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A Google Engineer Who Loves Annoying Microsoft Says He's Found A New ...

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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Dustin Childs, a manager with Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing team See Also Tavis Ormandy , an information security engineer at Google,...
Gisele's Backside Is Starring In A New Ad Campaign

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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When you're a world-famous fashion model, your face is your fortune. Odd then, that Gisele Bundchen's new campaign doesn't feature...
A Boatload Of Money Flowed Into Stocks Again This Week

SOURCE: BusinessInsider

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Investors poured a massive $7.5 billion into equity funds this week. Bond funds had a big week too, increasing assets...
Saif Ali Khan shoots for Bullet Raja

SOURCE: DAWN

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Actor Saif Ali Khan was spotted shooting action sequences for his upcoming film 'Bullet Raja' on the banks of river...
Growing number of Indigenous deaths in custody alarms Aboriginal ...

SOURCE: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Indigenous leaders have expressed alarm about the ever-growing number of Indigenous Australians in jail. Two-and-a-half per cent of the Australian...
Footballers cleared of sex assault

SOURCE: BBC

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Brighton footballers cleared of sex assault Anton Rodgers, George Barker, Steve Cook and Lewis Dunk denied sexual assault Four footballers...
VIDEO: Hugh's review: Stock markets volatile

SOURCE: BBC

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Stocks volatile amid QE fears 24 May 2013 Last updated at 08:20 ET It has been a turbulent week on...
VIDEO: Hermes 'will remain family-run'

SOURCE: BBC

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Fashion house Hermes says it 'will remain family-run' 24 May 2013 Last updated at 07:34 ET Luxury French firm Hermes...
Tipuric targets Lions Test place

SOURCE: BBC

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Justin Tipuric hopes form can push him into Test team Justin Tipuric believes he can force his way into the...
One checking account – or two?

SOURCE: The Christian Science Monitor

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Sharing a checking account is a vital step in becoming more responsible for the financial well-being of your partner, Hamm...
Can Britney Spears handle the pressures of a major Las Vegas show?

SOURCE: Foxnews.com

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Pop Tarts Published May 24, 2013 FoxNews.com The Many Faces of Britney Spears While some celebs try to smile and...
‘What Jane Saw' Is an Online Trip for Jane Austen Fans

SOURCE: International Herald Tribune

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An Exhibit, Set in 1813, Takes an Austen's-Eye View Marsha Miller A preview of the exhibition "What Jane Saw." Published:...
'Unusual condition' seen before Conn. derailment

SOURCE: The Boston Globe

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Conn. (AP) Federal officials investigating last week's commuter train derailment in Connecticut say the engineer described an unusual condition'' on...
Broadwell expresses remorse for Petraeus affair

SOURCE: The Boston Globe

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N.C. (AP) The biographer whose extramarital affair with then-CIA director David Petraeus triggered his resignation says she regrets the relationship....
Texas officer on leave after shooting neighbor's cat with arrow

SOURCE: Fox News

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Texas A South Texas police officer has been put on administrative leave after being charged with shooting an arrow...

Seeking a sex change, US transgender patients are heading for Serbia

Posted by: Mirjana Pantic

Belgrade :: Serbia | updated 2013-04-07 08:07:01 -0700 | your-story

More and more transgender people from all over the world, including Americans, are coming to Serbia to have sex-reassignment surgery. It is unusual that such a traditional country has become a popular destination for transsexuals. Some say that affordable prices...

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner grounding continues as battery problems elude investigators

Posted by: PrairieDogPress

Seattle :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-03-21 03:59:55 -0700 | technology-news

Seattle’s King 5 news reported Tuesday morning that investigators are fanning-out worldwide in their effort to solve the battery problems that have grounded all 50 of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliners. Initial reports that batteries had possibly received too much voltage signaled...

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Documentary: Bankers too important to jail

Posted by: PJesep

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-03-21 04:57:30 -0700 | political-news

On Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 10 p.m., most PBS stations will air the FRONTLINE documentary The Untouchables, regarding the powerful Wall Street players who turned the nation’s economy into a ruthless Monopoly game. Although their unethical, unscrupulous and illegal practices...

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Foodies and anti-hunger organizations rejoice at SF Fancy Food Show

Posted by: cataudi

San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-03-21 04:58:02 -0700 | business-news

The 38th Winter Fancy Food Show opened its doors at San Francisco's Moscone Center this Sunday to a hungry crowd of over 18,000 attendees. It is the largest specialties and beverages show on the west coast and delights its guests...

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Google founder spotted wearing Google glasses—on a $2.50 NY subway ride

Posted by: Joe Kukura

New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-03-21 04:17:04 -0700 | technology-news

Everyone has been dying for a look at the top-secret Google Glass augmented reality glasses. Several New York City subway riders got a look at them for free last weekend because Google co-founder Sergey Brin just plain showed up on...

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Keystone XL pipeline: Republicans don't want you to know the dirty truth

Posted by: PrairieDogPress

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-03-21 04:47:35 -0700 | political-news

At the request of the State Department, which has jurisdiction over the $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline project since it would start in Canada, President Obama blocked it for approval last year, which brought accusations of killing jobs to placate...

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Algeria siege: 37 foreign hostages killed, five missing

Posted by: Robert Weller

Adrār :: Algeria | updated 2013-03-21 04:16:33 -0700 | disasters-news

Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal says 37 foreign hostages were killed in the al-Qaida terrorist attack that ended Sunday. Five foreign hostages were missing. Sellal spoke at a media conference Monday, Al Jazeera said. "Militants who seized an Algerian gas...

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As the French drive north in Mali, US must consider affirmative action

Posted by: INVIGILATOR

Bamako :: Mali | updated 2013-03-21 04:58:33 -0700 | disasters-news

French forces continue their drive north in Mali, but reports that Islamist militants have now fled the key Malian town of Diabaly are not yet to be taken at face value, according to the French officials. It had previously been...

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A truly false equivalence: Dr. King and President Obama

Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-03-20 07:30:51 -0700 | political-news

Wil Haygood recently published a widely heralded article in the Washington Post entitled “Inauguration Will Cement Ties Between Obama, Martin Luther King Jr.” The gist of the piece, in fact its only point, is that President Barack Obama is the...

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Heavy snow in Britain disrupts air traffic, causes power breakdowns

Posted by: Michelle Lincaster

London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-03-21 05:01:42 -0700 | odd-news

Britain on Friday witnessed 10 inches of snow, which led to disturbance in air transport as Heathrow cancelled 352 flights and only a quarter of flights were allowed. Snow clearing teams at the Heathrow Airport, which is Europe’s busiest airport,...

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Allvoices Writers’ Resources: About Select Media and a checklist for writers

Posted by: Punditty

Santa Cruz :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-03-06 20:52:26 -0800 | your-story

Jan. 10, 2013 What is Select Media? The Select Media program helps Allvoices showcase its top reports during a given news cycle, 24 hours a day. It is designed to reward the site’ s best writers for strong efforts and...

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Do not let parenting stress you out

Posted by: stanleyp

Carnegie :: PA :: USA | updated 2013-04-02 13:24:35 -0700 | lifestyle-news

By: Stan Popovich Parenting does not always have to be a stressful job. There are ways to take care of your kids without always getting stressed out. Here is a list of techniques that a person can use to help...

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Filibuster reform: Oxymoron or real possibility?

Posted by: TomCleveland

Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated 2013-03-21 04:07:45 -0700 | political-news

An oxymoron is a combination of contradictory words that are neither harmonious nor compatible when put side-by-side and viewed together as a whole. Sounds like a perfect definition for what has been ailing our legislative processes for the past four...

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Syrian regime calls for 'million man prayers' on Friday

Posted by: saleh1966

Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-03-21 04:08:47 -0700 | disasters-news

Syrian religious authorities have called for "million man prayers" at mosques on Friday, in an effort to end the violence that has ravaged the country for nearly two years. "Prayers will be held after Friday services in Syria's mosques, with...

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Congress passes debt limit extension; White House welcomes decision

Posted by: wendyzachary

Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-03-21 14:47:01 -0700 | political-news

The House of Representatives has postponed the debt ceiling fight for now as it passed Wednesday an extension on more government borrowing. The Obama administration has welcomed the decision but says it would have been better if the extension was...

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