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Maddow: Republican Latino outreach going hilariously badly so far
Friday night on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow looked at recent efforts by the Republican Party to broaden its appeal among Latino voters and found the efforts by the GOP to be somewhat...
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Texas DA, wife gunned down with assault rifle two months after assistant DA...
The top law enforcement officer in one Texas county and his wife were found shot to death in their home on Saturday. Kaufman County Sheriff’s Department Lt. Justin Lewis confirmed to KTVT that Kaufman...
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Two dead after H7N9 avian flu strain makes jump to humans
Two people in China have died after being infected with H7N9 avian influenza — a sub-type that had not previously been transmitted to humans — the government said Sunday. An 87-year-old man in Shanghai...
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U.S. finally removes minesweeper from UN-protected coral reef
The Philippines on Sunday welcomed the removal of a US minesweeper that had been stuck on a protected coral reef for 10 weeks, but stressed that compensation must be paid for the environmental damage....
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Natural gas extraction causing frequent quakes, property damage in northern...
Farmers living atop Europe’s largest gas field in the isolated northern Netherlands are angry at increasingly frequent earthquakes caused by extraction. Freezing winds and a glimmer of cold light pass...
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Excavation of Cologne’s medieval Jewish quarter shows ‘long phases of peace’...
After long being sidelined for Roman excavations, an archaeological dig in western Germany has unearthed myriad traces of daily life in one of Europe’s oldest and biggest Jewish communities. From...
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Catholic Cardinal Dolan: Our opposition to same sex marriage can’t be...
A leading US cardinal defended Catholic opposition to gay marriage during an Easter Sunday interview, saying that sometimes the church by its nature must be “out of touch”. The interview came days...
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Scientists find evidence of nearly-extinct Sumatran rhinos in Borneo
Footprints thought to be from the critically endangered Sumatran rhino have been found on Borneo island, where the species was believed to have been extinct for 20 years, environmental group WWF said...
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Former RNC chair Ed Gillespie: Republicans are compassionate for allowing...
The former chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) said on Sunday that the Republican Party has been “cast in the negative” by the media for opposing marriage equality, but the focus should...
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Tech giants all plan to release smartwatches later in 2013
Amid much speculation on the future of the “smartwatch,” the consensus is growing: the time is right. In recent weeks, reports have surfaced about plans for smartwatches from tech giants Apple, Samsung...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham shouts down CNN host over keeping private gun transfers...
Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham on Sunday became angry and shouted at CNN host Candy Crowley over the notion that people who receive guns as gifts would have to undergo background checks....
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1 in 5 American teenage boys diagnosed with ADHD
Nearly one in five American teenage boys is diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, marking a dramatic rise in the past decade, the New York Times reported on Monday. The condition,...
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Watch live: Obamas host White House Easter Egg Roll
The White House Easter Egg Roll takes place with people joining the first family on the South Lawn. Watch live, broadcast via NBC News on April 1. Watch the White House live stream, broadcast on April...
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White House features farts in ‘special message’ from the ‘president’
The White House announced on Monday that it would be releasing a “special message from the president.” But instead of an important policy announcement, the White House joined in on the April Fools’ Day...
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Pro-DOMA lawyer fails in Supreme Court appeal not to disclose airline fees in...
The Supreme Court refused on Monday to hear a challenge to a federal statute requiring airlines to include taxes and other fees in their price listings, Reuters reported. Three airlines — Allegiant...
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Florida man shoots and dismembers pet dog to retrieve son’s severed finger
A Florida man killed and dismembered his pet dog on Friday after it bit down on his son’s pinkey finger and didn’t let go until the appendage was severed and swallowed whole. When Luis Brignoni Sr.,...
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Pope encourages ‘daily engagement’ of Easter sacraments
Pope Francis urged the faithful to translate the sacraments they received during Easter Sunday into their daily lives as he addressed tens of thousands the day after the holiest day in the Christian...
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Indonesian officials seize 700 endangered pig-nosed turtles
Indonesian authorities have seized nearly 700 endangered pig-nosed turtles at the main airport serving the capital Jakarta, an official said Monday. The turtles, which were less than a month old, had...
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Prosecutors seek death penalty against Aurora shooting suspect James Holmes
Prosecutors in Arapahoe County, Colorado said in a hearing on Monday that they would seek the death penalty against mass shooting suspect James Holmes, ABC News reported. “For James Eagan Holmes,...
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Iranian dairy company unveils five-ton ice cream tub to break world record
An Iranian dairy company unveiled a five-ton tub of chocolate ice cream in Tehran on Monday in a bid to make it into the Guinness Book of World Records. The company, Choopan, put the giant tub, which...
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