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Germany's Merkel to back Kerry peace efforts during Israel visit
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will lobby on behalf of Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts led by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry when she visits Israel on...
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Pictures Of The Most Beautiful Places In The World
Lonely Planet has published a new book, "Beautiful World," an image collection of the most stunning places on Earth.Ā The book showcases 200 photos taken by travelers everywhere from Bryce Canyon...
View ArticleGlobal warming won't cut winter deaths as hoped: UK study
By Alister Doyle, Environment CorrespondentOSLO (Reuters) - Global warming will fail to reduce high winter death rates as some officials have predicted because there will be more harmful weather...
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Some Of China's Top Leaders Are Apparently Obsessed With 'House Of Cards'
The country of China, including some of its top leaders, can't get enough of the Netflix drama "House of Cards,"The Washington Post's William Wan reports.On Sohu, the Chinese equivalent of Netflix,...
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Governors say legalizing marijuana is a step too far
By Aruna ViswanathaWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington and Colorado may have blazed the trail by legalizing marijuana, but not all U.S. states are rushing to follow their lead, governors from several...
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Euro zone inflation to offer clues on ECB action
By Philip BlenkinsopBRUSSELS (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation due on Friday will be firmly in the sights of financial markets eager to establish whether the European Central Bank (ECB) has enough...
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Facebook's $19 Billion App Is Hugely Popular Among The Syrian Opposition
It's now worth $19 billion to Facebook, but it's priceless for Syria's rebel fightersIn March 2012, the Syrian government banned the free and safely encrypted messaging application WhatsApp from all...
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This Chart Shows An Alarming Rise In Florida Gun Deaths After 'Stand Your...
In light of the recent trial of Michael Dunn, Reuters has published a graphic showing a dramatic spike in Florida gun deaths after the "stand your ground" law was enacted in 2005.Dunn is a white man...
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14 People Who Failed Before Becoming Famous
The names Oprah Winfrey, Walt Disney, and Steven SpielbergĀ aren't usually associated with failure.But before these super successful stars made it big in Hollywood, they first failed, were fired, or...
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George W. Bush launches program to help veterans transition from war
By Margaret ChadbournWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. President George W. Bush on Sunday promoted a new initiative to help veterans transition back to civilian life and aid in the treatment of...
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Obama adviser Rice has no regrets on 2012 Benghazi comments
By Will DunhamWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's national security adviser, Susan Rice, said on Sunday she was not "100 percent correct" in her remarks after the deadly 2012 attack on a...
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View ArticleThousands remember slain Missouri girl with porch lights, vigil
(Reuters) - More than 200,000 supporters vowed to keep their porch lights on through Sunday and roughly 10,000 people joined a weekend vigil for a 10-year-old girl who was snatched off a Missouri...
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Meeting between Venezuela government, opposition may help ease protests
By Brian EllsworthCARACAS (Reuters) - A meeting between a top Venezuelan opposition leader and President Nicolas Maduro on Monday may help ease nearly two weeks of violent anti-government protests that...
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The Global Stock Market: 1899 Vs. 2013
The makeup of theĀ global economy has evolved dramatically in the past century.The stock market has changed too.From Credit Suisse's Global Investment Returns Yearbook::Figure 1 shows the relative...
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Why Wall Street Never Tells You To Sell
Here's a remarkable statisticā right now just 25 stocks on the S&P 1500 index have a consensus analyst rating of "sell" or "underweight," according to FactSet.Sure, investors are generally bullish...
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This Messaging App Added Over 1 Million New Users After Facebook Announced...
After Facebook announced that it was buying WhatsApp for $19 billion, another messaging app called Telegram gained over 1 million new users within two days, according to the company's official twitter...
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The 100 Best Jobs In 2014
US News has released its list of the 100 best jobs in 2014, and the No. 1 job on the list is: software developer.The work is meaningful, touching every aspect of our lives. It pays well. It is in...
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Exclusive: China, eyeing Japan, seeks WW2 focus for Xi during Germany visit
By Ben Blanchard and Michael MartinaBEIJING (Reuters) - China wants to make World War Two a key part of a trip by President Xi Jinping to Germany next month, much to Berlin's discomfort, diplomatic...
View ArticleRock around the clock: zircon crystal is oldest piece of Earth
By Will DunhamWASHINGTON (Reuters) - To put it mildly, this is one gem of a gem.Scientists using two different age-determining techniques have shown that a tiny zircon crystal found on a sheep ranch in...
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