A video that appears to show four United States Marines urinating on three dead Taliban fighters provoked anger and condemnation on Thursday in Afghanistan and around the world, raising fears in Washington that the images could incite anti-American sentiment at a particularly delicate moment in the decade-old Afghan war. The Obama administration is struggling...
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NASA announced the discovery of Kepler-22b, the first planet the Kepler spacecraft has discovered in the habitable zone. The discovery of Kepler-22b, which is 600 light-years away from Earth, brings scientists one step closer to finding a planet that could possibly harbor life. “This is a major milestone on the road to finding Earth’s...
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Just as with Black Friday, everyone seems to be having a sale, and finding what you actually want online and not just what’s cheap can become a chore. The National Retail Federation says 226 million shoppers visited stores and websites between Thanksgiving Day and Sunday. So what sort of Web-only deals are out there?...
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Rick Hendrick, owner of one of the most successful NASCAR teams, Hendrick Motorsports, escaped with only a broken rib and broken clavicle when his small plane lost its brakes and crash landed at Key West International Airport. The pilot, James Klepper, and co-pilot, Jay Luckwaldt, also escaped without serious injuries in the Monday night...
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The blast at the pit in Yuzhou killed 29 miners. Authorities soon launched a rescue operation, helping six miners get out and transporting them to a hospital for treatment, authorities told the official news agency.One miner who had remained alive was later found dead, it said. .
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CANCUN, Mexico — Hurricane Rina plodded westward late Wednesday at near 6 mph (9 kph) on a path toward Mexico’s tourist beaches, its threat a real one to people on the Yucatan Peninsula but far diminished from what it had been earlier in the day. Authorities evacuated some fishing communities and closed schools along...
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Powerful earthquake (7.2-magnitude) hit eastern Turkey on Sunday, flattening buildings and leaving survivors crying for help from under the rubble. Battling near-freezing temperatures and darkness, rescuers searched Monday for victims in eastern Turkey that killed at least 217 people, with more feared trapped in the rubble of dozens of collapsed apartment buildings. Prime Minister...
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President Obama announced Friday that the United States will withdraw nearly all troops from Iraq by the end of the year, effectively bringing the long and polarizing war in Iraq to an end. He said the last American troops will depart the country by January 1 “with their heads held high, proud of their...
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CAUTION EXOTIC ANIMALS. At the Wednesday press conference, Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz said 49 animals had been killed, and a monkey possibly infected with herpes B virus was still on the loose. He said there were a total of 56 animals kept on the farm. .
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Four people are dead and reportedly 24 more injured after a stage collapsed tonight at the Indiana State Fair before the country band Sugarland was to perform. The band tweeted their regrets on their official Twitter account shortly after the news broke. “We are all right. We are praying for our fans, and the...
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