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Japanese tourists killed in Guam stabbing spree

At least two Japanese tourists were killed and 11 wounded when a knife-wielding man went on a stabbing spree outside a resort in the Pacific island nation of Guam, officials said Wednesday. The attack...

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You Think Jobs Are Scarce Now, Raise the Minimum Wage and Watch What Happens

President Obama proposed raising the national minimum wage to $9/hour during his State of the Union address drawing cheers from the left. … Read More

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­Only decent jokes allowed: Beavis and Butt-head writer up for kids’ book prize

­Only decent jokes allowed: Beavis and Butt-head writer up for kids’ book prizeGet short URLLink copied to clipboardemail story to a friendprint versionPublished: 15 February, 2013, 1 1000 9:25...

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Cuddling Animals Snapped At Miami’s Jungle Island (PHOTOS)

Miami may have more than its fair share of cheating philanderers, but there's at least some romance and tender loving going on in this city.Thursday, an 'Only In Miami'-style Valentine's Day message...

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Islands Want Climate Change Seen As Security Threat By UN

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Marshall Islands and other low-lying island nations appealed to the U.N. Security Council to recognize climate change as an international security threat that jeopardizes...

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Puerto Rico, The 51st State? New Progressive Party Organizing Marches To...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico's pro-statehood party is organizing marches to demand that the U.S. government honor the results of a referendum regarding the Caribbean island's political status.A...

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Floods and landslides kill 17 in Indonesia

Four children were among 17 people killed over the weekend in central Indonesia after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides, officials said on Monday. The children, aged between two and nine,...

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Vittorio Missoni’s Disappearance Gives Rise To New Fears Of Bermuda Triangles...

When ships and planes mysteriously vanish -- sometimes without a trace -- speculation runs wild.Many worry about the conventional -- pilot error, kidnapping and terrorism come to mind. And there are...

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Millstone Power Station: Emails Show Officials Worried About Connecticut...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Emails among federal regulators show that officials running Connecticut's nuclear plant want to use water that's even warmer than the temperature that forced it to shut a unit in...

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Must-see morning clip: Jimmy Kimmel interviews “SNL” digital short creator...

Former "SNL" comedian and Lonely Island troupe member Andy Samberg talks about ladies (in general, they are nice) his upcoming gig as host of the Independent Spirit Awards (he has seen all the "names...

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Mount Etna Volcano In Explosive Eruption

Sicilian Volcano in first major eruption of 2013 … Read More

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Scientists discover traces of lost mini-continent in the Indian Ocean

Scientists said Sunday they had found traces of a micro-continent hidden underneath the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. The slab, dubbed Mauritia, was probably formed around 61-83 million years ago...

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New York Rep. Peter King goes glove-to-glove with kickboxing champ

The 68-year-old Long Island Republican, Rep. Peter King (NY), laced up his boxing gloves last night for a fight that had nothing to do with either budget cuts or charity. The congressman, known for his...

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Things they lost in a tsunami

IN MARCH of last year, after a violent spring storm, Sheila Williams took her long-legged Afghan hound, Saffy, out for a walk on the Wild Pacific Trail near Ucluelet, on the southwestern tip of...

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Uncapturing a Friedman

"Capturing the Friedmans," Andrew Jarecki's documentary about a Long Island family caught in a firestorm of sexual abuse allegations, came out in 2003, and the intervening years have not been kind to...

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Little reaction from human rights watchdogs as Gitmo hunger strike continues

In a comment to RT the United Nations rights body said it isinvestigating allegations of mistreatment at America's detentionfacility in Cuba.“While aware of some of the allegations of mistreatment...

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‘Cyprus levy on deposits may have contagious effect’

Eurozone finance ministers demanded Cyprus pay up to 10 per centof their bank deposits in exchange for a €10bn bailout, which hasalready resulted in panic across the Mediterranean Island as...

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Neurotic’s guide to fasting

There are many reasons people try a water fast: to cleanse their system. To test their spiritual limits.My reason was different, and possibly absurd. I wanted to try water fasting because I have a...

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Gitmo hunger strike: Timeline

March 20The UN Human Rights body responds to mounting media coverage ofthe Guantanamo crisis. Ina letter answering RT’s inquiry, spokesman for the HighCommissioner says the office is looking into the...

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Covered at Reason 24/7: Spaniards Shield Assets in Bitcoin To Avoid Bank...

The great Cypriot bank account grab of 2013 may or may not be off. Sure, Cyprus's lawmakers rejected a proposal that would carve a chunk out of the deposits of every depositor in the country, but...

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