Soul searching lies ahead as riots cool in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron will face pressure Thursday to soften his austerity plans, toughen up policing and...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fear returned to Wall Street on Wednesday, sending the S&P; 500 to another 4 percent decline, triggered by worries...
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COLORADO CITY, Colo. -- Three fugitive siblings accused in a crime spree that started in Florida last week were taking into custody after...
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WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - NATO-led forces killed the Taliban militants responsible for shooting down a U.S. helicopter last weekend but...
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City public schools will teach mandatory sex education classes to all middle- and high school students, part...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Scientists for the first time have used gene therapy to successfully destroy cancer tumors in patients with advanced...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in Wisconsin said on Wednesday they planned to try to recall the state's Republican governor, a day after...
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Update from Gizmodo: Sources we've spoken to inside Anonymous' IRC have cast some heavy, heavy doubt...
Get the full story >>Joplin schools get $500,000 from United Arab Emirates
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - A $500,000 gift from the embassy of the United Arab Emirates to spend on laptops is the latest donation aimed at...
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AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian forces killed 15 civilians in the city of Homs on Wednesday, an activists' group said, despite international...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans named their six members Wednesday to a congressional deficit-reduction super committee, including a...
Get the full story >>Some freed Bahrain detainees to be tried: former MP
DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain has released more than 100 detainees who had been facing military trials over their roles in anti-government...
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - A U.S. drone strike killed at least 21 suspected militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan region Wednesday,...
Get the full story >>Apple almost overtakes Exxon Mobil as the most valuable company
In the eyes of investors, Apple Inc. is as good as gold.
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LONDON (Reuters) - August's dramatic financial shock, which is now both feeding off and risks fueling another economic downturn, may well...
Get the full story >>North Korea drill draws tit-for-tat South firing
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea test fired artillery shells into waters near a disputed border Wednesday, provoking a South Korean volley of...
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - A gunman killed near the Saudi interior minister's palace on Saturday was a drug addict with delusions...
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SAN ANGELO, Texas (Reuters) - Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, who heads a breakaway Mormon sect, was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for...
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Samples of rice grown in a town near Tokyo showed no radioactive materials when tested, officials said on Wednesday, a...
Get the full story >>Obama pays respects, questions remain in Afghan crash
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware (Reuters) - President Barack Obama honored 30 U.S. soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan as...
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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc's Vudu video-streaming service launches on Apple Inc's iPad on Wednesday, but it doesn't...
Get the full story >>Australia takes more Chinese migrants than British
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia welcomed more migrants from China than any other country in the year to June, passing the UK for the first time...
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WELLINGTON (Reuters Life!) - New Zealand will name a part of its highest mountain after one of its most famous citizens, Sir Edmund Hillary,...
Get the full story >>Philadelphia mayor cracks down on youth flash mobs
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Mayor Michael Nutter announced a youth curfew in Philadelphia on Monday in response to flash mobs that rioted and...
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KEY WEST, Florida (Reuters) - An asthma attack, a painful shoulder and battering wind and waves forced 61-year-old swimmer Diana Nyad to...
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A home repairman who stole a diamond ring and then swallowed it to keep it away from its owner has been charged with felony theft,...
Get the full story >>Apple briefly passes Exxon as largest U.S. company
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc briefly edged past Exxon Mobil Corp to become the most valuable U.S. company on Tuesday,...
Get the full story >>Obama to set fuel standards for heavy vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Tuesday will finalize the first ever fuel efficiency and emissions standards for...
Get the full story >>President Obama pledges to press on in Afghan war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama pledged on Monday to forge ahead with his Afghan war strategy and the Pentagon sought to...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two American men can go ahead with a civil lawsuit against former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, an appeals court...
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