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11 years ago+10 10 0Should Olympians fear Russia's anti-gay laws?
A widening crackdown in Russia is raising questions about how best to keep athletes and fans who support gay rights safe at the Sochi Olympics this winter.
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11 years ago+9 9 0Cleveland abductor Ariel Castro avoids death penalty in plea deal
The Cleveland man accused of holding three women captive in his home for about a decade agreed to plead guilty to the hundreds of charges against him Friday in a deal to
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11 years ago+13 13 0Driver in Spain train crash accused of negligent homicide
The injured driver of the Spanish train that derailed at high speed, killing 78 and injuring dozens more, was released from the hospital Saturday, but he was still being
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11 years ago+10 10 0Huge North Korea military parade marks armistice anniversary
Soldiers, tanks and a broad array of missiles poised on mobile launchers paraded through Pyongyang's main square on Saturday in a painstakingly choreographed military
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11 years ago+10 10 0Calif. court rejects bid to stop gay marriages
The California Supreme Court rejected a request to halt same-sex marriages while it ponders a petition arguing that a voter-approved ban remains in effect.
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11 years ago+8 9 1Odd news of the week ending July 19
Firefighters rescue elderly woman trapped in deck chair. We've always suspected certain inanimate objects were conspiring against us. And now we have proof.
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11 years ago+7 7 0Unusual Minnesota rabbit video attracts attention
MANKATO, Minn. - A southern Minnesota college student's spoof video of an apparently tumorous rabbit that he dubbed "Frankenstein" has attracted hundreds of thousands of
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11 years ago+11 11 0Anti-feminism posters pop up in Saskatoon
Some unsusual posters carrying controversial messages have been popping up on Saskatoon streets.
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11 years ago+10 10 05 women aim to swim Lake Ontario end to end
A group of five women, all of them accomplished long-distance swimmers, are set to try to swim Lake Ontario from Kingston to Burlington in a non-stop marathon relay.
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11 years ago+21 21 0White House journalist Helen Thomas dies at 92
Helen Thomas, the irrepressible White House correspondent who used her seat in the front row of history to grill 10 presidents and was not shy about sharing her
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11 years ago+9 9 0Judge challenges Detroit bankruptcy process
A Michigan court judge has challenged Detroit's bankruptcy filing, saying it contravenes the state's constitution.
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11 years ago+10 10 0Putin critic to run for Moscow mayor despite conviction
Hundreds of supporters greeted the charismatic Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as he returned to Moscow on Saturday after his surprise release from jail and
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11 years ago+17 17 0'Very toxic’ pesticide levels in deadly India school lunch
Samples of cooking oil and leftover food taken from an Indian school where 23 children died after eating lunch this past week were contaminated with "very toxic" levels
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11 years ago+11 11 0Israel to free some Palestinian prisoners
Israel will release some "hardcore" Palestinian prisoners as part of the new breakthrough by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in efforts to restart Mideast talks, a
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11 years ago+17 17 0Trayvon Martin rallies underway across the U.S.A
Trayvon Martin's parents joined celebrities and hundreds of protesters on Saturday in rallies across the country to express anger over the acquittal of the man who shot
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11 years ago+16 18 2Bomb detonated at Beijing airport
A man in a wheelchair set off a homemade bomb in Terminal 3 of the Beijing International Airport on Saturday evening, injuring himself but no one else, Chinese state
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11 years ago+7 7 0Thousands still without power after storms hit Quebec, Ontario
One person has died, some were injured and thousands were left without power after storms hit parts of southern Ontario and Quebec Friday evening.
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11 years ago+7 7 0Five myths about female desire
A new book turns traditional theories about sexuality on their heads
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11 years ago+6 6 0Daydreaming Virtual Brain Created By Researchers - Science News - redOrbit
A team of international researchers, led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has created a virtual model of the brain capable of daydreaming like humans do.
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11 years ago+5 5 0Humans Left Africa For Asia Just 60,000 Years Ago - Science News - redOrbit
Modern humans did not leave Africa prior to the massive eruption of Sumatraâs volcano Mount Toba 74,000 years ago, according to a new study that refutes another theory which had suggested that there was archaeological evidence establishing the presen ...