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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Master Feed : The Atlantic
John Bolton steps back from the race, while Martin O’Malley and George Pataki announce when they’ll announce if they’re stepping in.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from World on HuffingtonPost.comWhen armed gunmen stopped and shot dead 43 people from the Shia community in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi on Wednesday, it was certainly not the first time that the terrorists had carried out such an atrocious attack. Islamic extre...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from U.S. - CBSNews.comAttorney says Patriots employees used term jokingly to refer to locker room attendant who was trying to lose weight
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from The Business InsiderIt's been almost a year since traders were betting against the S&P 500 like this. According to data from UBS, as of last week, traders continued to add to short positions on S&P 500 E-mini futures, meaning these folks were ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Texas prison officials say they have new pentobarbital to carry out scheduled executions
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Tanner Brownlee was outbid on the Dodge Charger once driven by his father, but was given the keys anyway.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from U.S. - CBSNews.comA study in the British Medical Journal "The Lancet" found a person's weak grip strength is linked with a greater risk of having a heart attack or stroke.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.The crash took place in Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Passengers, crew safely evacuated after fire breaks out in Amtrak locomotive in Milwaukee
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from US News: CBSnews.comThe New England Patriots are fighting back on the NFL's report over "Deflategate." Time magazine Senior Editor Sean Gregory joins CBSN with more.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Vox - All
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Tom Brady, suspended four games for his role in the Deflategate scandal, has indicated through his agent that he will appeal the NFL's ruling.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Family of black man shot by white Charlotte officer settles lawsuit over his death for $2.25M
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Huffington PostWhat a long, strange journey it's been. And you thought that was tough. All across the country, college seniors are taking finals, packing up their stuff and preparing to walk across that stage. They'll grab that piece of paper they paid...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from U.S. - CBSNews.comSame jury that convicted Dzhokhar Tsarnaev must now decide whether he gets life in prison or death
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from National: Breaking National News & Headlines - Washington PostMore than a year after a scandal erupted over the cover-up of long wait times at VA care facilities, the effort to reform the agency is a long way from finished.The flurry of legislation that started shortly after the cover-up was expose...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from U.S. - CBSNews.comElderly N.C. man returns home after months in hospital to find refrigerator empty and calls 911
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Mashable!
A Wisconsin woman says that Southwest Airlines flight attendants kept her from making an emergency phone call that could have saved her husband's life. Karen Momsen-Evers received a text message from her husband right before takeoff, say... -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from US News: CBSnews.comAuthorities shut down rail service between Washington, Boston in aftermath of deadly crash in Philadelphia
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from World on HuffingtonPost.comThere's a reason Air New Zealand is considered one of the best airlines in the world. While many airlines have made entertaining safety videos, Air New Zealand has turned them into an art form, transforming the mandatory announcements in...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Adriana Henderson, 21, was shocked to find her personal photographs on escort websites.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from World on HuffingtonPost.comWhen the assorted Middle Eastern Sheiks, Kings, and Crown-Princes troop to Camp David this week for a meeting with President Obama to discuss America's rapidly warming relationship with Iran, they would do well to recall one of geopoliti...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Vox - All
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from World on HuffingtonPost.comWASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton came out on Thursday in full support of allowing certain undocumented young people to join the military, as the House of Representatives debates the issue. Her campaign issu...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from U.S. - CBSNews.comNew York goalie finds a whole new level of consistency in backstopping Rangers to Game 7 OT win against the Washington Capitals
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from US News: CBSnews.comAdministrators at a South Carolina high school told senior Peyton Robinson that the U.S. flag and POW-MIA flag displayed on the back of his truck were safety hazards and had to be removed. In response, students at York Comprehensive High...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Philly.com National/World NewsAbout 150 patients were taken to area hospitals late Tuesday following the Amtrak crash. Seven were still in critical condition Thursday.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from U.S. - CBSNews.comCompany pleads guilty after massive spill in North Carolina coated 70 miles of the Dan River in sludge
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from msnbc.com Latest Headlines
President Obama holds a media briefing after a day of meeting with Arab leaders and delegates for the Gulf Cooperation Council at Camp David. -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from U.S. - CBSNews.comNFL also fined New England Patriots $1 million and took away 2 draft picks after team used illegal footballs in AFC title game
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Stories from SlateFluid is probably the best word to describe the fast-changing political situation in the central African nation of Burundi right now. On Wednesday, there were public celebrations after a general claimed to have deposed President Pierre N...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from National: Breaking National News & Headlines - Washington PostA revised $2.4 billion budget approved by the D.C. Council Education Committee on Thursday includes new funding for early literacy initiatives, community schools that offer on-site wraparound services, and charter schools facilities. Rea...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Mashable!
It's an adventure years in the making. Mashable is pleased to welcome our latest guest writer and tech reviewer, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich You probably know Newt from his leadership in the U.S. House of Representatives in... -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Uber unwrapped: New ride-hailing service credits ND lawmakers for setting framework for Fargo
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from National News RSS FeedEight people were killed in an Amtrak train derailment Tuesday night in Philadelphia. The victims include a college dean, a food-safety company vice president; a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy; a Manhattan real estate executive; an...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from U.S. - CBSNews.comWorkers cleaning out Denison University dorm found a more than the usual assortment of notebooks and pencils
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from US News: CBSnews.comNew England Patriots' tight end Rob Gronkowski is having a Throwback Thrusday to his 90's instant messenger screen name. CBSN's Anne-Marie Green has the user name the girls just couldn't keep away from.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Nation & World - chicagotribune.comNational Guardsmen Tony Genovese and Jeremy Adkins have both seen combat, which was fortunate for the driver of a Buick that burst into flames in the South Loop.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from US News: CBSnews.comThe New England Patriots are fighting back against the NFL's report about deflated game balls used during the AFC Championship game. Boston Globe sports writer Joe Sullivan details the game plan.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from World News: CBSnews.comA picture was snapped as Sydney Engelberg was lecturing at Hebrew University in Israel while holding a student's baby. The student had to bring her baby to class because she couldn't find a babysitter. When the child started to cry, the ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Transportation safety board: Amtrak train sped up for about a minute before derailing at curve
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from msnbc.com Latest Headlines
The director of sales at Q1Media swears by the drink after it helped her battle a bad hangover during her Sin City bachelorette party. -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from The Blaze - Stories
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from NYT > U.S.Rick Santorum, who delivered a surprisingly strong performance in the 2012 presidential campaign and may run again in 2016, said he was baffled by Jeb Bush’s handling this week of a question about the 2003 war in Iraq.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from The Business InsiderDespite eight years of violence spanning two Mexican presidential administrations, the country's drug war has continued with few signs that Mexico's drug cartels are waning in power. Formally launched in December 2006 by former President...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed
The 2016 GOP race is expected to bring out billionaires bankrolling their candidates. “Whether it's the Koch brothers or Soros on the left or Sheldon," former GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich recently said , “if you're going to ... -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from World News: CBSnews.comIncident sparked by financial dispute over damage to an Iranian oil platform, U.S. official says
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from ABC News: U.S.Jordyn Ladell says she just was 13 when Cameron Thor allegedly sexually assaulted her.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Nation / World - NY Daily NewsA woman so scarred by a fellow passenger aboard an AirAsia flight, she penned an open letter sharing the horrors she heard, saw and smelled.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from U.S. - CBSNews.comThe baby's mother, a student, reportedly left the infant's body in a backpack at the school nurse office
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from The WeekThe NFL Players' Association filed an appeal Thursday on behalf of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, who received a four-game suspension as punishment for his role in the "Deflategate" scandal earlier this season. The organiza...
- Get the skinny on the miracle working Korean skincare products taking over the beauty industry.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Digg Top StoriesNot to sound like the old, bitter hardcore fan who uses phrases like “back in the day” and “before the Internet,” but back in the day, before the Internet, there were no email addresses, Facebook pages, or any other digital means of gett...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Voice of AmericaPolitical analysts agree the four-hour meeting this week between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian President Vladimir Putin was a step up in contact between the two countries. Despite tensions over Ukraine, the two sides hol...
- I’m going to say it before you even think it. Yes, with both a PhD and MBA, I’m overeducated. People marvel (or snark, depending): “You have both a PhD and an MBA? You must really like school.” The fact of the matter is, I like learning ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Voice of AmericaU.N. economic analysts say growth in Asia is expected to remain flat for the rest of 2015. The U.N. Regional Economic and Social Commission [UNESCAP] said the U.S.-led trade group, the Trans Pacific Partnership, and China’s Asian Infrast...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from PandoDaily
You know how people keep recommending that you don’t repeat passwords across multiple websites, that you use hard-to-guess passwords, and that you guard those passwords instead of revealing them on television ? Here’s why. Re... -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from stories: NationalOne in four people who bought health insurance on their own couldn't afford medical care last year, according to a study released Thursday that shows out-of-pockets costs are still getting between Americans and their doctors despite Obam...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from The OnionAccording to a small study conducted by the Microsoft Corporation, the average human attention span is now down to eight seconds, or one second shorter than that of a goldfish, which the researchers blame on an increased reliance on tech...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from World news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comPalestinian officials say dozens of people were injured when a bomb exploded at a training base used by the Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules the territory. … Click to Continue »
- America's Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is controversial, preventing undisclosed offshore accounts but at what cost?
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Voice of AmericaKurdish forces in northern Syria are making incremental gains against Islamic State militants, routing them from points along a key highway. With Rob Raffaele providing narration, VOA Kurdish service reporter Zana Omer has more from the ...
- VideoIt’s not a bird. It’s not a plane. It’s not even superman. But it flies better than any of them. It’s the barn bat — that stealth pilot of the night. And it could soon be teaching airplanes big and small how to fly. Neuroscientists ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Digg Top StoriesThe news that Whole Foods will open a separate chain of stores designed to appeal to millennials stopped me mid-aisle. According to Whole Foods co-CEO Walter Robb, these future stores will feature “modern, streamlined design, innovative ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comLawsuits from environmental groups are snagging badly needed efforts to log forests in California’s fire-prone Sierra Nevada mountains, lawmakers and witnesses tell a House of Representatives subcommittee. Officials urge action to speed ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from World news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comSaudi Arabia and Yemen's Iranian-backed Shiite rebels on Thursday traded charges of violating a humanitarian cease-fire, as a helicopter gunship belonging to the Saudi-led coalition struck a truck in northern Yemen, killing nine people. ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comOklahoma's top investigative agency is considering a district attorney's request to examine allegations of misconduct in the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office, following the shooting of a restrained man by a volunteer deputy and the release ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from World news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comGunfire and explosions rang out Thursday as military forces backing an attempted coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza battled troops loyal to him over key sites in Burundi's capital, while his office reported he had returned to the c...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comTom Brady appealed his four-game suspension for his role in using deflated footballs during the AFC championship game, and the players union urged Commissioner Roger Goodell to appoint a neutral arbitrator to hear the case. … Click...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Voice of AmericaFormer Florida governor and expected presidential candidate Jeb Bush sought to end a political controversy Thursday over the Iraq war. Bush said at a town hall event in Tempe, Arizona, that faced with the decision today, he would not hav...
- Deadspin Something Happened With Floyd Mayweather’s Crew At The Warriors Game | Gizmodo The Most ExtThursday, May 14, 2015 from GawkerDeadspin Something Happened With Floyd Mayweather’s Crew At The Warriors Game | Gizmodo The Most Extreme Body Hacks That Actually Change Your Physical Abilities | io9 Rick And Morty Kill The Simpsons In This Hilariously Gruesome Couch Ga...
- The ongoing TPP drama illustrates the old adage, “Politics makes strange bedfellows,” Senate Republicans voted with President Obama while Senate Democrats opposed him.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comThe very poorest of the poor can be helped with a program that includes providing goats, sheep, chickens or other livestock and training in how to make money from them, a large six-nation study concludes. … Click to Continue »
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Voice of AmericaPoverty and lack of guidance often leave young people in South African townships in the same cycle of poverty that the previous generation experienced. A mentorship program in Johannesburg seeks to counter this problem by giving students...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Foreign Policy JournalPalestinian refugees know too well what their Arab brethren are going through: the massacres, the unredeemable loss, the despair, and the sinking boats. The article The Arab Boat: It’s an Arab-Palestinian Nakba, and We Are All Refugees w...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Salon.comThe Advanced Placement U.S. History standards contain too much U.S. History for Joe Kyrillos
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Raw Story » U.S. NewsATLAH World Missionary Church Pastor Dr. James David Manning asserted this week that Baltimore residents rioted after the death of Freddie Gray because black people were not ready for a black president. In his Wednesday video broadcast, ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comFran Fisher, who broadcast Penn State football games on the radio for many years, has died. He was 91. … Click to Continue »
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Voice of AmericaThe U.S. Senate has bolstered President Barack Obama’s trade agenda by voting 65-33 to begin debate on a bill facilitating the approval of a free trade pact among 12 Pacific Rim nations that account for 40 percent of global economic outp...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Digg Top StoriesPhysicists are beginning to unravel the mysteries of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays, particles accelerated by the most powerful forces in the universe.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from World news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comA Syrian official on Thursday called on the international community to protect the 2,000-year-old ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra, now threatened by advancing Islamic State militants. … Click to Continue »
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Jewish Telegraphic Agency » United States
Joyce Dubensky, a veteran Jewish community professional and now CEO of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, was among those seriously injured in the Amtrak crash Tuesday night in Philadelphia. -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from World news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comThe head of Venezuela's congress says he is asking courts to bar news executives from leaving the country while he's suing them for alleged defamation. … Click to Continue »
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Bloomberg PoliticsThe Megaupload founder, who faces charges of copyright infringement, said the Wikileaks founder will take aim at Clinton.
- The first trailer for CW's Legends of Tomorrow is more Power Rangers than anyone expected.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from International Business TimesThe White House has demanded an apology from Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat who said it was “disrespectful” for President Barack Obama to criticize Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat who opposes Obama’s free-trade effor...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comA New York woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of her 8-year-old disabled daughter on the day she was to be a flower girl. … Click to Continue »
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from GawkerAs if the indignity of riding discount transportation to Boston wasn’t enough on its own, passengers of a Bolt Bus were forced to evacuate Monday evening as their chariot began bursting into flames. When one passenger emailed to complain...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from International Business TimesThere’s been a possible coup in Burundi, and what happens next could reverberate throughout Africa. But there is another party likely watching very closely what goes on -- the White House. While the State Department has already come out ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Bloomberg PoliticsThe former Florida governor promotes a tool that he thinks could help with replacing the Affordable Care Act.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from PandoDaily
Seymour Hersh found himself in the middle of an F-5 shitstorm this week after breaking his biggest blockbuster story of the Obama Era, debunking the official heroic White House story about how Navy SEALs took out Osama Bin Laden in a dar... -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from GawkerIf you’re looking for a professional challenge , Amtrak just posted a job opening for a “communications lead” in Washington, DC. Don’t live in DC? Like the listing says, “Your success is a train ride away.” Read more...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from World news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comHarvey Weinstein offered a peek at Quentin Tarantino's film "The Hateful Eight" at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday as the movie mogul previewed the Weinstein Co.'s upcoming slate. … Click to Continue »
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Salon.comA training session for people working with a majority-female city council has the right idea on gender relations!
- With the 2014 tax year behind us, now is the time to focus on the 2015 tax year. Last fall, the IRS announced cost-of-living and other adjustments for tax tables (tax rates), standard deductions, personal exemption amounts, AMT exemption...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comThe death toll from the Amtrak wreck rises to eight with the discovery of another body in a mangled railcar, while a lawyer for the train’s engineer says his client has no recollection of the crash and wasn’t on his cellphone or using dr...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from National news | Miami Herald & MiamiHerald.comFlanked by parents holding photographs of the children they've lost to gun violence in Chicago, filmmaker Spike Lee on Thursday defended his choice to make a movie about the city with the Iraq-inspired title "Chiraq." … Click to Co...
- One of the longstanding idiosyncrasies of stock market investing is patterns. Human beings are keen on finding them, often where they don't exist. Scientists even have a word for it: "apophenia." It means seeing connections and patterns ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Digg Top StoriesThe war in Iraq — the issue that defined George W. Bush's presidency and haunted candidates from both parties on the 2008 campaign trail — is back. And this time it's creating headaches for Jeb Bush.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsNEW YORK (AP) — Whether you remember him as FBI agent Mulder from "The X-Files" or the womanizing novelist Hank Moody on "Californication," David...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from RealClearWorldJ. Keating, Slate So what exactly do the U.S. and Russia have to talk about? A State Department official downplayed expectations for the trip by describing it as an effort to “keep these lines of communication open,” but ther...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent News1 p.m.Amtrak's top official says limited Northeast Corridor service will be restored Monday with full service returning by Tuesday.President and...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Democracy Now!
The Obama administration has tentatively approved Shell's plans to begin oil extraction off the Alaskan coast this summer. Federal scientists estimate the Arctic region contains up to 15 billion barrels of oil, and Shell has long fought ... -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Newsmax - AmericaGov. Jerry Brown on Thursday proposed a record $115.3 billion California spending plan that will send more money to public schools, freeze in-state undergraduate tuition and establish a new state tax credit for the working poor.The Democ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Mondoweiss
On May 2, a few miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, just north of Nogales, on Tohono O’odham land, a group of activists unveiled a banner of protest in front of a new surveillance tower, manufactured and operated by the Israeli company El... -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Newsmax - AmericaToday, however, vague statutes that criminalize child "neglect" or "endangerment" undermine the social legitimacy of parental autonomy. And they ignore the reality that almost every decision a parent makes involves risks.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Newsmax - AmericaThe New England Patriots lashed out Wednesday at the report that led to the NFL's four-game suspension of superstar quarterback Tom Brady, contesting its conclusions.The Patriots posted a point-by-point rebuttal of attorney Ted Wells' re...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Top StoriesPlayback: War on poverty
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Christianpost.com > WorldDozens of rape survivors recently rescued from Boko Haram's stronghold in the Sambisa Forest in Borno State, Nigeria, are said to be facing stigma and harassment as they reintegrate into their communities and human rights activists are c...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from RealClearWorldElias Groll, FP North Korea typically executes traitors, spies, and other disloyal subjects by firing squad, but Kim’s brief reign has been replete with reports of grisly execution methods. The use of anti-aircraft guns to carry ou...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from RealClearWorldKevin Kosar, RealClearWorld As the U.S. Congress this week continues to debate legislation to address President Barack Obama's proposed nuclear deal with Iran, some critics howl that the bill would usurp presidential authority. They are ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Democracy Now!Amtrak Train Traveled at Twice the Speed Limit Before Derailment, House GOP Votes to Cut Amtrak Funding, Senate Reaches Deal to Vote on Fast-Track Trade Authority, House Approves Curbs to NSA Bulk Phone Collection, House Approves Revised...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsROXBURY, Maine (AP) — A couple of varmint vandals are hitting a small western Maine town hard.A skunk and a groundhog have caused damage to three...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Mondoweiss
Neoconservative financier Paul Singer was Marco Rubio's second largest backer in 2009-2014, so it's no wonder Jeb Bush is pandering to Singer on Israel, he needs to compete with Rubio -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Top StoriesThe National Defense Authorization Act hits rocky waters as it heads to the floor.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationNPR's Eric Deggans interviews David Letterman about his career as a late night host. Letterman will retire from CBS' Late Show next Wednesday.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Newsmax - AmericaIf you own a shiny, expensive new Apple Watch, you might want to consider swapping your watchband for a set of handcuffs to lock it to your wrist.
- As Train Crash Death Toll Reaches 7, GOP Votes to Cut Amtrak Budget by $250M & Delay Safety UpgradesThursday, May 14, 2015 from Democracy Now!
The death toll from Tuesday's Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia is now at seven and is expected to rise. About a dozen passengers are still missing. Authorities now say the train was traveling at about 106 miles per hour, more than... -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsCHICAGO (AP) — Oscar-nominated filmmaker Spike Lee appeared on Chicago's South Side Thursday with parents who have lost children to the city's gun...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from RealClearWorldPaul Waldman, Washington Post If you want to believe that Bush “misheard” the question — and thus answered as though the question was “what would you have done then?” instead of “knowing what we know n...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsNEW YORK (AP) — Barack Obama supporter James Taylor doesn't just think the U.S. president is great — he believes Obama is the greatest of...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from RealClearWorldJohn Campbell, CFR After almost five years of reverses, the Nigerian federal government largely cleared Boko Haram fighters from the territories they occupied in Borno state–in about five weeks. The Nigerian government has given mo...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from RealClearWorldAaron Miller, TNI Rarely have so many Israelis, Americans, Arabs, Europeans, and just about everyone else on the planet been more annoyed, exasperated, and angry with an Israeli Prime Minister. His utter self confident image on one hand ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from RollingStone.com: PoliticsBarack Obama made headlines this week by taking on Sen. Elizabeth Warren in a dispute over our latest labor-crushing free trade deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The president's anger over Warren's decision to lead the Senate in block...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from RealClearWorldDaniel Henninger, Wall Street Journal Ral Castro’s “very friendly” meeting with Pope Francis.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Latin America News DispatchTop Story — Uruguay’s new government appears to be distancing itself from its predecessor’s decision to accept six former inmates from the United States’ detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, into the country ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsBUJUMBURA, Burundi (AP) — Gunfire and explosions rang out Thursday in the streets as military forces backing an attempted coup against President...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsWASHINGTON (AP) — What were they thinking?For months new Secret Service Director Joseph Clancy had been warning agents and officers that...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Christianpost.com > WorldThe Taliban on Thursday claimed responsibility for an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday that left 14 people dead, including one American.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from MondoweissJodi Rudoren's latest sanctification of an Israeli artist who fears Iranian nukes shows that the Times has utterly abdicated the role of offering a balanced view of the conflict. It is dedicated to promoting the Israeli view, building su...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationAs relations between the world's two biggest nuclear powers deteriorate, the treaties and dialogue that kept Russia and the U.S. from nuclear war are fraying.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Christianpost.com > WorldTwo 13-year-old boys trained to fight for ISIS have reportedly been captured by al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, with one of them revealing that he was forced to fight his cousin. ISIS is believed to have taken over 600 children in the Deir e...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Top StoriesThe designation stops short of being a mutual defense pact.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Top StoriesBrandon Bostian allegedly has "absolutely no recollection" of the accident.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Townhall's Most Recent NewsWASHINGTON (AP) — A senior official at the Department of Veterans Affairs says the agency is improperly spending at least $5 billion a year for...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Top StoriesAnd then there were 19 (or so).
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationPresident Obama meets with officials from six Persian Gulf countries at Camp David to reassure them about the emerging nuclear deal with Iran.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Christianpost.com > WorldAn Iraqi nun who has been displaced by the Islamic State terrorist organization told Congress members on Wednesday that Christians in Iraq have lost everything, including their own dignity and history, as ISIS continues its quest to comp...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Top Stories"Knowing what we know now, I would not invade."
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Democracy Now!
The Port of Seattle has voted to seek the blockade of rigs used by the oil giant Shell for its planned drilling in the Arctic this summer. Shell has signed a lease to station its rigs in the Puget Sound while it drills for oil in pristin... -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationAt a hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, a senior official at the Department of Veterans Affairs accused his agency of waste, fraud and mismanagement in the way it purchases medical care and supplies.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from RealClearWorldJane Lee, NatGeo Archaeologists searching for real-life pirates of the Caribbean stumbled on a mysterious shipwreck in 2011. Now after years of historical detective work, they know what they discovered.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from NPR Topics: NationThe bill would require children to be vaccinated against measles and other diseases before entering kindergarten. If it becomes law, it would be among the strictest in the nation.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Top StoriesSecret Service agents detained the man.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Top StoriesGeorge Stephanopoulos says he should not have donated money to the Clinton Foundation and that he will not moderate the ABC News-sponsored Republican primary debate in February after failing to disclose those contributions.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from RealClearWorldEconomist A favoured incumbent comes in second, and an ex-rock star seen as a fringe candidate draws 21%
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Top StoriesIt includes a dozen people who have signaled no intention of running.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from RealClearWorldFuller & Cochrane, NY Times A wooden fishing boat carrying several hundred desperate migrants from Myanmar was spotted adrift in the Andaman Sea betweenThailand and Malaysia on Thursday, part of an exodus in which thousands of people hav...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Top StoriesShe shakes hands with staffers who have yet to meet her and familiar faces.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Global News : Canada
Defensive lineman Khalif Mitchell has been fined undisclosed amounts by the Canadian Football League and the Montreal Alouettes for inappropriate posts on Twitter. -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CTVNews.ca - World - Public RSSBEIRUT -- The Islamic State group has released an audio message purportedly from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has not been seen or heard from in months.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CBC | Canadian NewsArtifacts recovered from the High Arctic wreck of the Franklin expedition's HMS Erebus go on display at Ottawa's Museum of History today through the Victoria Day long weekend.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Global News : Canada
The Canadian government says it's against the use of child soldiers in armed conflict, but has not applied the definition to Omar Khadr. -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CTVNews.ca - World - Public RSSThe three Baltic countries are asking NATO to permanently deploy an army brigade to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as a deterrent against an increasingly assertive Russia.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from RT - USAA man was arrested outside the White House after attempting to launch a small drone from nearby Lafayette Park on Thursday afternoon. The Secret Service briefly locked down the area. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from North America NewsFacebook's app now links nine international media outlets to mobile users, giving them instant access to news.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CBC | Canadian NewsOttawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk needs a liver transplant after battling major health issues since January, and the team is appealing to the public for help.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Reuters: U.S.DALLAS (Reuters) - A thriving black market for Blue Bell ice cream recalled over Listeria concerns that saw asking prices of up to $10,000 a tub looked set to collapse on Thursday after the maker reached an agreement with Texas to bring ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CTVNews.ca - World - Public RSSPhilippine police are investigating as a criminal matter a fire that killed at least 72 factory workers who became trapped in the building's second floor, where a relative said iron grills on windows prevented the victims from escaping.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CTVNews.ca - Canada - Public RSSNova Scotia's transportation minister says the Bluenose II is on track to start sailing early this summer, at a cost of about $20 million.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CBC | Canadian NewsThe Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal by Karl Lilgert, the former BC Ferries officer who was at the helm of the Queen of the North in 2006 when it sank off the north coast of B.C.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from RT - USAThe House of Representatives has passed a compromise bill that will give Congress review powers over the Iran nuclear deal, within limits agreed to by the White House, despite the objections from some conservative lawmakers. Read Full Ar...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CTVNews.ca - World - Public RSSGunfire and explosions rang out in Burundi's capital on Thursday as military forces backing an attempted coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza battled it out with forces loyal to the elected leader.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CTVNews.ca - World - Public RSSA photo of a Jerusalem university professor holding a student's baby while he teaches is getting a lot of love on the Internet.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CTVNews.ca - World - Public RSSHundreds of Boko Haram extremists tried to attack the biggest army base in northeast Nigeria overnight but met fierce resistance from soldiers who fired artillery throughout the night.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CTVNews.ca - Canada - Public RSSThe family of an aboriginal teenager who died of an overdose in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside wept after hearing the horrific details of how the system failed her.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from RT - USAA team of scientists have found an accurate way to immediately identify long term radiation damage by examining blood-bound genes, allowing more accurate predictions of who can survive radiation exposure after a nuclear catastrophe or a ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from TORONTO STAR | NEWS | CANADAFollowing the high court's dismissal of a third federal appeal in the Omar Khadr case, Justice Rothstein takes his leave
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Reuters: U.S.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested an Iraqi immigrant to the United States who traveled to Syria for allegedly lying to investigators about pledging allegiance to the leader of Islamic State, ...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CBC | Canadian NewsCanadian Pacific Railway wants to have a group of office workers who can drive trains in the case of a strike or shortage of workers.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Reuters: U.S.MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A jury on Thursday found the national right-to-die group Final Exit Network guilty of assisting a Minnesota woman's suicide in 2007 and interfering with a death scene, prosecutors said.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from The Globe and Mail - National RSS feedTax agency tested its workers more than a year after a major security breach
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CTVNews.ca - World - Public RSSThe European Union's border agency is boosting its operations in the Mediterranean Sea near Greece as increasing numbers of migrants try to enter the EU from Turkey, its chief said Thursday.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from TORONTO STAR | NEWS | CANADACompare the current electoral boundaries in B.C. to those that will take effect in the next federal election.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CBC | Canadian NewsGrade 12 student Lauren Wiggins isn’t backing down in her dispute against the administration of a Moncton, N.B., high school over an "unjust" dress code, which is at the centre of an incident that has sparked a social media backlash.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CTVNews.ca - Canada - Public RSSMontreal-area mayors say they hope to join a lawsuit aimed at overturning Canada's Post's decision to reduce home delivery because they say the Crown corporation is acting arrogantly and refusing to listen to their concerns.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Reuters: U.S.BOSTON (Reuters) - The first full day of jury deliberations in the Boston Marathon bombing trial ended on Thursday without a decision on whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev would be sentenced to death or to life in prison for the deadly 2013 attack.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Global News : Canada
During Regina-raised TV Star Tatiana Maslany’s appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers Wednesday night, the topic of her hometown came up. -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CBC | Canadian NewsSchools tend to heavily restrict girls clothing to prevent distracting their male counterparts. That misguided solution can send the wrong message to both genders, some researchers say.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from TORONTO STAR | NEWS | CANADAHe has suggested complainant instigated the physical confrontation that led to his client’s arrest
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Global News : Canada
Last year the El Nino failed to bring a forecast mild winter to most of Canada. Now the forecast is calling for a stronger El Nino. Will central and eastern Canada finally get its warm winter? -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from BBC News - US & CanadaDeath toll in US train derailment rises to eight as engineer Brandon Bostian says he has no recollection of the crash.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from RT - USAThe mayor and chief of police in Minneapolis are asking for the public's help in finding out how a 10-year-old boy was gassed during Wednesday night's solidarity march protesting the death of Tony Robinson. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from The Globe and Mail - National RSS feedBrazeau is facing charges of assault and sexual assault arising from an alleged incident two years ago in the Quebec city of Gatineau
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Reuters: U.S.LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal grand jury indicted a former Los Angeles County undersheriff and a retired captain on obstruction and conspiracy charges in a long-running investigation of inmate abuse and corruption, prosecutors said o...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from BBC News - US & CanadaHarry Shearer, who voices Ned Flanders and Mr Burns in The Simpsons, is to leave the show after more than 25 years following a dispute with producers.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Reuters: U.S.ATLANTA (Reuters) - New billboards advising Atlanta residents to "Stay Calm, Don't Run" during encounters with law enforcement drew rebuke this week from City Council members and police who say the campaign sends the wrong message.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CBC | Canadian NewsThe RCMP is looking for 30 officers to join a new unit set to take control of security on Parliament Hill in June, CBC News has learned.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CTVNews.ca - Canada - Public RSSA B.C. Supreme Court judge has directed a jury to enter a not-guilty verdict for one of four charges against a couple accused of plotting to blow up the provincial legislature.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Reuters: U.S.PHILADELPHIA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A portrait of the engineer at the helm of a speeding Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia began to emerge on Thursday as the man's lawyer said his client could not remember the crash and rescuers p...
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from BBC News - US & CanadaA man whose wife has given birth to their 13th consecutive son says "medically, it's just not possible" for them to have a daughter.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from TORONTO STAR | NEWS | CANADAChristopher Lloyd speaks about politics and art after elaborate art project to take on Liberal leader Justin Trudeau in the federal election was spoiled.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CBC | Canadian NewsThe Supreme Court of Canada has rejected the federal government's bid to have former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr declared an adult offender.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Global News : Canada
Easy credit and even easier ways to tap it are altering the way Canadians pay for things, with many now favouring credit cards over other forms of payment. -
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CTVNews.ca - World - Public RSSJurors began their first full day of deliberations Thursday to decide whether Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev deserves life in prison or the death penalty.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from TORONTO STAR | NEWS | CANADAResearchers were shocked when a humpback whale surfaced at arms' length from their boat off the coast of B.C. last week. Meet Windy, “The Friendly Humpback.”
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from CTVNews.ca - Canada - Public RSSA woman found guilty of criminal harassment after posting a photo of graffiti depicting a senior Montreal police officer with a bullet in his head was given a suspended sentence Thursday.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from BBC News - US & CanadaThe day after the Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia, debate rages over whether it's too soon to talk about Amtrak funding and infrastructure projects.
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Thursday, May 14, 2015 from Reuters: U.S.WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three people were found dead in a home in northwest Washington after a fire on Thursday, and investigators were looking into the possibility of foul play, the Washington Post and other local media reported.
