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Somali pirates receive life sentences from federal jury

03.08.2013 01:20
Three Somali men were sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of release on charges they hijacked a sailboat in 2011 off the coast of Africa and killed the four Americans they found on board. It took a federal jury about 8 1/2 hours of deliberation to reach the decision and...

Same-sex couples applying for U.S. visas to be treated equally

03.08.2013 01:04
The United States will immediately begin considering visa applications of gay and lesbian spouses in the same manner as heterosexual couples, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday. Kerry made the announcement at the U.S. Embassy in London. "When same-sex couples apply for a visa,...

How Russia gains from sheltering Edward Snowden

03.08.2013 00:53
Vladimir Putin is a little man with a penchant for big catches. Just a few days ago he reeled in a huge pike, weighing 21 kilograms, if the Kremlin press service is to be believed. Then he kissed it. On August 1 he hooked another. Edward Snowden slipped quietly out of the transit area of Moscow's...

Justice Department sues Puerto Rico police, alleging racial bias

27.07.2013 03:19
-- The U.S. Justice Department said Monday it is suing Puerto Rico's police department for discrimination, alleging a female officer suffered three years of harassment for her race, color and religion. The allegations are the latest in a series of claims against the commonwealth's troubled police...

Report: Millions of girls still at risk of female genital mutilation

27.07.2013 03:01
The largest report yet into the extent of female genital mutilation, or cutting, has shed new light onto a practice that affects tens of millions of women and girls worldwide, U.N children's agency UNICEF said. There is some positive news in the new UNICEF report, with data on trends...

The woman who explained the female orgasm

27.07.2013 02:50
Thomas Maier is the author of "Masters of Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love," which is being reissued next week by Basic Books to coincide with the September 29 debut of Showtime's "Masters of Sex," based on the book and...

Woman delivers twins in park at night across from demolition site

27.07.2013 02:21
A Vancouver woman gave birth to twins late Wednesday night in a park in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, with the assistance of two Vancouver police officers who happened to be assisting with an emergency building demolition across the street. Vancouver police Sgt. Randy Fincham said officers found...

Plane Crashes Into Home In Central Indiana

27.07.2013 02:14
A woman escaped unscathed when a small plane crashed into a house and started a fire. The aircraft, piloted by 81-year-old Gerald Clayton, crashed shortly after takeoff and slammed into the back of a house in a subdivision of Indiana, just south of Columbus Municipal Airport, said police Lt Matt...

Live free or high: New Hampshire becomes 19th state to allow medical marijuana

27.07.2013 02:12
Though New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan signed the state's medical marijuana measure into law on Tuesday, she worked to have a provision removed that would have allowed patients to grow their own plants at home. New England is going green. New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan signed a new medical...

Uruguayan President Wants to Legalize Marijuana, Even If He's Never Tried It

27.07.2013 02:06
Earlier this week, Uruguayan President José Mújica, a progressive politician who is pushing a law to legalize marijuana consumption in Uruguay, confessed that he has never smoked weed. "I have never tried it in my life and I don't know what it is," Mújica told Radio Carve , a local radio station....
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