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Eager Students Fall Prey to Apartheid's Legacy in S. Africa

15 years after Apartheid's end, South African students still struggle with its dark legacy...

8 Ways to Use Books to Flirt

Don't actually bother putting the effort in to read an analyze a book on your own...just fake it so people will think you are smart. It doesn't matter if you actually are.

SPLC Urges Congress to Investigate Extremism in the Military

The Southern Poverty Law Center today urged Congress to investigate growing evidence that racial extremists are infiltrating the U.S. military in order to ensure that the armed forces are not inadvertently training future domestic terrorists.

Obama Administration to Involve NSA in Defending Civilian Agency Networks

The Obama administration will proceed with a Bush-era plan to use National Security Agency assistance in screening government computer traffic on private-sector networks, with AT&T; as the likely test site, according to three current and former government officials.

Schizophrenia May Be Linked To Immune System

Three new genetic studies are providing some tantalizing hints about what causes schizophrenia. The studies, published in the journal Nature, identify sections of our genetic code in which small changes can affect a person's risk for developing the disorder.

China's internet porn filter - no Garfield please

Beijing has ordered all personal computers sold in China from 1 July to be preinstalled with the Green Dam software, which it says is designed to block pornographic and violent images, and which critics fear will be used to extend censorship.

Court Rules Convicts Have No Right To DNA Tests

The Supreme Court said Thursday that convicts have no constitutional right to test DNA evidence in hopes of proving their innocence long after they were found guilty of a crime.

Fear has gone in a land that has tasted freedom

The fate of Iran rested last night in a grubby north Tehran highway interchange called Vanak Square where – after days of violence – supporters of the official President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at last confronted the screaming, angry Iranians who have decided that Mirhossein Mou …

Iran's day of destiny

It was Iran's day of destiny and day of courage. A million of its people marched from Engelob Square to Azadi Square – from the Square of Revolution to the Square of Freedom – beneath the eyes of Tehran's brutal riot police.

The anatomy of a joke, the craft of an apology: Letterman v. Palin et. al.

Baseball Fan 1: "Did you hear the one about Bristol Palin getting knocked up by A-Rod?" Baseball Fan 2: "A rod, two rods, what's the difference? Given that she's preaching abstinence, she probably shouldn't be getting knocked up by any rods."

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Iran's Supreme Leader Orders Probe Of Election

Iran's supreme leader has ordered an investigation into allegations of election fraud, marking a stunning turnaround by the country's most powerful figure and offering hope to opposition forces who have waged street clashes to protest the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadine …

Sauteed Spinach with Onions & Feta Cheese

For those of you who enjoy spinach, have I got a dish for you. Get out your skillet and head to the side burner on your grill. You are going to like this.

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'He's Really Awesome,' Girl With Presidential Excuse Says Of Obama

Getting the president of the United States to write a note for your teacher when you're not in school is quite a thrill. As the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports, 10-year-old Kennedy Corpus thinks President Barack Obama is "really awesome."

GOP has self-esteem issues, poll suggests

The Republican Party is in need of a leader and boost in its self-esteem, a new poll suggests.

Heinz Introduces World's Smallest Microwave, and It's USB-Powered

In England, Heinz has unveiled the world's smallest microwave—and it plugs into a USB port so you can nuke some grub at the desk or on the go.

Great-grandma dared cop to Tase her, so he did

First there was the college student who gave the language the immortal phrase "Don't Tase me, bro!" before being zapped by police. Now, there's the 72-year-old great-grandmother who told a cop, "Go ahead. Tase me" — and got what she asked for.

Glenn Beck Loves Marine Pollution

Just in case you were wondering, "What's driving Glenn Beck insane today?", Glenn's bulbous head was on the verge of exploding on the air over a UN proposal to ban on plastic bags. He even did his vaunted "Flipper" impersonation!

After Short Respite, Drug Killings Surge In Juarez

After a two-month lull, a killing spree has resumed in Mexico's most violent city, Ciudad Juarez, as two powerful cartels fight for control of drug trafficking routes into the U.S.

At least 29 dead in Mexican nursery fire

At least 29 children have been killed in a fire that swept through a state-run daycare centre in north-western Mexico, officials say. The fire broke out at the ABC centre in the city of Hermosillo in Sonora state.

Could it be al-Qa'ida is missing Bush?

President Barack Obama was received in the Middle East with the usual grovelling Saudi plea for help in taming the Israelis and an incendiary threat from Osama bin Laden that America will pay the price for his role in displacing a million Muslim refugees in Pakistan.

Police surround Tiananmen Square

Chinese police have ringed Tiananmen Square, to prevent people marking the 20th anniversary of the massacre. The clampdown came as China angrily rejected calls for a review of the 1989 crackdown in which hundreds, possibly thousands, of people were killed. US Secretary of State …

What's on your reading list for June?

I tend to read more than one book at a time, so here is what I'm currently reading in June: The Crimes of Paris by Dorothy and Thomas Hoobler Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of the Mona Lisa by R.A. Scotti The Labyrinth of Solitude by Ocatvio Paz

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Most Arabs know this speech will make little difference

More and more, it looks like the same old melody that Bush's lads used to sing. We're not against the Muslim world. In fact, we are positively for it. We want you to have democracy, up to a point. We love Arab "moderates" and we want to reach out to you and be your friends.

Egyptian man chops off penis after marriage refusal

A 25-year-old Egyptian man cut off his own penis to spite his family after he was refused permission to marry a girl from a lower class family, police reported on Sunday.

When the Web Got It Wrong

Whether because of an algorithm run amok or a hacker trying to game the system, Web news outlets can sometimes get things spectacularly wrong. Here are our top 10 snafus.

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