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2013-04-21
Boston Mayor Hopes Feds 'Throw the Book' at Marathon Bombing Suspect

2013-04-19
Boston Police Closing In On Suspects

2013-04-15
2 Explosions At Boston Marathon. 2 Dead, Many Injured.

2013-01-03
The Press vs Citizens Rights and Privacy - Act 3

2012-12-30
CBS News - Year In Review 2012

Nature.com - 366 Days: 2012 In Review

The Guardian - 2012 In Review: An Interactive Guide To The Year That Was

TruTV - The Biggest Conspiracy Theories of 2012

Colbert Nation: 2012: A Look Back

FIP Year In Review(s?)

2012-12-25
Happy Holidays

2012-12-21
Welcome To A New Era!

2012-12-16
An Open Letter To United Health Care, Medcom, And The Medical Insurance Industry In General

2012-11-17
Whitehouse Petition To Remove "Under God" and "In God" From Currency And The Pledge.

2012-11-15
December 21, 2012

2012-11-11
If Hillary Clinton Ran For President, She Would Probably Be The Best-prepared Candidate In American History

2012-11-10
CIA Director David Petraeus Resigns After FBI Investigation Uncovers Affair With High-Profile Journalist

FIP Format Update

2012-11-07
Thank you for voting.

2012-11-06
Live Election Results

2012-09-30
FIP In Hiatus

2012-09-18
U.S.-Afghan Military Operations Suspended After Attacks

Iran Nuclear Chief Says IAEA Might Be Infiltrated By 'Terrorists And Saboteurs'

Romney Stands By Gaffe

2012-09-17
President Obama Says China Trade Practices Harm American Auto Parts Workers

Tolerating Hate - Muslim Protests Show Limits Of Free Speech

Hunt Launched After Halliburton Loses Radioactive Rod In Texas Desert

Commentary: China And Japan - A Dangerous Standoff Over Senkaku Islands

Japanese Firms Close Offices In China As Islands Dispute Escalates

U.S. To Install Second Early Warning Radar System In Japan



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2013-05-23 06:21:20 (17 minutes ago) 
Westerners seeking work in places like Hong Kong and Singapore are finding that language skills — good Mandarin, in particular — have become more essential.
 
Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers
2013-05-23 06:21:17 (17 minutes ago) 
A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London.
 
Float driver in crash thought train wasn't moving
2013-05-23 06:21:17 (17 minutes ago) 
LUBBOCK, Texas - The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in West Texas told investigators that the oncoming train appeared to be stationary and that he did not notice anything was wrong until he saw people jumping from the float, according to documents released Wednesday.
 
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Police want the public's help to identify two armed men seen on a video surveillance recording at the scene of a homicide Tuesday night.
 
London Markets: U.K. stocks slide as miners drop on China data
2013-05-23 06:21:07 (18 minutes ago) 
U.K.’s benchmark FTSE 100 stock index retreats from a 13-year high on Thursday, with resource firms adding pressure after disappointing Chinese manufacturing data fuel worries about growth recovery in the Asian nation.
 
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I absolutely love coaching roller derby. With each bout and practice comes a whole new set of circumstances to not only help my team grow, but also add to my own personal knowledge of the game. Of course a good...
 
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North Korea envoy awaits chat with China's leader
2013-05-23 06:20:09 (19 minutes ago) 
BEIJING (AP) — While a North Korean envoy waits for an expected meeting with China's Communist Party chief, his Chinese hosts are taking him touring in Beijing.    

 
Report: Rafsanjani blasts Iran's rulers
2013-05-23 06:20:09 (19 minutes ago) 
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian pro-reform website is reporting that former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has strongly criticized the policies of the country's ruling clerical establishment, days after a constitutional watchdog disqualified him from running in the June 14 elections.    

 
Maine man gets 35 years on child porn charges
2013-05-23 06:20:09 (19 minutes ago) 
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A Charleston man has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for producing and possessing child pornography.    

 
Man shot by FBI had had ties to bombing suspect
2013-05-23 06:20:09 (19 minutes ago) 
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida after an altercation with an FBI agent had several ties to that of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects who authorities were questioning him about at the time.    

 
Garcia sponsors consider position
2013-05-23 06:20:07 (19 minutes ago) 
Sergio Garcia's major sponsor condemn comment Spaniard's comment about Tiger Woods and will review their position.
 
Committee approves NLRB nominees; confirmation prospects unclear
2013-05-23 06:20:05 (19 minutes ago) 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Five nominees for the National Labor Relations Board cleared a Senate committee on Wednesday, sending...
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China Agritech directors cannot escape investor lawsuit - judge
2013-05-23 06:20:05 (19 minutes ago) 
(Reuters) - China Agritech Inc directors lost a bid to escape a lawsuit by shareholders who contend the company was a fraud,...
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Armed robbers sought
2013-05-23 06:10:34 (28 minutes ago) 
Police want the public's help to identify two armed men seen on a video surveillance recording at the scene of a homicide Tuesday night.
 
Eight Saudis convicted for aiding Al Qaeda
2013-05-23 06:10:03 (29 minutes ago) 

A court in Saudi Arabia has sent eight Saudi nations to prison over convictions that they plotted for Al Qaeda, state news agency SPA reported.

The men have been sentenced to jail terms between 10 and 25 years, AFP reported.

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'We will eliminate public funds for parties' vows Letta
2013-05-23 06:01:33 (37 minutes ago) 
Premier assures businesses 'we're on the same side'

 
Birthrates among all teens fall to record lows
2013-05-23 06:01:29 (37 minutes ago) 

Plummeting birthrates among all teens — especially Hispanics — has helped bring this vital statistic to its record-low levels, says a new federal report.

Between 2007 and 2011, birthrates to Hispanic teens fell by 40 percent or more in 22 states and the District, said Brady E. Hamilton, a researcher ...

 
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2013-05-23 06:01:07 (38 minutes ago) 

Plummeting birthrates among all teens — especially Hispanics — has helped bring this vital statistic to record-low levels, says a new federal report.

Between 2007 and 2011, the birthrates of Hispanic teens fell by 40 percent or more in 22 states and the District, said Brady E. Hamilton, a researcher ...

 
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Police: Missing Pa. student's whereabouts unknown
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SKIPPACK, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania State Police say they still don't know the whereabouts of a suburban Philadelphia college student who disappeared while returning home from the University of Rhode Island.    

 
Anglesey control is handed back
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Five men are arrested after a child tells of being sexually assaulted at a children's nursery in Worcestershire.
 
UK emergency committee meets after attack
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LONDON (AP) — The British government's emergency committee met Thursday after two attackers butchered a man in a daylight...
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Report: Rafsanjani blasts Iran's rulers
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Report: Rafsanjani Blasts Iran's Rulers
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The research unit's "focus on real atoms, not bits" is expanding to include the start-up's work on tethered flying wings that are designed to generate 600 kilowatts of power. [Read more]    

 
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A second suspect was arrested and charged with murder Wednesday in the shooting of a man in Brockton on May 14, said the office of Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz. William J. Allen-Robinson, 21, was arrested in Waltham and charged with killing Charles Evans, 45, Cruz’s office said. Evans was found shot several times around 4:09 p.m. and was pronounced dead at a hospital, Cruz’s office said. Allen-Robinson is to be arraigned Thursday in Brockton District Court. Donta Hood, 22, was also charged with Evans’s slaying on May 17.    
 
Charles and Camilla at Hay festival
2013-05-23 05:40:06 (59 minutes ago) 
The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall will attend the opening day of the Hay Literary Festival in Powys, and later go to the opera in Cardiff.
 
"Ideological differences" in Israeli gov't over settlements, stalling peace plan - Livni
2013-05-23 05:30:02 (1 hours ago) 

The Israeli government cannot reach a consensus over the Palestinian peace process, Israeli Justice Minister, primary negotiator and head of Israel's parliamentary opposition Tzipi Livni announced on Thursday.

Livni's statement came hours ahead of a meeting with US Secretary of State John Kerry, who is visiting Palestine and Israel as a part of a regional tour. 

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IdeasNotIdeology explains flaws in the thinking of conspiracy theorists
2013-05-23 05:21:56 (1 hours ago) 
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Europe Pushes to Shed Stigma of Tax Haven With End to Bank Secrecy
2013-05-23 05:21:23 (1 hours ago) 
From Luxembourg to the British Virgin Islands, the authorities are scrambling to figure out how to change their secretive ways in banking without driving away lucrative foreign clients.    
 
Brown hounded for calling Manila 'gates of hell'
2013-05-23 05:21:03 (1 hours ago) 
Brown hounded for calling Manila 'gates of hell' The chairman of metropolitan Manila, Francis Tolentino, wrote an open letter to Brown on Thursday, saying that while "Inferno" is fiction, "we are greatly disappointed by your inaccurate portrayal of our beloved metropolis."
 
Nepalese man, 81, attempts Everest climb days after 80-year-old set record
2013-05-23 05:21:02 (1 hours ago) 
 
Drone strikes 4 Americans: ‘U.S. citizens are on the so-called kill lists’
2013-05-23 05:20:54 (1 hours ago) 

Drone strikes killed four Americans that were “on the so-called kill lists.” For the first time, the Obama administration publicly acknowledged on Wednesday that U.S. drone strikes have killed four Americans abroad. The official admission by the Obama Administration came in the form of a letter from Attorney General Eric Holder to Congress, according to a NPR Politics report on May 22, 2013.

“Members of Congress and national security experts across the political and ideological spectrum have called on the White House to be more transparent about its targeted killing program, particularly when U.S. citizens are on the so-called kill lists.”

In his letter to Congress, Attorney General Eric Holder said that the release of the information about the drone strikes on four Americans was a step towards being more transparent. However, he also made it clear that some information could not be released including of who and where someone on the “so-called kill list” deserves to be killed.

“But the attorney general said some information would remain under wraps, including a still-classified document that sets out the 'administration's exacting standards and processes for reviewing and approving operations to capture or use lethal force against terrorist targets outside the United States and areas of active hostilities’."

According to Holder, Congress members are to get private briefings about the still-classified document that was approved this week by the White House.

Only one of the four Americans killed by drone strikes was specifically targeted; Anwar al-Awlaki.

Anwar al-Awlaki was a radical cleric born in New Mexico and he had received a B.S. degree in civil engineering from Colorado State in 1994. He had become a senior operational leader in al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen. He was killed in Yemen on Sept. 30, 2011, after an American drone fired on his vehicle. It was the first time, as far as it is known, that a CIA-directed drone strike deliberately targeted and killed an American citizen.

“Al-Awlaki's targeting required approval from several federal agencies and the highest levels of the U.S. government, Holder wrote, and appropriate congressional committees were briefed on the decision a full year before he was killed.”

The other three Americans killed by drone strikes were not directly targeted and included Samir Khan, Jude Kenan Mohammad, and Anwar al-Awlaki's 16-year-old son.

Samir Khan was a U.S. citizen of Pakistani heritage. He was born in Saudi Arabia in 1986 and grew up in Queens, New York, in a typical middle-class family. Samir Khan’s family, who was concerned that their son had become too religious, moved to North Carolina where Samir Khan lived with his family until 2007. “U.S. officials say that Khan began to help violent jihadist groups online, using his skills on the Web. He seemed to be operating on his own and didn't appear to be tied to any terrorist group.” Samir Khan was not specifically targeted by the drone strike and died sitting next to Anwar al-Awlaki.

Jude Kenan Mohammad was a U.S. citizen born in Florida to a Pakistani father and was a former resident of North Carolina. He went to high school in North Carolina, dropped out in 2006, but later received a GED. In 2008, he left the U.S. to visit his father who had moved back to Pakistan. He later disappeared into the tribal areas of Pakistan along the Afghanistan border. In 2009, Jude Kenan Mohammad was indicted by a North Carolina jury on charges of conspiracy to commit terrorism. Jude Kenan Mohammad was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan.

Anwar al-Awlaki's 16-year-old son, Abdulrahman al-Awlaki, was born on Sept. 13, 1995, in Denver, while his father was a student at Colorado State. Abdulrahman al-Awlaki was killed on Oct. 14, 2011, by a drone strike that is said to have been aimed at an outdoor café in Yemen. According to a CBS report, “his family said that he had run away from home and was trying to find his father. He had no known ties to terrorism.”

“Some U.S. officials called it a mistake. Even the president is said, in some reports, to have considered it a bad mistake.”

However, former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs stated that Anwar al-Awlaki’s 16-year-old son’s death was justified and that he "should have had a more responsible father."

In response to Attorney General Eric Holder’s admission of drone strikes having killed four Americans, Human Rights Groups are speaking out.

Zeke Johnson of Amnesty International USA is asking for an independent investigation into all alleged extrajudicial killings and is asking for President Obama’s commitment to upholding human rights.

"The Obama administration continues to claim authority to kill virtually anyone anywhere in the world under the 'global battlefield' legal theory and a radical redefinition of the concept of imminence.”

Dixon Osburn of Human Rights First is asking for more transparency in regard to the “so-called kill lists” of U.S. citizens. He expressed his deep concern that “the administration appears to be institutionalizing a problematic targeted killing policy without public debate on whether the rules are lawful or appropriate."

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Thousands lose power in overnight storms in Mississippi (Photos)
2013-05-23 05:20:39 (1 hours ago) 
A line of damaging wind storms raced across portions of northern and central Mississippi Tuesday night, leaving thousands without power.Entergy, the state's largest power supplier, reported at the height of the storms overnight, that around 16...
 
Page out of book depicts town's tragedy
2013-05-23 05:20:15 (1 hours ago) 
The lone, tattered page from a decimated children's book sat quietly amid the rest of the rubble. But the words spoke volumes about the pain and nostalgia in the city of Moore:
 
Convicted rapist faces sentencing 30 years later
2013-05-23 05:20:11 (1 hours ago) 

DEDHAM  — A man convicted of raping three women in Massachusetts faces sentencing more than three decades after he fled the state and began living a secret life in Maine.

Gary Alan Irving was a teenager when he was convicted of raping three women. When authorities finally caught up with him in Maine in March, he was a 52-year-old man with a wife and two grown children.

Irving is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday in Norfolk Superior Court. He faces a possible life sentence.

 
Sinkhole swallows part of Norwood home's basement
2013-05-23 06:30:09 (9 minutes ago) 
A couple evacuated their Norwood home this morning after a large sinkhole swallowed part of their basement, Norwood police said.
 
UN chief arrives in Goma, Congo
2013-05-23 06:21:29 (17 minutes ago) 
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Goma, eastern Congo, hours after a rebel group fighting government forces nearby said they would impose a cease-fire to permit the visit to proceed.
 
'The Hangover Part III': More mayhem with Bradley Cooper and Zach Galifianakis (review)
2013-05-23 06:21:23 (17 minutes ago) 
Nowhere near the glorious levels of the original, the third installment does, however, provide several laugh-out-loud moments, thanks primarily to the bizarre stylings of Zach Galifianakis as the man-child Alan. The gents get caught between a mobster and Mr. Chow and must recoup $21 million in a hurry. With Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms. Opens Thursday.
 
Long Wait for a Green Card Could Be Ending
2013-05-23 06:21:20 (17 minutes ago) 
Born overseas and educated in the United States, workers in the heart of the tech industry are in a kind of suspension as the Senate considers the immigration bill.    
 
Float driver in crash thought train wasn't moving
2013-05-23 06:21:17 (17 minutes ago) 
LUBBOCK, Texas - The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in West Texas told investigators that the oncoming train appeared to be stationary and that he did not notice anything was wrong until he saw people jumping from the float, according to documents released Wednesday.
 
Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
2013-05-23 06:21:17 (17 minutes ago) 
In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.
 
New special interest comes to PA liquor privatization party
2013-05-23 06:21:15 (17 minutes ago) 
 
Niger bomb attacks target army base and French uranium plant
2013-05-23 06:21:00 (18 minutes ago) 
 
How to help victims of Oklahoma tornado
2013-05-23 06:20:49 (18 minutes ago) 
On Monday, May 20, 2013, a monstrous category EF5 tornado with winds between 200 and 210 miles per hour touched down near Oklahoma City, OK decimating nearly everything in its 17 mile path. This tornado was approximately 1.3...
 
Pound cake that never fails (Photos)
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Pound cakes are a true southern favorite, just like fried chicken and biscuits! There are scores and scores of good pound cake recipes and it's hard to single out one as being "the very best&quot...
 
UN chief arrives in Goma, Congo
2013-05-23 06:20:09 (19 minutes ago) 
GOMA, Congo (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Goma, eastern Congo, hours after a rebel group fighting government forces nearby said they would impose a cease-fire to permit the visit to proceed.    

 
Maine hermit's court appearance postponed
2013-05-23 06:20:09 (19 minutes ago) 
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A scheduled court appearance for a man who lived as a hermit in the woods of central Maine for nearly three decades has been postponed pending completion of a mental health evaluation.    

 
UK police: killed man was serving soldier
2013-05-23 06:20:09 (19 minutes ago) 
LONDON (AP) — British police have confirmed that the man killed in an apparent terror attack was a serving soldier.    

 
Sculptures stolen from outdoor Madison exhibit
2013-05-23 06:20:09 (19 minutes ago) 
MADISON, Conn. (AP) — Two bronze statues have disappeared from a sculpture display in Madison.    

 
King receives honour from Obama
2013-05-23 06:20:07 (19 minutes ago) 
US President Barack Obama honours "living legend" Carole King as he presents her with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
 
UK police: killed man was serving soldier
2013-05-23 06:20:05 (19 minutes ago) 
LONDON (AP) — British police have confirmed that the man killed in an apparent terror attack was a serving soldier. Police...
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Case to Watch: 10th Circuit takes up challenge to contraceptive mandate
2013-05-23 06:20:05 (19 minutes ago) 
(Reuters) - The full 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is slated to hear oral arguments Thursday over whether arts and...
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Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers
2013-05-23 06:20:03 (19 minutes ago) 
LONDON (AP) -- A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent terror attack that left one man dead on the streets of London....
 
Full Episode: World News 5/22: Spring Gas Prices Soaring
2013-05-23 06:20:02 (19 minutes ago) 
Best and worst airlines; calling on Okie strength, community rebuilds after devastating tornado.    
 
Milwaukee area morning freeway traffic alerts, road conditions, travel times
2013-05-23 06:10:30 (28 minutes ago) 


Rainy weather will continue this morning before clearing, but temperatures won't get past the 50s .
 
Saudi 'likely' to bailout Pakistan energy with $15 billion
2013-05-23 06:10:03 (29 minutes ago) 

Pakistan may get a bailout worth up to $15 billion from Saudi Arabia for its troubled energy sector, a Pakistani official told Dawn newspaper.

The Saudi assistance could consist of supplies of crude and furnace oil on deferred payment at a time when Pakistan's energy sector faces a host of financial and other problems, resulting in constant load shedding or rolling blackouts.

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Standard and Poor's cuts Telecom's rating to just above junk
2013-05-23 06:01:33 (37 minutes ago) 
Italy's tough economic environment, competition to blame

 
Malaysian authorities crack down on opposition activists
2013-05-23 06:01:11 (37 minutes ago) 
 
Birthrates among all teens fall to record lows
2013-05-23 06:01:07 (38 minutes ago) 

Plummeting birthrates among all teens — especially Hispanics — has helped bring this vital statistic to its record-low levels, says a new federal report.

Between 2007 and 2011, birthrates to Hispanic teens fell by 40 percent or more in 22 states and the District, said Brady E. Hamilton, a researcher ...

 
Summer Favorites: Vineyard Vines Swim (Photos)
2013-05-23 06:00:49 (38 minutes ago) 
When looking to go skinny dipping by the pool, or a quick excursion to the beach you want to make sure you look as good as the splashes, waves and sun rays make you feel. This summer get the feel...
 
Piece of found book depicts how much Oklahoma town has lost
2013-05-23 06:00:21 (38 minutes ago) 
The lone, tattered page from a decimated children's book sat quietly amid the rest of the rubble. But the words spoke volumes about the pain and nostalgia in the city of Moore:
 
Maine hermit's court appearance postponed
2013-05-23 06:00:11 (38 minutes ago) 
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A scheduled court appearance for a man who lived as a hermit in the woods of central Maine for nearly three decades has been postponed pending completion of a mental health evaluation.    

 
Boy, 2, has surgery after dog attack
2013-05-23 06:00:10 (39 minutes ago) 
A two-year-old boy has surgery on his face after he was attacked by a family dog near Carlisle, Cumbria Police say.
 
Heat wave causes power outages, anger in India
2013-05-23 06:00:07 (39 minutes ago) 
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — A blistering heat wave has swept across most parts of north and western India, causing massive...
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Brave woman tried to reason with London attackers
2013-05-23 06:00:07 (39 minutes ago) 
LONDON (AP) — A brave scout leader who may have prevented further violence has emerged as an unlikely hero in the apparent...
Source: FindLaw: AP News
 
Pakistan arrested American who was killed by drone
2013-05-23 06:00:05 (39 minutes ago) 
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani authorities once arrested an American citizen now known to have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in the country, but he escaped after being released on bail....
 
Pakistan Arrested American Who Was Killed by Drone
2013-05-23 06:00:02 (39 minutes ago) 
Pakistan arrested American before he was killed in US drone strike    
 
Google X acquires kite-power start-up Makani
2013-05-23 05:50:12 (48 minutes ago) 
The research unit's "focus on real atoms, not bits" is expanding to include the start-up's work on tethered flying wings that are designed to generate 600 kilowatts of power.
 
Shot US suspect 'admitted' murder
2013-05-23 05:50:08 (49 minutes ago) 
A Florida man who was shot and killed by Boston bombing investigators was about to confess to a 2011 triple murder before he died, FBI officials say.
 
Cleveland cameras: Editorial cartoon
2013-05-23 05:41:25 (57 minutes ago) 
Traffic cameras in Clevwood
 
Amid the rubble, laughter and tears for one family devastated by tornado
2013-05-23 05:41:11 (57 minutes ago) 
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — A little treasure in the debris of a home that once welcomed Rebecca Garland's four grandchildren gave her such a delight as her friends and family scoured the mountain of rubble for any mementos left behind by Monday's powerful tornado.“This is where we measured the kids' height!” she exclaimed as her son Lee held up a piece of a wall showing the rising tick-marks as his th...    

 
Woolwich attack prompts fears of backlash against British Muslims
2013-05-23 05:40:59 (58 minutes ago) 
 
Cruise for a Cause: U.S. Veteran
2013-05-23 05:40:43 (58 minutes ago) 
A Prayer for SoldiersBrave warriors,should fate find us in battle,May our cause be just.May our leaders have clear vision.May our courage not falter.May we be triumphant an earn victoryas we show mercy to our enemies...
 
Exec called MJ 'freak' before deal
2013-05-23 05:40:12 (58 minutes ago) 
A top AEG executive referred to Michael Jackson as "a freak" and another called him "creepy" just hours before their company signed the pop icon to a huge concert deal.
 
Somerset power plant cuts mercury emissions
2013-05-23 05:40:08 (59 minutes ago) 
A coal-fired Massachusetts power plant frequently listed as one of the most polluting in the state has dramatically reduced mercury emissions. Federal data from the Brayton Point plant in Somerset show that mercury emissions fell by almost two-thirds between 2010 and 2012, by an average of 19 pounds per year.    
 
Obama Moves to Limit Drone Strikes
2013-05-23 05:30:37 (1 hours ago) 
President Obama "plans to open a new phase in the nation's long struggle with terrorism on Thursday by restricting the use of unmanned drone strikes that have been at the heart of his national security strategy and shifting control of them away from the C.I.A. to the military," the New York Times reports.

"As part of the shift in approach, the administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four American citizens in drone strikes outside the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq, arguing that its actions were justified by the danger to the United States."

Washington Post: "The secrecy surrounding the program -- including the criteria for choosing targets -- has led to widespread opposition from international law and human rights advocates and, increasingly, from Congress and the public. Although the administration has stressed the precision accuracy of drones, independent groups have charged that thousands of civilians have been unintentionally killed."
 
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Woolwich attack - why editors were right to publish horrific pictures
2013-05-23 05:21:02 (1 hours ago) 

The radio stations were on early this morning - was it right and proper for newspapers to publish front pages pictures of a man they called a terrorist brandishing a meat cleaver?

Answer: yes. There are all sorts of arguments in favour. Practical and technological first - pictures and film clips of the incident were across social media within minutes. Newspapers (and TV) would have looked completely daft to ignore what was already in the public domain.

The man wasn't trying to hide from the spotlight. He was aware he was "speaking to camera" in order to deliver "a message" that attempted to justify his unjustifiable act.

It could be said that the media were playing into his hands by giving him the publicity he was seeking. But, given the situation, there was a need to explain. And the pictures lifted from the filmed footage were therefore essential to the exercise.

This was a highly unusual event that, by its very unusualness, warranted an unusual response from the media. It was barbaric, horrific, tragic, senseless… even a collective of adjectives is inadequate to describe what happened.

I agree that the image was appalling. The meat cleaver. The bloodied hands. The obvious rage of the perpetrator. It prompted my two elder grandsons, who mostly ignore the papers on the table in the mornings, to ask all sorts of questions.

On the way to school, the discussion continued. They were, of course, desperate to understand why two men had hacked another man to death in a London street on a spring afternoon.

After I had dropped them off I thought more about the problems all editors faced and, it should be noted, all but one (the counter intuitive Daily Express) took the same decision.

It is possible to argue against publication from two opposing directions: the image of a brazen killer will encourage others to follow suit, leading to more Islamic terrorist outrages; or the image will encourage anti-Muslim feeling and generate Islamophobia.

But media editors, while wishing to avoid provoking anti-social and criminal behaviour, cannot take be responsible for far-fetched consequences of their decision to publish news stories. It would make the job impossible and, taken to its logical conclusions, nothing would ever get published.

Editors also confronted a second problem in whether to carry pictures of the dead man's body, which also required them to pause for thought. Would it be regarded as an intrusion into the grief of his relatives? Would it be regarded as tasteless?

Again, on balance, I think the newspapers were correct because they needed to convey the brutality of a murder that appeared to have been carried out as an act of terrorism. It was shocking to see it but it was even more shocking that it happened at all.

There may be objections later that the pictured men cannot expect to get a "fair" trial. I somehow feel that a judge will laugh any such legal quibble out of court.

Newspaper editors, in trying to do their job - in company with television news editors - were confronted with a bizarre and barbarous act. They had to react as they did.

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Woolwich attack prompts fears of backlash against British Muslims
2013-05-23 05:40:58 (58 minutes ago) 

Two mosques are attacked as English Defence League clash with police at rally and BNP leader calls for protest

The murder of a soldier in south London on Wednesday has prompted fears of a backlash against British Muslims after the English Defence League staged an impromptu rally in the capital and two mosques were attacked.

The BNP leader, Nick Griffin, has also reacted to the killing with provocative tweets calling for a protest in Woolwich and claiming the crime is the result of "mass immigration".

Farooq Murad of the Muslim Council of Britain said the EDL's rally in London on Wednesday night was cause for concern.

"When attacks like these happen there's always the danger of far-right extremism also raising its head," he told the BBC.

"I think any form of extremism, any form of encouragement or incitement to violence, is something we stand firmly against."

The mayor of London, Boris Johnson, stressed that the murder should not be viewed as a religiously motivated crime, saying: "I want to make one obvious point that is that it is completely wrong to blame this killing on the religion of Islam and it is also equally wrong to link this murder to the actions of British foreign policy."

The blame, the mayor added, lay "wholly and exclusively in the deluded mindset of the people who did it".

Julie Siddiqi of the Islamic Society of Britain pointed out that the British Muslim community had been quick to condemn the atrocity and warned against letting the far right exploit the situation.

"We can't allow the voices of Nick Griffin and the far right to become louder than ours in the coming days," she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

"They will say what we have to say and it gives us even more incentive to speak out and come together and not allow people like that to divide us as a country," she said.

"The people who did this act yesterday do not speak in my name, do not speak for my community or the rest of the country. We have to come out with the strongest condemnation, which is what I'm seeing this morning.

"All of the Muslim organisations have come out with the strongest possible terms to say there is absolutely no excuse whatsoever, no justification for anything like this.

Scores of supporters of the English Defence League threw bottles at police and chanted anti-Muslim slogans in Woolwich hours after the murder of the soldier on Wednesday afternoon.

About 100 men, including some wearing balaclavas printed with "EDL", engaged in running battles with police for less than an hour.

A police commander said officers cited section 60 of the Public Order Act, which allowed them to stop and search individuals within a specific area without evidence of a crime being committed.

The EDL leader Tommy Robinson said: "They're chopping our soldiers' heads off. This is Islam. That's what we've seen today. They've cut off one of our army's heads off on the streets of London.

"Our next generation are being taught through schools that Islam is a religion of peace. It's not. It never has been. What you saw today is Islam. Everyone's had enough. There has to be a reaction, for the government to listen, for the police to listen, to understand how angry this British public are."

The men congregated near Woolwich Arsenal station with flags bearing the cross of St George after plans for a protest were circulated on social media. Hundreds of police including riot police were stationed around Woolwich.

Elsewhere, two men were arrested after separate attacks on mosques. A 43-year-old man is in custody on suspicion of attempted arson after reportedly walking into a mosque with a knife in Braintree, Essex. The secretary of the mosque, Sikander Saleemy, told Channel 4 News he felt it was a "revenge attack".

He added: "The police said it's too early to try and link it to what happened in Woolwich, but those of us who were here feel that it was some sort of revenge attack. It was clear from the man's behaviour.

"We absolutely condemn what happened in Woolwich, but it had nothing to do with us. It was an appalling act of terror – but it wasn't Islamic in any way. I wish it wasn't described like that, because sadly people will now start to blame Muslims."

Meanwhile, police in Kent were called to reports of criminal damage at a mosque in Canterbury Street, Gillingham, at 8.40pm. A spokesman said a man was in custody on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage.

Police in Manchester are investigating a "malicious" tweet sent after the attack. Greater Manchester police responded to people who had been offended by the message and raised the alarm on Wednesday night, tweeting: "For everyone who highlighted the Woolwich tweet thank you, we are aware and looking into it." The tweet has since been deleted.

A spokesman for the force said on Thursday: "We take all reports of abuse on social media very seriously and are reviewing this matter to establish whether a criminal investigation is required."

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Every public servant in South Africa will have to be retrained if a bill to align national, provincial and local government in the country is passed.

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The bill is part of a wider programme of reform which aims to cut corruption and create a more unified civil service, satisfying the preconditions of South Africa's National Development Plan.

Sisulu plans to set up a school of government to train and develop government employees by October, which will form the basis of this training should the bill be passed. She claimed this will "entrench professionalism" in public services, and has previously said that new government employees would not qualify for promotion or pay rises without this training. Public sector unions in the country have already agreed to compulsory induction courses for new public servants.

However, the public service spokesman of South Africa's opposition party the Democratic Alliance, Kobus Marais, has questioned where the budget for the new school of government would come from. He added that "nothing that we have seen so far" has suggested that unifying the three departments would offer better value for money.

At present, 1.3 million public servants are employed in 45 national and 207 provincial departments in South Africa, and a further 300,000 staff in 270 local municipalities.

According to Business Day Live, the bill is due to be tabled in parliament this week.

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2013-05-23 06:20:07 (19 minutes ago) 


The Man who Laughs is a graphic novel adaptation of a 1869 Victor Hugo novel that is chiefly remembered for inspiring a 1928 film whose poster-art, in turn, inspired the character of the Joker.

As legions of disappointed Batman fans have discovered, the Victor Hugo novel is just not very good. It's one of Hugo's later works, written from exile in the Channel Islands, and it's a meandering political treatise grafted onto a novel. But there is a novel in there, buried amongst the self-indulgence and sloppiness, and it's this that author David Hine and illustrator Mark Stafford have teased out to make an absolutely stunning and grotesque new work.


The titular Man of Laughs is Gwynplaine, a horribly deformed boy who rescues a blind baby from her frozen mother's breast and then rescued by a traveling doctor who takes them both in and turns them into performers. They tour the countryside, and Gwynplaine and his blind adopted sister Dea fall in love, even as their mountebank father, Ursus, teaches them about the injustices of the English monarchy and shows them the relationship between the dire poverty around them and the fatted lords and ladies in London.

Gwynplaine's destiny becomes further entangled with the English aristocracy when he is discovered to be a long-lost nobleman himself, and is inducted into the House of Lords, where he makes impassioned, revolutionary speeches that fall on deaf ears -- and is forced to confront that all the riches he's gained have cost him his family and his love.

This adaptation is remarkably streamlined and razor-sharp, flensed of Hugo's excess by Hine's pen; the accompanying grotesque illustrations by Stafford hit the perfect of horror and sorrow. The Man who Laughs is out in the UK now, from the great press Self Made Hero, and will be out in the USA on Oct 1.

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2013-05-23 06:20:02 (19 minutes ago) 
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'Dealing with the Devil': The Thankless Task of Greece's Top Job-Cutter
2013-05-23 06:10:44 (28 minutes ago) 
Antonis Manitakis has the most thankless job in Greece. Tasked with slashing the grotesquely bloated public sector, he is hounded by troika officials, reviled by his countrymen and afraid of cutting too deep.
 
Fierce sectarian clashes in Lebanon leave 2 dead, 26 wounded
2013-05-23 06:10:03 (29 minutes ago) 

Two people were killed and 26 others were wounded in fierce clashes in Tripoli, north Lebanon, which continued until the early hours of Thursday morning, security sources said.

Security sources identified Abed Sankari and Fawzi Hawshar as the latest fatalities from the overnight fighting, raising the death toll from the daily violence that began Sunday to 16.

Among the deaths were two Lebanese Army soldiers killed Monday. A total of 190 people – including 40 soldiers – have been wounded since the latest round of fighting erupted Sunday.

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British Security Chiefs Meet After Killing
2013-05-23 06:01:39 (37 minutes ago) 
Prime Minister David Cameron called a session of an emergency committee after an attack in south London that raised new fears of terrorism.
 
Number of teens having babies down significantly
2013-05-23 06:01:29 (37 minutes ago) 

Plummeting birthrates among all teens — especially Hispanics — has helped bring this vital statistic to record-low levels, says a new federal report.

Between 2007 and 2011, the birthrates of Hispanic teens fell by 40 percent or more in 22 states and the District, said Brady E. Hamilton, a researcher ...

 
Picture desk live: the best news pictures of the day
2013-05-23 06:01:11 (37 minutes ago) 

Our photo coverage of the day's events in the UK and around the world


 
Illegal alien charged with raping 9-year-old girl in Alabama
2013-05-23 06:00:53 (38 minutes ago) 
Last week, police in Decatur arrested Jose Luis Rodriguez-Solis after he reportedly raped a 9-year-old girl earlier this year.AL.com reported:Police said the child's mother filed a report about the rape in January...
 
AEG exec called Michael Jackson 'a freak' before signing
2013-05-23 06:00:22 (38 minutes ago) 
A top AEG executive referred to Michael Jackson as "a freak" and another called him "creepy" just hours before their company signed the pop icon to a huge concert deal.
 
Rail workers injured in crash hire lawyer
2013-05-23 06:00:13 (38 minutes ago) 
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — Seven Metro-North railroad workers injured in last week's collision on the commuter line have hired a lawyer to pursue damages.    

 
Ecuador fears for first satellite
2013-05-23 06:00:10 (39 minutes ago) 
Space engineers in Ecuador are trying to establish if the country's only satellite has been destroyed in a crash with space debris.
 
Rosberg top in first Monaco practice
2013-05-23 06:00:10 (39 minutes ago) 
Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg heads Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in first practice at the Monaco Grand Prix.
 
Simultaneous car bomb attacks in Niger
2013-05-23 06:00:07 (39 minutes ago) 
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Attackers in Niger detonated two car bombs at dawn on Thursday, one in the city of Agadez where a...
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UN chief arrives in Goma, Congo
2013-05-23 06:00:07 (39 minutes ago) 
GOMA, Congo (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Goma, eastern Congo, hours after a rebel group fighting...
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North Korea Envoy Awaits Chat With China's Leader
2013-05-23 06:00:02 (39 minutes ago) 
Awaiting meeting with Chinese leader, North Korean envoy tours high-tech park    
 
Google X acquires kite-power start-up Makani
2013-05-23 05:50:13 (48 minutes ago) 
The research unit's "focus on real atoms, not bits" is expanding to include the start-up's work on tethered flying wings that are designed to generate 600 kilowatts of power.
 
Ky. needs more doctors ahead of Medicaid expansion
2013-05-23 05:50:10 (49 minutes ago) 
The planned expansion of Kentucky's Medicaid program coupled with a push to help the uninsured obtain health coverage could exacerbate the state's shortage of physicians, according to a report released Wednesday.
 
Why We Should Celebrate Snapchat and Encourage Ephemeral Communication
2013-05-23 05:41:31 (57 minutes ago) 
An anonymous reader writes "Within a few months of launching, Snapchat has made an enormous and lasting impact on the culture of communication on the Internet – and we should all be grateful. They have simplified a security process enough to the point that anybody can use it, while validating the market of the next generation of a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/tarunwadhwa/2013/05/22/why-we-should-celebrate-snapchat-and-encourage-ephemeral-communication/">privacy-preserving ephemeral communication. Most importantly, we may finally get a break from the forced permanence of the Facebook and Google world, where everything you do and share is a data point to be monetized and re-sold to the highest bidder."

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Milan bourse drops as Tokyo shares tumble
2013-05-23 05:41:15 (57 minutes ago) 
Fears of a slowdown in Asia drive a sell-off in Europe

 
Stocks to Watch: H-P, Sears are Thursday’s stocks to watch
2013-05-23 05:41:09 (58 minutes ago) 
Hewlett-Packard shares are likely to remain active Thursday after the company’s drop in earnings still beat Wall Street’s expectations, helping the stock soar in after-hours trading.
 
Glynn Academy senior dies Wednesday morning, the day he was to graduate
2013-05-23 05:40:55 (58 minutes ago) 

BRUNSWICK - A Glynn Academy senior due to graduate Wednesday night died that morning at a “senior house” on St. Simons Island where police found alcoholic beverages. Twelve underage people were charged with possession of alcohol, officials said.

William Dalton Collins, 18, was pronounced dead about 5 a.m. at Southeast Georgia Health System’s Brunswick hospital, County Coroner Jimmy Durden said.

Collins was a soccer player at the school and the grandson of former school board member Ruby Robinson, school system spokesman Jim Weidhaas said.

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Xbox One: Microsoft releases behind the scenes photos of game console launch (Photos)
2013-05-23 05:40:42 (58 minutes ago) 
On May 22, 2013, Microsoft posted a number of images on its new Instagram page revealing its newest gaming console, the Xbox One.According to ABC News, it will be available to the public at the end of the year...
 
Patrick appoints new chairman of Roxbury Community College board
2013-05-23 05:40:08 (59 minutes ago) 
The embattled Roxbury Community College has a new chairman of its board of trustees. Governor Deval Patrick on Wednesday appointed Gerald Chertavian to the post, said the Executive Office of Education.    
 
Patrick appoints new chairman of Roxbury Community College board
2013-05-23 05:40:07 (59 minutes ago) 
The embattled Roxbury Community College has a new chairman of its board of trustees. Governor Deval Patrick on Wednesday appointed Gerald Chertavian to the post, said the Executive Office of Education.    
 
TEST please ignore
2013-05-23 05:30:08 (1 hours ago) 
TEST please ignore
 
Oil falls below $93 as China manufacturing weakens
2013-05-23 05:22:01 (1 hours ago) 
The price of oil fell below $93 per barrel Thursday after a survey showed manufacturing activity in China falling to its lowest level in seven months, a sign that the recovery in the world's No. 2 economy is fading.
 
IHT Rendezvous: IHT Quick Read: May 23
2013-05-23 05:21:23 (1 hours ago) 
Hezbollah and Europe; Fears of terrorism in Britain; Society’s ills in Greece; North Korean envoy in China; the end of European tax havens; tackling youth unemployment; art fair in Hong Kong; Gibraltar’s soccer bid.
 
Armed robbers sought
2013-05-23 05:21:18 (1 hours ago) 
Police want the public's help to identify two armed men seen on a video surveillance recording at the scene of a homicide Tuesday night.
 
All South African public servants may have to retrain
2013-05-23 05:21:02 (1 hours ago) 
 
Former First Coast sailor aims for Ironman triathlon to honor late wife, inspire
2013-05-23 05:20:59 (1 hours ago) 

For deeply personal reasons, Michael Buchholz wants to compete in the Ironman World Championship triathlon in Hawaii. On a beach in Guam, he made a 90-second video of himself explaining why.

“I want to honor my wife and I want to do it out of love,” Buchholz, a sailor in the Navy, says on the recording. “I want to do this for everybody that’s ever lost anybody. And I want to do it for the future people that might be affected by hyperthermia. I want to show people what is possible no matter what they face in life. Just keep breathing and you keep moving forward.”

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Radioactive nanoparticles have been developed to target cancer cells (Video)
2013-05-23 05:20:46 (1 hours ago) 
The fight against cancer remains aggressive from many dimensions, with radiation therapy, chemotherapy, surgery and natural interventions dealing with healthy diets and exercise being promoted. The National Cancer Institute writes that radiation...
 
Piece of children's book depicts Oklahoma's tornado tragedy
2013-05-23 05:20:17 (1 hours ago) 
 
Mass. Senate bill would protect first responders
2013-05-23 05:20:11 (1 hours ago) 

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Senate has passed a bill to ensure that off-duty first responders who provide emergency care are not subject to lawsuits.

Senate President Therese Murray said the so-called "Good Samaritan Bill" will provide legal protections for off-duty firefighters and emergency medical technicians who race to help in the event of a disaster like the Boston Marathon bombings.

 
Signs to alert Maine motorists to turtle crossings
2013-05-23 05:20:08 (1 hours ago) 
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Signs are being put up to ask motorists in southern York County to be aware of rare turtles crossing area roads.    
 
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