha churned across...
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Australian child takes grenade for ‘show and tell’
An Australian school was evacuated Wednesday after a child took a hand grenade into a classroom for a “show and tell” lesson, police said. The grenade resembles a World War II “pineapple” model and was...
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Sparrows use cigarette butts to deter pests, scientists find
PARIS — Cigarette butts are widely reviled as an urban nuisance but birds in Mexico City see them as a boon, apparently using them to deter parasites from their nests, scientists say. Local sparrows...
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Bob Costas: Gun culture in this country is the problem
NBC sportscaster Bob Costas blasted the gun culture in the United States on Tuesday night. Costas had received flak from gun rights advocates after reading portions of an article by Fox Sports.com...
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DeMint resigning from Senate to lead right-wing think tank
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) will resign his post in January to head up a right-wing think tank, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The two-term Senator and proponent of term limits was re-elected in...
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Christian group calls for boycott over Ellen DeGeneres ad with elves
The anti-LGBT activist group One Million Moms is calling on Christians to boycott JCPenney department stores because talk show host Ellen DeGeneres appears in a routine Christmas ad. As NBC noted on...
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Suffragette autograph album illuminates movement’s struggles
Personal collection with messages from leading figures of the Women’s Social and Political Union comes to auction next week “Bravely and willingly we bear our share of the world’s burdens. Why then...
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House unanimously blocks imaginary UN plot to control the Internet
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution (PDF) declaring that Congress is firmly opposed to the Untied Nations taking control of the Internet — something the...
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Tests begin on pill that could treat African sleeping sickness
Tests on a new pill that could revolutionise treatment for the tens of thousands of people in Africa infected with life-threatening sleeping sickness have started in two countries, a non-profit...
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Millionaire congresswoman laughs when told 65 percent want tax hike for the rich
Rep. Diane Black (R-TN), who could be the richest woman in the House of Representatives, could not help but laugh on Thursday when she was told that 65 percent of Americans would like to see higher...
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Watch live: Graham says goodbye to DeMint
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks on the Senate floor regarding the departure of Senator Jim DeMint, R-S.C. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Dec. 6. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news,...
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Watch live: McCain holds briefing on Syria
Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., conducts a briefing on the developments in Syria. Watch live, broadcast on Dec. 6. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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Florida man arrested for leaving pit bull to watch over infant
A Florida man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly leaving his pit bull dog to watch over an infant while he watched football and got drunk at a nearby bar. James R. Irvine, 41, was charged with...
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