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Russian researchers expose breakthrough US spying program

Reuters - ‎1 hour ago‎
1 of 2. A National Security Agency (NSA) data gathering facility is seen in Bluffdale, about 25 miles (40 kms) south of Salt Lake City, Utah, December 17, 2013.
Kaspersky Lab Discovers Equation Group: The Crown Creator of Cyber-Espionage
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Train derailment sends oil tanker into West Virginia river

Fox News - ‎17 minutes ago‎
A train carrying more than 100 tankers of crude oil derailed during a snowstorm in southern West Virginia on Monday, sending at least one tanker into the Kanawha River, igniting at least 14 tankers in all and sparking a house fire, officials said.
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Egyptian beheadings show ISIS taking 'global jihad' to rest of Arab world

Fox News - ‎12 minutes ago‎
The Islamic State's mass execution of Egyptian Christians is the latest sign that ISIS is pointing its sword against not just the West but the rest of the Arab world -- drawing the region into a spreading war that leaves the United States in a difficult spot as it tries to ...
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Knicks officially waive Stoudemire, a long 29 games await

New York Daily News - ‎38 minutes ago‎
The Daily News' Frank Isola first reported the team and Stoudemire had reached a buyout agreement Sunday night. BY Peter Botte.
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Apple car? New road emerging for tech

The Seattle Times - ‎3 hours ago‎
Word last week that Apple is secretly developing an electric vehicle is a sign of new opportunities Silicon Valley is finding in transportation and could indicate technology innovators see the Detroit auto industry as ripe for a shake-up.
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Penguins lost ability to taste fish

BBC News - ‎45 minutes ago‎
A genetic study suggests the flightless birds lost three of the five basic tastes long ago in evolution. Taste is critical for survival in most animals, but may not matter in the penguin, which swallows fish whole, say researchers in China and the US.
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Japan earthquake: Tsunami alert lifted, seismologists say quake was an ...

ABC Online - ‎36 minutes ago‎
Japan has lifted a tsunami advisory it issued for the north-eastern coast after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake, which seismologists said was an aftershock from the devastating March 2011 quake.
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Battle rages for town where Ukraine rebels reject ceasefire

Reuters - ‎41 minutes ago‎
VUHLEHIRSK, Ukraine (Reuters) - Pro-Russian rebels pounded encircled Ukrainian government forces on Monday and Kiev said it would not pull back heavy guns while a truce was being violated, leaving a European-brokered peace deal on the verge of ...
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Bibi's dilemma: Netanyahu can't avoid critics as speech to Congress looms

Fox News - ‎35 minutes ago‎
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given no indication he will back out of the March 3 speech to Congress. (AP). Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has a dilemma on his hands: Address Congress and infuriate President Obama or back ...
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Singer dies

seattlepi.com - ‎7 hours ago‎
BOSTON (AP) - Irving Singer, a philosopher, author of nearly two dozen books and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has died at age 89.
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Icy storm paralyzes central US, pummels Washington, DC

Livemint - ‎12 minutes ago‎
The winter storm covered much of the Nashville area with up to one inch of sleet and freezing rain, canceling schools and closing businesses.
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Democrats seek star recruits to try to win back control of the Senate

Washington Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
The war hero. The star fundraiser. The popular governor. The toughened ex-senators. These are the blue-chip recruits many Democrats believe are essential to winning back control of the U.S.
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FOREX-Euro skids as Greek debt talks break down, keep markets guessing

Reuters - ‎13 minutes ago‎
... * Euro down against peers, but losses limited for now. * Decent JGB auction soothes sentiment, lifts dollar/yen a bit. * Markets disappointed as Greek talks end abruptly without deal (Updates prices, details).
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Kuwait Sees Crude Recovering Amid Plans to Add More Rigs

Bloomberg - ‎55 minutes ago‎
Ali Al-Omair, Kuwaiti oil minister, speaks during the opening of a forum to discuss emerging trends in hydrocarbon production and use in the region in Kuwait City on Jan. 21.
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Transocean CEO steps down as company slashes dividend by 80%

Los Angeles Times - ‎56 minutes ago‎
In more fallout from slumping oil prices, the chief executive of Transocean, a company associated with the Deepwater Horizon explosion, is stepping down, the firm announced Monday.
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Watsa's Fairfax to Buy Brit for $1.88 Billion in London Push

Bloomberg - ‎20 minutes ago‎
Prem Watsa, chief executive officer of Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., is among insurance executives seeking deals to add scale and diversify into unusual commercial risk as competition from hedge funds squeezes margins on weather-related policies.
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AT&T Chairman To Sue The FCC Over Net Neutrality

Yibada (English Edition) - ‎12 minutes ago‎
AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson shared his disappointment about the recent Federal Communication Commission ruling on net neutrality and warned the FCC that litigation will be coming.
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BlackBerry Passport, Classic to land at AT&T on Feb. 20

CNET - ‎4 hours ago‎
Consumers in the US will finally be able to put BlackBerry's Passport to the test next month when it arrives at AT&T, the only US carrier so far slated to offer the unique handset.
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The Bachelor Watch: Hometown Dates

TIME - ‎42 minutes ago‎
Welcome back to The Bachelor. Last night, while some of us were watching Bradley Cooper make out with Betty White, Saturday Night Live's 40th anniversary special, Chris Soules was making out with lots of ladies and having a heart-to-heart talk with Megan ...
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Lesley Gore, who sang 'It's My Party,' dead at 68

New York Daily News - ‎24 minutes ago‎
New Jersey product, who was just 16 when she recorded her signature song and also had a string of other hits including 'Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows,' succumbed to cancer in New York City Monday.
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Celebrity Apprentice: And The Winner Is...

E! Online - ‎43 minutes ago‎
After a whole season of Geraldo Rivera confirming our suspicions that he's kind of the worst, former Entertainment Tonight anchor Leeza Gibbons managed to take it all in the season finale of Celebrity Apprentice.
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Report: Former Athletics ace Barry Zito to sign minor league deal with Oakland

SportingNews.com - ‎30 minutes ago‎
Former Athletics ace Barry Zito will reportedly sign a minor league contract with the team. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported late Monday that Zito is going to sign a minor league deal with Oakland, and he will attend spring training with his ...
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Around sports: Love to be named US captain for 2016 Ryder Cup

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎52 minutes ago‎
MEDINAH, IL - SEPTEMBER 30: USA team captain Davis Love III speaks to the crowd at the closing ceremonies after Europe defeated the USA 14.5 to 13.5 to retain the Ryder Cup during the Singles Matches for The 39th Ryder Cup at Medinah Country Club ...
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A Rangers-Islanders playoff rematch should be this good

New York Post - ‎35 minutes ago‎
Chris Kreider kisses Cam Talbot's mask after the Rangers' 6-5 victory over the Islanders on Monday night at the Coliseum. Photo: NHLI via Getty Images.
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Lance Armstrong, Tailwind Sports ordered to pay $10 million

New York Daily News - ‎17 minutes ago‎
A three-person arbitration panel Monday ordered the disgraced cyclist, along with Tailwind Sports Inc., the owner of Armstrong's Tour de France teams, to fork over $10 million to Dallas-based insurance company SCA Promotions, which paid him millions of ...
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ALMA uncovers stellar nurseries in the Sculptor Galaxy, 11.5 million light years ...

Science Recorder - ‎1 hour ago‎
Because the Sculptor Galaxy is in the stages of a very intense starburst and located approximately 11.5 million light-years from home, it is the perfect target for study.
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Mystery Mars haze baffles scientists

BBC News - ‎5 hours ago‎
The vast plume was initially spotted by amateur astronomers in 2012, and appeared twice before vanishing. Scientists have now analysed the images and say that say the formation, stretching for more than 1,000km, is larger than any seen before.
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Mars One mission: 5 Britons shortlisted for one-way trip to Red Planet

Telegraph.co.uk - ‎5 hours ago‎
Five Britons have been shortlisted for a one-way trip to Mars as they hope to become the first humans to step foot on the Red Planet.
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Hot flashes can recur for as long as 14 years

Boston Globe (subscription) - ‎20 minutes ago‎
NEW YORK - Conventional wisdom has it that hot flashes, bursts of intense warmth and sweating that afflict up to 80 percent of middle-aged women, recur over a few years.
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Cigarette packet law 'would save lives'

BBC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
All the evidence suggests standardised cigarette packs would save lives by reducing the number of people who start smoking, the journal Addiction reports.
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