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Wisconsin primary: Tom Barrett wins Democrat nomination for governor
Milwaukee mayor will challenge the Republican incumbent, Scott Walker, who has been recalled over anti-union lawsThe Milwaukee mayor, Tom Barrett, has won the Wisconsin state Democratic primary and...
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North Carolina passes Amendment 1 banning same-sex unions
60% of people endorse constitutional amendment that prevents same-sex couples having any kind of legal unionVoters in North Carolina have approved a constitutional amendment defining marriage solely as...
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Extreme hunger in east Africa and the Sahel: forewarned but not forearmed |...
Pictures of starving children give donors an instant justification to release aid. Predictions of starvation, however accurate, do notAfter the hunger crisis that engulfed east Africa last summer,...
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Philippines clothing store fire kills 17 workers sleeping inside
Predominantly female staff became trapped on top floor of building in Butuan city, authorities sayA fire at a three-storey clothing store in the southern Philippines has killed 17 employees, most of...
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From the archive, 9 May 1994: Edvard Munch's stolen Scream recovered in...
Scotland Yard detectives played a key role in the undercover sting operation which recovered Edvard Munch's stolen masterpiece from a south Norway hotel• From the archive blog: Edvard Munch's worthless...
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Prison inmate takes primary votes from Obama in West Virginia
Keith Judd, serving time in Texas, wins right to send delegates to national convention after taking 40% of votes to president's 60%In the state of West Virginia's Democratic presidential primary a...
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Myspace settles with FTC over privacy – will Google be next?
Myspace agrees to submit to FTC privacy audits over the next 20 years, while Google is understood to be under investigationMyspace, the once-mighty social network that was ultimately toppled by...
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One in six cancers 'caused by treatable infections'
Bacteria, viruses and parasites responsible for 2m cases of cancer each year, according to scientistsBacteria, viruses and parasites cause around 2m cases of cancer in the world each year, experts...
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Is a Greek exit from the euro inevitable?
An agreement on a new Greek government looks elusive and it appears another election will be held soon
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Eurozone crisis live: Greek exit fears growing as coalition talks continue
Alexis Tsipras, leader of the Syriza coalition, will meet with other Greek political leaders today to try to form a new government9.04am: Megan Greene of Roubini Global Economics has written an...
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Syria: Annan tells both sides 'give peace a chance' - live updates
• Annan warns of descent into civil war in Syria• Jailed activists in Bahrain tell of forced confessions• Libya's interim PM refuses to bargain with 'outlaws'9.18am: Syria: The Free Syrian Army is...
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Pakistan denies sheltering Bin Laden
Global 'intelligence failure' to blame for al-Qaida leader going undetected for so long, says Yousaf Raza GilaniPakistan's prime minister has insisted his country had not been "complicit" in sheltering...
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Vladimir Putin calls off US trip
Russian president, facing protests at home, postpones much-anticipated G8 meeting in Washington with Barack ObamaVladimir Putin will miss a planned visit to the US this month for a key global summit...
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Damascus hit by deadly explosions
Syrian government spokesman says 55 people were killed and 372 wounded in the rush-hour bomb attacks on the capitalTwo explosions have hit the Syrian capital of Damascus, leaving scores killed and...
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Forget the usual tired debates about Africa, it's changing – for the better
With overseas investment and economic prosperity on the up, and new leaders and entrepreneurs emerging, Africa is risingAfro-optimism versus Afro-pessimism is a misplaced debate. Africa has changed....
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Ivory Coast militia leader is willing to face trial, says lawyer
Charles Blé Goudé, who helped keep Laurent Gbagbo in power, is said to be willing to face any court that can give him a 'fair trial'The fugitive leader of a violent youth militia, who helped keep the...
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Arctic Ocean is an emission source of methane, study finds – big picture
Nasa researchers measured surprising levels of the potent greenhouse gas methane coming from cracks in Arctic sea ice and areas of partial sea ice cover
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Avengers Assemble damage to New York would cost $160bn, if real
Disaster experts say chaos wreaked in Joss Whedon film would cost more than 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina damage to fixThe damage inflicted on Manhattan by an army of marauding extra-terrestrials and the...
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My job interview for altar boy |
Who knew the Catholic Church in 1970s Minnesota wasn't the cutting edge of gender equality? Talk about mass discriminationI came prepared with a list of my skills. I would be the best altar boy ever....
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