Professor William Ayers via Wikimedia Commons

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

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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

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

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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Photographer sues BuzzFeed for copyright violations and ‘subsequent infringements’

Website removed picture after initial complaint, but lawsuit alleges ‘direct and contributory infringement’.  A photographer…

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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

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. to meet with Taliban ‘within days’

WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday welcomed the Taliban’s decision to open an office in Qatar and senior US…

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Man busted with 30 exotic animals for ‘mini zoo’ in Singapore

More than 30 wild animals, including pythons, tortoises, a slow loris and a marmoset have been seized from a flat…

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U.S. News

Chrysler agrees to recall of 2.7 million Jeeps

Chrysler announced Tuesday that it would bow to the US safety regulator’s pressure to recall…

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Houston man arrested for threatening to kidnap and murder Ted Cruz

A Houston man is charged with threatening Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), leaving messages at his…

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Seattle woman quits ‘live on light’ diet because ‘message from universe’ told her to stop

Shine went for 47 days without food but says financial difficulties she’s enduring are ‘message…

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Idaho Republicans: Void anti-discrimination laws in case ‘gay guy’ works ‘in a tutu’

Cornel Rasor, who chairs the Idaho Republican Party’s resolutions committee, says that he pushed for…

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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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