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Victim 'shielded pregnant friend'
CNN - 17 Dec 2014 00:37
CNN's Anna Coren reports on the aftermath of the hostage siege in Sydney and the two victims who died as heroes.
Obama Cuba Policy Change Aided By Shift In Cuban American Demographics
IBTimes - 17 Dec 2014 23:30
Daniela Lorenzo spent most of her life in conservative Miami, where even just talking about traveling to Cuba could earn you a stern word from the city's many Cuban elders. But that didn't stop Lorenzo, who moved from Cu...
Los Angeles to buy 7,000 body cameras for police officers
The Week - 17 Dec 2014 06:22
Saying that "trust is built on transparency," Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Tuesday that the city would purchase 7,000 body cameras for police officers. The cameras "are not a panacea, but they are a critical p...
Sydney Siege Conspiracy Theories Floated By Iran, Muslim Leaders
IBTimes - 17 Dec 2014 06:30
Man Haron Monis was an Iranian refugee who came to Australia to be a Shia Muslim cleric, heal people and expose the injustices of the Iranian regime while extolling the virtues of the West. So goes one version of the eve...
Russia Sanctions Update: Obama Targets Russian Defense, Energy Industries
IBTimes - 17 Dec 2014 06:30
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to sign legislation enacting sanctions on Russia by the end of the week, the White House announced Tuesday. Congress passed a bill on Saturday, which would implement new sanctions ...
Mexican Reporters Captured, Beaten By Armed Group In Guerrero, Mexico
IBTimes - 17 Dec 2014 06:30
An armed group believed to be called the Movement of Guerrero captured Mexican reporters and their families, beating several people, a local publication reported Tuesday.
Johns Hopkins Mistakenly Sends Acceptances to 294 Rejected Students
Time - 17 Dec 2014 06:21
The mass email gaffe was a result of "human error"
Mom charged over infant deaths
CNN - 17 Dec 2014 06:07
It was a shocking and gruesome scene: Police officers in hazmat suits retrieving dead infants among "mounds of used diapers and feces" from a Massachusetts home back in September.
Congress Approves Sweeping Legislation to Help America's Disabled
Time - 17 Dec 2014 03:28
(WASHINGTON) — Congress gave final approval Tuesday to the most sweeping legislation to help the disabled in a quarter century, allowing Americans with disabilities to open tax-free bank accounts to pay for needs such ...
Farce of defending comedy
CNN - 17 Dec 2014 23:57
One of the great tests of U.S. freedom of speech involves movie that utterly sucks, historian says.
Review: Did Anyone Have a Good Time Making Night at the Museum 3?
Time - 17 Dec 2014 22:56
Nothing comes to life in this rote, trite finale to the kid-friendly fantasy franchise
3 Reasons People Think North Korea Hacked Sony
Time - 17 Dec 2014 22:31
And 4 reasons it might have been somebody else
The Day I Thought Would Never Come
OpEdNews - 17 Dec 2014 22:44
Why Obama's recognition of Cuba is too little too late to save his presidency.
Who needs Netflix when you could head to theaters daily?
USA Today - 17 Dec 2014 14:38
AMC and MoviePass have teamed up to pilot a movie theater subscription model in Denver and Boston.
What will this whale be doing in 2015?
CNN - 17 Dec 2014 14:22
At the end of another turbulent year for business as usual, the march of the disruptors shows no sign of abating. Big data analytics, the sharing economy, and virtual reality are just some of the transformational trends ...
Neighbors get naked for this unique calendar
USA Today - 17 Dec 2014 14:06
One small town in Minnesota is baring it all in a very unique calendar. Meet the woman who helped inspire this unusual project.
Amir Hekmati, Former US Marine Held In Iran, Starts Hunger Strike; Family Releases Open Letter To Obama
IBTimes - 17 Dec 2014 08:30
Amir Hekmati, a former U.S. Marine, who is imprisoned in Iran for more than three years for allegedly spying for the CIA, has begun a hunger strike, his family said Tuesday, without mentioning when he started the strike,...
J.K. Rowling Confirms: There Are Jewish Wizards
Time - 17 Dec 2014 06:56
There is room for everyone at Hogwarts. Well, room for everyone except Wiccans
Brain-Injury Program Working With NFL Players
Time - 17 Dec 2014 02:13Peshawar Attack Highlights Pakistan's Contradictory Approach To Different Strains of Taliban
IBTimes - 17 Dec 2014 01:30
The grisly siege of a military-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan, resulting in the loss of 141 lives -- 132 of them children -- on Tuesday was claimed by an organization called Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known...
Has Russia Learned the Lesson of Past Currency Crises?
The New Yorker - 17 Dec 2014 01:01
"Memo to Vladimir Putin: When you are trying to prop up your currency in an environment where the market thinks it is overvalued, interest-rate hikes--even big ones--often don't work. The only reliable options are to eit...
Methane gas on Mars could mean signs of life
The Week - 17 Dec 2014 00:27
Martian hunters, rejoice: NASA's Curiosity Rover just found evidence of methane gas on Mars. That means there's hope for life up there yet. Last year NASA's Curiosity Rover found no evidence of methane gas on Mars, leadi...