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Patient transferred from Syria to Israel

Young Druze man studying dentistry in Damascus suffers brain hemorrhage, rushed to Haifa hospital through Quneitra Crossing

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Refugees: We’re not Israel’s diseases

(Video) Some 1,300 people rally in Tel Aviv against plan to set up detention facility for infiltrators near Israel-Egypt border. ‘Netanyahu, don’t be a racist,’ they chant. Schoolchildren join march, say ‘refugees have rights too’

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Obama’s ‘Evolving’ Position on Same-Sex Marriage

President Obama’s take on gay marriage may get less absurd . Obama told the Advocate that his view is “evolving” and he struggles with his oft-repeated belief that marriage ought to be between a man and a woman (because such marriages never fail and are the will of the same supreme being who digs slavery ).

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11 soldiers, 24 militants killed in NW Pakistan: Official

PESHAWAR: The number of soldiers killed Friday when about 150 militants attacked five paramilitary checkpoints in…

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Matt Damon Embraces Inner Cowboy in ‘True Grit’

Matt Damon reveals how much fun he had playing a cowboy in the Coen brothers remake of classic western ‘True Grit.’ (Dec. 24)

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By David Sirota If you’ve turned on the tube these last few weeks, you’ve probably been a collateral casualty of the biggest televisual war of attrition in recent memory. Related Entries December 23, 2010 Christmas Stocking December 23, 2010 For Biden, Mission Accomplished

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Nokia N8 earns its fashion wings, fills in for DSLR on magazine cover shoot

There’s really no higher compliment a cameraphone can receive than when a professional team of photographers is blown away by the results they’re able to achieve when using it, so Nokia’s N8 gets a well-earned tip of the hat for shooting the December / January cover of South African photography mag PiX. In the team’s own words, “we wanted to show that it is not the hardware that makes a good photographer but rather the technical execution of an idea” — very true, we think, but it obviously doesn’t hurt when you know your way around Photoshop and you’re using just about the best-equipped camera on the smartphone market today. See the pretty stunning final result (and the making-of video) after the break. Continue reading Nokia N8 earns its fashion wings, fills in for DSLR on magazine cover shoot Nokia N8 earns its fashion wings, fills in for DSLR on magazine cover shoot originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:56:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Exhibit: Iranian Jewry’s fascinating story

Beit Hatfutsot’s ‘Light and Shadows’ exhibition is first to present a comprehensive, in-depth portrait of Iran’s Jews and introduce visitors to fascinating world of ancient community and its cultural, social, economic and political life

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Officials: 45 people lynched in Haiti amid cholera fears

Port Au Prince, Haiti (CNN) — At least 45 people, most of them voodoo priests, have been lynched in Haiti since the beginning of the cholera epidemic by angry mobs blaming them for the spread of the disease, officials said. “People…

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US defends permits for deals in Iran

Following report revealing US companies continue to trade with Iran, other blacklisted nations, Treasury Department claims exceptions to US sanctions rules include agricultural, medical humanitarian aid

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