JOHANNESBURG – Investigators for the world’s diamond control body say Zimbabwe should be suspended because its security forces are raping women, killing illegal miners and smuggling gems out of a diamond field in the troubled country’s east. Human rights groups have made similar accusations, but the charges carry particular weight …
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What people won’t do for 15 minutes of fame. A 23-year-old first-time mother-to-be is planning to have her child in front of thousands of people. Boston.com reports that Lynsee (her last name was not released), a teacher from Minneapolis, is due on Nov. 19 and will broadcast the birth of …
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HARTFORD, Conn. – Mayor Eddie Perez on Wednesday surrendered to state police for the second time this year to face corruption charges, this time on allegations he and a former state lawmaker tried to extort money from a real estate developer. Perez, who was charged in January with taking a …
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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – After thoroughly searching the inside of a volcanic crater, Red Cross rescuers are ending their hunt for a Chicago-area man who disappeared in a national park in Costa Rica. Hopes had been lifted Monday when possible human remains were spotted in a crater, but officials …
Read More »That was a long deal Wednesday night, was it not? But I have to say the president delivered the speech very well. He seemed relaxed and in charge. Now because I am a simple man, I’m going to break the State of the Union down in a very basic way. …
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You know what I hate most in the world right now? If you said griffins, you’d be close. It’s actually the use of slow motion in films and television. With the exception of showing whether a catch was in or out of bounds, the gimmick is only used to glorify …
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President Obama’s plans to accelerate the development of an electrical “smart grid” could leave the nation’s power supply dangerously vulnerable to attacks by computer hackers, security analysts are warning. The “smart grid” is projected to be a nationwide system of automated meters and advanced sensors that integrates new alternative-energy sources …
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The news that is not White House approved… He’s Baaaaack! Florida Congressman Alan Grayson is at it again. This time he is attacking former Vice President Cheney in his characteristically vulgar manner. Here’s what he had to say Wednesday night on the Obama network when asked his thoughts on some …
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Early this morning, the 77-year-old senator died from brain cancer, leaving behind a 46-year legacy in the U.S. Senate. Ted Kennedy was a dominant force in American politics, but also a controversial one. His legacy breaks down along ideological lines. Liberal Americans revere him. Conservatives, generally speaking, thought he was …
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Stories where Americans or people in the media — or mainly people in Washington — just aren’t using their heads: All Aboard! Great news for President Obama and his hopes of universal health care: Everyone is behind it, including the AARP: (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: We have the …
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