"The only words that ever satisfied me as describing Nature are the terms used in fairy books, charm, spell, enchantment. They express the arbitrariness of the fact and its mystery."
—Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) British writer, critic
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Student suspended over Twitter #tag
Fri, 24 May 2013 21:53:32 EDT
An upstate New York student said he got a three-day suspension for creating a controversial Twitter hashtag encouraging discussion of the school district's failed budget.
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Inter sacks Stramaccioni, hires Mazzarri
Fri, 24 May 2013 23:16:56 EDT
Inter Milan sacked coach Andrea Stramaccioni Friday and replaced him immediately with Walter Mazzari.
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Donald, McIlroy frozen out at Wentworth
Fri, 24 May 2013 23:22:58 EDT
Slumping World No.2 Rory McIlroy and defending champion Luke Donald will not be contesting the weekend action at the European Tour's flagship event at Wentworth.
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Soccer: Monaco pays $90M on Porto pair
Fri, 24 May 2013 14:07:17 EDT
AS Monaco signaled their intention to use their financial muscle in the summer transfer window with an audacious double swoop Friday for Porto pair Joao Moutinho and James Rodriguez,
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Tennis: Nadal, Djokovic drawn together
Fri, 24 May 2013 14:05:46 EDT
There will be no repeat of the 2012 men's singles final at the French Open after defending champion Rafael Nadal was drawn Friday in the same half as No.1-ranked Novak Djokovic for this year's second grand slam of the season.
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Apple's iOS 7: Black, white, flat?
Fri, 24 May 2013 21:30:45 EDT
Rumors that Apple is preparing major design changes with iOS 7 continue to heat up, with new reports suggesting a more muted and flat design aesthetic.
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China urges N. Korea to start talking
Sat, 25 May 2013 04:53:30 EDT
A personal envoy to North Korea's leader tells China that the country's open to talks "to solve problems" as President Xi urges it to get back to the nuclear negotiating table.
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Slaying of a soldier
Fri, 24 May 2013 05:30:25 EDT
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The Fighters: Full documentary
Thu, 23 May 2013 12:06:03 EDT
Go inside the anti-trafficking fight in the Philippines where one activist wins support from Manny Pacquiao.
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Weightlifter faces stereotypes
Thu, 23 May 2013 12:08:04 EDT
Gymnast turned Olympic weightlifter Zoe Smith is the first Englishwoman to win a Commonwealth Games weightlifting medal.
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iReport Interview: 'Star Trek'
Thu, 23 May 2013 12:08:40 EDT
The cast of "Star Trek Into Darkness" take a break from fighting space villains to answer questions from CNN iReporters.
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Undercover tape shows Egypt's sex pests
Fri, 24 May 2013 06:55:48 EDT
A man dressed up as a woman to expose sexual harassment in Egypt -- and says he can't imagine how women put up with the daily abuse.
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Video game helps zap youth cancer
Fri, 24 May 2013 12:19:16 EDT
In the battle against cancer, one video game is taking the deadly disease head-on. And some young patients are the winners.
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Music lovers block out sounds of crisis
Fri, 24 May 2013 11:54:48 EDT
When Marco Torremocha was laid off last year as a health and safety technician on construction sites -- another victim of Spain's deep economic crisis -- he wanted to put his severance pay into a sound investment.
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Is Bush's 'war on terror' now over?
Fri, 24 May 2013 12:03:36 EDT
Despite dramatic terrorist incidents, the terror threat that led to 9/11 has been defeated, and Obama is right to say the U.S. should move on, says Peter Bergen.
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