A Norwegian woman in Dubai who reported to police an alleged rape in March has been sentenced to 16 months in jail for having extramarital sex.
A Norwegian woman in Dubai who reported to police an alleged rape in March has been sentenced to 16
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Nate Silver, the statistics whiz whose political projections kept millions of Democrats from complet
Nate Silver, the statistics whiz whose political projections kept millions of Democrats from completely losing their shit during the 2012 election cycle, is leaving the New York Times for ESPN.
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Raw Sewage Has Turned The Hudson Into An Antibiotic-Resistant Cesspool
In case you needed to be told again, DO NOT SWIM IN THE HUDSON RIVER. DO NOT EAT THINGS YOU FIND IN THE HUDSON RIVER. If you can afford a jetski, take it to somewhere other than the Hudson River. The Hudson River is filled with raw sewage and is teeming with antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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Helen Thomas, Pioneer Journalist Who Covered 9 Presidents, Dead at 92
Helen Thomas, whose long run as part of the White House press corps earned her the unofficial title of its "dean", has died at the age of 92.
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Homemade Bomb Explodes At Beijing Airport, Injuring Only The Detonator
A man in a wheelchair detonated a homemade bomb at Beijing Capital International Airport early this morning, injuring only himself.
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Firefighter Makes Fake 911 Calls and Then Robs Firehouses
An FDNY firefighter is being charged with grand larceny and burglary by police after making fake 911 calls and then robbing firehouses after firefighters had gone off to respond to the fake emergencies.
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Tennessee Man Allegedly Stole Human Ashes Believing They Were Cocaine
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On Friday, a secret court extended the NSA's authority to collect and store phone records.
On Friday, a secret court extended the NSA's authority to collect and store phone records. According to the Washington Post, this is the first time U.S. officials have publicly acknowledged the NSA's cellphone data program.
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Venezuela To Not Even Try To Be Friends with United States Anymore
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, a socialist thorn in the side of capitalist United States, is not even going to bother trying to be friends with the U.S. anymore, after a series of remarks by Obama U.N. nominee Samantha Power.
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JK Rowling's Pen Name Was Leaked By Her Attorney's Wife's Best Friend
It sounds like a Mel Brooks joke, but it's true — a British law firm has admitted that it was responsible for outing JK Rowling as the secret author of a detective novel, after a partner of the firm told his wife's best friend.
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The CIA Is Studying How It Can Control the Weather
It's Christmas-time in conspiracy-land as it's been revealed that the CIA will be funding a $630,000 study into whether the government could control the weather and stop global climate change.
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California Mother Arrested For Chaining Up Her Ten-Year-Old Son
A mother of three was arrested in Santa Ana this week after police discovered her ten-year-old son bound up in chains and crying in the courtyard of an apartment building.
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On Trayvon Martin and Our Fear of Smiling Black Men
After I finished cutting my hair yesterday, I spent a longer time than usual staring at myself in my bathroom mirror.
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The SEC Charged Miami With Fraud For Playing Financial “Shell Games”
Miami. A beautiful city, but also many other things. A city of class
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Doctor, My Eyes
70 is the new 50 (Erica and family are going to be so pissed...but at my age...) pic.twitter.com/KU9IQhaF0w
— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) July 21, 2013
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Nightmare Come to Life: Texas Woman Thrown Off Roller Coaster
A woman who told a park employee she didn't feel secure in her seat before a ride at Six Flags in Arlington, Texas fell to her death on Friday after being thrown off a roller coaster.
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Thousands of people across the country rallied in honor of Trayvon Martin yesterday.
Thousands of people across the country rallied in honor of Trayvon Martin yesterday. In New York City, Martin's mother said her son "was a child, who thought as a child, who acted as a child." After Jay Z attended a rally earlier in the day, he dedicated a performance of his song "Young Forever" to Martin's memory.
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Registered Sex Offender In Custody After Police Find Three Bodies
A 35-year-old registered sex offender has been arrested after Ohio police found three bodies wrapped in plastic in the same 300-yard radius on Friday and Saturday. All three victims are believed to be black females who were killed in the last six to ten days.
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U.S. Drops Bombs on Great Barrier Reef
Whoopsies. A Navy exercise went terribly wrong last week when American fighter jets dropped four unarmed bombs onto Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
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Real Suicide Attempt Mistaken for San Diego Comic-Con Stunt
As folks gathered around a building in San Diego for what they believed was a promotional Comic-Con stunt, it was quickly revealed that the fake suicide attempt they were witnessing was, in fact, a real one.
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