CAIRO – The head of Egypt’s state human rights agency says 2,600 people, nearly half of them supporters of the…
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Mistress, now wife, of ex-Czech PM, 3 spy agency officials acquitted of abuse of power charges
PRAGUE – A Prague court has acquitted the wife of former Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas of abuse of power…
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Oklahoma resident second confirmed case in US of rare tick-borne illness
Health officials in Oklahoma have confirmed that a resident contracted a rare tick-borne illness, making it the second case in…
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The Patriot Act has a bad pedigree and an evil history. In the fearful days immediately following 9/11, the Department…
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LONDON – It was one small ban for mankinis, one giant step for an English seaside resort town. Officials in…
Read MoreMultiple agencies responding to hostage situation at gas station in suburban San Francisco
ANTIOCH, Calif. – Multiple law enforcement agencies are responding to a hostage situation at a Northern California gas station. Television…
Read MoreChinese president and wife to make UK state visit in October; will stay at Buckingham Palace
LONDON – Buckingham Palace says Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife have accepted an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II…
Read MoreDanish radio station harshly criticized after allegedly killing rabbit live on morning show
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – A Danish radio station has been met with a storm of angry protests after its hosts claimed…
Read MoreBrazil prison riot leaves at least 7 dead; 70 hostages have been freed
RIO DE JANEIRO – A prison riot in northeastern Brazil left at least seven dead after a fight between two…
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Climate change: Mr. Obama, 97 percent of experts is a bogus number
Ninety-seven percent of scientists agree: Climate change is real, man-made and dangerous. President Obama tweeted that, and it has been…
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