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Obama and GOP reach deal on fiscal cliff, Senate to vote tonight
President Barack Obama and Republicans in the U.S. Senate have reached a deal on the so-called fiscal cliff. According to the Washington Post, the deal sets taxes to rise significantly for the first...
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Singapore arrests Indian boy over Facebook bomb threat
Singapore police on Tuesday arrested a 13-year-old Indian boy for posting a Facebook message in which he allegedly threatened to bomb a luxury casino resort in the city-state. The unnamed boy vowed to...
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China’s taste for pork serves up a pollution problem
Business,Environment,World News: China’s taste for pork serves up a pollution problem (1008) GUARDIAN NEWS SERVICE A401039212 Nicola Davison, The Guardian http://www.guardiannews.com/ STANDFIRST: No...
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Wisconsin state Senator: Kwanza is a fake holiday that black people don’t...
A Republican state Senator in Wisconsin is upset with everyone paying so much attention to Kwanza, a made-up holiday he claims, “almost no black people today care about.” According to the Shorewood...
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End of the road is a beginning for US gay newlyweds
The Black Walnut Point Inn is literally at the end of the road in this Chesapeake Bay village, but for seven gay and lesbian couples Tuesday, it was the starting point for a new chapter in their lives...
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Shy US heiress left millions to library, parks
A shy New York woman whom no one took to be wealthy left a shockingly happy surprise when she died: $20 million in donations to the city’s libraries and main park. Mary McConnell Bailey lived modestly...
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Pennsylvania Gov. to sue NCAA over sex abuse sanctions
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett (R) announced Tuesday that he would file suit against the NCAA over the sanctions the collegiate sports organization levied against Penn State University over the...
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GOP caves on spending cuts demand as House passes bill to avert fiscal cliff
After a frantic day of last-ditch debate, the House of Representatives on Tuesday night passed a bill—approved by the Senate less than 24 hours prior— to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, finally...
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Study: Antidepressants don’t raise pregnancy risks
The use of antidepressants during pregnancy is not linked to a higher overall risk of stillbirth and death in newborns, a study said Tuesday, confounding a long-held opposing view of such drugs. The...
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Obama: There ‘wasn’t support or time’ to negotiate better ‘fiscal cliff’ deal
Following the U.S. House’s passage of a bill to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff,” President Barrack Obama addressed the nation. As Raw Story reported earlier: The bill, which will now go to President...
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Higgs boson was just a start for Cern’s atom smasher – other mysteries await
The Large Hadron Collider will shut down for an overhaul in preparation for exploring questions of dark matter, extra dimensions and other universes When it comes to shutting down the most powerful...
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Fiscal Cliff: Obama signs American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 into law
President Barack Obama has signed into law the contentious compromise bill hammered out in Congress, narrowly averting the US ‘fiscal cliff’ of tax hikes and drastic, immediate cuts in spending, the...
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South Korea confirms Google chairman Eric Schmidt’s North Korea visit
South Korea’s foreign ministry confirmed Thursday that Google chairman Eric Schmidt was planning a visit to North Korea, but was unable to comment on the reason for the trip. “We are aware that he is...
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Activists express outrage over Hong Kong’s ‘shark fin rooftop’
Hong Kong conservationists expressed outrage on Thursday after images of a factory rooftop covered in thousands of freshly sliced shark fins emerged, as they called for curbs on the “barbaric” trade....
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Natural catastrophes caused $160 billion in damages in 2012
Natural catastrophes including US hurricane Sandy caused $160 billion (122 billion euros’) worth of damage in 2012, the world’s leading reinsurer, Munich Re, estimated on Thursday. “Last year, natural...
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Nation’s first female rapper Soosan Feroz says ‘If rap singing is a way to...
Sporting a long leather coat and western jeans under a headscarf, Soosan Feroz looks like many modern women in Kabul. But she is a surprising new phenomenon in this conservative country – the nation’s...
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Supreme Court: Drug trials in India ‘causing havoc to human life’
India’s Supreme Court said on Thursday that unregulated clinical trials of new drugs were causing “havoc” in the country as it ordered the health ministry to monitor any new applications for tests. The...
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Scientists mapping Great Barrier Reef discover corals at depths never before...
Australian scientists mapping the Great Barrier Reef have discovered corals at depths never before thought possible, with a deep-sea robot finding specimens in waters nearly as dark as night. A team...
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Obama signs sweeping U.S. defense spending bill
President Barack Obama has signed into law a $633 billion US defense spending bill that funds the war in Afghanistan and boosts security at US missions worldwide. “I have approved this annual defense...
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Toys inspire giant ‘dandelion’ anti-mine device
Childhood toys lost in a war-torn field have inspired an odd-looking invention which its young Dutch inventor hopes can help save thousands of lives and limbs in his native Afghanistan. Decades of war,...
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