December 2011
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NYT: Yemeni Leader May Be Allowed Into U.S. for... →
Though officials had been concerned that the decision would anger the many Yemenis eager to see Mr. Saleh prosecuted for the bloody clashes between security forces and protesters, they decided that giving Mr. Saleh a way out of Yemen, even temporarily, could help smooth the way to elections next year and perhaps end a political crisis that has brought the government of the impoverished nation to...
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AP: Bombing during Christmas mass near Nigeria... →
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“A military official told the wire service that more than 40 people were killed,...”
– Washington Post: Twin car bombs in Syria bring sign of worsening violence
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Politics, Religion and the Tea Party: What role... →
With a powerful Tea Party movement framing Republican policy in Washington and across the US, Fault Lines looks into the links between the Tea Party movement, the Christian conservative movement and Republican politics ahead of the GOP primaries.
As the race for the Republican presidential nomination for the 2012 elections heats up, Fault Lines follows the Iowa campaign trail to investigate the...
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At least 436 dead after storm pummels Philippines →
The vast majority of the bodies were found in the cities of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, according to military officials and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Five people were killed in a landslide, but all others died in flash flooding.
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Philippines storm triggers deadly flash floods →
Flash floods sparked by a tropical storm in the southern Philippines have killed at least 180 people and left scores missing, officials say.
Many of the victims were asleep when it struck Mindanao island, killing many in Iligan City and Cagayan de Oro.
Tens of thousands of people have fled to higher ground, the authorities say.
Benito Ramos, head of the national disaster rescue agency, said...
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Philippines storm triggers deadly flash floods →
Flash floods sparked by a tropical storm in the southern Philippines have killed at least 180 people and left scores missing, officials say.
Many of the victims were asleep when it struck Mindanao island, killing many in Iligan City and Cagayan de Oro.
Tens of thousands of people have fled to higher ground, the authorities say.
Benito Ramos, head of the national disaster rescue agency, said...
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“Our belief is not a belief. Our principles are not a faith. We do not rely...”
– Christopher Hitchens (via kateoplis)
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Oh my god.
Christopher Hitchens just died.
Christopher Hitchens just died.
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Study: Teen marijuana use increases, alcohol use... →
More teens are turning to pot and see it as less of a risk at the same time alcohol use among the same age group has dipped to historic lows, according to an annual national survey of drug use released Wednesday.
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Canada prospers as US suffers →
While the U.S. grants most of its green cards on the basis of family connections, Cala says Canada actively seeks out immigrants who can bring money, high-tech skills or new businesses to boost the economy.
As Europe works to solve its financial problems, closer to home - and with a little less fanfare - America’s biggest trading partner is thriving. Canada has built an impressive track...
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Romney: "I favor gay rights; I do not favor... →
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“Over supper in New York recently David Fincher, the director of the film, said...”
– From an article at The New York Times on David Fincher and his adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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Saudi Arabia beheads woman for 'sorcery' →
Human rights group describes execution as “truly appalling” and notes steep rise in country’s use of capital punishment.
Al Jazeera English and agencies:
A Saudi woman has been beheaded after being convicted of practising sorcery, which is banned in the conservative Gulf kingdom, the country’s interior ministry said.
The ministry gave no further details of the...
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Philippine chief justice impeached →
Congress in the Philippines has voted to impeach the country’s Chief Justice Renato Corona for allegedly betraying public trust.
He will be put on trial before the Philippine Senate next year.
Mr Corona has been accused of showing bias towards the country’s former president, Gloria Arroyo, who originally appointed him and is now facing charges of electoral fraud.
The chief...
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The Syrian uprising by the numbers
Estimates from the UN’s top human rights official Navi Pillay:
5,000+ killed in Syrian uprising
14,000 arrested
12,400 fled to neighboring countries
Opposition activists say 20 died in clashes Monday.
BBC News
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Spell of the Albino: Investigating the sinister... →
Over the last five years in Tanzania, however, the situation has become much, much worse, with albinos increasingly subjected to murder and mutilation because of a completely spurious myth that albino body parts are effective in witchcraft rituals. … Since 2008, at least 62 albinos have been killed in Tanzania, 16 have been violently assaulted and had their limbs amputated and the bodies...
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Plan B still unavailable to teenagers without... →
The Obama administration has overruled an FDA approval to allow the emergency contraceptive Plan B to be sold to teenager without prescriptions.
[T]he Obama administration has overruled the Food and Drug Administration and will not allow teenage girls to buy the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step without a prescription.
The decision punctuates one of the longest-running public health...
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STUDY: Jon Stewart & NPR Viewers Most Informed,... →