8 Government Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be Right
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NASA Images Show Thick Toxic Clouds Over Beijing
In case you missed it, the air quality issue in Beijing is no joke; playing out like a scene from some 20th century environmental disaster novel. Flights are cancelled, roads are blocked with pile-ups,...
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Study Finds Democracy In Decline Around The World
Democracy around the world was in decline in 2012 for the seventh year in a row as the Arab Spring led nervous autocratic leaders to clamp down on any stirrings of dissent, a study said Wednesday.The...
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Reddit Thread Inspires Warner Bros Film About Modern US Marines Taking On The...
In the past decade Hollywood has given us movies that began life as theme-park rides, board games, magazine articles, and even self-help books. Now get ready for the next wave of tech-flavoured source...
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Sniper Takes Out Russian Mafia Boss In Suspected Contract Killing
A man believed to be one of Russia's biggest mafia bosses was shot dead in the centre of Moscow on Wednesday as he was leaving a restaurant after lunch, the interior ministry said.Aslan Usoyan, known...
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There's No Way Out Of The Guantanamo Bay Paradox
In September of 2012, Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif, a Yemeni detainee at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was found dead of a psychiatric drug overdose. As one of the first men to be...
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Senior US Adviser: 'Drone Strikes May Be The Best Bad Idea Available In Mali'
The U.S. is reported to be "mulling" drone strikes in Mali, and has at the very least dispatched spy drones and support materials to aid French legionnaires and its Air Force.From a recent Nicole...
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Gun Enthusiasts Nervously Watch Obama's Speech [PHOTO]
During President Barack Obama's big speech on gun control today, Cameron Gray of NRA News tweeted this picture of gun enthusiasts reacting to the strong pro-gun control words while at the annual...
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'Zero Dark Thirty' Director Kathryn Bigelow Offers Sobering Statement On Torture
Kathryn Bigelow took to the LA Times this morning not to make a case for or against "torture," but to highlight the fact that the movie helps us to remember that it did actually happened.From the LA...
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Malian Rebels Are Blending Into The Desert To Confound French-Backed Forces
French-led forces in Mali are beginning to find just how hard it will be to eliminate the jihadist rebels that have commandeered the northern two-thirds of the country.The first major ground operation...
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3D Printers Can Now Pump Out 30-Round Magazines
A video from Defense Distributed popped up just in time for Barack Obama's momentous address to the nation about, among other things, banning the sale of 30-round magazines.The video shows a test fire...
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What's Happening Right Now In Africa Goes Far Beyond National Borders
Things around Mali have been moving very quickly since the French began an offensive to root out jihadists in the country's north, and today the conflict went international.Dozens of al-Qaeda-linked...
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Internet Mercenary Gives A Peek Into His Shadowy World
He's unassuming, even a little dweebish, but nonetheless Adriel Desautels represents a new breed of Internet mercenary that wields terrifying power across the world.Desautels is a hacker, and he trades...
View ArticleHow The Most Stable Country In Sub-Saharan Africa Self-Destructed
For the most part, the war going on in Mali surprised everyone involved. Now it's gotten so bad that France, the U.S., and Canada are conducting military operations in an attempt to push Islamist...
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US Forces On Standby Near Algeria Hostage Situation
Dozens of armed jihadists claiming to come from Mali killed two foreigners, including a British national, and kidnapped at least 20 more in a raid at an oil field in Algeria on Wednesday.Barbara Starr...
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The Russian Mafia Boss Assassinated By A Sniper In Moscow Was A Very Big Deal
Aslan Usoyan, one of Moscow's most notorious gangsters, was shot dead by a sniper as he left an exclusive restaurant after lunch today.Given the manner of his execution, it's clear Usoyan, also known...
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The F-15 Is Hands Down The Best American Fighter Ever Built [PHOTOS]
From the moment the F-15 first tore into the sky, it had one single-minded goal — to be the best.Total air superiority over any other aircraft it encountered was only half of it; Air Force planners...
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US Minesweeper Runs Aground Near Disputed South China Sea Islands
A US Navy minesweeper has run aground in a protected marine sanctuary in the Philippines.The USS Guardian ran aground on the Tubattaha Reef on Wednesday night "during normal transit", it said.The...
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REPORTS: Dozens Of Hostages Killed In Algeria, Dozens More Escape
An Algerian security source tells Reuters that 25 foreign hostages, including U.S. and Japanese nationals, have escaped a desert gas facility where at least 20 foreigners and more than 100 Algerians...
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France May Already Regret Putting Boots On The Ground In Mali
Zealous world leaders have a poor track record predicting how long conflicts might last before getting their armies involved.That's because when there are "boots on the ground," situations can rapidly...
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