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BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 17 (UPI) — The recent detention of a retired telecoms expert on suspicion of spying for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency for 35 years has stunned Lebanon, where 150 foreign agents have been arrested since 2009.
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pkedrosky Conclusive proof that bits roll downhill: Outbound b/w from Mammoth (el. 8000 ft) is 6x inbound. And both suck. twitpic.com/971b5s 11 hours ago · reply · retweet · favorite
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This is a guest post by Thad Miller, Assistant Professor in Urban Civic Ecology and Sustainable Communities at Portland State University’s Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning. You can visit his website here and follow him on Twitter at @Thad_Miller. This is the second post in a series on technology-Anthropocene-resilience. The first post about geoengineering and planetary stewardship, can be found here .
In its Weekly Report On Israeli Human Rights Violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories for the week of 12 – 18 April 2012, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) found that the Israeli Army used force to disperse a peaceful protest organized by Palestinian civilians in the West Bank. 15 demonstrators, including two children and two Israeli human rights defenders, were wounded. Two Palestinian civilians, including a woman, were wounded by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. Full Story
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While the vote to postpone the two-tier tuition system is being cast as a victory for students opposed to the attack on public education and police repression on campus, in reality it is only a maneuver to buy time. The ongoing labour unrest in China is a sign that its slowing economic growth is driving the working class into a confrontation with the government. By Jean Shaoul, 10 April 2012
Claims that autism is caused by vaccines containing thimerosal have been floored by increasing rates of autism in kids not exposed to the chemical Impossible explosion: The Buncefield blast explained FEATURE: 08:00 05 April 2012 Could trees and bushes have been to blame for the force of one of Europe's biggest peacetime explosions?
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Mutiny in Mali Renegade soldiers in Mali's capital, Bamako, claim to have seized control of the presidential palace and say they are have arrested several government ministers, in what appears to be a bid to forcibly oust the government of President Amadou Toumani Toure, who is due to relinquish power after elections next month. (AFP) Read more
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17 min. ago - As a third-year sophomore last fall, San Diego State running back Ronnie Hillman played only two years of college football. But Hillman said Friday night that he couldn't be more ready to carry the ball for the Broncos.
Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings/Interscope artist and former American Idol star Lauren Alaina earned two Teen Choice Awards nominations. .... more Mercury Nashville/19 Recordings/Interscope artist and former American Idol star Lauren Alaina earned two Teen Choice Awards nominations. ... more May 19, 2012, 15:40 GMT Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who tried to kiss him on the mouth after he did the Euro double cheek kiss thing as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of "Men in Black III." ... more A remarkable statement about a modern paperless product with paperless funding, paperless sales and paperless enjoyment.
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In this Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005 file photo, former beauty student Schapelle Leigh Corby, center, who is currently serving 20 years in an Indonesian prison for drug smuggling, is escorted by police officers after her appeal hearing... A relative of an Indonesian victim of the crashed Russian made Sukhoi Superjet 100, cries as she is comforted by police officers at Said Sukanto police hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday. (EPA Photo/Mast Irham) Family members of a victim of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash wait to see the remains of their loved on at the National Police Hospital in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, on Tuesday. The family of each identified victim was given 15 minu... An officers stands in the middle of a line of coffins carrying remains of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash victims, which have been identified and will be handed over to their families through a ceremony planned at Halim Perdanakusu...
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April 3, 2012 Progressives adore her. Conservatives despise her. But it's Massachusetts' fickle independents who'll decide her high-stakes showdown with Scott Brown.