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Deadly blast kills Pakistan politician
Suicide bomber kills at least eight people at political gathering in country's northwest, including prominent minister.
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Tear gas fired at gang-rape march in Delhi
Indian police use tear gas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators rallying against rape of female student last week.
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ICC acquits DR Congo 'warlord' Ngudjolo
Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui cleared of crimes against humanity charges for a 2003 attack on village that claimed 200 lives.
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I Don't Want To Go To Jail
None of us would. Nor would we willingly choose to lose a marriage, lose our health, nor lose our valuable relationships with children, extended family and chosen and valuable friends. Are our actions taking us closer or further away from our intended goals?
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Trading Sex for a "F--cking Happy Meal?" Mom Can't Get Food Stamps After Drug Offense, Resorts to Prostitution to Feed her Kids
If she’d committed rape or murder, Carla could have gotten assistance to feed herself and her children, but because the crime she committed was related to drugs, she can't.
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When Your Child Kills: The Parents of Criminals
In the aftermath of the Newtown shooting, Andrew Solomon explores what it means to have a child killer. He talks to Dylan Klebold’s family.
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Killer's DNA Won't Explain His Crime
Sandy Hook and other mass killings have left people wondering how someone could engage in such behavior. Scientists say that genes can indeed predispose a person to mental illness or violence. But genetic variants alone can't explain why someone commits mass murder.
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Adam Lanza Tried To Destroy His Hard Drive. Here’s How We Can Still Follow His Electronic Trail.
Last week, before committing one of the worst mass shootings in modern American history, Adam Lanza tried to destroy the hard drive on his computer. But whatever he was trying to hide might still be recoverable.
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North Korea says it has arrested American citizen
North Korea has arrested a U.S. citizen for committing an unspecified crime against the country, state media reported Friday, 10 days after U.S. officials said an American had been detained by the reclusive nation.
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UPS Guy Steals an iPad Mini That FedEx Had Just Delivered
Vimeo user alversae has posted a video which shows a UPS delivery guy wander up to the front of his house and steal his daughter's Christmas present right off the porch where it had just been left by FedEx.
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Julian Assange: WikiLeaks to release 1 million new documents
WikiLeaks is preparing to release more than a million documents next year, the controversial website's founder said Thursday.
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Most Mass Murderers Aren't Actually Mentally Ill
Ending your life or having the police shoot you dead is often part of the mass murderer’s plan – as opposed to the serial killer who usually tries to escape the police and kills repeatedly, not in a single strike.
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New York City Suicide Rate Will Likely Top Murder Rate For 2012.
The New York City murder rate is on pace to reach its lowest point in 52 years.
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What science says about gun control and violent crime
Does gun control mean fewer guns on the street and less violence? Does encouraging gun ownership mean better protected people and less violence? When you're faced with a tragedy like what happened today at Sandy Hook Elementary School, it's reasonable to start asking.
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Twelve facts about guns and mass shootings in the United States
When we first collected much of this data, it was after the Aurora, Colo. shootings, and the air was thick with calls to avoid “politicizing” the tragedy. That is code, essentially, for “don’t talk about reforming our gun control laws.”
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Fox News Blames Shooting on 'Online Activities,' 'Gaming'
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly and analyst Keith Ablow got together on the network today to chat about some of the factors in today's tragic shooting in Connecticut.
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The Little Known Spy Agency That Knows Your Flight Plans And Much More
An in-depth report about how the National Counterterrorism Center won the intel jackpot, giving it the right to store and monitor almost any government database.
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Suspected gunman was 'smart but shy nerd'
The 20-year-old suspected of America's worst mass school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Conneticut was a "nerd" who enjoyed playing online computer games.
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Have Armed Citizens Ever Brought Down a Mass Shooter?
Yes, but it’s rare. Often it’s not clear whether brave actions on the part of armed civilians prevented further death. In 1997, assistant principal Joel Myrick used a handgun to stop fleeing school shooter Luke Woodham.
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Why Spree Killers Kill Themselves
Why are some mass shooters more likely to kill themselves? If we go beyond the armchair psychology and diagnostic labels in the coverage of this horrific tragedy, the data from past rampage shootings may partially reveal some motivations.
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