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Former Fox News pundit: ‘Fox waging a campaign’ to link ‘radical’ and ‘Islam’

McCain: Syrians will ‘take revenge’ on the U.S. for not attacking

Brit Hume: ‘The country may be ready for another Bush’

Former Bush aide: Congress more worried about airport delays than dead kids

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Graham says FBI should confront people who view ‘Islamist’ websites

Millions of users abandoning Facebook as newer services pop up

A woman sells beverages near an advertisement for a new mobile telephone-based banking initiative in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi on April 27, 2013. The banking platform allows Kenyans to operate savings accounts and borrow money using their mobile phones and has revolutionised day-to-day banking for millions left out of the formal system. Photo: AFP.

Kenya’s new cellphone money model could disrupt global banking industry

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Texas district attorney apologizes from jail for driving extremely drunk

Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg. Photo: Screenshot via KVUE-TV.

STINGING SATIRE

Perry ‘disgusted’ by cartoon mocking lack of regulations in Texas

'THE RED LINE'

Eyewitness accounts call Syrian nerve gas allegations into question

Syrian demonstrators protest in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on April 12, 2013.

NOT THE PENGUINS!

Chilean penguins facing extinction due to human activity

Humboldt penguins remain at the zoo in Santiago, on April 4, 2013. Several dozen Humboldt penguins sun themselves along the coast of an islet in central Chile where the majestic birds coming here to nest once numbered in the thousands. Photo: AFP.

GOING VIRAL

Top US virologist: Prepare now for deadly bird flu mutation

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TORTURE IS A WAR CRIME

MSNBC guest: Why is Bush not on trial for war crimes?

NO SANCTUARY

Man goes on stabbing spree in Albuquerque church

NO SPIN ZONE

Frank scolds O’Reilly: You're opposed to polarizing Americans?

Science

China rapidly becoming global climate change leader

China is rapidly assuming a global leadership role on climate change alongside the United States,…

Canadian biochemist probing health benefits of eating mucus

A Canadian scientist is looking to pick students willing to pick their noses — for…

Big brains, no fur, sinuses … are these clues to our ancestors’ lives as ‘aquatic apes’?

David Attenborough joins growing body of scientific support for theory that could explain one of…

Ideomotor effect: The driving force behind Ouija boards and fake bomb detectors

The bomb detectors sold by James McCormick exploit a well known psychological phenomenon that can…

Tech News

World on the verge of a new industrial revolution: Mass 3D printing

As potentially game-changing as the steam engine or telegraph were in their day, 3D printing…

Daily deals website LivingSocial hacked

Hackers broke into a daily deals website backed by online retail titan Amazon.com and breached…

Media

Vietnam’s gay sitcom becomes an Internet sensation

Vietnam’s first gay sitcom has become a YouTube sensation, racking up millions of views as…

Beirut bans award-winning Lebanese film shot in Israel

Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri said Saturday the Lebanese authorities have banned his award-winning film “The…

World

North Korea set to stage major military drill

North Korea appears to be gearing up for a major military exercise, a report said, amid tensions over an expected…

Bangladesh police on Sunday arrested the owner of a garment factory block that collapsed last week killing more than 370…

Russian astronauts will take an unlit Olympic torch on a space walk ahead of the country’s hosting of the 2014…

Thousands of people marched in Tokyo on Sunday at the start of Japan’s first “Rainbow Week”, a series of events…

Police near Mount Everest are investigating reports of a fight on the upper reaches of the world’s highest mountain between…

U.S. News

Spiritual mentor of ‘Brother Dean’ proud of ‘You deserve rape’ sign

The man who allegedly inspired Dean Saxton IV to adopt extremist religious views spoke highly…

Rep. Rogers: FBI pursuing ‘persons of interest’ in Boston probe

Investigators are pursuing other “persons of interest” who may be linked to the deadly bombings…

Muslim congressman confronts Peter King: Profiling is ‘ineffective law enforcement’

Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN), who is a Muslim, told Rep. Peter King (R-NY) on Sunday…

Martial arts instructor James Everett Dutschke charged with sending ricin-laced letters

A 41-year-old martial arts instructor was charged with sending ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama…

Justice Stephen Breyer recovering after shoulder injury

US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was recovering from shoulder surgery Saturday after injuring himself…

Boston bombing suspects’ mother talked about jihad

Russian authorities secretly wiretapped the mother of the Boston bombing suspects and recorded her discussing…

Obama jokes: I’m not the strapping young Muslim socialist I used to be

President Barack Obama poked fun at himself, his political opponents, the news media and even…

Gohmert: Muslim Brotherhood members ‘have influence’ in White House

Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) revisited the anti-Muslim accusations lobbied by Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MI) last…

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