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Bill to lower Internet radio music royalties draws fierce opposition
A push to lower music royalties paid by Internet radio has created political disharmony in Washington. The row began to heat up in September, when a group of lawmakers introduced the Internet Radio Fairness Act to equalize royalty payments paid per song for digital radio, whether it is transmitted over…
Meningitis outbreak surpasses 200 cases in 14 states
Fifteen people have died as a result of the rare form of meningitis as patients move to sue Massachusetts compounder The number of cases of a deadly fungal meningitis thought caused by contaminated steroid shots prepared by a pharmacy compounder in Massachusetts has risen above the 200 mark, health officials…
Florida inmate found fit to be executed despite mental illness
Florida judge rules John Ferguson can be put to death despite US supreme court ruling barring execution of the mentally ill A Florida judge has ruled that a diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic who believes he is the “Prince of God” and is convinced that he will be resurrected to sit for…
Occupy protesters chain themselves to London cathedral
Cathedral authorities accused of colluding with big banks during evensong protest on eve of anniversary of start of Occupy camp The traditional solemnity of St Paul’s Sunday evensong was disrupted when four members of the Occupy London movement, which camped outside the cathedral for four months, chained themselves to the…
Officials: Key Al-Qaeda militant killed in Algeria
A militant charged with liaising between Al-Qaeda and its North African branch Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has been killed in an ambush by Algerian forces, security officials said on Sunday. Boualem Bekai, who was known as Khaled El Mig, was killed on Friday at Azrou some 50 kilometres…
Study: Moon water may come indirectly from the sun
Scientists on Sunday said they had found water molecules in samples of lunar soil, and their unusual signature points to the Sun as the indirect source. Samples returned to Earth by the Apollo missions carry molecules of water and a precursor of water called hydroxyl, according to their study, published…
Obama, Romney bunker down as crucial debate looms
WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia — A different Barack Obama will show up to his next debate with Mitt Romney, aides said Sunday, after the president held a post-mortem of his leaden debut clash with his Republican foe. Obama was out of sight in a luxury Virginia golf resort prepping for Tuesday’s encounter…
Former Sen. Arlen Specter dies at 82
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, a Republican turned Democrat, passed away Sunday morning at his home in Philadelphia. Specter, 82, died from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to his son. He underwent chemotherapy for Hodgkin’s disease in 2005 and 2008. Watch video, courtesy of CNN, below:…
Lance Armstrong ‘may take lie test’ as new claims emerge
PARIS — Disgraced cycling icon Lance Armstrong might be prepared to take a lie detector test, his lawyer has suggested, as further damning evidence emerges of the intimidation and threats he used to cover up his alleged drug taking. While Armstrong has refused to respond to the litany of charges…
Kafka works to be given to Israel state library
JERUSALEM — An Israeli court has ruled the literary estate of Max Brod, including the writings of his friend Franz Kafka, will be transferred to Israel’s national library, after more than four decades in private hands. In a Tel Aviv family court ruling seen published on Sunday, justice Talia Kopelman-Pardo…
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