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The FBI has started investigations in the hanging of an African American teen in Bladenboro, N.C. in Aug. 29. Lennon Lacy, 17 years old, was found hanging on a swing set almost four months ago in a predominantly white neighborhood. The FBI is to perform further investigations on the teen's death after the local court ruled the incident as suicide. READ MORE
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Another school shooting incident has occurred on Friday in Portland, Ore. Four victims, three of which believed to be high schools students from Rosemary Anderson High School (RAHS), were wounded and taken to the hospital. The three were reported to be conscious when they were brought out of the scene.READ MORE
The world remains at awe with the Rosetta spacecraft and the popular comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. This time, the OSIRIS team snapped a colored photo of the comet for the first time ever. And like most other comets, its color was predominantly grey. READ MORE
Ben Edelman, a lawyer and Harvard professor, apologized for his reaction on the $4 overcharge from a Sichuan restaurant last week. READ MORE
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Highly popular torrent website The Pirate Bay (TPB) was raided by the Swedish Police, Tuesday, Dec. 9. The Sweden-based website has been sharing "pirated" movies, videos, and music online since 2003. READ MORE
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Instagram took the world by storm with its photo-centric platform, and today, it has announced that it has reached 300 million users. READ MORE
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Ritz-Carlton Hotel company, owner of luxurious hotels around the globe, doesn't only focus on business. The hotel chain giant is the first partner founder of IMPACT 2030, a global initiative for companies to volunteer for a good cause. READ MORE
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Former CIA Counter Terrorism Head Jose Rodriguez says most of the items on Feinstein's report did not happen at the CIA. Rodriguez went on to say that they did not force detainees to stand even when they have fractures and he has not heard of anyone water boarding. READ MORE
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A nobel prize medal only comes once in a lifetime for some people, but for most of us, it does not come at all. So, when Russian entrepreneur Alisher Usmanov saw a nobel prize medal up for auction at Christie's in Manhattan, the $4.1M tag price seemed worth it. But unlike other bidders, Usmanov had a different plan in mind. READ MORE
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It looks like Amazon is Google and Microsoft's biggest competitor this year. But the online superstore is not about to stop in its track for dominating the World Wide Web, and the money that is has to offer. Amazon just launched "Make an Offer" on Dec. 9, which is looking to compete with online auctioning website, eBay. READ MORE
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Online shopping giant Amazon has expressed its disappointment towards the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) delay in approving the test for unmanned fleet delivery or commercial drones. READ MORE
Honda is planning to start recalls and nationwide repairs on 2.6 million vehicles that have airbags made by Takata Corp. The driver-side airbags were reported to inflate beyond the required force, causing it to blow apart metallic canisters expelling dangerous shrapnel towards the driver and passengers. Five people have already died because of the faulty airbags.READ MORE
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The United States is no stranger when it comes to huge, destructive fires. Last Monday, Dec. 8, a Los Angeles apartment tower was engulfed in flames. Although fires of this magnitude, according to Capt. Jaime Moore are often treated as “criminal fires,” it is quite rare for an entire apartment building to be burned at once.READ MORE
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It is no secret that Sony Pictures Entertainment is looking at North Korea for the recent attack on their systems. The North Korean government has denied the accusation, but says that their supporters may be behind the company-wide hacking.READ MORE
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Japan, the World's third biggest economy, is experiencing a major blow in the business sector. From July to September, Japan's economy shrunk by 1.9%, .3% higher than the forecasted 1.6%.READ MORE
The Sunday Assembly, also known as the “Atheist Church”, based in the United Kingdom is scheduled to have its first global assembly. The “church” is also known to have a branch and ...
World May 06, 2014 02:34 AM EDTThe leaders of the DPRK have been making very strong statements regarding human rights. A representative from the North Korean government has stated in a speech that the U.S. is a ‘living ...
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