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Zuckerberg readying political fundraiser for Chris Christie
Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is making a foray into politics next month by hosting a fundraiser for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, reports said Thursday. The event to take place in...
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Japanese scientists invent ‘privacy visor’ to fool Google’s facial...
A “privacy visor” that uses infra-red light to interfere with facial recognition technology has been developed in Japan for people worried about being spotted by computers. The goggles are useful for...
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Russians fear ex-governor will ruin iconic island
Russians protested Friday after the government appointed an unpopular former governor to run one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions, the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Kizhi complex of...
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Polish lawmakers vote down civil unions bill
Polish lawmakers on Friday voted down three bills on civil unions for unmarried couples, a move backed by gay rights activists but fiercely opposed by conservatives in the deeply Catholic country. None...
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Apple onshores jobs and announces Silicon Valley factory
Apple on Friday listed a Silicon Valley facility as a location where the California company’s Macintosh computers are assembled. The addition to Apple’s list of final assembly plants came less than two...
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‘Islamophobic’ Lego toy angers Austrian Turks
Austria’s Turkish community has threatened to sue Lego because it thinks the firm’s “Star Wars: Jabba’s Palace” box set might teach children to associate Islam with violence and terrorism. One of the...
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NAACP joins lawsuit against NYC soda ban
One of the nation’s largest civil rights organizations is joining the fight against New York City’s ban on large sugary sodas — but both sides of the debate have been accused of catering to special...
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Sarah Palin’s contract with Fox News not renewed
Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate, is parting ways with Fox News. Her contract as a paid contributor has not been renewed with the cable news channel, reported the...
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Mississippi bill aims to ‘neutralize’ some federal laws and protect...
Two legislators in Mississippi are tired of what they claim is the federal government’s overreach on states’ rights — and want to take legislative action to stop it. House Bill 490 seeks to nullify...
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Bolivians stage miniature festival in tribute to god of abundance
Bolivia is throwing a little party. Literally. It’s a yearly festival in which street vendors hawk everything miniature — from houses to clothes to passports — for small bills of fake money. The old...
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Virginia Senate passes LGBT protections for state employees
The Virginia Senate passed a measure banning discrimination against gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals in state employment, reported Metro Weekly. That would put the laws for public employees in...
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Thousands hit the road as annual Chinese migration begins
The world’s largest annual migration began Saturday in China with tens of thousands in the capital boarding trains to journey home for next month’s Lunar New Year celebrations. Passengers will log 220...
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WI sheriff tells residents to get ‘in the game’ and arm themselves
A Wisconsin sheriff has drawn criticism from other public officials for a radio commercial telling residents not to wait for authorities to help them and to arm themselves for protection. According to...
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Namibia offers model for taking on poachers
Faced with poachers who are ravaging elephant and rhino populations, African nations could do worse than look to Namibia for a game plan to combat the scourge. Wildlife poaching is on the rise across...
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Peaceful rally in Azerbaijan broken up brutally by police
Azerbaijan police on Saturday brutally dispersed an unauthorised rally in central Baku, beating up and arresting scores of people, an AFP correspondent witnessed. Several dozen protesters briefly...
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How cigarette smuggling fuels Africa’s Islamist violence
Contrabrand tobacco is a $1bn trade in north Africa, run by extremists including Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who masterminded the attack on the Algerian gas plant. The trade is highly profitable – and very low...
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Rare trees turned into firewood as Syrian civilians struggle for warmth
Beset by a freezing winter and stifling fuel and electricity shortages, Syrian civilians desperate to stay warm in a northern forest have no choice but to cut down trees for firewood. Once a tourist...
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Newtown residents join thousands to march for stricter gun laws
A group of about 100 residents from Newtown, Connecticut were among the thousands who took part in a march for stricter gun regulations in Washington D.C. on Saturday. WJLA-TV reported that about 3,000...
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Malaysian biologist named head of U.N. biodiversity panel
A prominent Malaysian biologist on Saturday was named first chief of a UN scientific panel which aims to turn the world’s spotlight on species loss, as a Nobel-winning counterpart has done for climate...
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FDA panel pushing for new limits on access to Vicodin
Citing concern over increasing reports of addiction and overdoses, a Food and Drug Administration safety panel has recommended new restrictions on access to the commonly-used painkiller Vicodin and...
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