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Ireland to hold nationwide vote on legalizing same sex marriage
Ireland is to hold a referendum on legalising gay marriage after a special convention set up to reform the Irish constitution recommended that same-sex couples in the republic be recognised in law. The...
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Kidnapped Saudi diplomat releases video plea from Yemen
A Saudi diplomat held hostage by Al-Qaeda in Yemen for more than a year has urged the kingdom to secure his release, in a new video published by the extremist network’s media arm. Abdullah al-Khalidi,...
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Japanese court fines Google for linking man to criminal activity
A court in Japan has told Google it must de-link words in its autocomplete function to prevent the search engine suggesting criminal acts when users type one man’s name. The Monday ruling by Tokyo...
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Syrian president’s new amnesty offer waives death penalty for war crimes
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has issued a general amnesty for crimes committed in the war-torn country prior to Tuesday, state news agency SANA reported. “President Assad has issued decree number...
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Magnitude-7.8 earthquake reported in southeastern Iranian province
A 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Iran on Tuesday, the country’s Seismological Centre reported on its website. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at a depth of 18 kilometers (11 miles),...
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Social media pushes China into dealing with bird flu outbreak
Photos of 10 dead sparrows on a Chinese pavement that went viral on social media and drew a swift official response show how hard covering up a bird flu outbreak would be in the Internet age. China has...
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Indian ‘witch doctor’ sentenced to death for beheading 11-year-old boy
An Indian “witch doctor” who beheaded an 11-year-old boy and offered the head as a sacrifice to a goddess to improve his fortunes has been sentenced to death, police said Tuesday. A local court in...
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Westboro to picket Boston funerals, blames ‘fag marriage’ for bombings
The anti-LGBT Westboro Baptist Church has blamed Monday’s bombing of the Boston Marathon on same sex marriage and has promised to protest at the funerals of the victims. In a press release posted to...
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Boston marathon participant: There was a bomb ‘between me and my family’
A participant in Monday’s Boston marathon appeared on Current TV’s “Viewpoint” last night to share his experience witnessing the horrifying explosions that left over 130 injured and three dead. “My...
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Massachusetts Congressman: ‘Look at the symbols’ that were attacked in Boston
Monday night on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow welcomed U.S. Rep. Bill Keating (D-MA), a former District Attorney from Norfolk County, Massachusetts and current member of the House...
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WATCH LIVE: Press conference from Boston, federal officials about the bombing
Watch as state and federal officials provide updated information about the Boston Marathon bombing, courtesy of MSNBC, below:
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French executives on trial over faulty breast implants
France launched one its biggest-ever trials on Wednesday as five managers from company PIP faced charges of selling faulty breast implants that sparked a global health scare. More than 5,000 women...
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Pink diamond sells for nearly $40 million at U.S. auction
A 34.64-carat pink diamond has sold at auction in New York for nearly $40 million, setting a new record for Christie’s auction house. Dubbed the “Princie Diamond,” the gem is “one of the largest and...
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Pentagon requests more funding for Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’
The Pentagon has requested $220.3 million in 2014 to bolster Israel’s “Iron Dome” missile defense system despite broader cuts to US military spending, according to budget documents. The US Missile...
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Margaret Thatcher polarizes opinion even in death
Thousands lined the route of Margaret Thatcher’s funeral procession on Wednesday to pay their respects to a prime minister who had a profound impact on Britain, but others turned their backs on her...
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Colbert: Whoever was behind marathon bombing ‘did not know sh-t about the...
Instead of his usual opening, Stephen Colbert opened Tuesday’s episode of The Colbert Report with a monologue supporting the city of Boston following Monday’s bombing attack at the Boston Marathon....
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Texas teacher claims she couldn’t have fondled black student because she’s...
A teacher in Texas has invoked her own racism in a defense against charges that she fondled an African-American student in her first grade class at Northwest Preparatory Academy Charter School in...
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Mark Sanford due in court over allegation he trespassed at ex-wife’s house
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) will be in court two days after his bid to return to public office concludes for allegedly trespassing on his ex-wife’s property. The Associated Press...
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Republican support of expanded background checks collapses in Senate
The U.S. Senate will not include expanded background checks in its new gun safety bill Wednesday. According to NBC News, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) warned that the measure does not have enough votes in...
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Anti-Choicers Are Gaslighting The Media and The Public
The most fascinating aspect of the coordinated right wing campaign to try to score points against women’s rights over the Kermit Gosnell trial is how every single aspect to the campaign is shockingly,...
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