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10 Trips You NEED To Take In Your 50s
The Huffington Post - 8 Aug 2013 12:33
Our motto here at Huff/Post50 is "Life Begins At 50." And that's right -- turning 50 marks the arrival of a new beginning. The kids are becoming adults and careers are starting to settle down. As a result, we recommend y...
Stolen at Birth: Who Is Paul Fronczak?
ABC News - 8 Aug 2013 23:42
In 1964 newborn Paul Joseph Fronczak was stolen from the Michael Reese hospital in Chicago by a woman posing as a nurse. She was never caught. Just over a year later, an abandoned baby found outside a variety store in Ne...
Ohio man who held 3 captive is moved to 2nd prison
Boston - 8 Aug 2013 17:59
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Ohio man who held three women captive in his home for a decade and repeatedly raped them has been moved from one state prison to another where he is being held in protective custody, the prison syst...
Japan Unveils Its Largest Warship Since WWII
Time - 8 Aug 2013 08:05
The unveiling of the destroyer has drawn attention from its neighbors, especially longstanding rival China
Burma's Muslim-Buddhist Conflict Spreads to Indonesia
Time - 8 Aug 2013 08:05
A bombing in Jakarta last Sunday is sparking fears that violence over Burma's Muslim Rohingya group is spilling into Indonesia
Broader sifting of message data is seen by NSA
Boston - 8 Aug 2013 06:20
The National Security Agency is searching the contents of vast amounts of Americans' email and text communications into and out of the country, hunting for people who mention information about foreigners under surveillan...
Man Who Smuggled Rhino Horns Pleads Guilty
ABC News - 8 Aug 2013 05:55
NYC antiques dealer pleads guilty to smuggling artifacts made from rhino horns to China
1964 Chicago Hospital Kidnapping Case Reopened By FBI After Fronczak Family DNA Testing
The Huffington Post - 8 Aug 2013 03:08
CHICAGO -- The FBI said Wednesday it is reopening its investigation into the 1964 kidnapping of a newborn boy from a Chicago hospital, after recent DNA testing revealed that a boy found in New Jersey more than a year lat...
Mexican left proposes weakening oil union power
Boston - 8 Aug 2013 23:00
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's main leftist party said Thursday it is willing to cut back on the enormous power that the country's oil workers' union wields in the state-run oil company, Pemex.
Movie Review: 'Elysium' Sends Matt Damon Into a Dystopian Future
The New York Times - 8 Aug 2013 19:18
"Elysium," the second feature from the director Neill Blomkamp, stars Matt Damon as a former thief living on a ruined Earth in 2154.
UK anti-fraud investigators lose track of docs
Boston - 8 Aug 2013 17:53
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's Serious Fraud Office temporarily lost track of thousands of documents gathered as part of its investigation into allegations of corruption at defense company BAE Systems PLC, the agency acknowled...
US Marine demoted for urinating on corpses
Al Jazeera English - 8 Aug 2013 17:52
Videotape showed Sergeant Robert Richards along with other Marines urinating on dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan.
Detroit Bankruptcy Timeline Could Result In A Clean Balance Sheet In 14 Months, Says EM Kevyn Orr
The Huffington Post - 8 Aug 2013 17:10
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Climate Change and What Snowden is Holding Back
OpEdNews - 8 Aug 2013 16:54
A humorous look at how climate change has changed my marriage and my views on technology, snooping and Snowden.
Trolling victim 'wanted to be saved'
CNN - 8 Aug 2013 12:06
"Who could put my little girl through that?" a tearful father asks after his teenage daughter, targeted by cyberbullies online, commits suicide.
China threatens heavier fines after milk powder probe
Reuters - 8 Aug 2013 06:51
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New tablet sold only in North Korea
CNN - 8 Aug 2013 05:41
There's a new tablet loaded with features and games that is only available in North Korea. Erin Burnett has the story.
Hurricane Henriette expected to weaken in Pacific
Boston - 8 Aug 2013 05:38
MIAMI (AP) -- Hurricane Henriette (hen-ree-EHT') is expected to weaken as it moves across the Pacific, far from land.
Obama's Moscow visit is called off, and not just because of Snowden
L.A. Times - 8 Aug 2013 04:39Kerry to travel to Colombia, Brazil
Boston - 8 Aug 2013 23:58
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The State Department says Secretary of State John Kerry will travel next week to Colombia and Brazil, where he will discuss bilateral issues and the upcoming U.S. state visit of Brazilian President Dil...
'Pikmin 3' Review Part One: Midnight In The Garden Of Food And Weevils (Wii U)
Forbes - 8 Aug 2013 23:58
Pikmin 3 is a gorgeous, addictive video game and one of the first truly next-gen looking console titles.
R.I. man held without bail in 2011 killing in Avon
Boston - 8 Aug 2013 23:57
A 27-year-old Rhode Island man is being held without bail after pleading not guilty in Norfolk Superior Court to the 2011 murder of Kristopher Rosa in Avon, prosecutors said. Willie Wilkerson is the second man to face mu...