MANILA, Philippines – Adventurers who conquered Mount Everest successfully launched a replica of an ancient Philippine boat Saturday that they will use to sail around Southeast Asia and possibly to Africa to promote Filipino pride and unity. The replica of the balangay — a wooden-hulled boat used in the archipelago …
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An Army psychiatrist who reportedly feared an impending war deployment is in custody as the sole suspect in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas that left 12 dead and 31 wounded, an Army official said Thursday night. The gunman, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, first said to have been …
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You know what I think turns off voters? Not lying politicians, but lying politicians who insist they’re not lying politicians; politicians who say one thing, then do another. I know, I know: Nothing profound here. But you’d think those guys in Washington would get it there. People have had it …
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The news that is not White House approved… He’s Baaaaack! Florida Congressman Alan Grayson is at it again. This time he is attacking former Vice President Cheney in his characteristically vulgar manner. Here’s what he had to say Wednesday night on the Obama network when asked his thoughts on some …
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“Real Housewives of New York’s” Kelly Bensimon has been ordered to two days of community service for laying the smack down on her ex in an apartment attack. Bensimon was arrested in March after allegedly giving boyfriend Nicholas Stefanov a black eye and sliced cheek in an argument at her …
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CAIRO – Iran’s top electoral body said Tuesday it found “no major fraud” and will not annul the results of the presidential election, closing the door to a do-over sought by angry opposition supporters alleging systematic vote-rigging. Iranian government officials have repeatedly suggested that a revote is extremely unlikely. However, …
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ANGOLA, Ind. – Officials say a tour bus carrying a semi-professional football team from Canada crashed into a sport utility vehicle in northeastern Indiana. One person is dead. Angola Fire Department spokesman T.R. Hagerty says one person in the SUV was killed and 14 other people were injured in the …
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The argument over controversial runner Caster Semenya has taken another turn after the president and board of Athletics South Africa (ASA) were suspended. The decision was made by the country’s Olympic governing body in connection with how the athlete’s gender verification tests were handled by ASA. The organization has admitted …
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OAKLAND, Calif. – A man who was pushed into a glass window by a San Francisco-area transit officer will not face felony charges in the incident that was caught on video. Michael Gibson pleaded not guilty Tuesday to misdemeanor charges of disturbing the peace, public drunkenness and indecent exposure. He …
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INDIANAPOLIS – A Franklin man was arrested after police say he left his 5-year-old son in a tractor-trailer while he ducked into an Indianapolis strip club to drink. The 39-year-old was arrested at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday on child neglect and public intoxication charges after calling police to report his truck …
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