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Extra! Extra!: Maids Flee Saudi Arabia, Swedish Dishes Clean Themselves, Venezuelans Say Goodbye to Nickel a Gallon Gas

Ethiopian Maids Flee Saudi Arabia Swedish Develop Self-Cleaning Dishes Former Stasi Employed by the Stasi Archives in Germany Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes Increase in the United Kingdom Venezuela May No Longer Sell Gasoline for a Nickel a Gallon US Base on Okinawa, Japan to Relocate Bahrain Court Acquits Princess on Trial for Torturing Doctors US Ambassador […]

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Extra! Extra!: Australia Killing Sharks to Save Beaches, Putin Bails Out Belarus, Zimbabwe Fires Up the HP Due to Currency Crisis

Australia to Begin Shark Culling Program to Protect Its Beaches Pope Francis Appeals to Atheists Directly During Christmas Address Russian President Vladimir Putin Announces $2 Billion Bailout of Belarus Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Visits Controversial WWII Memorial, Yasukuni Shrine Bomb Blast Reported in Cairo, Egypt Zimbabwe Embraces ‘Quantitative Easing’ Criticism of the UK Mounts […]

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News Headlines October 22, 2013: Pollution Shuts Down Harbin in PRC, Pope Francis Calls Out Fanatics, Brunei Legalizes Stoning

Air Pollution Shuts Down the City of Harbin in the People’s Republic of China Amnesty International Wants to Prosecute CIA Leaders of Secret Drone Program Mexico Bans Genetically Modified Corn Pope Francis Declares Religious Fanatics Deranged Nobel Peace Prize Lech Walesa Calls for Secular 10 Commandments Israel Says Marijuana Legalization Will Boost Revenues Japan Threatens […]

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Vice Documentary: A State Within A State – The Kingdom of Germany

Vice’s documentaries are known for pushing the boundaries and this one is no exception. One part grandiose LARP session, the other part interesting socio-political experiment, Vice’s documentary focusing on ordinary Germans who have established their own state, the Kingdom of Germany – complete with its own government and bureaucracy, if somewhat faux and for show, […]

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Headline News November 21, 2013: Pierre Omidyar Starts Journalism Firm, JP Morgan Fined Billions, Assassin Clown Kills Mexican Drug Lord, Chinese Confused By French Work Habits

Pierre Omidyar (EBay Founder) Starts New Investigative Journalism Firm, Hires Glenn Grenwald (Journalist Behind Snowden Leaks) Uruguay Legalizes Marijuana, Sets Price at $1 Per Gram Anti-Shark Fin Soup Campaign Goes Viral in the People’s Republic of China Thousands Protest in Hong Kong for Government Transparency Low Japanese Birthrate Becomes National Concern JP Morgan Fined $14 […]

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Breaking News: Fatalities Reported in Washington, DC Navy Yard Shooting – Multiple Injuries

A gunman, who is still at large, is reportedly responsible for multiple deaths and at least 10 injuries at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC, a facility that employs approximately 3,000 people. The Washington, DC area is currently on lockdown and the FBI is on the scene. [CNN]

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Breaking News: Ohio Man Who Held Women Captive, Ariel Castro, Commits Suicide in Prison

Ariel Castro, the monster responsible for holding three women captive in his Cleveland, Ohio home was found dead from a suspected suicide according to a prison official. [Boston.com]

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Extra! Extra!: Snipers Open Fire on UN Inspectors in Syria, Norway’s Progress Party Promises Legal Moonshine

Snipers Open Fire on UN Chemical Weapons Inspection Team in Syria Need More Testosterone? UC Santa Barbara Scientists Recommend Chopping Wood US Electrical Grid Possibly Unstable School Year Begins in Chicago with Fewer Teachers, Schools Russia Warns US Against Syria Intervention Archaeological Secrets of Beowulf Japanese School Board Bans Antiwar Manga The Washington Post Debuts […]

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Extra! Extra!: NY AG Sues Donald Trump’s University for Fraud, Pizza Driver Shoots Robber, Marines Begin Infantry Training for Women

NSA Hacked Into United Nations Encrypted Files US Citizens Do Not Support Intervention in Syria US Government Working on Surveillance System Capable of Facial Recognition New York Attorney General Sues Trump University for ‘Fraud’ Syria Says It Will Allow UN Inspections at Site of Suspected Chemical Attack 6 Killed in Shootings in One Day in […]

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