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Obama quotes nonexistent Bible verse in immigration speech
The Week - 10 Dec 2014 17:25
While there are plenty of Bible verses to mention while discussing immigration, President Obama on Tuesday quoted one which isn't so great, mainly because it's not real. "The good book says don't throw stones at glass ho...
Teen Jessica Chambers Burned To Death In Mississippi
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2014 03:30
A dying young woman's last words to firefighters may help solve her killing. Mississippi authorities are looking for evidence and witnesses in the burning death Saturday night of Panola County 19-year-old Jessica Chamber...
Inhumane Scenes From the C.I.A.'s Prisons
The New Yorker - 10 Dec 2014 01:09
There is a tape recording somewhere, unless the Central Intelligence Agency has destroyed it, that captures the sound of a man named Nazar Ali crying. He was a prisoner in a secret C.I.A. prison, in a foreign country whe...
High Yield Grandma: How One Retiree Earns 8% On Her $3 Million Nest Egg
Forbes - 10 Dec 2014 15:40
Jane Freeman Age: 68 Naples, Fla. Day Job: Retired attorney Strategy: Income stocks Ten-year Average Return: 7.7% Top Picks: Enterprise Products Partners (EPD); Williams Partners (WPZ) In 2004, at age 58, doctors told at...
Winter Storm Hits Northeast With Flood Concerns and Travel Delays
Time - 10 Dec 2014 02:21
Snow and rain expected across the region through Thursday
Harvard Business School Students: Ben Edelman Is Not Us
Boston - 10 Dec 2014 18:21
Yesterday's news that a Harvard Business School professor spent the better part of a few days berating a mom-and-pop Chinese restaurant over $4 didn't sit well with current HBS students.
Iraq presses Hagel for more strikes on ISIL
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2014 05:53
PM Haider al-Abbadi tells US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel that Baghdad needs more military aid in fight against ISIL.
CIA Torture Report: Did Bush And Cheney Lie?
IBTimes - 10 Dec 2014 01:30
A CIA torture report released Tuesday found that the agency misled Bush administration officials about the efficiency of enhanced interrogation techniques such as waterboarding, and that the officials, including then-Pre...
U.S. Congress expected to reboot Internet tax issues in 2015
Reuters - 10 Dec 2014 01:08
WASHINGTON
Sen. Kirk: Senate staffers who released CIA torture report 'little zombies'
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2014 21:57Leaked Sony emails insult Angelina Jolie, Adam Driver
Fox News - 10 Dec 2014 16:33
In the latest fallout from the cyber-attack saga that’s enveloping Sony Pictures, leaked emails published by Gawker reveal a nasty exchange between studio co-chairman Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin, and an ugly ba...
UN Diplomats: Report Says Iran Buying for Reactor
ABC News - 10 Dec 2014 02:25
UN diplomats say report cites increased Iranian purchases for reactor that could make bombs
Man Gets Jail for Taking Part From Paul Walker Car
ABC News - 10 Dec 2014 02:17
California man gets 6 months in jail for stealing part from car actor Paul Walker died in
Egypt's Rights Groups View Report on CIA Torture With Weary Familiarity
Time - 10 Dec 2014 01:55
It's a reminder of Egypt's past as a home for "outsourced" torture -- and its present regime's alleged use of the same kinds of practices
Kenyan minister denies police 'death squads'
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2014 01:40
Government spokesman rejects Al Jazeera investigation into extrajudicial killings of suspected "Muslim radicals".
Japan secrecy law takes effect amid protests
Al Jazeera English - 10 Dec 2014 01:38
Critics say law imposing lengthy prison terms on anyone leaking state secrets will limit press freedom.
$82,000 stolen from nonprofit paid for plastic surgery, trips, Victoria's Secret: prosecutors
Chicago Tribune - 10 Dec 2014 01:06Man charged with trying to take U.S. military documents to China
Reuters - 10 Dec 2014 01:02
WASHINGTON
Sheep in Christmas Sweater Found Wandering the Streets of Omaha
Time - 10 Dec 2014 00:57
Little Bo Peep can call off her search.
Kerry Warns Senate Against Curbs on Fighting ISIS
The New York Times - 10 Dec 2014 00:49
With a vote pending, Secretary of State John Kerry urged Congress not to set geographic or time limits on the campaign against the Islamic State.
Ben Edelman: 'I Am Sorry'
Boston - 10 Dec 2014 23:49
Harvard Business School professor Ben Edelman released a statement on Wednesday in which he expressed remorse for his actions over the past week.
Man. City sneaks into last 16
CNN - 10 Dec 2014 23:44
Manchester City booked its place in the last-16 of the Champions League following a 2-0 victory over Roma on Wednesday.