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A sled dog company employee who slaughtered around 100 huskies after tourism dried up has been receiving death threats, Canadian police say. Police and animal welfare authorities are investigating the killings, which came to light after the worker described the killings in grisly detail to obtain workmen’s compensation. The animals…

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Ismail Etman, Egypt’s military spokesman calls for restoring normality

In an emotional plea to bring life back to normal in Egypt, the country’s military has called for protesters to leave the streets.

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Egypt’s ‘war of stamina’

Protesters in Cairo continue to speak out against Hosni Mubarak’s government, many of them camping out in Cairo’s central Tahrir Square for round-the-clock demonstrations against the dictatorship. The demonstrators rejected Mubarak’s speech on Tuesday and said they want freedom, justice and a change to the regime that has brought them nothing for three decades. Al Jazeera’s correspondent reports from Cairo.

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First Person: ‘World Guy’ Walks Far for Diabetes

Erik Bendl can be seen pushing a huge globe and walking his dog “Nice”. “World Guy” has walked 21 states and 2000 miles in the past few years for diabetes awareness. (Feb. 2)

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Hunting season has just finished in Italy and it’s been a dangerous few months for boar, birds, hunters—and bystanders. Some 35 people have been killed in hunting accidents since October: 34 hunters and one mushroom picker. Another 13 non-hunters were among the 74 people injured, sparking calls for hunters…

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Witness – Bonecrusher

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Egyptian authorities tried to nudge the nation back toward normalcy today, bringing the Internet back online as the army called for an end to the protests. “You have the power to bring stability back to the country,” an army spokesman said in a televised address. “We are urging you as…

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America is not a pretty sight, thanks to Fox News, complains a New York Times editor. The right-wing infused programing is turning us into cynical malcontents who are more polarized than ever, explains Times executive editor Bill Keller. “The effect of Fox News on American public life has been to…

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Life isn’t getting any easier for ousted Tunisian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. French authorities seized a private jet believed to belong to the Ben Ali family yesterday after three organizations launched a legal case accusing the strongman of corruption, the BBC reports. European Union foreign ministers have agreed…

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Seven teenagers have been arrested for beating up a screaming schoolmate in a Philly suburb and taping the attack on a cell phone. The victim is dragged on the ground, kicked and punched, stuffed up a tree and finally hung from a metal fence by his jacket. “They could have…

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