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Revellers brave cold to fight AIDS at Vienna ball

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune

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President Bill Clinton during the opening ceremony of the 21st Life Ball in Vienna May 25, 2013.
Hunt for French soldier's attacker

SOURCE: BBC

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The soldier was on patrol when he was attacked, as David Chazan reports French police are hunting a man who...
Opposition parties enforce strike in Bangladesh

SOURCE: Fox News

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Bangladesh Police say opposition activists have set off homemade bombs and smashed several vehicles in Bangladesh's capital as they...
Gallup: In U.S. private sector, older workers better utilized

SOURCE: United Press International

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In the U.S. non-federal sector, older workers are more likely than younger counterparts to report being able to put their...
KESC, NBP lock horns in Challenge Cup final today

SOURCE: DAWN

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National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) side looking to end a two-decade wait for a major trophy in the final of...
Buddies hope co. brews up business revival in Attleboro

SOURCE: Boston Herald

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Two Attleboro buddies are brewing up a new hard cider company they hope will give their hometown a crisp, economic...
Iran fields 'massive' number of missile launchers

SOURCE: Fox News

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Iran An Iranian semi-official news agency reports the country has fielded a "massive" number of new long-range missile launchers...Ahmad...
No Business Is An Island

SOURCE: Forbes

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Donne was thinking metaphorically of course, but his point that we are all part of the larger fabric of humanity...
IPTL set for late 2014 launch

SOURCE: DAWN

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Branded by world number one Novak Djokovic as potentially revolutionary, Bhupathi's vision is for an elite competition that would feature...
Zaka's election holds no validity: Abbasi

SOURCE: DAWN

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Arif Ali Khan Abbasi, former chief executive of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), believes that without taking all regional and...
TSA says 54 of 65 guns found in carry-on luggage this week were ...

SOURCE: United Press International

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A record 65 guns were found in carry-on bags at U.S. airports this week, including 54 that were loaded, the...
Former IRS chief recalls defying Nixon

SOURCE: USA Today

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At his home near Furman University, Johnnie Mac Walters remembers being pressured more than 40 years ago to do what...
Oldest Everest climber returns safely from peak

SOURCE: DAWN

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A brief improvement in weather conditions has allowed the oldest person to climb Mount Everest to leave the mountain on...
Khaled: DAP did well in GE13 by 'simply making promises'

SOURCE: The Star

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MCA could have had the same victory as DAP during last general election if they had followed DAP's tactic of...
'PRETTY CRAZY':San Antonio Flooding Kills 2, More Than 200 Rescued

SOURCE: Fox

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Torrential rains swamped San Antonio with flash floods on Saturday, leaving at least two people dead as emergency workers rushed...

French soldier stabbed in neck in Paris — copycat attack? (Video)

Posted by: Eileen Kersey

Paris :: France | updated 2013-05-26 00:53:43 -0700 | disasters-news

On Wednesday, soldier Lee Rigby was brutally murdered on the streets of Woolwich, London. On Saturday, a French anti-terror soldier, in uniform, was attacked in broad daylight in Paris, around 6 p.m. local time, his throat slashed by a man...

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Survivor describes escape from floating car after falling from bridge into river

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 23:14:06 -0700 | political-news

The Seattle Times has provided a riveting report on 20-year-old Bryce Kenning's fall from the Skagit Bridge, and his harrowing escape. Kenning was on his way to a pickup hockey game in Bellingham, Wash. on Thursday night. As Kenning’s Subaru...

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State laws meant to protect fetus often threaten welfare of pregnant women

Posted by: northsunm32

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-26 00:22:43 -0700 | political-news

Laws in different US states vary, but often laws meant to protect the fetus and ensure that a healthy baby is born can threaten the pregnant woman in various ways. Many states have passed laws designed to limit a woman's...

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What does it feel like to be a black man in America?

Posted by: VeronicaS

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-26 00:15:05 -0700 | political-news

We live in a complicated world, and America is no different. There are layers of complexities borne out of a history that is multifaceted, where deep darkness, human degradation and astronomical accomplishments all collided to produce what we have today:...

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Newsnight arrest after MI5 allegation: Woolwich murder Muslim backlash (Video)

Posted by: Eileen Kersey

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-26 00:59:17 -0700 | disasters-news

The suspected killers of Lee Rigby, the slain British soldier brutally killed on the streets of Woolwich, London, on Wednesday, are in hospital under armed-guard. Police have carried out searches at various properties and there have been arrests. One arrest...

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US firms developing ‘space diving' suit

Posted by: arkar

Baltimore :: MD :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 18:24:29 -0700 | technology-news

In October of last year, Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner blazed into the record books by jumping from space, breaking the sound barrier. The jump itself required years of preparation and used a specially designed pressure suit that shielded Baumgartner from...

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UK: Far-right protesters hit streets amid anti-Muslim backlash

Posted by: Mirjana Pantic

Newcastle upon Tyne :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-26 00:38:24 -0700 | political-news

Far-right demonstrators hit the streets of Newcastle in the north of England Saturday, expressing their rage over the brutal murder of a British soldier. Police said between 1,500 and 2,000 people gathered for a protest organized by the far-right English...

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NASA to send 3D printer to Int'l Space Station next year

Posted by: wendyzachary

Palo Alto :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 12:37:03 -0700 | technology-news

NASA has announced its new project to send a 3D printer to its International Space Station in 2014 to allow printing of objects in zero gravity. Partnering with company Made in Space, NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center has been experimenting...

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9-year-old to McDonald's CEO: Stop ‘tricking kids' into eating junk food

Posted by: Nina Rai

Chicago :: IL :: USA | updated 2013-05-26 01:54:06 -0700 | health-news

A 9-year-old American girl made history of sorts at the McDonald’s annual shareholders meeting in Oak Brook, III. Thursday by having the gumption to call out the company CEO for trying to “trick kids” into eating unhealthy food by enticing...

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Resist ignorance, become informed: President Obama's accomplishments

Posted by: April_Johnson

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 22:44:38 -0700 | political-news

There are a lot of Americans criticizing President Barack Obama, claiming he has not delivered on any of his promises. There are those who talk about him being a terrible person or choice for president because he is a socialist....

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The terrorists lose: Runners complete final mile of Boston Marathon, honor victims

Posted by: Punditty

Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 23:38:34 -0700 | political-news

Once the initial shock and outrage from the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing passed, reactions varied widely. In some circles, discussion of the horrific event and its aftermath became politicized in a vicious, reactionary way. Conservative media personality Ann Coulter...

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New Manson clues? LAPD may review tapes of Charles Manson follower after legal battle

Posted by: jodijill

Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 23:59:11 -0700 | disasters-news

The Los Angeles Police Department got a big break earlier this week and it might solve more murders surrounding the Manson family. One of Charles Manson’s followers, Charles “Tex” Watson, had recorded conversations between himself and his attorney years ago....

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Hezbollah chief promises victory in Syria

Posted by: arkar

Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-26 00:59:03 -0700 | disasters-news

Though the Syrian civil war is being fought between the Syrian government and the Syrian opposition, the conflict itself, which has so far claimed the lives of over 80,000 people and displaced millions of Syrians, is more complicated than that,...

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Author under investigation for calling Portuguese president 'a clown'

Posted by: Robert Myles

Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-25 14:19:31 -0700 | political-news

The Portuguese attorney general’s office has opened an investigation after celebrated Portuguese Author Miguel Sousa Tavares, referred to Portugal’s head of state, President Aníbal Cavaco Silva, as a clown in a recent interview. The author’s remarks could see him...

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French gay-marriage drama: Notre-Dame suicide, protests and threats

Posted by: bojanaj

Paris :: France | updated 2013-05-25 10:43:13 -0700 | disasters-news

In an apparent protest against gay marriage, French far-right activist Dominique Venner committed suicide inside the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris Tuesday afternoon. The 78-year-old historian, firearms expert and collector, got to the altar, placed a letter there, and shot...

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