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Analysis: Boston suspects likely ‘lone wolf’ terrorists

Brothers suspected in the Boston Marathon attack may fit that profile, terror analysts say. Continue reading

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Papal vote preparations start in earnest at Vatican

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Preparations for electing Roman Catholicism's new leader begin in earnest on Monday as the College of Cardinals opens daily talks to sketch an identikit for the next pope and ponder who among them might fit it. Continue reading

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TV drama? Putin rips Sochi official on air over Olympic cost overruns

Vladimir Putin marked the one-year countdown to the Sochi winter Games, to which he has pegged his personal prestige, by throwing a televised fit of temper and dressing down a top Olympic official, who was subsequently fired. Continue reading

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College Shooting Suspect ‘Unfit For Trial’

The gunman accused of killing seven people and wounding three others at a Californian college is ruled not fit to stand trial. Continue reading

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Compact crossover vehicles the hot new trend

Honda plans to unveil the Urban SUV Concept at next month’s Detroit Auto Show, a crossover that will be based on the Japanese maker’s subcompact Fit model. Continue reading

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Silicon Valley’s dirty little secret: age bias

In Silicon Valley, the start-up ethos extols fresh ideas and young programmers willing to toil through the night. To many, it looks like simple age discrimination – and it’s affecting people who wouldn’t fit any normal definition of old. Continue reading

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Wall Street gadfly Warren stands good chance of Senate banking seat

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chances are good, but not guaranteed, that Elizabeth Warren will secure a highly coveted seat on the Senate Banking Committee, a move that would dramatically elevate her campaign against Wall Street excess. Senior Senate Democratic aides, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the Massachusetts senator-elect is a logical fit for the committee, even though it is rare for a freshman senator to get such a plum assignment. If she gets the slot, Warren's bully pulpit would be replaced with real power Continue reading

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Kate Gosselin — CLIPPED from Coupon Gig

Kate Gosselin has just been FIRED from her job as a coupon blogger … Continue reading

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Syrian rebels in Aleppo mostly poor, pious, rural

Most of the rebels fighting government forces in the city of Aleppo fit a specific mold: They're poor, religiously conservative and usually come from the underdeveloped countryside nearby. Continue reading

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Gunplay PULLS GUN on Accountant … CAUGHT ON TAPE

Rapper Gunplay PULLED A FIREARM on his accountant during a meeting in April in an explosive fit of rage … and the entire incident was captured by surveillance cameras. Continue reading

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