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Morning Brief: Egypt's Government Orders End to Islamist Sit-Ins
Egypt's Government Orders End to Islamist Sit-Ins Top news: Egypt's interim government on Wednesday ordered the interior ministry to disperse sit-ins by thousands of supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy, a decision that could easily spark...
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Thu, Aug 01 2013 5:52 AM
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Uruguay's Strategy for Breaking Into the Pot-Dealing Business
Late Wednesday evening, the lower house of Uruguay's legislature passed a bill providing for the establishment of a fully legal, regulated marijuana market. If the bill is approved by the Senate -- a likely outcome, given the ruling Broad Front's...
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Thu, Aug 01 2013 4:30 PM
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Morning Brief: U.S. Closes Diplomatic Posts Amid Terror Threat
U.S. Closes Diplomatic Posts Amid Terror Threat Top news: Amid what American security officials are vaguely describing as high levels of terrorist "chatter," nineteen American diplomatic posts throughout the Middle East and Africa will stay...
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Mon, Aug 05 2013 5:58 AM
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Morning Brief: U.S., Britain Withdraw Personnel from Yemen as Details of Threat Emerge
U.S., Britain Withdraw Personnel from Yemen as Details of Threat Emerge Top News: The closure of Western embassies across the Middle East continues today, and U.S. and British governments have recalled non-emergency personnel from diplomatic missions...
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Tue, Aug 06 2013 5:55 AM
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No, Al Qaeda Is Not About to Blow Up Your Blouse
The panic over an alleged al Qaeda plot went into overdrive Monday night, when ABC News reported that terrorists in Yemen were experimenting with a new and virtually undetectable bomb-making technique: dipping their clothes into liquid explosive that...
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Tue, Aug 06 2013 11:50 AM
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Morning Brief: UK Goes to Security Council for Syria Resolution
UK Goes to Security Council for Syria Resolution Top news: As Western nations grindingly move toward taking military action against Syria, Britain said it will present a resolution to the Security Council that would authorize "necessary measures...
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Wed, Aug 28 2013 6:02 AM
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How I Smuggled 'Porn' Out of North Korea
On Wednesday, the occasionally reliable South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported that a dozen performers, including Kim Jong Un's ex-girlfriend, were executed for making sex tapes, some of which "have apparently gone on sale in China,"...
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Thu, Aug 29 2013 10:40 AM
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Even Yemeni Government Spokesman Finds Foiled Plot Hard to Believe
Even the spokesman for the Yemeni embassy in Washington, D.C. is having a hard time believing a plot by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula that the Yemeni government says it foiled. Several news agencies -- including the BBC , the New York Times , and...
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Wed, Aug 07 2013 2:59 PM
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Morning Brief: Obama Cancels Putin Summit after Snowden Granted Asylum
Obama Cancels Putin Summit after Snowden Granted Asylum Top news: Five years after declaring a "fresh start" to U.S.-Russia relations, President Barack Obama on Wednesday cancelled next month's planned summit with Vladimir Putin, a move...
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Thu, Aug 08 2013 6:11 AM
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Morning Brief: U.S. Evacuates Diplomats from Lahore in Response to New Terror Threat
U.S. Evacuates Diplomats from Lahore in Response to New Terror Threat Top News: The U.S. State Department ordered all non-essential personnel to leave the U.S. consulate in Lahore, Pakistan, yesterday. "We are taking undertaking this drawdown due...
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Fri, Aug 09 2013 5:15 AM
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Morning Brief: U.S. Embassies Reopen, Yemen Outpost Remains Locked Down
U.S. Embassies Reopen, Yemen Outpost Remains Locked Down Top news: The United States reopened a long list of embassies and consulates across a wide swath of the Middle East that it had shuttered amidst warnings of an imminent terror strike. American officials...
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Mon, Aug 12 2013 5:53 AM
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Clueless in Gaza - By Abdalla Khader
It’s time for the Palestinians to change the discourse from reconciliation to elections. Read More...
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Mon, Aug 12 2013 4:07 PM
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It's Not Just Hyperloop: The World's 5 Wackiest Transportation Projects
Serial entrepreneur Elon Musk is at it again . Having already revolutionized electric cars and space exploration, the 42-year-old Musk unveiled on Monday his latest flight of fancy: a super-fast train that would whisk passengers from Los Angeles to San...
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Tue, Aug 13 2013 11:20 AM
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Morning Brief: Egypt Launches Crackdown, Declares State of Emergency
Egypt Launches Crackdown, Declares State of Emergency Top news: Egyptian security forces launched a violent effort to clear two Cairo encampments filled with tens of thousands of supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsy. With the crackdown underway...
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Wed, Aug 14 2013 8:11 AM
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4 Charts That Explain Why the Post-Recession Eurozone Is Still in Trouble
On Wednesday, Eurostat released statistics showing that the eurozone economy has finally exited its 18-month recession, growing by o.3 percent in the second quarter of 2013. That sound you're hearing is a collective sigh of relief from the European...
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Wed, Aug 14 2013 3:40 PM
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