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Palestinian Teen ‘Burned Alive,’ According To Official

i i hide captionPalestinians attend the funeral of 16-year-old teen Muhammed Abu Khdair, at the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat, on Friday. Atef Safadi/EPA/Landov Palestinians attend the funeral of 16-year-old teen Muhammed Abu Khdair, at the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat, on Friday. Atef Safadi/EPA/Landov A preliminary autopsy of a Palestinian teenage boy believed to […]

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WATCH: Hurricane Arthur From 30 Miles Out At Sea

Although Hurricane Arthur appears to have spared the U.S. East Coast any major damage, 100 mph winds are nothing to take lightly, especially 30 miles out to sea along the infamous Frying Pan Shoals south of Cape Hatteras. Take a look at the video above of Arthur as it passed on Thursday over Frying Pan

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Hurricane Arthur Is No Match For Man In Ocean With Facebook

hide captionRichard Neal gave a play-by-play of Hurricane Arthur from his perch in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. YouTube.com Arthur may have been a Category 2 hurricane, but Richard Neal, of Mint Hill, N.C., stirred up an even bigger storm on social media Thursday by riding out a direct hit from inside an old

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Pentagon Grounds All F-35s Amid Fire Investigation

i i hide captionThe U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter Samuel King Jr./U.S. Air Force/AP The U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter Samuel King Jr./U.S. Air Force/AP The Pentagon has grounded all of its F-35s while it investigates the cause of a fire last month involving one of the

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Calif. Town Thrusts Heated Immigration Debate Into National Spotlight

i i hide captionHuman-rights activist Enrique Morones, at podium, speaks during a rally in support of immigrants on Wednesday in San Diego. A group of about 70 people rallied in support of migrant children and families Wednesday, a day after U.S. Homeland Security buses carrying the migrants were routed away from American flag-waving protesters in

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Saudi Arabia Reportedly Moves 30,000 Troops To Iraqi Border

i i hide captionSaudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud listens to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speak before a meeting at the King’s private residence in Jeddah last month. Saudi Arabia has reportedly moved 30,000 troops to its border with Iraq. Reuters/Landov Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud listens to U.S. Secretary of State

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Germany Votes For First-Ever Minimum Wage, Around $11.50

i i hide captionGerman Labor and Social Affairs Minister Andrea Nahles, center, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, cast their votes for a national minimum wage Thursday. The legislation sets a requirement of more than $11.50 in hourly pay. Clemens Bilan/AFP/Getty Images German Labor and Social Affairs Minister Andrea Nahles, center, and Chancellor Angela Merkel, right,

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The Future Internet Is Not So Free Or Open, In Pew’s New Survey

i i iStockphoto What we know as the World Wide Web — the main way by which most of us access the Internet — just turned 25 this year. Its existence has allowed for all kinds of learning and free expression, coding and making, rule-breaking and platform-making. One American researcher even links the Internet to

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Watch It Swallow An Entire Tree In Seconds

They are called excavator mulchers. That’s polite. What they really do is swallow trees. This one, a DAH Forestry Mulcher from Quebec’s manufacturer Denis Cimaf, consumes a 30-foot-tall, mature spruce (starting at the top, landing at the bottom) in 15 seconds. The tree that was, suddenly isn’t. I know, I know; these are incredible machines.

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Palestinians Clash With Israeli Forces After Teen Is Abducted

i i hide captionPalestinian protestors throw stones toward Israeli police during clashes in the Shuafat neighborhood in Israeli-annexed Arab East Jerusalem Wednesday, after a Palestinian teenager was apparently abducted in an apparent act of revenge for the murder by militants of three Israeli youths. Ahmad Gharabli/AFP/Getty Images Palestinian protestors throw stones toward Israeli police during

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Tim Howard Emerges As Hero In U.S. World Cup Loss

i i hide captionNo Score: Belgium’s Divock Origi throws himself into the net behind goalkeeper Tim Howard of the U.S. during Tuesday’s World Cup Round of 16 game. Ruben Sprich/Reuters /Landov No Score: Belgium’s Divock Origi throws himself into the net behind goalkeeper Tim Howard of the U.S. during Tuesday’s World Cup Round of 16

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Supreme Court Deals A Blow To Public Employee Unions

Public employee unions suffered a major defeat at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, with worse probably to come soon. The court’s 5-4 decision will in the short-run undercut the financing for some public employee unions by allowing people who don’t join the union and don’t pay any fees to get the same benefits as

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