Nigeria: Forces killed terror suspects
Sun, 19 May 2013 18:35:31 EDT
An ongoing "massive deployment" against insurgent groups in northern Nigeria by the nation's special forces killed at least 14 suspected terrorists and captured 20 others, according to a statement released Sunday by Nigeria's defense ministry.
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Moon blast equal to 5 tons of TNT
Sun, 19 May 2013 14:16:59 EDT
NASA reports a boulder sized meteoroid slammed into the surface of the moon igniting a bright lunar explosion.
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Shots fired at Cannes; actors scramble
Sun, 19 May 2013 14:19:15 EDT
A man is arrested at the Cannes Film Festival after firing a gun loaded with blanks during a live television interview, sending an Oscar-winning actor running for cover.
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'Hero' U.S. cop charged with rape
Sun, 19 May 2013 14:17:44 EDT
A former "top cop," who had the honor of sitting next to first lady Michelle Obama during a televised presidential speech four years ago, is facing rape allegations.
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Denmark wins Eurovision Song Contest
Mon, 20 May 2013 08:19:50 EDT
Emmelie de Forest carried Denmark to triumph Sunday in the Eurovision Song Contest, an annual musical spectacle known for its combination of over-the-top costumes, kitsch pop songs and international rivalries.
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Has Obama really changed politics?
Mon, 20 May 2013 09:27:27 EDT
Julian Zelizer says that Obama, like many before him, chose to work within the system to get things done rather than lead transformative change.
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5 things to know about SARS-like virus
Mon, 20 May 2013 00:25:15 EDT
A new virus in the same family as SARS -- found for the first time in humans in recent months -- has infected 40 people, most of them in the Middle East.
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Cell phone made me a 'theater vigilante'
Sun, 19 May 2013 23:49:06 EDT
I have the great privilege of writing the theater column for The New Criterion, the arts-and-culture journal founded by New York Times art critic Hilton Kramer and pianist Samuel Lipman in 1982. Some people have to be in an office at 8 a.m., but I get to be at the theater at 8 p.m. It is a pretty sweet gig.
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Use your money to buy happier time
Mon, 20 May 2013 07:32:12 EDT
Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton write that people pass up opportunities to spend their money to avoid disagreeable tasks
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U.S. pointing a gun at democracy
Sat, 18 May 2013 22:43:17 EDT
Our democracy is endangered. Not by the Russians, North Korea, the Iran regime, or even terrorists. To quote Pogo: "We have met the enemy and he is us."
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Syrian rebels target Hezbollah militia in Lebanon
Mon, 20 May 2013 16:08:30 EDT
Scores of people were killed across Syria Monday as the fighting took another dangerous turn with rebels targeting Hezbollah locations in Lebanon.
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Assad: We won't deal with 'terrorists'
Mon, 20 May 2013 05:23:11 EDT
As Syrian forces pound the strategic town of Qusayr with airstrikes, President al-Assad says he's dealing appropriately with the people he calls "terrorists."
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Atrocities of war recorded in Syria
Mon, 20 May 2013 01:35:12 EDT
CNN's Nic Robertson reports on the alarming increase in atrocities in the Syrian conflict.
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Al-Assad sticks to the script
Mon, 20 May 2013 01:39:12 EDT
CNN's Nic Robertson says a rare interview with Bashar al-Assad shows the Syrian president hasn't changed his narrative.
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