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John Oliver: Republicans resisting immigration reform ‘like a child with vegetables’

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Maddow points out ‘fetal masturbation theorist’ is vice chair of House’s health panel

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Bill Ayers: Obama should be put on trial for war crimes

Jessica Lynn Howell charged with murder and child abuse

Police: Infant died after mother invited pedophile boyfriend to rape child

Science

Indonesia to use rain-making technology to stop fires

Indonesia plans to use weather changing technology to try to unleash torrents of rain and…

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World’s largest solar boat arrives in New York

Planetsolar, the world’s largest solar-powered boat, arrived safely in New York on June 17, 2013.…

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NASA wants citizen astronomers to help hunt for deadly asteroids

NASA announced a Grand Challenge on Tuesday to enlist government agencies, industry, academics and citizen…

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Winds on Venus have accelerated to 250 mph over the past six years

Already travelling at super-hurricane speeds, winds on Venus have accelerated by an astonishing one-third over…

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Tech News

Internet freaks out as Facebook goes down

Many users experienced an error when trying to access the social networking website Facebook on…

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Google asks court for permission to publish government data requests

WASHINGTON — Google said Tuesday it asked a special US court handling national security investigations…

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Media

First Yuri Gagarin film turns Soviet idol into Russian hero

Strapped in an orange suit in his spaceship, Yuri Gagarin smiles as the rockets roar…

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Actor Edward Furlong charged with assaulting ex-girlfriend

US actor Edward Furlong, whose credits range from “Terminator 2″ (1991) to 2011 hit “The…

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World

Fearing the U.S., Wikileaks’ Assange will stay in Ecuador’s London embassy

By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says he will not leave the sanctuary of the Ecuadorean…

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North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un urges top officials to read Hitler’s Mein Kampf

North Korean ruler Kim Jong-Un has reportedly given copies of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” to his top officials, urging them…

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Young American pianist resurrects lost works of Nazi concentration camp inmates

Nicholas Biniaz-Harris is a young American classical pianist who is more at home performing Bach, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff than the…

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Court rules Pirate Bay co-founder can be extradited from Sweden to Denmark

Gottfrid Svartholm Warg is accused of involvement in one of Denmark’s biggest hacking attacks The Swedish co-founder of the Pirate…

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Russian lawmakers back bill to ban foreign adoptions by same sex couples

Russian lawmakers on Tuesday backed a bill which would place tough restrictions on adoption to countries where same-sex marriages are…

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U.S. News

Same sex couples still face significant discrimination in housing

A new study by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) found that same…

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Man charged for castrating paraplegic at Philadelphia assisted living home

A 41-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and other crimes after…

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Accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro to appear today at pre-trial hearing

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A former Cleveland school-bus driver accused of holding three…

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Conservative Republican at IRS casts doubt on conspiracy to target tea party

By Kevin Drawbaugh and Kim Dixon WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A manager from a U.S. Internal…

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ACLU slams House Republicans for ‘shamefully’ passing 20-week abortion ban

The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday blasted members of the House of Representatives who…

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Three in Ohio accused of keeping disabled woman and her daughter in slavery

By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Three Ohio residents are accused of holding an intellectually…

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Comprehensive immigration reform would cut deficit and boost economy: CBO

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House-backed immigration bill moving through the U.S. Senate would cut…

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