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Giant iceberg spotted near Australia

The ice chunk, measuring some 2,300 feet long with an estimated depth of more than 1,000 feet, caused a stir when it was sighted by experts based on Australia's remote Macquarie Island. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6554023/Giant-iceberg-spotted-off-Aus… added by: ylin 25 comments

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Online churches draw believers, critics

I think it's a good idea, for one thing time saving and fuel costs driving back and forth from church. added by: kennymotown 1 comment

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US decides not to act on climate change

Even after hundreds of thousands of people have rallied for more concrete steps against climate change, the United States government has decided that now is not the time to take action. Instead Preident Obama says that this should be done in a “two step process”, the first step being more talking. How long are we going to sit around and wait?

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JFK’s last autograph sells for $39,000

What could be the last autograph signed by President Kennedy was sold recently at an auction of items linked to his assassination in Texas. Kennedy reportedly signed the front page of the Dallas Morning News, which contained a photo of him and the first lady and a preview of their arrival that day in Dallas.

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15 people killed in 1 day in Mexican border city

Authorities say a 7-year-old boy, three women and a university professor are among 15 people who were killed in a single day in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez. State prosecutor's spokesman Arturo Sandoval says the child was traveling with his father in a pickup truck when gunmen opened fire Friday, killing them both

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First U.S. marijuana cafe opens in Portland

PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – The United States' first marijuana cafe opened on Friday, posing an early test of the Obama administration's move to relax policing of medical use of the drug.

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Pine Beetles causing campsite closures in the Rockies

CHEYENNE, Wyo.

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Can Baseball bring US and Cuba together?

“Pingpong diplomacy” thawed relations between the United States and China in 1971. Can “baseball diplomacy” help do the same for the U.S.

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Breaking up is hard to do

When it comes to understanding the real economy and the struggles of ordinary Americans, Senator Bernie Sanders always seems to be ahead of the curve and fighting like hell for Congress to show leadership and be responsive. Now he's doing it once again with his legislation to break up the Too Big To Fail financial institutions that pose a threat to our entire economy.

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Pine Beetles Causing Campsite Closures In Rocky Mountain National Forests

CHEYENNE, Wyo.

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