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Republican mentions suffering of Jesus amid anti-abortion speech on House floor

Samantha Bee on LGBT bullying of Christians

Daily Show’s Samantha Bee explores the right’s ‘giant temper tantrum’ about LGBTs

CNN reporter Pamela Brown

CNN reports TV chef choked by millionaire husband looks ‘weak’ and ‘subservient’

Jessica Lynn Howell charged with murder and child abuse

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

Science

World’s first baby born using ‘natural’ IVF technique

A team of doctors at the Imperial College in London, England announced this week that…

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Australian researchers map 280 hidden craters on the Moon

Australian scientists Tuesday said they had identified a possible 280 additional craters on the Moon,…

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Increased air pollution doubles risk of pregnant women having autistic children

Pregnant women who were exposed to high levels of air pollution were twice as likely…

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Pesticide contamination kills up to 42 percent of water life: study

Pesticides may kill off water insects and other small aquatic life by as much as…

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Tech News

China now home to the world’s fastest supercomputer

A Chinese supercomputer is the fastest in the world, according to survey results announced Monday,…

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‘Notion of what is an unreasonable level of paranoia has shifted’ says security consultant

News of a massive surveillance effort led by the secretive National Security Agency has sent…

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Media

Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson’s husband cautioned by police

British art collector Charles Saatchi has accepted a police caution for assault following an incident…

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Netflix partners with Dreamworks to offer original animated shows

Netflix inks a deal with Dreamworks for exclusive animated TV programming (via The Inquirer) VIDEO…

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World

Families occupy unfinished homes in Spain

The washbasin in Juana Alonso’s bathroom is brand new, but no water comes out of the tap. No bulbs hang…

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Developed nations show high support for same sex marriage

By Patricia Reaney NEW YORK (Reuters) – Most adults in developed countries favor gay marriage or some type of legal…

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Hungarian prosecutors charge 98-year old Nazi with war crimes

By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 98-year-old man who tops the Nazi-hunting Simon Wiesenthal…

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Ahmadinejad meets successor after election

Iran’s outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met his successor Hassan Rowhani on Tuesday for the first time since the moderate conservative…

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China launches national carbon trading program

China, the world’s largest carbon emitter, was set Tuesday to launch its first carbon trading scheme aimed at reducing emissions,…

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U.S. News

Rep. Mike Rogers on Snowden: ‘Anything that he talks about is dangerous’

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican head of a congressional panel on Tuesday said officials are…

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Judge considers giving alleged Ft. Hood shooter more time for self-defense

By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – An Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people…

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Starbucks to post calorie counts on menus at all U.S. locations later this month

By Atossa Araxia Abrahamian NEW YORK (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp will display calorie counts for…

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Gas explosion reported just north of New Orleans

(Reuters) – An explosion at a gas line or gas plant about 80 miles north…

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Oklahoma set to execute man convicted of stabbing elderly couple to death over $73 for tacos

By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma is set on Tuesday to execute by…

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Obama cites ‘checks and balances’ in defense of ‘transparent’ spy programs

Appearing on PBS with host Charlie Rose in a 45-minute interview aired Monday night, President…

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Lawyers probe jurors for hidden agendas in Trayvon Martin murder case

By Barbara Liston SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) – A white man with a chest-length gray beard…

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