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MSNBC
Rescue teams were searching for people trapped in the rubble of a major earthquake that caused extensive damage Saturday in Christchurch, New Zealand’s second-largest city. Basic sanitation was likely to become a major health concern because numerous sewer...
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US rights group urges UN chief to secure release of Iranian women's rights activist
FOX News
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A U.S. human rights group urged U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to secure the release of a prominent Iranian journalist and activist who goes on trial Saturday on charges that carry the death penalty.It said...
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‘We were all screaming — we got the animals and ran’
MSNBC
Wen Baragrey, who lives in Christchurch, New Zealand, where the earthquake struck, was interviewed for msnbc.com’s reporting of the quake. In addition, Baragrey, a writer of young adult fiction, wrote a firsthand account of her experience, which she...
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6 charged in human trafficking scheme involving Thai workers
CNN
Six job recruiters have been indicted in federal court in what the FBI has called the largest human-trafficking operation ever to result in charges in the United States.An indictment unsealed in Hawaii on Thursday accuses employees of a...
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Labour politicians call for new phone hacking inquiries
BBC
Labour politicians have urged fresh inquiries into phone hacking claims surrounding the News of the World. Lord Prescott said he would go to court to find out if his phone was tapped. Ex Home Secretary Alan Johnson said...
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AP Interview: Wikipedia founder Wales says mobile apps should enable charging for news
FOX News
CERNOBBIO, Italy (AP) — Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales believes relief may be in sight for the beleaguered news media industry.The increasing use of the mobile Internet and for-pay "apps" that run on smart phones and other gadgets might...
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MSNBC
A team of NASA doctors and engineers recommended Friday that Chilean authorities regulate the day-and-night sleep patterns of 33 trapped miners, boost their Vitamin D intake and phase in an exercise program as their nutrition improves. The NASA...
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CNN
After two days of meetings and talks led by President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Israeli and Palestinian leaders leave Washington deadlocked over the contentious issue of Israeli settlements.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian...
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Slight Delay on Chinese Highway: 11 Days
ABC News
If you are dreading Labor Day traffic jams, take heart that you are not stuck on the highway in China where a monster jam is moving into its 11th day. As many as 10,000 vehicles, mostly trucks, are...
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