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British survivors recount terror in Algeria
British survivors returning from the Algerian gas plant hostage crisis have told of their experiences, with the mother of one saying that her son will have nightmares for life. One Briton has been...
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Rapper Lupe Fiasco thrown out of inaugural party after criticizing Obama...
Rapper Lupe Fiasco was kicked off the stage during a party celebrating President Barack Obama’s second inauguration on Sunday night after performing a song that both criticized the president and...
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Sundance film ‘Citizen Koch’ denounces flood of money in U.S. politics since...
The US Supreme Court’s 2010 decision to remove limits on political campaign financing dealt a heavy blow to American democracy, a documentary screened at the Sundance Film Festival claims. “Citizen...
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Crowds build for second Obama inauguration
Excited crowds poured into downtown Washington on Monday for Barack Obama’s second inauguration as US president, anchored on a call for America to unite despite ugly political divides. Barack Hussein...
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Watch live: Obama’s second inauguration
President Barack Obama will be sworn in for his second term on Monday. Watch live, broadcast on NBC News on Jan. 21. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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Harvard scientist seeks ‘adventurous female’ to give birth to cloned Neanderthal
Professor George Church not only believes that he can clone a Neanderthal, but that a extremely adventurous female human” would be able to give birth to one. According to The Daily Mail, Church, a...
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Fitch ratings agency highlights threat of aging population time-bomb
Many advanced economies will be threatened by another, long-term fiscal shock unless they tackle the problem of ageing populations, the ratings agency Fitch warned on Monday. “Whilst a successful...
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Italian police nab gangster son of mafia ‘pirate’
Italian police on Monday arrested the son of a powerful mafia “pirate” on charges of extortion, swooping in on him in a pub in a move described as a significant blow to the ruthless Casalesi clan....
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Father shoots wife and then himself at daughter’s 16th birthday party
A Texas girl’s 16th birthday party ended in tragedy over the weekend after her father killed his estranged wife and then himself. Grapevine police said 43-year-old Kelly Suckla argued with his...
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Discovery of quadruple helix DNA could lead to cancer breakthrough
Scientists at the University of Cambridge reported Sunday that they have discovered quadruple helix DNA inside human cells by creating synthetic molecules that seek it out — raising the potential that...
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Inauguration supercut: Obama sings all of Al Green’s ‘Let’s Stay Together’
The creative force behind “Autotune the News” and “Bed Intruder” has a new Obama supercut music video out, just in time for the inauguration. Just over one year since crooning the first lines of Al...
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Students’ duct-tape joke could get OH teacher fired
A middle school teacher in Ohio could be fired for posting a picture of what she calls a shared joke with her students online. WEWS-TV reported on Tuesday that Melissa Cairns has been placed on leave...
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EU panel seeks power to fine, censor and fire journalists
A series of recommendations issued Monday (PDF) by the European Union’s “High Level Group” proposes the establishment of “media councils” in every member state that would be monitored by the European...
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Christian radio host: Planned Parenthood is a ‘Hitler kind of killing machine’
To mark the 40th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision recognizing abortion rights for women, Liberty Counsel’s Mat Starver took to the airwaves to accuse Planned Parenthood of being a...
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Increasing number of Americans identifying as ‘pro-choice’ in 2013
A new NBC News and Wall Street Journal poll published on Monday shows that a vast majority of Americans do not think the Supreme Court decision ruling abortion as a constitutional right should be...
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Trinidad and Tobago security guard accidentally shoots off his penis
A security guard is hospitalized in the city of San Fernando in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago after accidentally discharging his weapon and shooting off his penis. According to the Trinidad and...
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Pediatrician’s body found bound and burning inside her home
Philadelphia police are investigating the death of a local pediatrician after finding her body tied up and set on fire insider her home on Monday. Investigators confirmed reports on Tuesday that the...
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World unemployment figures set to rise in 2013
A record 202 million people could be unemployed across the world in 2013, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday. Five years on from the onset of the financial crisis, unemployment...
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EU delays approval of genetically modified crops until 2014
The European Commission has decided to freeze the approval process for genetically modified food crops through the end of its mandate next year while it works towards an agreement with EU member...
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Olympic stadium in London to host rock concerts
A string of live rock concerts will be held in London’s Olympic Stadium in July, music promoter Live Nation announced Tuesday, making them the first events in the Olympic Park since the 2012 Games...
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