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Boy Scouts of America to ask ruling board’s permission to end gay ban
A spokesperson for the Boy Scouts of America announced Friday that the group intends to drop its ban on openly gay members. According to Reuters, however, the Scouts’ ruling board must still vote in...
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Twitterers mistake Czech Republic for Chechnya in Boston bombings
Czech Republic laments Twitter geography after many suggest Boston bombings carried out by Czechs. David Trifunov Americans please take note, Czech Republic is a once-troubled yet entirely peaceful...
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U.S. and Russia to bolster ties after Boston bombings
Russia and the United States agreed Saturday to step up cooperation in their fight against terror in the wake of news that two ethnic Chechens were suspected of organising the deadly Boston Marathon...
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Volunteer firefighting force decimated in Texas fertilizer plant explosion
Firefighters conduct a search and rescue operation at an apartment building destroyed by a huge explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, on Thursday. The blast killed as many as 15 people and...
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Quincy Jones still at the forefront of music tech with startup Playground...
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. It’s a good thing for us all then that Quincy Jones has been at the cutting edge of music technology for more than 60 years. The legendary record...
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The facts on fracking
Hydraulic fracturing or fracking — a method of extracting natural gas from underground shale formations — has become a contentious issue across America, especially in New York, Pennsylvania, West...
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Explaining climate change science and rebutting global warming misinformation
Scientific skepticism is healthy. Scientists should always challenge themselves to improve their understanding. Yet this isn’t what happens with climate change denial. Skeptics vigorously criticise any...
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Maher: Religion is ‘still champ’ among causes of violence and mayhem
Friday night on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” host Bill Maher discussed the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing and noted that while bad things happen in the world for all kinds of reasons,...
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Controversial breast implants become works of art
Nestled inside flimsy black fishnet stockings that droop heavily from the ceiling, hundreds of breast implants made by a firm whose faulty products sparked a global health scare have been turned into...
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Maddow explains why Dzhokar Tsarnaev was not read his Miranda rights
On Friday night’s edition of “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow discussed the so-called “public safety” exception to Miranda laws. Under the exception, a suspect like Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was...
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More than 150 dead in China earthquake
A bloodied survivor sat on a chair outdoors getting stitches to his head as rescue workers struggled to pull other people from the rubble after a powerful quake left more than 150 dead on Saturday....
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Boston arrest sparks debate over reading of rights
The arrest of the Boston Marathon bombing suspect has ignited debate over a legal exception that allows police to interrogate individuals without reading them their rights. The suspect, Dzokhar...
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Obama accused of nuclear U-turn as guided weapons plan emerges
President appears to be reneging on vow to work towards nuclear disarmament with $10bn plan to update B61 bombs Barack Obama has been accused of reneging on his disarmament pledges after it emerged the...
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North Caucasus rebels deny link to Boston Marathon attack: website
A website used by Russia’s North Caucasus rebels denied Sunday any link to the deadly Boston Marathon bombings that have been blamed on two ethnic-Chechen suspects. “The command of the Vilayat Dagestan...
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Peter King: Treat bomber as enemy combatant because ‘battlefield now in the...
Rep. Peter King (R-NY) says that Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev should be treated as an enemy combatant and does not deserve to be informed of his Miranda rights to remain silent...
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Ex-CIA deputy director: Boston bombing ‘more like Columbine than al Qaeda’
Former CIA Deputy Director Phillip Mudd on Sunday told Fox News that Boston bombing suspect Dzokhar Tsarnaev should be charged as a murderer because the crime looked more like the 1999 massacre at...
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ACLU to Kansas school district: Cancel creationist assemblies about dinosaurs
The American Civil Liberties Union has warned a southwest Kansas school district against holding mandatory student assemblies that feature a creationist group. “Teaching or otherwise promoting...
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Feinstein calls out Peter King’s Islamophobia and ‘hatred’ for Muslims
Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) on Sunday lashed out at New York Rep. Peter King (R) for creating “disdain and hatred” for Muslims following last week’s bombing in Boston. Fox News host Chris Wallace asked...
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Catholic bishops: Background check vote shows a ‘failure in moral leadership’
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Friday reiterated that the “culture of life” often cited by Republican politicians included gun control. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid...
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Koch brothers consider purchasing several major newspapers
Billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch — famous for bankrolling small-government causes — are weighing a bid to buy several top US newspapers, the New York Times reported Sunday. Koch...
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