Scientist: Evolution debate will soon be history
AP - 21 hrs agoRichard Leakey predicts skepticism over evolution will soon be history. More »Scientist: Evolution debate will soon be history
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Is this the world’s most epic marriage proposal?
Today in Tech - Fri, May 25, 2012Now we've seen our share of geeky marriage proposals in our day, but Isaac Lamb's insanely epic live lip-dub proposal may just be the most epically awesome "she said yes!" story of them all. The Portland actor had his brother sit girlfriend Amy … Continue reading More »Is this the world’s most epic marriage proposal?
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Warning signs for Obama on path to electoral votes
AP - 23 hrs agoPresident Barack Obama faces new warning signs in a once-promising Southern state and typically Democratic-voting Midwestern states roughly five months before the election even as he benefits nationally from encouraging economic news. More »Warning signs for Obama on path to electoral votes
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California Dog Burned by Explosives Reunited With Owner
ABC News Blogs - Fri, May 25, 2012Dexter, a spaniel long-haired chihuahua mix who was severely injured by explosives that were strapped to his body and detonated, was reunited with his owner, Shukriyyah Albaaqee, after she saw reports of the dog on the news. Police in Stockton, Calif. responded to reports on Wednesday that an... More »California Dog Burned by Explosives Reunited With Owner
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80-Year-Old Woman's Skydiving Trip From Hell
ABC News Blogs - Fri, May 25, 2012A video of an elderly woman’s skydiving adventure gone horribly awry has gone viral, perhaps serving as a warning literally to look before you leap — or at least to mind your elders when it looks like they actually don’t want to jump out of... More »80-Year-Old Woman's Skydiving Trip From Hell
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Kansas governor signs bill banning Islamic law
Reuters - Fri, May 25, 2012KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - Republican Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill aimed at keeping state courts and agencies from using Islamic or other non-U.S. laws when making decisions, his office said on Friday, drawing criticism from a national Muslim group. The law has been dubbed the "sharia bill" because critics say it targets the Islamic legal code. Sharia, or Islamic law, covers all aspects of Muslim life, including religious obligations and financial dealings. Opponents of state bans say they could nullify wills or legal contracts between Muslims. ... More »Kansas governor signs bill banning Islamic law
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Paolo Gabriele: from papal butler to accused traitor
Reuters - Sat, May 26, 2012VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Paolo Gabriele was always a reserved, almost shy man, as his position required. He had access to the most private rooms in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace - Pope Benedict's apartment. But what could have prompted the pope's butler, who was formally charged by Vatican magistrates on Saturday with illegal possession of secret documents, to betray the man who trusted him? Was it money? Probably not. ... More »Paolo Gabriele: from papal butler to accused traitor
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Iran has enough uranium for 5 bombs: expert
Reuters - Sat, May 26, 2012Iran has significantly stepped up its output of low-enriched uranium and total production in the last five years would be enough for at least five nuclear weapons if refined much further, a U.S. security institute said. The Institute for Science and International Security (ISIS), a think-tank which tracks Iran's nuclear program closely, based the analysis on data in the latest report by the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) which was issued on Friday. ... More »Iran has enough uranium for 5 bombs: expert
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Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks
AP - 4 hrs agoThe Vatican's inquisition into the source of leaked documents has yielded its first target with the arrest of the pope's butler, but the investigation is continuing into a scandal that has embarrassed the Holy See by revealing evidence of internal power struggles, intrigue and corruption in the highest levels of the Catholic Church governance. More »Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks
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Clinton condemns Syria 'atrocity' in Houla
AFP - 18 hrs agoUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday condemned the "atrocity" of the deaths of 92 people in the Syrian town of Houla, joining global calls for world action to end the bloodshed. More »Clinton condemns Syria 'atrocity' in Houla
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Lady Gaga's Indonesia concert off after threats
AFP - 1 hr 32 mins agoPop diva Lady Gaga on Sunday cancelled her Indonesian concert with promoters saying the security threat was too serious after Islamic hardliners promised "chaos" if she entered the Muslim nation. More »Lady Gaga's Indonesia concert off after threats
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Man Admitted to Hospital for Kidney Stone, Discovers He's a Woman
ABC News Blogs - Fri, May 25, 2012A Colorado man who was admitted to the hospital for a kidney stone received surprising news when the nurse came back with test results revealing he was actually a woman. Denver photographer Steve Crecelius said he’s felt a little different all his life. “When I... More »Man Admitted to Hospital for Kidney Stone, Discovers He's a Woman
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Joe Biden Reflects on Grief, Suicidal Thoughts After Death of Wife and Daughter
ABC OTUS News - Fri, May 25, 2012Vice President Joe Biden today delivered a deeply personal and, at times, emotional address to survivors of slain U.S. military service members, recounting his struggle with intense grief after his wife and daughter were killed in a car accident almost 40 years ago. “For the... More »Joe Biden Reflects on Grief, Suicidal Thoughts After Death of Wife and Daughter
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FACT CHECK: Obama off on thrifty spending claim
AP - Sat, May 26, 2012The White House is aggressively pushing the idea that, contrary to widespread belief, President Barack Obama is tightfisted with taxpayer dollars. To back it up, the administration cites a media report that claims federal spending is rising at the slowest pace since the Eisenhower years. More »FACT CHECK: Obama off on thrifty spending claim
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U.N. says over 92 killed in Syria, 32 of them children
Reuters - 18 hrs agoBEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Saturday that more than 92 people were killed in what activists described as an artillery barrage by government forces in the worst violence since the start of a U.N. peace plan to slow the flow of blood in Syria's uprising. The bloodied bodies of children, some with their skulls split open, were shown in footage posted to YouTube purporting to show the victims of the shelling in the central town of Houla on Friday. The sound of wailing filled the room. ... More »U.N. says over 92 killed in Syria, 32 of them children
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Charity: Widow of pilot of United Flight 93 dies
AP - 14 hrs agoThe wife of the pilot of the United Airlines flight that crashed into a Pennsylvania field after being taken over by terrorists on 9/11 has died of what her charity said was natural causes. More »Charity: Widow of pilot of United Flight 93 dies
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Report: N. Korean officials executed in staged traffic accidents
The Lookout - Fri, May 25, 2012A new Amnesty International report paints a gruesome picture of summary executions, torture and ill-treatment in North Korea as Kim Jong Un succeeded his late father, Kim Jong Il, as the country's ruler last December. The country used firing squads or staged traffic accidents to execute 30 officials involved in talks to unite North and [...] More »Report: N. Korean officials executed in staged traffic accidents
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DNA study seeks origin of Appalachia's Melungeons
AP - Thu, May 24, 2012For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons. Some speculated they were descended from Portuguese explorers, or perhaps from Turkish slaves or Gypsies. More »DNA study seeks origin of Appalachia's Melungeons
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Iran not ready for visit to suspect nuclear site
Reuters - 8 hrs agoDUBAI (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog has not yet given good enough reasons to visit an Iranian site where it suspects there may have been experiments for developing nuclear weapons, Iranian media said. The Parchin complex is at the centre of Western suspicions that Iran is developing atom bombs despite Tehran's repeated denials of any such ambition. A report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) last week said satellite images showed "extensive activities" at Parchin. Iranian officials have refused access to the complex, southeast of Tehran, saying it is a military site. ... More »Iran not ready for visit to suspect nuclear site
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Shock over arrest in NYC boy's '79 disappearance
AP - 20 hrs agoWhen police dug up a Manhattan basement last month in a fruitless search for the remains of Etan Patz, a 6-year-old boy who disappeared in 1979, Lucy Suarez saw the news on TV and wished that the family of the missing child would finally get some peace. More »Shock over arrest in NYC boy's '79 disappearance
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