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Militants In Nigeria Kill Seven Hostages, Including Westerners

Enlarge image i A man in Kano, Nigeria, reads a local newspaper Sunday that carries a story about the killing of seven hostages by a militant group. Sunday Alamba/AP A man in Kano, Nigeria, reads a local newspaper Sunday that carries a story about the killing of seven hostages by a militant group. Sunday Alamba/AP […]

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Once On Death Row, He Now Fights To Defeat The Death Penalty

Kirk Bloodsworth was the first person in the U.S. to be exonerated by DNA evidence after receiving the death sentence. Convicted in 1985 of the rape and murder of a young girl, he was released in 1993. Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images Maryland is about to become the 18th state to abolish the death penalty. A bill

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For Some Conservatives, It’s Homecoming Week

Enlarge image i Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., last year. Mark Wilson/Getty Images Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., last year. Mark Wilson/Getty Images The American

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A Chat With A Radical Fighter In Syria

Enlarge image i Members of Jabhat al-Nusra clean their weapons, in Aleppo in December. The Islamist rebel group has become an increasingly powerful force in Syria’s civil war. Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters /Landov Members of Jabhat al-Nusra clean their weapons, in Aleppo in December. The Islamist rebel group has become an increasingly powerful force in Syria’s civil

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How Kenya’s High-Tech Voting Nearly Lost The Election

Enlarge image i An electoral worker at the National Tallying Center reads a newspaper headlining the problems in the vote counting and tallying process in Kenya this week. Election officials had to count the ballots from the nation’s presidential election by hand after abandoning the electronic tabulation system. Ben Curtis/AP An electoral worker at the

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Venezuela Sets Date To Elect Chavez’s Successor

International by Steve Mullis Enlarge image i A woman wipes photos of late President Hugo Chavez at a makeshift altar for him in the main square of Sabaneta, western Venezuela, on Saturday. Esteban Felix/AP A woman wipes photos of late President Hugo Chavez at a makeshift altar for him in the main square of Sabaneta,

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French Mother On Trial For Sending Her Son, Jihad, To School With ‘Bomb’ Shirt

Enlarge image i Bouchra Bagour, left, leaves a court house with her lawyer Gaelle Genoun. Anne-Christine Poujoulat /AFP/Getty Images Bouchra Bagour, left, leaves a court house with her lawyer Gaelle Genoun. Anne-Christine Poujoulat /AFP/Getty Images A French mother was in court Wednesday for what she says was a simple birthday celebration but what the government

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‘World’s Best Restaurant’ Blamed For 67 Diners’ Illnesses

Enlarge image i The famed Noma restaurant in Copenhagen has been blamed for more than 60 of its diners falling ill. Investigators say an illness spread from the staff to the customers. Keld Navntoft/AFP/Getty Images The famed Noma restaurant in Copenhagen has been blamed for more than 60 of its diners falling ill. Investigators say

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In The Iditarod Race, ‘Pee Pants’ Get An Endurance Test

Enlarge image i Several female mushers in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are trying out new attire that allows them to skip bathroom stops. Here, a musher and his team pass fans at the ceremonial start of the race in Anchorage. Dan Joling/AP Several female mushers in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are

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Shrimp Trawling Comes With Big Risks

Enlarge image i The shrimp boat Endless Grind trawls for shrimp off Dauphin Island, Ala., in May 2012. Dave Martin/AP The shrimp boat Endless Grind trawls for shrimp off Dauphin Island, Ala., in May 2012. Dave Martin/AP Think your job is bad? Quit whining, unless you’re a shrimper in the Gulf of Mexico. Commercial fishermen

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Michigan Sen. Carl Levin Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election

Enlarge image i Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI), looks at his papers while talking about U.S. companies recieving large tax breaks, during a news conference on Capitol Hill. Mark Wilson/Getty Images Senate Armed Services Chairman Carl Levin (D-MI), looks at his papers while talking about U.S. companies recieving large tax breaks, during a

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