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Peter Singer: Find meaning by abandoning the ‘hedonic treadmill’ and embracing altruism

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Iowa Senate Republican staffer fired after reporting sexual harassment

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North Carolina 2-year-old puts dad’s unattended gun in his mouth and fires

Science

First ‘home grown’ British astronaut heads to International Space Station

A former army helicopter pilot was on Monday named as the first “home-grown” British astronaut…

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Southern U.S. welcomes hairy ‘crazy ant’ invasion in Florida, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana

Hairy crazy ants are on the move in Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The flea-sized…

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Study: Climate change slowed over last decade but may speed up again

A global warming “pause” over the past decade may invalidate the harshest climate change predictions…

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HIV vaccine efforts face several years of ‘void’ after latest setback

The hunt for an HIV vaccine has gobbled up $8 billion in the past decade,…

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Tech News

Billionaire Carlos Slim to buy U.S. mobile phone company Start Wireless Group

Mexican phone giant America Movil, owned by billionaire Carlos Slim, announced Monday that its US…

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Finnish startup launches smartphone to rival their former company Nokia

A group of ex-Nokia employees who quit over the company’s decision to abandon the planned…

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Media

India’s ‘new generation’ of filmmakers feted at Cannes

Unashamedly escapist, with wafer-thin plots and cheesy dialogue, all punctuated by exuberant song and dance…

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‘Star Trek’ box office jumps to warp speed, outpacing ‘Iron Man 3′

“Star Trek: Into Darkness” soared at warp speed to the top of the US box…

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World

WHO: ‘No one can predict’ course of China’s new bird flu outbreak

It is impossible to predict the evolution of China’s human H7N9 bird flu outbreak as researchers are still trying to…

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Tunisian activist who posted topless photos arrested for ‘immoral gestures’

A young Tunisian activist who sparked controversy in March by posting topless pictures of herself online has been arrested for…

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Five killed in botched bank robbery in Israel

Four people were killed and three others wounded in a botched bank heist in southern Israel which ended when a…

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Brazilian tourists die in hot-air balloon crash in Turkey

Two Brazilian tourists died Monday and 23 other people were hurt after two hot-air balloons collided in a beauty spot…

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Asia-Pacific leaders warn water shortages could create conflict

Fierce competition for water could trigger conflict unless nations cooperate to share the diminishing resource, leaders from Asia-Pacific nations warned…

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U.S. News

Karl Rove: Prosecute ‘people who break their oath’ by leaking secrets

Fox News on Monday asked former Bush White House senior adviser Karl Rove, who participated…

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White House knew of IRS targeting of tea party groups in April

Wall Street Journal says counsel learned of targeting of conservative groups on 22 April, 18…

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State Department alarmed at rising anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic waves worldwide

The United States on Monday denounced what it called a rising tide of both anti-Muslim…

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Gohmert: IRS ‘would have shot the Boston Tea Party’

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Friday declared that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) would have…

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Congressmen to Hagel: Where Are the Missing War Records?

By Peter Sleeth, Special to ProPublica The top Republican and Democrat on the House Committee…

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New Jersey legislature plans to send four gun control bills to Christie’s desk

N.J. Assembly plans to send four gun control bills to Christie (via NJ.com) Patti Sapone/The…

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Supreme Court to rule on Christian prayers at government meetings

The Supreme Court of the United States on Monday announced that it would decide whether…

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Report: More than 85,000 veterans treated for injuries involving sexual abuse

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) estimates more than 85,000 veterans were treated last year…

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