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Chechnya: Russia closes paper after journalists laugh at Vladimir Putin
A Chechen newspaper has been closed down just hours after its editor-in-chief embarrassed the region’s Kremlin-backed leader while questioning Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Cop cars to be replaced with drones by 2025
Law enforcement agencies across the US are lining up to be among the first to use drones to serve and protect, but unmanned vehicles are likely to replace the traditional cop cruiser in just a few short years.
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Violence breaks out across Egypt as protesters decry Mohammed Morsi's constitutional 'coup'
Violence broke out in cities across Egypt yesterday (Friday) as demonstrators took to the streets and besieged Muslim Brotherhood offices in anger at authoritarian new powers seized by President Mohammed Morsi.
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Having survived two assassination attempts, Mexican mayor beaten to death.
They got her in the end: Mexico's fearless woman mayor who survived two drug gang assassination attempts is beaten to death and dumped by the roadside.
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Kim Jong Un: Chinese News Site Falls for The Onion’s ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ Parody
Forget Channing Tatum: Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is the sexiest man of 2012, according to the Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily — and the satirical news site The Onion.
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Syria: Internet and mobile communication 'cut off'
The internet has been cut off and mobile phones have been disrupted in Syria, monitoring firms have said.
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WikiLeaks Suspect Bradley Manning: 'I Thought I Was Going To Die In That Cage'
Bradley Manning, the Army private accused of leaking a massive cache of classified information to WikiLeaks, testified for the first time since he was arrested in May 2010.
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Anonymous declares war on Syrian government Web sites
Online hacktivist group blames Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the Internet blackout blanketing the country and vows retaliation.
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Egypt vice-president resigns on final day of referendum
Egypt's vice-president has announced his resignation, on the day the country completes its voting in a controversial referendum on a draft constitution.
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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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Iowa Court: OK To Fire Employee for Being Hot
Women in Iowa beware: If your boss thinks you’re really really ridiculously good looking, he can fire you. And it’s perfectly legal. The all-male Iowa Supreme Court refused to reinstate a lawsuit Friday, noting that a dentist didn’t break the law when he fired an employee who had worked for...
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Letter From a Passenger: “How Do TSA Employees Feel About Working For a Despised Agency?”
“Would you know if the TSA higher-ups acknowledge the outcry against the agency and how they are attempting to handle said outcry? And are the screeners themselves aware, and how are they attempting to handle the outcry?”
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NRA calls for armed police officer in every school
The nation's largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for armed police officers to be posted in every American school to stop the next killer "waiting in the wings."
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No More House in the Middle of the Street (Gallery)
Remember Chinese homeowner Luo Baogen and his wife, who refused to allow the government to demolish their home in Wenling, China, leaving it stranded in a river of asphalt? Apparently they have now accepted a somewhat larger offer of compensation, and the wrecking crew rolled right
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Marijuana like you've never seen it before
What's next for medical marijuana? Hint: it doesn't involve a match, pipe or rolling papers. Some of it doesn't even get you high.
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North Korean prisoner escaped after 23 brutal years
Tonight we're going to tell you about a place so brutal and horrific it's hard to believe it exists. It is, by all accounts, a modern-day concentration camp, a secret prison hidden in the mountains, 50 miles from North Korea's capital, Pyongyang.
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Meet Lamar Smith: SOPA author, climate change skeptic, and Congress' next science boss
His name is Rep Lamar Smith, he’s controversial (especially in internet circles), and he's just been appointed to lead a committee in Congress, making him a key power player in crafting the nation’s science and technology policy.
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Facebook Democracy Is Dead
The core decision: It's not your site — it's theirs. Losing Instagram images and the right to vote.
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Gunmen kill senior women’s activist in Afghanistan
A senior advocate for women in Afghanistan was shot dead by unknown gunmen Monday, officials said, the latest assassination of a women’s rights activist in the country.
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7 absurd ways the military wastes taxpayer dollars
If you thought the Petraeus scandal was embarrassing, wait 'til you hear how much is spent on military golf courses.
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