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Science

African geology may hold clues to prehistoric man walking upright

Why did our ancestors start walking upright? Ancient terrain may hold clue. (via The Christian…

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Rugged terrain created by volcanos may have prompted human ancestors’ upright walking

The rugged landscape created by volcanic eruptions and tectonic plate shifts in east and south…

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German brewers demand moratorium on fracking to protect the purity of their beer

The Association of German Breweries sent a letter this week to German Prime Minister Angela…

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EU to ban three harmful bee pesticides from December

The European Commission said Friday that it will ban for two years beginning in December…

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Tech News

Peering at bright computer screens after dark could harm health, doctor claims

Light from TVs, computers, tablets and smartphones may disrupt sleep and raise risk of obesity,…

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Yahoo joins bidding war for web broadcaster Hulu

Reports link tech giant to online video service which is also coveted by Time Warner,…

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Media

At the movies, violence is the new sex

Sex may be a turn-off for Hollywood audiences but violence is all over the big…

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Cannes titillated by graphic gay, lesbian sex scenes in featured films

Explicit gay sex has hit the big screen at the Cannes film festival in movies…

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World

Mexico sees fewer drug-related murders

The drug-related murders that plagued Mexico for six years have decreased in the past six months, while fewer people have…

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Japanese mayor to apologize for saying U.S. troops need ‘comfort women’

A Japanese politician who drew fire for calling “comfort women” a wartime necessity has been forced to apologise for suggesting…

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Afghan security forces praised after routing Taliban assault on Kabul

The Afghan government lauded its security forces Saturday for beating back a Taliban assault on central Kabul that left one…

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Palestinian president says peace deal with Israel ‘still possible’

Peace between Israelis and Palestinians is “still possible”, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Saturday, hailing US Secretary of State…

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Parents patrol immigrant suburbs to deter Stockholm youth from rioting

Parents and volunteers have been patrolling the streets of Stockholm’s immigrant-heavy suburbs to help quell riots that have raged for…

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U.S. News

Weiner campaign website uses Pittsburgh skyline to represent NYC

Anthony Weiner, running for New York mayor two years after he became notorious for sending…

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Petraeus biographer apologizes for ‘harm’ caused by affair

Paula Broadwell speaks publicly for the first time about the extramarital affair that led to…

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Humanist groups raise tens of thousands for atheist tornado survivor

Humanist groups and atheists across the U.S. have banded together to help a fellow atheist…

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9-year-old girl lectures McDonald’s CEO about children’s nutrition

Nine-year-old Hannah Robertson put McDonald’s CEO Don Thompson on the spot on Thursday at the…

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Republican Massachusetts Senate candidate: Ed Markey is ‘pond scum’

Republican Massachusetts Senate nominee Gabriel Gomez is lashing out at his opponent, Rep. Ed Markey…

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Gohmert: Force women to give birth to fetuses with ‘no brain activity’

Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert (R) on Thursday told a woman that she wrong to have…

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3 Mexican suspects pleaded guilty to the killing of a U.S. immigration agent

WASHINGTON — Three men have pleaded guilty in US federal court for the 2011 killing…

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Kansas lawmaker opposes ‘encouraging the behavior of purchasing food’ with lower food taxes

A Republican state lawmaker in Kansas says that he opposes cutting the taxes on groceries…

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