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WASHINGTON -- In trying to root out the cause of the current level of polarization and hyper-partisanship, the Free Press talked to political analysts and experts across the...
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Despite the fact that New Yorkers live on several different islands, straddling the mouth of a great tidal river, on the edge of a storm-tossed ocean, city transit workers rightly...
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Paper Edition | Page: 6 The US presidential election is around the corner. The two candidates, incumbent President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney, have tried to attract...

President-elect Barack Obama speaks to workers about the economy after touring Cardinal Fastener and Specialty Company, which manufactures screws and bolts needed for commercial construction and wind turbines, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, in Bedford Heights, Ohio.
CANTON, Ohio — After years of planning, billions in TV ads, millions of air miles, countless motorcades and three game-changing debates, it still comes down to Ohio. And Ohio still remains a tossup. Whichever way it goes will likely determine the...
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A supporter of President Barack Obama uses a digital camera to snap a picture during a fundraiser at Southern Maine Community College, Friday, March, 30, 2012 in Portland, Maine.
PENTAGON — With much of the Middle East in turmoil, the possibility of a war over Iran’s nuclear program, and a growing al-Qaida threat in Africa, the global security challenges facing the U.S. president in the next four years are huge....
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Thousands of runners on Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (branded ING New York City Marathon for sponsorship reasons) is a major annual marathon (42.195 km/26.219 mi) that courses through the five boroughs of New York City.
The ING New York Marathon scheduled for this Sunday, where it was meant to begin in the hurricane-ravaged borough of Staten Island, has been canceled. Many were offended by the notion that the city would put resources in the form of police presence,...
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Mindanao River.
MANILA, Philippines - A magnitude-6.4 earthquake rattled the Philippine island of Mindanao early Saturday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries from the temblor, which hit at 2:17 a.m....
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FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, from Argentina, left, and his girlfriend Antonella Roccuzzo arrive to the Andres Iniesta's wedding at the castle of Tamarit in Tarragona, Spain, Sunday, July 8, 2012.
BARCELONA superstar Lionel Messi announced this morning the birth of his first child, Thiago, although the club say he will still play on Saturday. Messi's partner, Antonella Roccuzzo, delivered their son at the Dexeus hospital about 700 metres from...
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Nigerian police officers stand guard in the area were the military are battling gunmen in Kano, northern Nigeria, Wednesday April 18, 2007.
Nigerian troops shot dead at least 30 people during raids in the northeast city of Maiduguri, bastion of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, witnesses and hospital staff said on Friday. Boko Haram says it wants to create an Islamic state in Nigeria...
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Red Bull driver Mark Webber, left, of Australia and his teammate Sebastian Vettel, right, of Germany perform with South Korean rapper PSY, centre, and his " Gangnam Style" dance before the Korean Formula One Grand Prix at the Korean International Circuit in Yeongam, South Korea, Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012.
Seoul: South Korean pop sensation Psy’s Gangnam Style has become the second most-watched YouTube video of all time with more than 620 million hits as the quirky rapper continues to take the world by storm. The 34-year-old singer, whose real...
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updated 04 Nov 2012; published 03 Nov 2012
2:40
Chris Rock - Message for White Voters
BBC News 03 Nov 2012, The US presidential election rivals are preparing for a crucial swing through key battleground states that will determine who wins next Tuesday. Barack Obama campaigns in Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa and Virginia on Saturday, while Mitt Romney targets New Hampshire, Iowa and Colorado. Both candidates will visit the Iowa town of Dubuque within hours....

updated 03 Nov 2012; published 30 Oct 2012
2:36
Hurricane Sandy: New York City Endures Storm's Wrath, Buildings Damaged
The Independent 03 Nov 2012, The slow pace of recovery from Hurricane Sandy generated frustration and anger across the New York region Friday as residents struggled with shortages of fuel, enduring power outages and a sense among those in the city's outer boroughs that their suffering was being overlooked. In Staten Island, where 19 people have died as a result of the storm,...

updated 13 Sep 2012; published 12 Sep 2012
5:18
Medvedev Says Release Pussy Riot
Al Jazeera 03 Nov 2012, Russia's prime minister has said that members of the Pussy Riot punk band serving two-year prison sentences should be set free. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday that he detested the Pussy Riot act, but added the women have been in prison long enough and should be released. He made a similar statement before October's appeal hearings,...

updated 28 Oct 2012; published 27 Oct 2012
0:21
ICC rejects Gbagbo request to seek medical treatment abroad
The Guardian 02 Nov 2012, THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court has ruled that ex-Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo is healthy enough to face crimes against humanity charges....

updated 02 Nov 2012; published 30 Oct 2012
12:20
'Clinton & Al-Qaeda on one side of Syrian war barricades'
Chicago Tribune 02 Nov 2012, GENEVA (Reuters) - A video that appears to show Syrian rebels killing soldiers who had surrendered probably constitutes a war crime that should be prosecuted, the United Nations human rights office said on Friday. The disturbing incident looks to be the latest atrocity committed by opposition fighters seeking to topple President Bashar al-Assad,...

updated 03 Nov 2012; published 30 Oct 2012
7:27
Hurricane Sandy: Super Storm Slams East Coast States
CNBC 02 Nov 2012, NEW YORK (Reuters) - From New York City's Staten Island to the popular beach towns of the Jersey Shore, rescuers and officials on Friday faced growing evidence of widespread destruction wrought by superstorm Sandy, mounting anger over delayed relief and a rising death toll. The total killed in one of the biggest storms to hit the United States...

updated 02 Nov 2012; published 28 Oct 2012
6:14
Greek police arrest journalist over 'Lagarde list' leak
The Independent 02 Nov 2012, An investigative journalist who faced jail for publishing a list alleged to contain the names of more than 2,000 Greeks with bank accounts in Switzerland has been acquitted. "My innocence was ruled by a judge who stood up to the political system," Kostas Vaxevanis told The Independent. He said the trial ordeal would not deter him from...

updated 03 Nov 2012; published 01 Nov 2012
4:13
BREAKING: Micheal Bloomberg, New York Mayor with Net Worth $25 Billion ENDORSES Obama over Romney
The News Tribune 01 Nov 2012, Climate change roared back into presidential campaign Thursday, as New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose city remains partially underwater and crippled by Hurricane Sandy, endorsed President Barack Obama. In his endorsement, which appeared as an op-ed in the publication he founded, Bloomberg said Obama's position on climate change in...

updated 02 Nov 2012; published 02 Nov 2012
0:21
Madrid in mourning after Halloween stampede
CNN 01 Nov 2012, November 1, 2012 -- Updated 1224 GMT (2024 HKT) Spanish police officers pictured near the entrance of the Madrid Arena on November 1, 2012. (CNN) -- Three young women are dead and two are in serious condition after being crushed by a crowd at a Halloween party in Madrid early Thursday, police said. The women were among thousands of attendees at...

updated 01 Nov 2012; published 29 Sep 2012
266:00
A Conversation with Vladimir Putin, Continued 2010 (English Subtitles)
The Guardian 01 Nov 2012, Russian president is said to be suffering from serious health problem after several engagements are rescheduled Vladimir Putin at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Forum in Vladivostok, where he was seen limping. Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images...

updated 03 Nov 2012; published 01 Nov 2012
1:28
Saudi Arabia: fuel tanker explosion kills at least 22
Gulf News 01 Nov 2012, RIYADH: A fuel truck exploded after hitting portions of a bridge Thursday in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, engulfing buildings and cars in flames and killing at least 22 people and injuring more than 110, witnesses and officials said. The death toll was a significant increase in the number of reported casualties than in the first hours after the...

updated 02 Nov 2012; published 02 Nov 2012
1:25
Addressing Boko Haram problem not my responsibility -- Borno governor
BBC News 01 Nov 2012, Nigerian security forces have carried out widespread abuses in their campaign against the Islamist militant group Boko Haram, . The rights group says in a report that abuses include extrajudicial killings, enforced disappearance and torture. A spokesman from the Nigerian army rejected the...

updated 04 Nov 2012; published 01 Nov 2012
10:52
President Obama Tours Areas Damaged by Hurricane Sandy
Zeenews 01 Nov 2012, Washington: Showing to the world the rare images of two bitter political rivals joining hands in times of national crisis, US President Barack Obama toured the storm-ravaged areas of New Jersey, along with its Governor Chris Christie. Christie, a strong critic of Obama and a surrogate of Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential candidate, was seen...

updated 11 Apr 2012; published 11 Apr 2012
1:06
UN Security Council members meet over Syria's failed truce
NZ Herald 01 Nov 2012, Syrian warplanes fired missiles at opposition strongholds around Damascus and in the north as Turkey, a key backer of the anti-regime rebels, appeared to distance itself from an earlier call to impose a no-fly zone. The Syrian regime has intensified airstrikes in recent days following the failure of a UN-backed holiday truce over a four-day holiday...