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Jon Stewart exposes ridiculous fawning over Apple at Senate hearing

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Pope Francis calls on Christians to accept the good atheists do

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Virginia lt. gov. nominee: Not sorry for hate speech ‘because I’m a Christian’

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Science

Scientists optimistic of AIDS cure for some

Top AIDS scientists were optimistic Wednesday of finding a cure for the disease that has…

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UN secretary general warns the world is on track to run out of drinkable water

By John Parnell for RTCC, part of the Guardian Environment Network Freshwater supply and water quality under…

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Japanese specialist tests non-surgical ‘heavy ion radiotherapy’ breast cancer therapy

A Japanese cancer specialist said Wednesday she has started the world’s first clinical trial of…

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New PTSD drug may allow vets to reprogram traumatic memories

Researchers claim to have found a promising new therapy in the treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress…

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Tech News

International theft of U.S. intellectual property costs $300 billion per year: report

A high-powered commission said Wednesday that intellectual property theft was costing the United States the…

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Facebook becomes member of Internet freedom group

Facebook on Wednesday became a full member of the Global Network Initiative, a non-governmental organization…

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Media

23 leading academics, authors and film-makers accuse New York Times of treating Latin American political leaders differently

Chomsky, Stone and Moore sign petition urging editorial inquiry Here’s a story that the New…

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David Bowie’s ‘Spiders From Mars’ bassist Trevor Bolder dies

Trevor Bolder, the bass guitarist in David Bowie’s Spiders From Mars band, has died at…

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World

Polish doctors carry out world’s first life-saving face transplant

Polish doctors carried out the world’s first life-saving face transplant, the centre’s spokeswoman said Wednesday, weeks after a 33-year-old man…

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Muslim leaders pray at Auschwitz during a Holocaust awareness visit

Muslim leaders from across the globe knelt in prayer for the Holocaust dead at the Auschwitz’s notorious Wall of Death…

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IAEA says Iran expanding nuclear program

Iran is making significant progress in expanding its nuclear programme, including in opening up a potential second route to developing…

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Sunbathing crocodile sends hundreds fleeing from Indonesian beach

Hundreds of sunbathers fled a popular Indonesian beach in panic when a four-metre (13-foot) crocodile laid down next to them…

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Spanish flamenco dancing to celebrate origins in India

MADRID, Spain — Spain’s oldest flamenco festival will visit India in 2014, retracing the origins of the classic Spanish musical…

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U.S. News

House Foreign Affairs Committee approves harsh new Iran sanctions

Iran could face tightened sanctions within months after a US congressional panel Wednesday adopted a…

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Eric Holder officially admits U.S. drone strikes killed four Americans

The United States formally said for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed…

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IRS director Lois Lerner refuses to testify at House hearing

The head of the IRS office that oversees non-profit groups refused to testify Wednesday at…

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‘Family’ group: Obama’s order to ‘embrace homosexuality’ drove rise in military sexual assaults

A right-wing “family” group announced to its members on Tuesday that President Barack Obama is…

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West Point sergeant accused of secretly filming female cadets

A sergeant first class and officer in charge of the “health, welfare and discipline” of…

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Mall ejects sisters over ‘Fu*k Cancer’ shirts days after mom’s death

Two sisters say security guards at a mall in Pennsylvania ejected them from the building…

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Swiss banks face massive fines over Americans’ hidden bank accounts

Swiss banks holding US citizens’ funds that are not declared to American tax authorities are…

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IRS official pleads the Fifth: ‘I have not done anything wrong’

The official who was in charge of Internal Revenue Service division that admitted scrutinizing the…

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