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Endangered birds stuffed into plastic bottles for smuggling
New York Post - 7 May 2015 16:34
It's difficult to watch, but this is the devastating reality of bird smuggling. On Monday, 24 critically endangered yellow-crested cockatoos were stuffed into 1.5-liter plastic bottles and packed into travel...
Why Germans love to get naked
CNN - 7 May 2015 05:12
Forget buttoned up stereotypes, Germans are nakedly ahead when it comes to stripping off.
Rand Paul hands over $100,000 for website domain
The Week - 7 May 2015 00:50
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) learned a $100,000 lesson: If you're in the public eye -- especially as a politician running for president -- you need to snag every single .com, .org, .whatever associated with your name. In March...
The War On Drugs Now Features Roadside Sexual Assaults By Cops
Forbes - 7 May 2015 23:46
Last week the Texas House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill that requires police officers to obtain a warrant before probing the anuses and vaginas of motorists during traffic stops. The fact that the bill w...
Activists Ticketed for Putting Snowden Bust on NYC Monument
ABC News - 7 May 2015 02:20
Ticketed for putting Snowden bust on NYC war monument, activists say it stirred discussion
'Welcome to Me' puts a new Piven in spotlight
Chicago Tribune - 7 May 2015 23:51How do we know Lubitz rehearsed crash?
CNN - 7 May 2015 08:23
French investigators' assertion that Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz rehearsed a suicide plane crash raises a provocative question: How do we know he was doing a dry run?
Muhammad event organizer, radical imam sound off on shooting
Fox News - 7 May 2015 04:32
Pamela Geller responds to ISIS threats on 'Hannity'
UN Climate Chief Says Technology Has Changed Carbon Politics
ABC News - 7 May 2015 08:19
UN climate chief says technological advances have changed politics since Copenhagen failure
Art Spiegelman: Je Suis Charlie--But I'm Not Pamela Geller
Time - 7 May 2015 02:21
On Tuesday night, Art Spiegelman hosted a table at the PEN gala, after other authors dropped out in protest of an award being given to French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Here, he speaks to TIME about the award and ...
11th Chicago cop to be ensnared in FBI tow truck probe gets year in prison
Chicago Tribune - 7 May 2015 02:17Latest on Severe Weather: No Injuries in Kansas Tornadoes
ABC News - 7 May 2015 02:16
The Latest on severe weather: No injuries in Kansas tornadoes; some homes, hog barn damaged
Republican Santorum will announce decision on presidential run on May 27
Reuters - 7 May 2015 02:13
WASHINGTON
Bill Clinton admits mistakes
CNN - 7 May 2015 02:05
President Bill Clinton concedes that over-incarceration in U.S. stems in part from his policies, including the controversial "three strikes means life" rule. He tells CNN: "We had too many people in prison."
Oklahoma Airport Evacuated With Tornado Nearby
ABC News - 7 May 2015 01:39
Tornadoes touched down in Oklahoma and Nebraska.
Colorado cinema gunman's professors recall quiet, awkward student
Reuters - 7 May 2015 00:10
CENTENNIAL, Colo.
Al Qaeda says US drone strike killed man who claimed Charlie Hebdo killings
New York Post - 7 May 2015 23:52
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said on Thursday a U.S. air strike had killed the senior figure who issued the group's claim of responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo attack...
5 Tips to Avoid Home Design Arguments
The Huffington Post - 7 May 2015 23:07
(Photo by Steve Mitchell, Angie's List) A couple's home design tastes often differ. Interior designers say these tips will help you compromise. Sharing your life with someone is a beautiful thing, but that doesn't always...
Ring Pops Ring in Teacher???s Surprise Classroom Marriage Proposal
ABC News - 7 May 2015 22:20
They may just be the cutest high school sweethearts ever.
He Beat Back Ebola, but It Lurked in an Unlikely Spot
The New York Times - 7 May 2015 22:04
Less than two months after a long, brutal fight with Ebola nearly ended his life, Dr. Ian Crozier was back in the hospital: His eye was teeming with the virus.
San Francisco Expands Racial Bias Inquiry Into Police
The New York Times - 7 May 2015 22:02
The case began when racially biased text messages among 14 officers were found and will be broadened to determine if systemic bias exists.
World Red Cross Day 2015: Facts, How It Got Started By Henry Dunant
IBTimes - 7 May 2015 21:40
Friday is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, an annual observance that falls on the birthday of the movement's founder, Henry Dunant. The holiday celebrates not only Dunant but also the International Red Cross and Red...