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Report: NSA Tracks US Verizon Calls...

Britain’s Guardian newspaper says the National Security Agency is currently collecting the... 

Cellphone Users Check Phones 150x/Day and Other Internet Fun Facts...

May 29, 2013 7:28pmRANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Admit it: You check your phone a lot, even when... 

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Marathon winner to donate medal to people of Boston...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The Ethiopian winner of this year’s Boston Marathon said Sunday... 

Sen. Rand Paul Says Scandals Threaten Obama’s ‘Moral Authority’...

May 26, 2013 12:21pm Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said on “This Week” that the recent controversies engulfing... 

Breaking US News
Hunt for Jimmy Hoffa’s body outside Detroit to continue today

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. — FBI agents plan a third day of digging today in suburban Detroit for the remains of former Teamsters union leader Jimmy Hoffa,... 

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Poll: A Pox on Both Parties

Democrats are viewed more favorably than Republicans; the results come amid developments that reflect badly on the Washington establishment.Here’s a... 

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Anti-abortion bill gets House approval

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House on Tuesday passed a far-reaching anti-abortion bill that conservatives saw as a milestone in their 40-year campaign... 

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Senate bill would make 8 million illegal immigrants legal

WASHINGTON — About 8 million immigrants living unlawfully in the United States would gain legal status under sweeping legislation moving toward a vote in... 

Obama defends NSA data gathering, calls surveillance operations ‘transparent’

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent... 

Business & Markets
Profit Drops At Hong Kong Billionaire Cheng Yu-tung’s Chow Tai Fook Jewelry Chain

Chow Tai Fook, the Hong Kong-based jewelry chain controlled by billionaire Cheng Yu-tung, on Monday net profit fell by 13% in the 12 months to March 31 amid... 

Tweet Becomes An ‘Official Word’ In Latest Oxford English Dictionary Update

FailWhale did not make it into the OED (Photo credit: lauterthanbombs)For all the talk of multi-million dollar valuations, one to one interactions,... 

Al Capone’s Final Home Sells

One of America’s most notorious gangsters didn’t go down in a gunfight, but died of heart failure in a luxe Miami Beach mansion. Al Capone’s last... 

Politics
Watch: President Obama Makes Historic Speech in Germany

US President urges Western democracies not to become “complacent” in a post-Cold War era.The rest is here:Watch: President Obama Makes Historic Speech in Germany  

Eldest Duggar Moving to DC for Job
Obama Warns ‘Work Is Not Yet Done’
Immigration Bill: One Long, Arduous Day
Third GOP Senator Backs Gay Marriage
Obama Preps Big Speech at Historic Brandenburg Gate
‘Days of Rambo Are Over’: Military Details Plans for Integrating Women Into Combat
Most Back NSA Surveillance Efforts
Sports News
Legal updates: UFC expects positive outcome in Boston, but no MMA in NY this year
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New York says no to MMA.Because MMA was once outlawed in several states, a patchwork of laws govern the sport across the country. This week has been a big... 

The Premier League fixture computer really doesn’t like David Moyes

(Getty) The Premier League fixture list for the 2013/14 season has been released and it seems the sadistic computer that spits it out is trying... 

Did Ray Allen foul Manu Ginobili in the final seconds of OT in Game 6? (Video)

San Antonio Spurs fans are likely licking their wounds right about now, still stinging from an NBA Finals Game 6 that saw the boys in black... 

World News
Bombings, attacks kill 51 people across Iraq

BAGHDAD — A blistering string of apparently coordinated bombings and a shooting across Iraq killed at least 51 and wounded dozens Sunday, spreading fear... 

Riot police in Turkey chase protesters into residential neighborhoods

ISTANBUL, Turkey — The turmoil in Turkey entered a new stage Sunday, with riot police tearing through residential neighborhoods in Istanbul... 

Iran celebrates victory of Hasan Rowhani as new president

TEHRAN, Iran — Wild celebrations broke out on Tehran streets that were battlefields four years ago as reformist-backed Hasan Rowhani capped... 

Technology News
‘Tweet’ Now an Official Word: Oxford English Dictionary

Jun 18, 2013 12:27pmImage credit: GettyThe last time you wanted to vent about your family or co-workers within the space of 140 characters,... 

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Google Project Uses Balloons to Expand Internet Access
Health & Fitness
14 Foods That Fight Disease

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Baby Has Surgery for Fused Skull
Melissa Etheridge Won’t Back Down From ‘Fearful’ Jolie Comment
Lullaby Medicine for Premature Babies
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Rihanna’s Week of Fierce Footwear...
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Dolce & Gabbana Found Guilty of Tax Ev
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Chic Clicks: Michelle Obama’s Latest Ban