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New state in US?

by Wikinews on 19 Jun 2013
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New state in US?

Citing anger over state policies, commissioners from the northeastern Colorado counties of Weld, Morgan, Logan, Sedgwick, Phillips, Washington, Yuma, and Kit Carson expressed interest, at a meeting in early June, in withdrawing from Colorado to form a new U.S. state, named "North Colorado".

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden: 'I don't want to live in a society that does these sort of things'

by Contributor on 11 Jun 2013
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Guardian's Glenn Greenwald talks to Edward Snowden, the source behind the NSA files about his motives for the biggest intelligence leak in a generation.

Scientists find mammoth remains with preserved DNA

by Wikinews on 05 Jun 2013
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Scientists find mammoth remains with preserved DNA

An extremely well preserved woolly mammoth has been found by Russian scientists in Siberia, announced Wednesday.

Anti-Government Protests Rock Turkey

by Stephen Lendman on 03 Jun 2013
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Anti-Government Protests Rock Turkey

In 2001, Recep Tayyip Erdogan established the Justice and Development Party (AKP). In November 2002, it won nearly two-thirds of parliamentary seats. It did so with 35% of the vote.

Earlier dominant parties were rebuffed. Hard times aroused public anger. Voters rejected corrupt political rule. At the time, Istanbul newspaper Sabah called AKP’s triumph a “revolution by impoverished Anatolia against the old political guard.”

Australian politician injured by kangaroo

by Wikinews on 28 May 2013
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Australian politician injured by kangaroo

A kangaroo injured Australian politician Shane Rattenbury in the Australian capital, Canberra, on Thursday. Mr. Rattenbury was taking a morning jog in the Canberra suburb of Ainslie when the kangaroo surprised him, and in the ensuing confrontation, Mr. Rattenbury was scratched several times on the leg.

White House releases Benghazi emails

by Wikinews on 22 May 2013
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White House releases Benghazi emails

The United States White House released roughly a hundred pages of emails on Wednesday related to the September 11, 2012 attack on the United States diplomatic post in Benghazi,

Murdoch’s Circle: The Growing News International Scandal

by ProPublica on 07 May 2013
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Murdoch’s Circle: The Growing News International Scandal

by Lena Groeger | ProPublica, May 3, 5:17 p.m.

Bank of Canada unveils new bills from International space station

by Contributor on 30 Apr 2013
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Bank of Canada unveils new bills from International space station

Canada’s new and more secure $5 and $10 polymer bank notes were unveiled today at the Bank of Canada’s Ottawa head office, and from aboard the International Space Station. Both of the new notes will begin circulating, at the same time, this November.

Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty, Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney and Paul G. Smith, Chairman of the Board at VIA Rail Canada, were joined via satellite by Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Chris Hadfield, Commander of the International Space Station, to unveil these final two notes in the new Polymer series.

BOSTON TRUTH: The 'Chechen Connection', Al Qaeda and the Boston Marathon Bombings

by Prof Michel Cho... on 23 Apr 2013
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BOSTON TRUTH: The 'Chechen Connection', Al Qaeda and the Boston Marathon Bombings

Nine thousand heavily armed police including SWAT teams were deployed in a manhunt to capture a 19 year old student at U-Mass, after his brother Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the alleged Boston Marathon terror mastermind was shot dead by police allegedly  after a car chase and shoot out with police.

UPDATED: Suspect awake, responding to questions

by Contributor on 15 Apr 2013
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UPDATED: Suspect awake, responding to questions

The Huffington Post

The 19-year-old suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, who was seriously wounded and unable to speak, is awake and responding in writing to questions from authorities, according to a Tweets by ABC and NBC news networks.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who is in the intensive care unit of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is responding sporadically, the ABC news network reported on its Twitter feed.

NBC's Pete Williams is also reporting Tsarnaev is writing answers to questions from law enforcement.

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