Post Overview
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Current Event
10 years ago+11 11 0U.S., China officials agree Ukraine's territorial integrity important
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China agrees with the United States that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine must be respected in its dispute with Russia, the White House said in statement on Wednesday
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Analysis
10 years ago+16 16 0Russia would attack Russians to justify war in Ukraine, ex-Putin aide alleges. Carefully staged ‘incidents’ will soon provide a pretext of all-out war
Carefully staged ‘incidents’ will soon provide a pretext for all-out war, a former Kremlin insider warns.
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10 years ago+12 12 0Russia sinks their own ship to block Ukrainian navy in port
YEVPATORIA, Ukraine — An anti-submarine boat may have been the first casualty of the Russian incursion into Crimea, but it was hardly an act of violence, much less war: The Russian navy sank one of its own, junked vessels to create an obstacle, a Ukr ...
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10 years ago+22 22 0Obama Signs Order Declaring Ukraine Crisis an 'Extraordinary Threat' to National Security
On Thursday morning, President Barack Obama signed an executive order which designated the ongoing crisis in Ukraine prompted by a Russian military invasion of the Crimean Peninsula "an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security a ...
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Expression
10 years ago+14 14 0Canada's Incomparably-Entertaining Trailer Park Boys Return For Seasons 8 & 9 Beginning This Fall, Only On Netflix
Celebrated Canadian Comedy Brand To Expand To All Netflix Territories on March 31 via exclusive international franchise distribution deal with Entertainment One
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10 years ago+9 9 0UK, US, Ukraine insist on direct talks between Moscow and Kiev
UK, US, Ukraine insist on direct talks between Moscow and Kiev
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10 years ago+24 24 0Venezuela breaks ties with Panama
The decision comes after the Central American nation requested a meeting at the Organization of American States (OAS) to discuss Venezuela's crisis.
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10 years ago+19 19 0Russia Preparing Response to U.S. and EU Sanctions
The Federation Council is drawing up a bill that would allow the government to confiscate the property of U.S. and European companies in the event of Western sanctions, though political analysts dismiss both actions as intimidating rhetoric unlikely ...
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10 years ago+17 17 0Africa is now the fastest growing continent in the world, with over 1 million Chinese emigrants contributing
Chief scientist Uyi Stewart has returned from the diaspora to lead IBM's first African lab.
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10 years ago+13 13 0UN Envoy Threatened In Crimea, Agrees To End Visit
Former Dutch Ambassador to Ukraine Robert Serry was confronted and threatened by 10-15 armed individuals today while on an official visit in Crimea.
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10 years ago+14 14 0Gupta: 'I am doubling down' on medical marijuana
I am more convinced than ever that it is irresponsible to not provide the best care we can, care that often may involve marijuana.
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10 years ago+13 13 0Chicago aldermen pass anti-puppy mill ordinance 49-1
Jerry, an American bulldog mix, arrived at Chicago's Anti-Cruelty Society on Wednesday about the same time aldermen adopted a measure that will tilt the options for pet buyers in the city toward homeless animals like him.
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10 years ago+12 12 0High protein diet NOT as bad for you as smoking
“People who eat diets rich in animal protein carry similar cancer risk to those who smoke 20 cigarettes each day,” reports The Daily Telegraph. We have decades of very good evidence that smoking kills and – fortunately for meat lovers...
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10 years ago+23 23 013 y/o builds nuclear reactor and becomes the youngest fusioneer in the world
A 13-year-old boy from Preston has become the youngest person ever to successfully carry out atomic fusion. Jamie Edwards built a nuclear reactor before successfully smashing two hydrogen atoms together, making helium through nuclear fusion.
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How-to
10 years ago+8 9 1All You Need Is A Stick: Plant xylem from the sapwood of coniferous trees can remove 99.9% of bacteria from water by pressure filtration.
Approximately 3 cm3 of sapwood can filter water at the rate of several liters per day, sufficient to meet the clean drinking water needs of one person. The results demonstrate the potential of plant xylem to address the need for pathogen-free drinki ...
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10 years ago+13 13 0Mozilla Investigating Why Dell UK Charges to Install Firefox When No Such Deal Exists
Dell is charging customers £16.25 ($27.18) to install Firefox on a newly purchased computer. We contacted Mozilla to find out more. The company told us it has no such deal.
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10 years ago+10 10 0Advanced Heavy Water Reactor is the latest Indian design for a next-generation nuclear reactor that will burn thorium as its fuel
The Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR) is the latest Indian design for a next-generation nuclear reactor that will burn thorium as its fuel.The design is being developed at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Mumbai and is an important step towa ...
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10 years ago+21 21 0Prosecutors want to try a 14 y/o with an IQ of 70 as an adult.
Prosecutors urged Summit County Juvenile Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio to ponder an essential question in deciding whether 15-year-old (the crime happened at 14) Jamal Vaughn should stand trial as an adult in connection with the New Franklin murders.
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10 years ago+11 11 0An 8-year-old upset when a fellow student received a sandwich instead ofa hot meal during school lunch because he couldn't afford it has raised $14800
A third-grader at Howell's Challenger Elementary School is helping to ensure his classmates get a hot lunch.
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Current Event
10 years ago+17 17 0CIA reportedly says Russia sees treaty as justifying Ukraine moves
CIA director John Brennan told a senior lawmaker Monday that a 1997 treaty between Russia and Ukraine allows up to 25,000 Russia troops in the vital Crimea region, so Russia may not consider its recent troop movements to be an invasion, U.S. official ...