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Six held after new Indian 'bus rape'
Police in India have arrested six men after they allegedly gang-raped a woman on a bus, just weeks after a similar attack shocked the nation.
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Paris rally against gay marriage
Hundreds of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Paris over plans to give gay couples in France the right to marry and adopt children.
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Jerry Springer admits his show is destroying Western civilization
Television host Jerry Springer on Friday described his own show as “an hour of escapism” with “no redeeming social value.”
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Boomtown slum
A day in the economic life of Africa’s biggest shanty-town.
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How to Successfully Learn a New Language This Year
Until the age of 21, I had several New Year's resolutions to learn Spanish that never panned out. After I graduated university (as an electronic engineer who could only speak English) I managed to spend an entire six months living in Spain without picking up more than just a few phrases.
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A Closer Look at Street Goth Style
While 2012 brought many trends we’ve since grown tired of, the Year of the Dragon also brought a few that we’re just now starting to really take notice of. Among these is the emerging and most likeley soon-to-be-mainstream street or ghetto goth look propelled to the forefront by rappers like A$AP Rocky.
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Undercover with the neo-Nazis
Disguises, pseudonyms and Hitler's salute were all part of one man's secret mission to infiltrate Europe’s far-right scene.
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Kumbh Mela festival: Preparing for millions
The 55-day Maha or Great Kumbh Mela Hindu festival in Allahabad is expected to be the biggest religious gathering of humanity on Earth, with up to 100 million pilgrims bathing in the holy waters in January and February.
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The 2013 Dakar Rally - In Focus
Racers in the 34th annual Dakar Rally are nearing the finish line in Santiago, Chile
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Russia Moves to Enact Anti-Gay Law Nationwide
Kissing his boyfriend during a protest in front of Russia‘s parliament earned Pavel Samburov 30 hours of detention and the equivalent of a $16 fine on a charge of “hooliganism.”
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Mexican family living between a rock and a hard place
As a boy, farmer Benito Hernandez came across a cave in the remote arid region of Coahuila in Mexico, and decided that one day he would make it his home.
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Inside the American Brothel
If Zagat did a guide to brothels, they might want to consider a consultation with photographer Marc McAndrews. After all, McAndrews spent five years photographing 33 of Nevada’s (legal) brothels for Nevada Rose: Inside the American Brothel (Umbrage Editions).
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“F Is for Fugitive”: A Fantastic 1864 Children’s Book About the Evil of Slavery
Abel Thomas, a Unitarian minister, writer, and antislavery activist from Philadelphia, published Gospel of Slavery: A Primer of Freedom, a children’s A-to-Z book about the evils of slavery, in 1864.
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Please Feed The Meters: The Next Parking Revolution
Thereâs plenty to hate about drivingâtraffic jams, car accidents, speeding ticketsânot to mention the endless headache of finding a sp...
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Print - Do We Really Want to Live Without the Post Office?
The postal service is not a federal agency. It does not cost taxpayers a dollar. It loses money only because Congress mandates that it do so. What it is is a miracle of high technology and human touch. It's what binds us together as a country.
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How the Santa Maria Fire Could Mark a Turning Point for Brazil
Many of the dead in the fire were young science and engineering students--just the kind of experts the country needs to advance into the ranks of the First World. Has the time come for Brazil to make sure its legal system works to make prevent big and small abuses that may hamper its over-all economic future?
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For 40 Years, This Russian Family Was Cut Off From All Human Contact, Unaware of World War II
In 1978, Soviet geologists prospecting in Siberia discovered a family of six, lost in the taiga.
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Where Did Curry Come From?
What is curry? Today, the word describes a bewildering number of spicy vegetable and meat stews from places as far-flung as the Indian subcontinent, the South Pacific, and the Caribbean Islands.
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North Koreans don’t like women with big boobs
As if nukes, missiles and political prison camps weren’t bad enough. The JoongAng Ilbo reports that having a full rack is seen as a disadvantage for women in North Korea.
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A Brief History Of Nerds In Pop Culture
In news that is not actually news, nerds are no longer the shameful outsiders of society, they are celebrated and treated like exotic zoo animals,
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