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Group of refugee athletes will march together in opening ceremony of Summer Olympic Games as a symbol of hope for world's migrants
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman will appear at Philadelphia's bawdy Wing Bowl eating contest
Authorities say six male and female suicide bombers entered Chibok when people gathered for the weekly vegetable market
Move complicated by high percentage of German personnel aboard spy planes; deployment would require parliamentary approval
Police fired tear gas to disperse the protesting farmers, who had tried to break a police cordon; no injuries or arrests were reported
European Union could investigate 130 million-pound ($186 million) deal for back taxes struck between Britain and Google, after furious opposition lawmakers suggested Internet company should have paid more
The California Energy Commission approved new requirements for general purpose light-emitting diodes — the LEDs used in household lamps, chandeliers, and directional lamps that have a diameter of 2.25 inches or less
European carriers stopped their flights to Iran after the West imposed sanctions on Iran over its nuclear ambitions
FAA tests show a single damaged or defective battery can experience uncontrolled temperature increases that can spread throughout a shipment. It’s not unusual for tens of thousands batteries to be shipped in a single cargo container
Mo Hailong is accused of traveling to Midwest to take corn seed out of fields in Iowa with intent of shipping it to China so scientists could attempt to reproduce its genetic traits
President says Oscar debate is an expression of broader issue: 'Are we making sure that everybody is getting a fair shot?'
Melissa Click had confrontation with student photographer and student videographer during protests at campus over what some saw as university leadership's indifference to racial issues
Outgoing President Michel Martelly scheduled to step down Feb. 7, threatening to leave a political vacuum after elections indefinitely suspended last week
A lawsuit filed Wednesday morning seeks an order forcing city and state officials to remedy alleged violations of the federal Safe Drinking Water Act; residents are currently unable to drink unfiltered tap water due to the contamination, and tests have shown high lead levels in some children's blood
Attorney general's decision cleared Prime Minister Najib Razak of criminal charges over a $681 million financial scandal
Venezuela's Ministry of Health has so far limited itself to confirming the presence of the mosquito-borne illness in the South American country. The ministry stopped publishing data on all epidemic diseases a year ago
Their newspaper says they face terror and spy charges for reporting on alleged government arms smuggling to Syrian rebels; concern grows for media freedom in Turkey
Ai Weiwei protesting new law that allows Danish authorities to seize valuables from migrants
Most noticeable among changes made by Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani was the removal of Foreign Minister Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah
Two industry executives and a California company have recently reached plea deals with federal prosecutors in Chicago as part of antitrust investigation that is likely to result in additional criminal charges
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