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An animal rights group is seeking criminal charges after officials discovered nearly 50,000 dying chickens abandoned on an egg farm near Modesto, Calif., MSNBC reports via the Modesto Bee . Most of the birds were euthanized due to illness, but about 2,000 are being treated at sanctuaries and will…

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The US military has identified the remains of America’s last service member missing in Iraq—an Army interpreter who was kidnapped at gunpoint in 2006, the AP reports. Staff Sgt. Ahmed Kousay al-Taie, a native of Iraq who lived in Michigan, had sneaked off base by motorcycle to visit his…

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Julianne Moore can sympathize with Sarah Palin after walking in her high heels through an upcoming HBO movie, the New York Post reports. “I do think the situation that she was put in was a completely untenable one,” says Moore, who plays Palin in the film Game Change, set to…

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Muslims Speak Out Against NYPD Surveillance

The New York Police Department targeted Muslim mosques with tactics normally reserved for criminal organizations, according to newly obtained police documents that showed police collecting the license plates of worshipers and other tactics.

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Rutgers Webcam Spying Trial Begins

Opening statements in the trial of a former Rutgers University student, accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate’s intimate encounter with another man, focused on whether the defendant was malicious or just an 18-year-old acting his age. (Feb. 24)

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Shipwrecked Silver Begins Voyage Back to Spain

A 17-ton haul of silver coins, lost for two centuries in the wreck of a sunken Spanish galleon, began its journey back to Spain after the deep-sea explorers who lifted it to the surface lost their claim to ownership. (Feb. 24)

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Santorum on Obama Wanting Every American to Go to College: ‘What a Snob!’

[caption id="attachment_250247" align="alignright" width="340" caption="AP"] [/caption] Rick Santorum on Saturday called President Barack Obama “a snob” for hoping every American will go to college. “President Obama said he wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob!” the GOP contender said during a campaign stop in Michigan. As the crowd laughed and applauded, Santorum added: “There… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Blaze Discovery Date : 25/02/2012 17:32 Number of articles : 3

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Obama Pledges Continued Pressure on Syria

President Barack Obama says the United States will keep up pressure on Syria’s leader to stop the “slaughter” of civilians. (Feb. 24)

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Watch The Academy Awards Red Carpet Live Here

It’s Oscar Sunday, and just like Super Bowl Sunday, expect lots of scornful glares between competitors, some surprise upsets no one saw coming, and hopefully lots of people getting tackled. And between The Artist‘s many Oscar nominations and Billy Crystal hosting for the first time in eight years, tonight’s theme appears to be nostalgia. The Broadcasting platform : DailyMotion Source : Mediaite Discovery Date : 22/02/2012 20:38 Number of articles : 3

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Mandela, 93, Hospitalized With Stomach Ailment

Former South African President Nelson Mandela was hospitalized Saturday with a stomach ailment, according to a government statement issued about the 93-year-old beloved anti-apartheid icon. (Feb. 25)

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