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The 114-Year-Old Who Challenged Facebook's Age Limits Has Died
Time - 24 Dec 2014 00:12
"I'm still here," Anna Stoehr told Facebook when she tried to join
One Killed And 20 Captured As Religious Extremists Try And Enter Southern China
IBTimes - 24 Dec 2014 07:30
At least one person has been killed and twenty captured during an attempt by religious extremists to cross the country border into southern China, local media reported. Details of the event were not clear or detailed in ...
Iranian Prison Vows to Revisit Case of Marine Veteran Amir Hekmati
Time - 24 Dec 2014 06:40
The Michigan resident ended his hunger strike Tuesday
Zimbabweans Give New Coins the Cold Shoulder
ABC News - 24 Dec 2014 17:25
Zimbabweans choose candy over coins, afraid new money hints at return of failed local currency
The Problem With 'Moderate Islam' and Why We Need to Redefine Radical
Time - 24 Dec 2014 07:01
The attitude has led to a quietism in the face of intolerable crimes as political Islam is left to extremists
Northeast India massacre triggers violence
Al Jazeera English - 24 Dec 2014 17:26
At least nine people killed in violence following killing of at least 62 villagers by Bodo fighters in Assam state.
George H.W. Bush hospitalized as 'precaution'
Chicago Tribune - 24 Dec 2014 06:31Mysterious Virus That Killed a Farmer in Kansas Is Identified
The New York Times - 24 Dec 2014 02:56
The newly identified infectious agent most closely resembles viruses that are spread by ticks and mosquitoes and are found on other continents.
Plastic Surgery Tourism Brings Chinese to South Korea
The New York Times - 24 Dec 2014 02:45
Cosmetic surgery, pervasive in South Korea, is now the must-do activity for many Chinese visitors.
Listen to These Mass. Politicians Sing 'Winter Wonderland'
Boston - 24 Dec 2014 19:22
Sometimes, the best holiday traditions are also the most cringeworthy.
Russia Irate At Ukraine's Steps Towards NATO, Calls Vote 'Counterproductive'
IBTimes - 24 Dec 2014 18:30
Russia will cut off cooperation with NATO if Ukraine joins the Western military alliance - a move that "will be practically impossible to repair," the deputy defense minister warned Wednesday. Moscow has been outraged si...
Map: Modi's Party Makes Gains in Kashmir Elections
Time - 24 Dec 2014 17:22
The Indian Prime Minister's party establishes itself as a major political force in the disputed region.
Aspiring Chefs Cook for Strangers With New Meal-Share Apps
ABC News - 24 Dec 2014 07:20
Hundreds of home cooks in the U.S. sell seats at their own dinner tables and host meals for strangers who sign up online.
You Asked: What's the Healthiest Sweetener?
Time - 24 Dec 2014 17:28
Why sweet and good-for-you might not go together
Sports of The Times: Transcript of Winston Hearing Reveals Accuser's Words, and Florida State's Complicity
The New York Times - 24 Dec 2014 04:49
Jameis Winston was cleared of violating the student code of conduct, but the woman who accused him of raping her spoke powerfully at the university hearing.
Santa Clause Syndrome
OpEdNews - 24 Dec 2014 02:16
New syndrome ignored throughout postmodern history now defined: Santa Clause Syndrome
UPS driver taken off road after truck hits woman in Evanston
Chicago Tribune - 24 Dec 2014 00:20Top News of 2014 Left Public Grasping for Answers
ABC News - 24 Dec 2014 00:12
In year of calamity and conflict, top news raised tough questions that defied resolution
Russia, China mock divide and rule
OpEdNews - 24 Dec 2014 23:55
There's no real "government" in Kiev; the US ambassador is in charge. An anti-Russia doctrine has been hatched in Washington to foment war in Europe -- and European politicians are its collaborators. Washington wants a w...
Truly cool snow sculptures
New York Post - 24 Dec 2014 23:51
These amazing sculptures will (snow)blow your mind.
NORAD 'Tracks' Santa From Australia to Africa
ABC News - 24 Dec 2014 23:47
Tracking gets help from Rudolph's nose.
C.D.C. Ebola Error in Lab May Have Exposed Technician to Virus
The New York Times - 24 Dec 2014 23:42
The agency said a lab had sent the wrong samples, possibly containing live virus instead of inactivated samples, to another lab down the hall.