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- Jodie Foster marries girlfriend Alexandra Hedison
Friday - 04/25/2014 - 01:36 AMWell, she’s not single anymore.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 3 Americans killed in attack on Kabul hospital
Thursday - 04/24/2014 - 05:02 AMKABUL — Three Americans medical staff members died when an Afghan security official opened fire Thursday at an American-run Christian hospital in Kabul in the latest violence targeting foreigners in Afghanistan.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Amazon signs HBO to exclusive deal to stream premium channel’s classic shows
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 11:19 AMAmazon.com and HBO announced Wednesday that they've locked up a deal to put some of the premium cable channel's most iconic shows on Amazon's Prime Video service. The shows will start appearing on the service from May 21, the companies said in a release.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Wonkblog: 1.6 million Americans don’t have indoor plumbing. Here’s where they live
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 12:58 PMThe Pew Research Center's excellent FactTank blog reported Tuesday that the Census Bureau is considering dropping a number of questions from its American Community Survey.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - GovBeat: What Georgia’s expansive new pro-gun law does
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 03:17 PMGeorgia Gov. Nathan Deal (R) signed into law Wednesday a pro-gun package that groups on both sides of the gun control debate describe as exceptional.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The FCC is planning new net neutrality rules. And they could enshrine pay-for-play.
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 05:35 PMThe Federal Communications Commission said it will propose rules on Thursday that could give high-speed Internet providers more power on what content moves the fastest on the Web based on which firms pay the most.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Court limits amount defendant must pay in child porn case
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 05:50 PMThe Supreme Court on Wednesday limited the amount of damages that those who possess child pornography must pay victims, throwing out a $3.4 million award that went to a woman whose childhood rape has been widely seen on the Internet.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hillary Clinton’s new book, ‘Hard Choices,’ sets up battle of network stars for interviews
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 07:31 PMHillary Clinton’s forthcoming book is setting up a battle of the network stars. With Clinton’s memoir, “Hard Choices,” a likely bestseller and possible curtain-raiser on her 2016 presidential ambitions, the television networks have begun jockeying to be the first to interview the former first lady and secretary of state when her publicity campaign begins in a few weeks.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Dostum, a former warlord who was once America’s man in Afghanistan, may be back
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 09:00 PMKABUL — He was America’s ally, a stocky, gray-haired warlord who fought on horseback alongside U.S. Special Forces to overthrow the Taliban government in 2001. But within three years, Gen.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
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Thursday - 04/24/2014 - 03:17 AMTOKYO — President Obama affirmed the fact that United States’ treaty obligations to Japan extend to a chain of contested islands in the East China Sea Thursday, even as he emphasized that Japan and neighboring China should seek a peaceful resolution to the dispute.
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- Clashes spread across eastern Ukraine
Thursday - 04/24/2014 - 06:37 AMDONETSK, Ukraine — Clashes between Ukrainian security forces, local protesters and pro-Russia activists spread across the region Thursday, with fighting at an arms depot, a city hall and at checkpoints near the restive city of Slovyansk, where the “people’s mayor” threatened to protect his men with hostages.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - How the Supreme Court’s ruling on Michigan affirmative action affects colleges
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 09:36 AMThe new Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action leaves in place, for now, a system that allows public universities in Maryland, Virginia and many other states to consider race and ethnicity in admissions.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Palestinian groups Fatah, Hamas announce accord that could threaten Mideast peace talks
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 12:36 PMJERUSALEM — Rival Palestinian political factions on Wednesday announced a surprise reconciliation deal and plans for a unified government, upending U.S.-backed peace talks with Israel just days before a deadline to end or extend the most substantive negotiations in years.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - WorldViews: Debate over English identity flares up on day honoring dragon-slaying saint
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 02:37 PMWednesday is St George's Day, the feast day of the martyred knight who has been England's patron saint since 1350.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Upcoming ‘Bachelorette’ contestant dies in tragic accident a month before the season premiere
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 05:25 PMEric Hill, a 31-year-old contestant on this upcoming season of “The Bachelorette,” died after being critically injured in a paragliding accident over the weekend in Utah, his family confirmed Wednesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Schools roll out the red carpet for dads who volunteer
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 05:35 PMLike lots of moms, Kristin Clennan makes time to volunteer at her children’s school. She arranges her work as an interior designer so she can be there a few times a month, getting to know the teachers and helping them by making copies or tutoring students.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- High school students are all about computers but get little instruction in computer science
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 07:30 PMTheir lives swirl in technology, but the nation’s high school students spend little time studying the computer science that is the basis of it all. Few are taught to write lines of code, and few take classes that delve into the workings of the Internet or explain how to create an app.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Navy reassigns ex-Blue Angels commander after complaint he allowed sexual harassment
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 07:59 PMThe Navy has reassigned a former commander of the Blue Angels, its acrobatic fighter squadron, and is investigating allegations that the elite team of pilots was a hotbed of hazing, sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination, documents show.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - FDA outlines plan to regulate e-cigarettes
Thursday - 04/24/2014 - 12:01 AMThe Food and Drug Administration will for the first time regulate the booming market of electronic cigarettes, as well as cigars, pipe tobacco and hookahs, under a proposal to be released Thursday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lawsuit says FBI uses no-fly list in bid to recruit Muslim informants
Tuesday - 04/22/2014 - 11:19 PMAwais Sajjad, a lawful permanent U.S. resident living in the New York area, learned he was on the no-fly list in September 2012 after he tried to board a flight to Pakistan at John F.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- 3 Americans killed in attack on Kabul hospital
Thursday - 04/24/2014 - 05:02 AMKABUL — Three American medical staff members died when an Afghan security official opened fire Thursday at an American-run Christian hospital in Kabul in the latest violence targeting foreigners in Afghanistan.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - WorldViews: How Justin Bieber inadvertently stepped into one of the world’s greatest geopolitical controversies
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 10:27 AMJustin Bieber has a habit of getting into trouble, but nothing may have quite prepared the Canadian pop star for the scale of the geopolitical situation he just got himself into in Japan.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Elizabeth Warren’s new memoir focuses on personal life rather than political themes
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 11:39 AMLarry Summers and Elizabeth Warren had spent hours debating fiscal policy at the Bombay Club, the white tablecloth Indian spot just north of the White House, when Summers leaned back in his chair, took a sip of his Diet Coke and offered a piece of advice.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The Fix: Bob Dole says the GOP is way more conservative than it was even 20 years ago. He’s right.
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 03:12 PMHere's Bob Dole on the current state of the Republican party: "I thought I was a conservative, but we’ve got some in Congress now who are so far right they’re about to fall out of the Capitol.” So, is Dole, his party's presidential nominee in 1996, right?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Russia threatens retaliation as Kiev orders military moves in eastern Ukraine
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 05:13 PMHORLIVKA, Ukraine — Russia warned Wednesday that it was prepared to retaliate against any attack on its citizens or interests in Ukraine, as the Kiev government resumed military operations against pro-Russian militants in the eastern part of the country.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Apple pulls off surprise as strong iPhone sales balance weak iPad demand
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 05:44 PMApple may finally have some of its mojo. The firm shattered pessimistic expectations for a flat quarter Wednesday with news that it is selling more iPhones, making more money than expected and -- maybe -- even willing to listen to its investors.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Editorial: Keystone XL’s continued delay is absurd
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 07:04 PMIF FOOT-DRAGGING were a competitive sport, President Obama and his administration would be world champions for their performance in delaying the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Will: Barack Obama, the adolescent president
Wednesday - 04/23/2014 - 08:02 PMRecently, Barack Obama — a Demosthenes determined to elevate our politics from coarseness to elegance; a Pericles sent to ameliorate our rhetorical impoverishment — spoke at the University of Michigan.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Probe: DHS watchdog cozy with officials, altered reports as he sought top job
Thursday - 04/24/2014 - 12:01 AMThe top watchdog for the Department of Homeland Security altered and delayed investigations at the request of senior administration officials, compromising his independent role as an inspector general, according to a new report from a Senate oversight panel.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 2014 NBA playoffs: Wizards head home with 2-0 series lead on the Bulls after win in overtime
Thursday - 04/24/2014 - 01:08 AMCHICAGO — The Washington Wizards had to wait six years to get back to the postseason. But they only needed two games to really get introduced to playoff basketball, with more physical play, short tempers and extreme rallies.
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