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Christie to Ex-WH Doctor: 'Shut Up'

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Christie to Ex-WH Doctor: 'Shut Up' New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took on a former White House doctor Wednesday who said he was at risk of dying in office because of his weight, calling her a “hack” and telling her to “shut up” unless she examines him. Dr. Connie Mariano, who...


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Hospital Graduation Fulfills Mom's Dying Wish

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Hospital Graduation Fulfills Mom's Dying Wish Like a typical graduation ceremony, the graduation march played, the graduate wore a cap and gown and all of the school officials were present. But this ceremony took place in an Ohio hospital room in January as a dying wish for the sole graduate's mother. She died the next day.


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11,000 Elephants Poached, Group Says

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11,000 Elephants Poached, Group Says Poachers seeking ivory tusks have killed and mutilated 11,000 elephants  at just one national park in Africa since 2004, a conservation group said today. “This is a shocking number,” said Dr. James Deutch, director of the Africa program for the Wildlife Conservation Society. “This is,...


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Syrian Mother Fighting on the Front Lines

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Syrian Mother Fighting on the Front Lines If her story is true, she is one of the more unlikely candidates to join the ranks of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) rebels fighting on the front lines in the dangerous city of Aleppo. But this 36-year-old mother claims to have joined the battle...


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Ground Zero Mosque Imam Sued for Fraud

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Ground Zero Mosque Imam Sued for Fraud The former imam of a controversial community center and mosque near Ground Zero in New York City is being sued for $25 million for allegedly embezzling millions of dollars in donations to fund a lavish lifestyle that included trips, a female friend and a fancy car. According to a lawsuit filed Monday in a Manhattan court, suburban businessman Robert L. Deak and his wife Moshira Solimon say they donated $167,000 to help Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf fund "The Shariah Index Project", a project aimed at...

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Rubio to Deliver SOTU Response

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Rubio to Deliver SOTU Response Senator Marco Rubio, R-Florida, will deliver the Republican response to the president’s State of the Union address on February 12th. The address will be delivered in both English and Spanish, a first, according to a joint statement issued by House Speaker John Boehner and Senate...


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Arias Forced into Anal Sex After Mormon Baptism

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Arias Forced into Anal Sex After Mormon Baptism Jodi Arias was baptized into the Mormon church by her Mormon elder boyfriend Travis Alexander, who then proceeded to force her to have anal sex, she testified today in court.


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Cops: Dollar Store Clerk Whipped Boy

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Cops: Dollar Store Clerk Whipped Boy A Georgia clerk is facing a battery charge after she was caught on tape allegedly whipping a customer’s child at least 25 times with a belt behind the counter of the store where she worked. Emilia Graciela Bell, 39, was arrested on Thursday at the...


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Outdoor Retail Exec Picked for Interior

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Outdoor Retail Exec Picked for Interior Obama nominating outdoor retailer executive Sally Jewell to lead the Interior Department


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5-Year-Old Boy Gets 'Robohand'

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5-Year-Old Boy Gets 'Robohand' A 3-D printed prosthetic hand has changed the life of a 5-year-old South African boy who was born without fingers on his right hand, and may be a model for people seeking a low-cost prosthesis. The boy, named Liam, benefited from work done by Ivan...


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Photos: Today in Pictures

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Photos: Today in Pictures Today's Top Photos From Around the Globe


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Hillary Clinton Out of Political Life But Still in Public Eye

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Hillary Clinton Out of Political Life But Still in Public Eye Less than a week after Hillary Clinton stepped down from her position as Secretary of State — and, by her own account, began a break from political life — she is emerging on the Web in a very public way. Already two different official sites...


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Do Google Searches Have 'Racial Bias'?

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Do Google Searches Have 'Racial Bias'? A Google search for a "racially associated name" is more likely to trigger advertisements suggesting a criminal background, according to a study by a Harvard professor.


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Boy Scouts Delay Decision on Gay Ban

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Boy Scouts Delay Decision on Gay Ban The Boy Scouts of America announced today that they will put off making a decision regarding their ban on gay and lesbian members, which was expected to come down today. Facing pressure from scouts and parents across the country to end the 100-year-old policy, the BSA Executive Board was expected to repeal it, leaving the decision up to individual troops. But the call will now be left up to the National Council - made up of about 1,400 members - who will wait until their May meeting to vote...

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Girl, 9, Gives Birth in Mexico

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Girl, 9, Gives Birth in Mexico By Anne Laurent: A 9-year-old Mexican girl, under the reported name of Dafne, gave birth to a baby girl on Jan. 27, 2013 in Jalisco, Mexico. Both mother and child are at home and healthy, Dr. Enrique Rabago, director of Zapopan Hospital, said at a...


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Galaxy May Be Full of 'Second Earths'

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Galaxy May Be Full of 'Second Earths' Earth-like planets may be surprisingly common in our part of the Milky Way, say astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. They looked at data from NASA's Kepler space telescope, and conclude that six percent of red dwarf stars -- the most common in the galaxy -- probably have Earth-like, habitable planets.


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Attendant Fired for Middle Finger Pic

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Attendant Fired for Middle Finger Pic A Russian flight attendant who may have posted a photo of herself giving the middle finger to a plane full of passengers has been canned by her employer. The photo, which made its way  to Twitter after being posted on the Russian social networking site...


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