Abu Nusaybah arrested following interview regarding London beheading attack suspect. Image via CNN.

Three more suspects, BBC interviewee arrested in London ‘beheading’ case

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Florida squatter found with more than a dozen dead cats in freezer

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Powell: Soldier’s convicted of rape shouldn’t be ‘categorically’ discharged

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Neil deGrasse Tyson on whether to be amazed or terrified by the universe

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‘Kabul I love you’ brings Afghan woes to the big screen

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KABUL — A decade after the fall of the cinema-hating Taliban, a group of Afghan directors have created a film love letter to their capital, rooted in the grim reality of everyday life in the war-torn city. Forced marriage, people smuggling, illegal land grabs, land mines and ethnic conflict —…

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Obama: AK-47s belong in the hands of soldiers, not criminals

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President Barack Obama on Wednesday night vowed to do everything he could to prevent “not just of gun violence but violence at every level” in the wake of the Colorado theater mass shooting. “I think we recognize the traditions of gun ownership that passed on from generation to generation, that…

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Sen. Sanders: GOP’s function in life is to protect the wealthy

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) on Wednesday insisted it was important that the Senate rejected the extension of Bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy, even though the legislation had no chance of passing the GOP-led House. “I think what today is about is educating the American people,” he explained on Viewpoint.…

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Sen. Schumer: Ending tax breaks for the rich ‘a big winner’ for Democrats

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Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) on Wednesday predicted that refusing to extend expiring tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans would greatly benefit Democrats. “It’s a big winner,” he said on MSNBC. “For 30 years, Republicans have won the tax debate by conflating middle-class tax cuts with tax cuts for the wealthy.…

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Drought will bring about higher food prices, U.S. warns

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The US government acknowledged for the first time on Wednesday that the drought now covering two-thirds of the country will lead to significantly higher food prices. The catastrophe in the corn belt, which has seen crops decimated by extreme heat and prolonged drought, will have ripple effects throughout the food…

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Judge transfers custody of Michael Jackson’s children

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LOS ANGELES — A US judge on Wednesday gave temporary guardianship of late singer Michael Jackson’s three children to his nephew TJ amid a bitter public dispute over the whereabouts of the family’s matriarch. Katherine Jackson, the late singer’s mother, had custody of Paris, Prince Michael and Blanket, but Judge…

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North Koreans angered by Olympic flag blunder

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GLASGOW — North Korea’s women’s football team refused to take the field for more than an hour Wednesday in protest at an embarrassing mix-up of their national flag on day one of the London Olympics. The team were incensed after Hampden Park’s giant screen showed images of North Korean players…

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Inhofe demands answers on military members in San Diego Pride Parade

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Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) on Tuesday sent a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta questioning why servicemembers were allowed to march in uniform in San Diego’s Pride Parade. “If the Navy can punish a Chaplain for participating in a pro-life event or a Marine participating in a political rally, it…

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Senate votes against Bush tax cuts for the wealthy

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WASHINGTON — The US Senate approved a Democratic plan Wednesday to extend expiring tax breaks for all but the wealthiest Americans, though the measure will not resolve the country’s looming fiscal impasse. Republicans want the Bush-era tax cuts extended for all, arguing that Congress should not raise taxes on anyone…

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Chicago ‘emphatically disagrees’ with Citizens United ruling

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Chicago on Wednesday became the latest major U.S. city to call on Congress to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. A resolution unanimously approved by the Chicago City Council stated: “BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Mayor and the members of the City…

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