• Malaysia Airlines Towelette Found On Western Australia Beach

    An unwrapped moist towelette branded with the Malaysia Airlines logo has been found on a beach in West Australia -- and it's now being tested to see if it is the first confirmed piece of evidence from the airline's missing plane. The package was found by a couple strolling the beach near the town…

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  • Autopsy shows Chicago baby dead when cut by power saw

    CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago woman is charged in the death of her 7-month-old granddaughter, who was struck in the head multiple times before having her throat cut with a power saw, prosecutors announced Tuesday.

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  • Prosecutors play 911 call of girl they say was run to death

    GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman on trial for murder in her granddaughter's death called out the child's name time after time as the girl lay on the ground after collapsing, but didn't tell medics the girl had run for hours, according to evidence presented Tuesday.

    Associated Press
  • Samsung is spending an insane amount of money to beat Apple to the ‘next big thing’

    Samsung hasn’t had the best year financially but it’s not slowing down its spending on R&D. BusinessKorea reports that Samsung spent an astonishing $13.8 billion in research and development in 2014, the single largest R&D investment in the company’s history. FROM EARLIER: A complete breakdown of…

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  • Jury finds Pharrell, Thicke copied for 'Blurred Lines' song

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury awarded Marvin Gaye's children nearly $7.4 million Tuesday after determining singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied their father's music to create "Blurred Lines," the biggest hit song of 2013.

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    Reality show helicopters crash during filming in Argentina killing 10 including French sports stars (7 photos)

    Two helicopters carrying passengers filming a popular European reality show crashed Monday in a remote area of northwest Argentina, killing eight French citizens and two Argentines, authorities said. The helicopters crashed while flying near Villa Castelli in La Rioja province, about 730 miles…

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  • Report: Chance of mega-quake hitting California increases

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scientists are virtually certain that California will be rocked by a strong earthquake in the next 30 years. Now they say the risk of a mega-quake is more likely than previously thought.

    Associated Press
  • Obama announces changes for student loan repayment

    By Roberta Rampton ATLANTA (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told students at Georgia Tech on Tuesday he wants to make the process of repaying student loans easier to understand and manage. Obama signed a “student aid bill of rights” and spelled out an assortment of policy tweaks and projects to…

    Reuters
  • Gang enforcer to be executed for killing woman over drug tax

    HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A gang enforcer convicted of beating and strangling a San Antonio woman who refused to pay a Mexican Mafia-imposed tax on her illegal drug sales is set to be executed this week.

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  • Photos claim IS beheadings of homosexuals in northern Iraq

    The Islamic State group has publicly beheaded three men in northern Iraq, two of them for allegedly engaging in homosexual acts, according to photos shared by sympathisers on social media Tuesday. The jihadist group, which controls swathes of Iraq and neighbouring Syria, has carried out hundreds of…

    AFP
  • What happens with Apple Watch once the battery runs out

    Apple claims that the Apple Watch delivers some 18 hours of battery life, with the 42mm model being slightly more generous according to Apple’s own estimates. But that might not be enough for some smartwatch users who might use the device more than what Apple assumes in its test scenarios. In fact,…

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  • Hillary: Just Trust Me on This One

    In her first public comments on a controversy involving her emails, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton answered questions from the press for 20 minutes, but her response amounted to this: You've just got to trust me. Of those, 30,490 she deemed work-related and turned over to the State…

    The Atlantic
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    University of Oklahoma disbands Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter after racist video (15 photos)

    The University of Oklahoma's president expelled two students Tuesday after he said they were identified as leaders of a racist chant captured on video during a fraternity event. University President David Boren said in a statement the two students were dismissed for creating a "hostile learning…

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  • Salt Lake City First Responders Heard Mystery Voice Before Rescuing Toddler From River

    Three police officers and two firemen outside Utah say they heard a mysterious voice asking for help before they knew a toddler was in a submerged car for 13 hours.

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  • Swastikas ripped from California house, new sign goes up

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California man put up a new sign on his house Tuesday, a day after a protester tore down swastikas posters and a wooden statue that accompanied the display.

    Associated Press
  • Man arrested for Arkansas murder nearly 50 years later

    By Steve Barnes LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) - A man who was a little too chatty with a cellmate in Delaware a few years ago was arrested on Tuesday for a murder that took place nearly a half-century ago in Arkansas, authorities said. James Leon Clay, 67, was taken into custody by FBI agents in…

    Reuters
  • 4 Common Mistakes That Lead to Medical School Rejections

    Every year, applicants who are not accepted to medical school wonder why they didn't make the cut. One common theme I see when reviewing applications of students who are not accepted to medical school is an unrealistic view about the applicant's competitiveness. As a result, a student may apply…

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