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More giant craters spotted in Russia's far north
Russian scientists have now discovered seven giant craters in remote Siberia, a geologist told AFP on Thursday, adding that the mysterious phenomenon was believed to be linked to climate change. A YouTube video of the hole went viral and a group of scientists was despatched to investigate. "We have…AFP42 mins ago- Slick AmericansSponsored
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Iran letter blowback startles GOP
Some Republican senators admitted Wednesday they were caught off guard by the backlash to a letter warning Iranian leaders against a nuclear agreement with President Barack Obama. Everybody was looking forward to getting out of town because of the snowstorm,” McCain said. On this at least,…POLITICO
German FM hits out at Republicans over Iran letter
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Thursday criticized Republican senators for sending a letter to Iran over the nuclear talks, fearing that the political stunt could undermine Tehran's confidence in the ongoing negotiations. "This is not just an issue of American domestic politics,…AFPBrother of man executed by Utah firing squad calls it brutal
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Randy Gardner still struggles four years later to talk about seeing his brother's bullet-ridden body at the mortuary after he was executed.Associated Press
Nemtsov killing exposes cracks in Kremlin unity
By Christian Lowe and Jason Bush MOSCOW (Reuters) - The killing of Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov within sight of the Kremlin has exposed rarely seen tensions between different camps inside President Vladimir Putin's system of rule. No outsiders can know with any certainty what is…Reuters- Power InnovatorSponsored
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McCain, Rand Paul roll out new excuses for sabotage letter
Republicans were concerned about a snowstorm, so they rushed through an effort to derail American foreign policy.MSNBC
Nato muscle-flexing sends Putin firm message
There is the sound of a gun firing in the Bulgarian port of Varna as Nato's Maritime Group Two comes into harbour. This is the Black Sea, international waters with a new Russian military presence on the Crimean Peninsula. The Italian commodore, Mario Giancarlo Lauria, takes me on a tour of the ship…BBC NewsIraq's first Christian brigade formed to battle IS
Iraq's first Christian-only brigade of regular forces graduated Thursday to help retake the community's towns and villages from the Islamic State group. The new brigade will answer to the government of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, whose peshmerga fighters are playing a leading role in the war…AFP
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Here are 25 of the most gorgeous cheerleaders on NFL sidelines. GOP Continues to Embarrass America
Republicans are constantly complaining that President Obama apologizes for this country. What is becoming more and more apparent is that there is a lot to apologize for -- particularly Republicans. While Republicans like to talk about American exceptionalism, the sentiment behind that statement is,…Huffington Post
Tom Cotton’s Truth Bomb
Tom Cotton hasn’t been frog-marched from the Russell Senate Office Building — yet. All the great and good agreed that questioning someone’s patriotism is so far out of bounds that any presidential candidate who didn’t denounce it had disqualified himself for high office.POLITICOIran will not be duped in nuclear deal: Khamenei
The Iranian negotiating team will not allow Tehran to be duped in any nuclear deal with world powers, the country's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Thursday. After the fallout from an open letter sent to Iran by Republican senators, Khamenei appeared before the Assembly of Experts,…AFP
Two years and counting: Pope's opponents play waiting game
Two years after Pope Francis swept into the Vatican vowing to shake up the Church, his opponents are playing a waiting game as they seek to put the brakes on his reform drive. The first leader of the world's Roman Catholics to come from Latin America has been credited with bringing a breath of…AFP- HealthiNationSponsored
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Watch as Dr. Preeti Parikh explains the most effective methods. Putin's grab of Crimea still rankles West. How about Crimeans?
"We found out that 75 percent of respondents in Crimea wanted to join Russia," after conducting a secret poll, he told a soon-to-be-broadcast TV documentary.Christian Science Monitor33 mins ago
China just subtly told Wall Street to mind its own business
The word has finally come down from inside the...Business Insider
Malaysia vows action if controller slept when MH370 vanished
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia's transport minister on Thursday vowed to take stern action against an air traffic control supervisor if it is confirmed that he was asleep on the job when Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared a year ago.Associated Press- 1:52
Arrest made after brawl caught on camera at Brooklyn McDonald's
A fight inside a McDonald's on Flatbush Avenue, posted on YouTube, shows a group of young women attacking another young girl.WABC – NY 10 Most Dangerous Cities in Riverside County
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150,000 sign treason petition on US Republican letter to Iran
More than 155,000 people by Wednesday had signed a petition to the White House urging charges be filed against 47 Republican senators who they say committed "treasonous" offenses by writing Iran's leaders about ongoing nuclear negotiations. Lawmakers caused a political furor with their…AFP
Ganymede, biggest moon in the solar system, has a saltwater ocean
NASA says new observations from the Hubble Space Telescope confirm the presence of a subsurface ocean on Jupiter's largest moon.>CNET
Iraqi Forces Have ISIS on the Run in Tikrit
As the US Congress debates a war authorization against ISIS, Iraqi government forces and their Shiite militias and Sunni tribal allies have forced their way into the provincial capital Tikrit after a brilliant and massive maneuver that took ISIS by surprise. While ISIS was expecting an advance from…The Fiscal Times
Republican Idiocy on Iran
New York TimesDestin@DestinyuhvaReply Retweet FavoriteRT @Martina: Republican Idiocy on Iran, via @nytimes-most of these 47 yahoos who sighed this letter will be apologizing... http://t.co/WjAd…11 hrs ago- MetaSponsored
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“He has meetings constantly, but not all his meetings are public,” Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with the radio station Ekho Moskvy. Putin, 62, who hasn’t made a public appearance since talks with Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on March 5, canceled several public meetings at home this…Bloomberg
Netanyahu plays security card as rivals open poll lead
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conceded Thursday that the centre-left opposition could win next week's general election and appealed to voters not to take the chance with national security. "Our security is at great risk because there is a real danger that we could lose this election,"…AFP
Pope Francis Acknowledges Security Threats -- And Has Just One Request For God
Although Vatican officials have acknowledged that the Islamic State group is a real threat to Pope Francis, the Catholic leader says he’s leaving his life in God’s hands.Asked about whether he’s concerned for his safety, Francis said he’s prayed about it, and he has just one request. "I told the…Huffington Post
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Lady Gaga is planning her wedding, and one musical guest has already been booked. It's none other than American music legend Tony Bennett. It may come as no surprise since the two have become close friends after working together on several projects, including the GRAMMY-winning jazz album, Cheek…ETonline- Answers Everyday LifeSponsored
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Watch Megyn Kelly’s Glorious Response to Professors Who Want to Ban the U.S. Flag
Fox New’s Megyn Kelly had a one-word response to professors at the University of California, Irvine, who want the United States flagged banned because it contributes to racism. Actually, Kelly didn’t even need an actual word to express her feelings about the professors, who have expressed their…The PJ Tatler
Cameron joins Merkel in snubbing Moscow WWII parade
British Prime Minister David Cameron will shun Russia's Victory Day parade on May 9, a spokeswoman said Thursday, citing tensions over President Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has also declined to attend the Moscow commemoration marking 70 years since Nazi…AFPIsrael vote seen as referendum on Netanyahu years
Israelis vote next week in an election seen as a referendum on the tenure of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who could lose but still secure a new term in power. Netanyahu, 65, called for the March 17 vote late last year as his coalition government teetered on the brink of collapse. It will be…AFP
Iran's Supreme Leader Slams Republican Letter On Nuke Deal
DUBAI, March 12 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader hit out on Thursday at a letter by U.S. Republican senators threatening to undo any nuclear deal between Washington and Tehran, saying he was worried because the United States was known for "backstabbing," Mehr news agency reported. Ayatollah Ali…Huffington Post- Brainjet.comSponsored
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Flying an unmanned aerial vehicle isn't usually the hard part, getting it on and off the ground is. But thanks to the addition of an all-terrain hovercraft skirt, the Russian Federation's newest hybrid ...Engadget
Iraqi Army Cements Hold on Tikrit, but Islamic State Sends a Message
Iraqi government forces and allied Shiite militias began consolidating control over most of the city of Tikrit on Wednesday, declaring they were on their way to a strategically and emotionally significant victory in their nine-day offensive against Islamic State militants there. On Iraqi state…New York Times
Kerry tells Republicans: you cannot modify Iran-U.S. nuclear deal
By Lesley Wroughton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told Republicans who control Congress on Wednesday they would not be able to modify any nuclear agreement struck between the United States and Iran. Kerry said he responded with "utter disbelief" to an open letter to Iran…Reuters- 9:57
Boston Marathon Bombing Trial: Writing on the Boat Wall, Homemade Bombs
ABC News' Aaron Katersky on the latest testimony from FBI experts in the federal terrorism case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.ABC News Videos 
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A high-level Russian official on Wednesday asserted again that the Kremlin has the right to move nuclear weapons into the disputed Crimean peninsula, which Russian troops invaded last year — and suggested that a key nuclear arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia is in danger of breaking…The Fiscal Times
Netanyahu's fortunes fall following GOP partnership
Conservative media declared Netanyahu the "leader of the free world." It would appear most Americans, and an increasing number of Israelis, believe otherwise.MSNBC
Syria's Assad tightens grip after four years of war
Despite Western and Arab hopes he would be consigned to the dustbin of history, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad enters his fifth year of war with an increasingly tight hold on power. Alarm over the sweeping expansion of the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in Syria and Iraq means that…AFP- Health RevelationsSponsored
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Wary Iraq forces tighten noose on IS in Tikrit
Thousands of Iraqi troops and militiamen laid siege to jihadist fighters holed up in Tikrit on Thursday, wary of rushing into streets littered with bombs and infested with snipers. After making major gains in and around the city on Wednesday, commanders were confident that Baghdad's biggest victory…AFP53 mins ago
What The Next Year Could Bring For Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis marks his second anniversary Friday riding a wave of popularity that has reinvigorated the Catholic Church in ways not seen since the days of St. John Paul II. He's also entering a challenging third year, facing dissent from within on everything from financial reform to…Huffington PostRussia launches 'year of friendship' with North Korea
Russia on Wednesday said it was kicking off a "year of friendship" with totalitarian North Korea as ties with the West languish over Ukraine. The foreign ministry in Moscow announced it had agreed to start a programme of cultural exchanges with the Stalinist regime in Pyongyang aimed at taking ties…AFPNemtsov daughter lays blame on Putin
BBC NewsLawyer for Public@vakeel4allFollow on TwitterRT @BBCBreaking: Boris #Nemtsov's daughter tells BBC Vladimir Putin is "politically" to blame for murder of Russian opposition leader http:…7 hrs ago
Obama budget would shrink deficits by $1.2 trillion over 10 years: CBO
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's fiscal 2016 budget proposal would shrink U.S. deficits by $1.232 trillion over 10 years compared to those expected under current tax and spending laws, the Congressional Budget Office said on Thursday. The deficit reduction, although…Reuters
Constitution Check: Could senators be prosecuted for trying to deal directly with Iran’s leaders?
Lyle Denniston, the National Constitution Center’s constitutional literacy adviser, explains the argument over a GOP Senate letter to Iran and its potential violation of an obscure law.National Constitution Center- 12:15
Does Hillary Clinton need a defense attorney?
Attorney Arthur Aidala discusses Hillary Clinton’s e-mail scandal.Fox Business Videos 
Madonna Tells Howard Stern Why She Never Reported Rape: ‘It’s Too Much Humiliation’
You’ve already been violated,” the singer, 56, told Howard Stern in an interview on Wednesday. “It’s just not worth it. Madonna says she was raped in New York City when she was 19, and didn’t speak publicly about the incident until writing about it in a 2013 essay for Harper’s Bazaar.The Wrap