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New Amazon Building In Seattle Will Include A Homeless Shelter

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

The company is donating about half the space in a six-story building to a shelter with room for 65 families. Housing prices in Seattle have skyrocketed, along with the city's business fortunes.

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Senator Becomes First To Breast-Feed On Floor Of Australia's Parliament

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Greens party co-deputy leader Larissa Waters is the first member of Parliament to take advantage of a rule change she spearheaded, allowing new parents to care for infants on the floor of the chamber.

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Havana Now Has A Luxury Mall. But Who Can Afford To Shop There?

Tuesday, May 09, 2017

Cuba is not an easy place to buy things: Food is rationed, wages are low, and the black market is a way of life. But at the new Manzana de Gomez mall, one can buy face cream for $162.40 an ounce.

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Austrian Court Rules Facebook Must Delete Hate Speech

Monday, May 08, 2017

The decision could have global consequences: The court ruled that the harsh words against an Austrian politician must be deleted from Facebook worldwide.

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WATCH: Deflating Pikachu Gets Tackled, Hustled Off Stage By Suited Men

Friday, May 05, 2017

A video from the Pokémon World Festival near Seoul shows 15 Pikachu dancing to Hairspray when the ringleader's costume starts deflating. Then a group of men forcefully spirit the dancer away.

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Scotland's One-Woman Rubbish Party Wins Seat In Local Elections

Friday, May 05, 2017

British publications were keen to point out that the "bin-focused party" won as many seats — one — in Thursday's elections as the right-wing UK Independence Party.

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35 Reported Dead In Iran Mine Explosion; Others Remain Trapped

Thursday, May 04, 2017

A government official said the blast occurred when workers changed the battery of a locomotive, creating a spark in a methane-filled tunnel. Many who died had rushed to help miners who were trapped.

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Colbert Addresses #FireColbert Campaign, But Doesn't Apologize

Thursday, May 04, 2017

Stephen Colbert had some choice words for the president on Monday's Late Show. Despite calls from some for a boycott, Colbert said Wednesday, "I would do it again, [but] I would change a few words."

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North Korea Says Detained American Had Intended To 'Subvert The Country'

Wednesday, May 03, 2017

Tony Kim, an accounting instructor in his 50s, was detained at Pyongyang's airport in April. At least two other Americans are known to be held in North Korea, sentenced to prison and hard labor.

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Former S.C. Police Officer Pleads Guilty In Shooting Of Walter Scott

Tuesday, May 02, 2017

Michael Slager pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge for using excessive force in attempting to arrest Scott in 2015. As part of the plea deal, the state will drop a pending murder charge.

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Jimmy Kimmel Opens Up About His Newborn Son's Heart Surgery And Praises Obamacare

Tuesday, May 02, 2017

"Before 2014, if you were born with congenital heart disease like my son was," Kimmel said in an emotional monologue, "there was a good chance you'd never be able to get health insurance."

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Fyre Festival Hit With $100 Million Suit; Organizer Says 'We Were A Little Naive'

Monday, May 01, 2017

Admitting they were "unable to realize our dream on the first try," festival organizers are giving attendees the option to forgo a refund and instead receive VIP passes to Fyre Fest 2018.

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Paradise Lost: Luxury Music Festival Turns Out To Be Half-Built Scene Of Chaos

Friday, April 28, 2017

Tickets cost thousands for what organizers were calling "the cultural event of the decade." But when visitors arrived on Grand Exuma, they found a tent city without enough power, security, or food.

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GDP Grew Just 0.7 Percent In First Quarter Of 2017

Friday, April 28, 2017

The Commerce Department report indicates the slowest economic growth in three years.

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Google Spins Up Its First Servers In Cuba

Thursday, April 27, 2017

The company can speed up delivery of high-bandwidth content like YouTube videos because the servers will now store data locally. But accessing the Internet in Cuba remains difficult and expensive.

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In Surprise TED Talk, Pope Francis Asks The Powerful For 'Revolution Of Tenderness'

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

The pontiff's message seemed to be directed at the audience in the room. "The more powerful you are," he said, "the more responsible you are to act humbly. If you don't, your power will ruin you."

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Wearing A Hijab, A Young Muslim Boxer Enters The Ring

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

After three years of training and a battle with USA Boxing over its uniform policy, Amaiya Zafar will fight in her first competitive bout on Saturday. She says she fell in love with the sport at 13.

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Albert Freedman, Game Show Producer Made Famous In 'Quiz Show,' Dies At 95

Monday, April 24, 2017

In the 1950s, the television producer captivated audiences with the hit game show Twenty-One. Freedman later admitted that he had given questions and answers to contestants in advance.

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'Zen And The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' Author Robert M. Pirsig Dies At 88

Monday, April 24, 2017

Zen was published by William Morrow in 1974, after being rejected by 121 publishing houses. The book has endured as a work of popular philosophy, and inspired many a road trip across the West.

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Lights Off, Blankets Out: Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

Friday, April 21, 2017

Conditions on Friday night and before dawn on Saturday should be ideal for spotting the streaks of space debris — leftover particles from a comet that was last seen in 1861.

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