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Breaking News: Obama lifts order on Gitmo
Posted by: Robert Weller

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 01:17:19 -0700 | disasters-news

President Obama says the US is revising the way it fights terror because today’s threats resemble the kind of terrorism faced before Sept. 11. For those who were skeptical that intentions would be followed by actions, Obama lifted the ban...
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Breaking News: Author under investigation for calling Portuguese president 'a clown'
Posted by: Robert Myles

Lisbon :: Portugal | updated 2013-05-25 02:25:17 -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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Breaking News: What we can learn from Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Tough only gets you so far
Posted by: msarzo

Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 00:41:11 -0700 | political-news

When a federal judge put the clamps Friday on Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio's use of racial profiling in an aggressive campaign to target illegal immigrants, he sent a message that anyone who seeks the limelight will also suffer...
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Breaking News: 2 arrested, fighter jets scrambled after threat aboard plane from Pakistan to England
Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Manchester :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-25 00:26:50 -0700 | political-news

A Boeing 777 on route from Pakistan to the United Kingdom, and carrying more than 300 people, was diverted to an airport outside London on Friday after two men threatened to blow the plane up, CNN reported. Police arrested the...
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Breaking News: Holder not likely to stay on as attorney general for duration of Obama's term (Opinion)
Posted by: Punditty SelectMedia

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-25 00:02:19 -0700 | political-news

Eric Holder has been President Barack Obama’s attorney general since being confirmed in February 2009, but regardless of what comes next in the unfolding saga of the federal government spying on members of the press, history is not on Holder’s...
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Breaking News: England joins chorus against European involvement with Hezbollah
Posted by: Nathan Salant

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-24 20:03:12 -0700 | disasters-news

England has added its voice to boost efforts to blacklist the military wing of the Hezbollah organization from operating in the 27 countries of the European Union. England's Foreign Office said it had formally moved to have parts of the...
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Breaking News: Google ads facing antitrust probe from FTC
Posted by: Joe Kukura

Mountain View :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 18:26:54 -0700 | business-news

Google's ongoing dominance in the Internet display ad business is seemingly unstoppable, but there may be one thing that can stop them -- a federal agency with the authority to shut them down. According to a report by Bloomberg News,...
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Breaking News: What diet is right for you
Posted by: Stephanie Weaver

Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 17:34:26 -0700 | health-news

Women are not the only ones who want to stick to a healthy diet to lose weight and trim down. Guys also want to maintain their sexy physique with nutritional food choices. But with so many types of diets out...
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Breaking News: Woman caught in goat milk frenzy (#3 in the Mary Lou saga)
Posted by: Barry Ellsworth SelectMedia

Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-24 02:54:23 -0700 | funny-news

Goat milk soap -- I didn't realize that it can become an obsession with some people, working them into a lather. However, when you consider that Cleopatra may have bathed in the soap to keep her skin soft and to...
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Breaking News: Jury deadlocked on Jodi Arias penalty: No sentence as retrial set
Posted by: VeronicaS

Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 22:43:53 -0700 | disasters-news

The jury in the Jodi Arias murder trial was dismissed Thursday after they failed to agree on a sentence. Judge Sherry Stephens has now scheduled a retrial for July 18, reports The Associated Press. The jury, made up of eight...
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Breaking News: American author Lydia Davis, the 'one-line wonder,' bags Booker Prize
Posted by: Nina Rai

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-24 09:39:45 -0700 | arts-culture-news

A writer with a penchant for penning stories the length of a single sentence has stymied all competition to scoop this year’s prestigious Man Booker International Prize. American author Lydia Davis, 65, was declared the winner of the fifth edition...
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Breaking News: Florida man who knew slain Boston Marathon suspect killed during questioning
Posted by: Nathan Salant

Orlando :: FL :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 21:22:29 -0700 | disasters-news

A man linked to Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the slain suspect in last month's fatal bombing of the Boston Marathon, was shot and killed Wednesday as he was being questioned by investigators in Orlando, Fla. A federal law enforcement official said Ibragim...
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Breaking News: Twitter tightens security
Posted by: Barry Eitel

Toledo :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 09:56:48 -0700 | technology-news

After a series of well-publicized hackings, Twitter finally upgraded their system to include login verification. “Every day,” starts a post penned by Jim O’Leary, part of Twitter’s Product Security Team, “a growing number of people log in to Twitter. Usually...
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Breaking News: Woolwich attack victim is Lee Rigby who served in Afghanistan
Posted by: aymaan30

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-25 02:26:48 -0700 | causes-news

The British soldier hacked to death on the streets of London by two suspected Nigerian-born British citizen served in the Afghanistan and fought the Taliban, according to reports. The victim, Lee Rigby, 25, a drummer and a machine-gunner with 2nd...
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Breaking News: Why is the US Postal Service still an independent agency?
Posted by: Nathan Salant SelectMedia

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-24 02:59:20 -0700 | business-news

News that the US Postal Service lost nearly $2 billion in its most recent quarter actually is an improvement over the same period last year. The post office has struggled all year to cut expenses by laying off workers and...
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