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United States - Outrage over U.S. investigation of journalists private communications
The International Press Institute (IPI) expresses outrage that the U.S. government searched a reporter's private communications on the ground that his use of flattery to obtain information from a State Department source made him a co-conspirator to espionage.In a court affidavit first obtained ...
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Obama lauds Myanmar reform warns attacks on Muslims must stop
WASHINGTON--U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday saluted Myanmar President Thein Sein for his leadership in pushing through startling political reforms, but warned that violence against Muslims must ...
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Chinas Xi to meet Obama months earlier than expected
BEIJING--China's new leader Xi Jinping will confer with U.S. President Barack Obama next month in California, months earlier than their expected first meeting, as both sides seek to stem a drift in relations, troubled by issues from cyberspying to North ...
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Xi Obama to meet in California
Obama in California next month on his way back from a trip to Latin America and the Caribbean. Analysts said the arrangements for their meeting, which is informal but will be held over two days, show that relations between the two countries are mature. The China-US summit, the first since Xi took office in March, will be held at Sunnylands, on the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Estate, on June 7 ...
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Desperate Rush Limbaugh Makes More Racist Slurs About Obama
@DonkeyHotey Not many are surprised to hear that Rush Limbaugh made yet another racial slur about President Obama. The ‘hate radio’ talk show host knows how to put a stink on his ...
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Canada falling behind on innovation Report
Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology). Andre Forget/QMI Agency OTTAWA - Canada gets a B- average when it comes to being at the forefront of science and technology innovation, according to a new report. In fact, the government advisory body that released Tuesday's report says as a nation - despite brimming with talent - we "continue to tread water as a mid-level ...
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Accused PQ rally shooter to go straight to trial
Richard Bain said he didn't want Pauline Marois to speak on election night MONTREAL - Accused separatist rally shooter Richard Henry Bain waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday and was ordered to stand trial for murder. The 62-year-old fishing lodge owner is accused of murdering stage technician Denis Blanchette outside a Parti Quebecois rally on Sept. 4. Premier Pauline Marois was inside ...
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Boy 2 killed by SUV driven onto bar patio
Geo, a little boy killed when an SUV crashed into the busy patio of Rics Grill, at 23 Avenue and Rabbit Hill Road the evening of Sunday, May 19. (IAN KUCERAK/QMI Agency) EDMONTON - The grief-stricken mother of a two-year-old boy who was killed Sunday when an alleged drunk driver crashed into him on a restaurant patio had a meltdown at the courthouse Tuesday. After the accused's first court ...
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Obama announces nominees for electoral commission
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint 10 people to the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, which is tasked with finding ways to shorten lines at polling places, promote the efficient conduct of elections, and provide better access to the polls for all voters. Obama intends to nominate Robert Bauer, a partner at Perkins Coie and ...
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How Americas National Security Apparatus -- in Partnership With Big Corporations -- Cracked Down on Dissent
Dissent or Terror: How the Nation's Counter Terrorism Apparatus, In Partnership With Corporate America, Turned on Occupy Wall Street ," is an eye-opening look into how the U.S. counter-terror apparatus was used to track the Occupy movement in 2011 and 2012 and also help protect the business entities targeted by the movement. The report specifically looks at the activities of ...
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Female Canadian Mountie sues claims sexual assault harassment
A female staff sergeant has sued the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, claiming she was harassed and sexually assaulted in the 1980s. The suit against the Attorney General of Canada and 13 others says Staff Sgt. Caroline Mary Sarah O'Farrell, 52, was subjected to abuse while a constable in the Musical Ride, the police force's travelling equestrian show. The statement of claim alleges ...
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Canada PM on pipeline plan Oil to come anyway
A controversial oil pipeline to the U.S. Gulf Coast "absolutely needs to go ahead," Canada's prime minister said Thursday, and he warned that the oil will be transported through America one way or ...
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Twister destroys like lawnmower blade
>Are you experiencing severe weather in your area? Send photos and videos to CNN iReport. But please remember to stay safe. For local coverage of Monday's devastating storms in Oklahoma, go to these CNN affiliates: KFOR, KOCO and KOKH. Moore, Oklahoma (CNN) -- Amid downed power lines, hissing gas pipes and immense devastation, rescuers searched "board by board" Tuesday for survivors and ...
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Canadian economy can’t keep relying on consumer borrowing Mark Carney
Listening today to both Mark Carney and Julie Dickson, you get a sense of both the ecstasy and the agony of ultra-low interest rates.Both the Bank of Canada Governor and the head of the country's bank regulator addressed the issue today, each from different perspectives and each with a ...
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Hospitals treat hundreds after Oklahoma tornado
Cindy Wilson texts to friends Monday, May 20, 2013 after her home was destroyed by a massive tornado that ripped through Moore, Okla., in the afternoon. Wilson and her husband, Staff Sgt. B. Wilson, took cover in their bathtub when the tornado hit. Cindy received a deep gash to her forehead and her wound was treated by first responders at the scene. (AP Photo/ The Oklahoman, Jim ...
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NH marks presidential primarys 100th anniversary
CONCORD, N.H. -; Defenders of New Hampshire's enviable role in presidential politics are paying tribute to the past while keeping an eye on the ...
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Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the law violates a string of U.S. Supreme Court rulings starting with Roe v. Wade that guarantees a woman's right to an abortion before a fetus is able to survive outside the womb. That's generally considered to be about 24 weeks. Normal pregnancies run about 40 ...
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Police Suspect in abduction of 2 girls found dead
A convicted sex offender suspected of abducting two girls from an Iowa bus stop has been found dead, and a massive search for one of the girls continues, authorities said ...
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US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2091
As of Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at least 2,091 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press ...
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Suspect in FAMU hazing death files written plea
ORLANDO, Fla. -; The attorney for the last of the suspects charged in the death of a Florida A&M University drum major during a hazing ritual says his client won't have to appear for an arraignment because he already entered a written not guilty ...
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Most Americans Believe Obama Covering Up IRS Scandal
Prisonplanet.com May 21, 2013 A majority of Americans have clearly indicated that they believe the IRS intentionally targeted Tea Party groups. In ...
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Former Texas Marine kidnapped in Mexico
Armando Torres, 27 A former Marine from Texas who served for seven years has been kidnapped by armed men in Mexico, his family said.Armando Torres, 27, crossed the Los Indios Bridge in Brownsville, Texas on Tuesday night to visit his dad and was supposed to return Wednesday morning.Torres' uncle, Eduardo Torres, says he's worried and claims he and two other family members from Mexico ...
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Play of the Day Kids Say The Darndest Things... About Obama’s Scandals
President Barack Obama's terrible run of luck continues. Despite scandals involving the IRS, Benghazi and the Justice Department tapping AP phones, Obama's approval ratings are steady. Conan O'Brien noticed and mentioned that scandals don't register until they involve an intern and some sex. On The Late Show, David Letterman invoked a fourth scandal for ...
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First New Xbox in 8 Years
May 21, 2013: Microsoft's Don Mattrick unveils the next-generation Xbox entertainment and gaming console system, at an event in Redmond, Wash. It's been eight years since the launch of the Xbox ...
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New mental health manual sparks controversy
The most recent revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has arrived, and the latest changes have caused divisions among those in the psychiatric community. Often touted as the psychiatrist's "Bible," the DSM is published by the American Psychiatric Association and establishes the almost universal standard by which doctors classify, ...
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North America's unknown potential disaster
North America is facing a potential ecological disaster that most people are not even aware of, according to scientists who have been studying the little brown bat (or myotis bat), the most common species of bat in the United States and the wider North American continent.
This is because the bat is under attack by a killer fungus that grows on the bats’ wings during hibernation and causes them to lose body fat and wake early from their sleep, which causes them to eventually die. The fungal infection is said by researchers to be capable of killing off the bat within the next 16 years when their current population, which numbers up to several million, may fall to just 0.01% of present levels. Read more
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