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Science

Scientists discover potential screening tool for HPV that causes mouth and throat cancers

LONDON (Reuters) – Antibodies to a high-risk type of a virus that causes mouth and…

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Jury clears penile implant doctor of negligence in the case of the 8-month erection

WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – A jury on Monday cleared a doctor of negligence in a…

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Four-legged robot that runs like a cat unveiled in Switzerland

Swiss researchers said Monday they have created a small four-legged, high-speed robot that runs like…

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Cancer breakthroughs clear way for drugs that block tumor growth

A series of cancer breakthroughs in the last week have stunned the medical world and…

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Tech News

‘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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German spy service to monitor Internet traffic ‘as closely as possible’

Germany’s foreign intelligence service plans a major expansion of Internet surveillance despite deep unease over…

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Media

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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Social media, technology may force revolution in digital diplomacy

Amid the explosion of social media and new networking tools, governments and businesses are grappling…

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World

Colombia sees rise in use of ‘zombie’ drug that affects victims for hours

Last year in Colombia, over 1,200 people were dosed by criminals with a so-called “zombie” drug that makes victims compliant…

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UK and Ecuador fail to resolve deadlock over Assange’s extradition

British Foreign Secretary William Hague and his Ecuadoran counterpart Ricardo Patino failed to resolve the deadlock over WikiLeaks founder Julian…

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Turkey may deploy army to quell anti-government protests

The Turkish government on Monday said it may deploy the army to help police officers quell nearly three weeks of…

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Mandela’s wife thanks world for messages of support

Nelson Mandela’s wife Graca Machel thanked the world on Monday for its messages of support for the ailing anti-apartheid icon…

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New version of darts game sweeps Asia by storm

Picture your stereotypical darts player. Middle-aged and overweight, with a gut spilling over a waistband, cultivated through years of swilling…

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U.S. News

How the Patriot Act debate became about library records instead of phone records

By Justin Elliott, ProPublica In the months following the October 2001, passage of the Patriot…

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Man on Newark-bound plane claims he poisoned passengers

An inbound flight landing at New Jersey’s Newark-Liberty International Airport was met by FBI agents…

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Ted Cruz adding voter ID to immigration bill to reverse Supreme Court ruling

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) reacted to a Monday Supreme Court ruling striking down an Arizona…

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Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell billed taxpayers for detox cleanse, dog vitamins

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell and his wife used taxpayer money to pay…

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New U.S. astronaut class is half female

The US space agency announced the appointment of eight new astronauts on Monday, and a…

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Supreme Court ruling could lead to far fewer mandatory minimum sentences

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that juries must be consulted on any evidence that might…

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Supreme Court rebukes Arizona law requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration

The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that an Arizona law requiring proof of U.S. citizenship…

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