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Best way to see Hong Kong? From a 1,000-foot water slide
CNN - 8 Jul 2015 07:18
Global phenomenon Slide the City is setting up a massive three-lane water slide at Hong Kong's famed old Kai Tak Airport.
Sources say gun used in San Francisco pier shooting stolen from federal agent
The Week - 8 Jul 2015 07:50
The gun used to kill a woman earlier this month on a San Francisco pier was stolen from a federal agent, sources say. The .40-caliber pistol was taken during a car burglary in downtown San Francisco, a source told the Sa...
Greece offers pension and tax reforms to gain bailout
Al Jazeera English - 8 Jul 2015 17:20
Finance minister sends letter to European creditors saying he is prepared to roll out reforms as early as next week.
Syria accepts $1B from Iran
CNN - 8 Jul 2015 17:09
The President of war-torn Syria has accepted a billion-dollar helping hand from his supporters in Iran.
Watch These Unstoppable Girls Smash Gender Stereotypes
Time - 8 Jul 2015 16:59
Literally smashing in new Always campaign video
This Man Went to Great Lengths Just to Chug a Bottle of Tobasco
Time - 8 Jul 2015 13:23
He said he was thirsty
8 tourist attractions that are dying
CNN - 8 Jul 2015 13:01
Some of the great wonders of the world are on the verge of extinction.
Baltimore police: 3 dead after shooting near University of Maryland
New York Post - 8 Jul 2015 08:09
BALTIMORE -- Baltimore police say four people have been shot, three fatally, near the University of Maryland, Baltimore, campus. Detective Rashawn K. Strong said in a statement early Wednesday that...
Afghan delegation meeting Taliban in Pakistan
Reuters - 8 Jul 2015 07:25
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Homelessness and closed stores becoming the new normal in NYC
New York Post - 8 Jul 2015 07:12
If you’ve been out and about in Manhattan over the past six weeks and you have eyes and ears, you know something's happening -- something worrisome. The urban streetscape is...
Malaysia's Najib considers legal action over WSJ report
Reuters - 8 Jul 2015 07:02
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Coroner, police stay quiet on Ribfest death
Chicago Tribune - 8 Jul 2015 02:44Russia Vetoes UN Resolution Calling Srebrenica a Genocide
ABC News - 8 Jul 2015 17:24
Russia vetoes a UN resolution condemning the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia as a genocide
Congress to Broadcast Pope's Address Live in Front of the Capitol
Time - 8 Jul 2015 17:23What California Needs Is a Museum of the Great Recession
Time - 8 Jul 2015 16:55
The state invented this worldwide downturn, so why not memorialize it?
Judge Orders Cancellation of Washington Redskins' Federal Trademark
Time - 8 Jul 2015 16:49
The decision upholds a previously ruling by the U.S. patent office
The Death of the Hippies
The Atlantic Wire - 8 Jul 2015 13:00
Photographer Joe Samberg remembers how drugs destroyed the Telegraph Avenue scene.
Meg Ryan makes rare appearance
Fox News - 8 Jul 2015 12:00
Well, hello, Meg Ryan!
Time Warner Cable must pay $229,500 to woman it wouldn't stop calling
The Week - 8 Jul 2015 07:31
After placing 153 automated calls to a Texas woman in less than a year, Time Warner Cable has been ordered to pay $1,500 for each one, including 74 that were placed after Araceli King sued the company. King accused Time ...
The deep scars of Gaza's war
Al Jazeera English - 8 Jul 2015 07:15
One year after Israel's assault, thousands still live in temporary shelters while children suffer from trauma.
Sarah Palin shutting down subscription-only web channel
The Week - 8 Jul 2015 06:59
Sarah Palin Channel, we hardly knew ye. Starting August 1, you'll no longer have to shell out $9.95 a month for the musings of the former Alaskan governor and vice president nominee. Her subscription only online channel ...
Here's How the 'Don't Judge Challenge' Totally Backfired
Time - 8 Jul 2015 03:18
The #DontJudgeChallenge was intended to be an anti-body shaming campaign