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Secular Turks see red over airline's lipstick ban
By Ayla Jean Yackley
May 3, 2013, 7:22 pm
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's national airline has barred female flight attendants from wearing red lipstick and nail polish, striking a nerve among secular Turks w...
Wind farms to lure back German lobsters decimated by WW2
By Madeline Chambers
May 2, 2013, 11:51 pm
BERLIN (Reuters) - New wind farms off Germany's North Sea coast will provide an ideal habitat that could help restore the lobster population near Heligoland after B...
Bono's one-time Sydney holiday home sells for record $55.4 million
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Sydney harborfront mansion has been sold for a record-setting A$54 million ($55.4 million) to a Chinese-born businessman, reinforcing the city's growing status as a hot property d...
May 2, 2013, 5:55 pm
Native American tribe plans to dub 'Star Wars' in Navajo
By David Schwartz
May 2, 2013, 12:53 pm
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The largest Native American tribe in the United States is seeking to dub the classic 1977 movie "Star Wars" movie in Navajo as a way to help preser...
Starving Virginia settlers turned to cannibalism in 1609: study
By Deborah Zabarenko
May 2, 2013, 6:55 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Settlers at Virginia's Jamestown Colony resorted to cannibalism to survive the harsh winter of 1609, dismembering and consuming a 14-year-old...-
Brasilia police cancel order for World Cup raincoats
(Reuters) - Brasilia police have canceled an order for 17,000 raincoats for use at the World Cup because next year's tournament will be played in the dry season.
May 2, 2013, 6:35 am
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California woman accused of planting poisoned juice at Starbucks
By Laila Kearney
May 1, 2013, 10:36 am
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A northern California woman has been arrested on suspicion of spiking orange juice bottles with a deadly dose of rubbing alcohol and stocking ... 
Chechen linesman gets life ban, $16,200 fine for assault
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian FA (RFU) upheld a life ban for Chechen linesman Musa Kadyrov on Tuesday and fined him $16,200 for assaulting a player in a league match.
May 1, 2013, 1:45 am-
Ponytail stuntman Sailendra Nath Roy dies on a zip-line in India
A daredevil who held the Guinness World Record for distance travelled on a zip-line while hanging by his hair has died while performing a new stunt.
April 30, 2013, 10:01 am -
Mother forced daughter, 14, into sperm insemination: UK court
By Estelle Shirbon
April 30, 2013, 4:26 am
LONDON (Reuters) - A mother who persuaded her adopted teenage daughter to become pregnant by artificial insemination because she wanted a baby for herself has been ja... -
Raging official assaults player in Russian reserve soccer match
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Match officials often face a torrent of abuse from angry players and on some occasions the attacks can turn violent.
April 29, 2013, 10:51 pm
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Five rescued, 2 missing in balloon crash off Peruvian coast
LIMA (Reuters) - Five people were rescued and two were missing on Sunday after a hot air balloon plunged into the chilly waters off the coast of Peru, officials said.
April 29, 2013, 2:17 pm
A police helicopte... 
Seattle's interim police chief sorry for video mocking homeless
By Elaine Porterfield
April 27, 2013, 1:21 pm
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Seattle's interim police chief has apologized for appearing in a 1986 video that showed him and other officers mocking the homeless in what the...
Return to sender? Maybe not as Somalia to restart mail 22 years on
GENEVA (Reuters) - Somalis may soon be receiving letters from abroad for the first time in more than 20 years after a deal was struck with the United Nations' postal agency, the latest step towards en...
April 27, 2013, 1:42 am
Mamma Mia! Bookie offers odds on ABBA reunion
LONDON (Reuters) - A British bookmaker is taking bets on an ABBA comeback after singer Agnetha Faltskog hinted at a possible reunion for Sweden's most successful band.
April 26, 2013, 3:57 am
Faltskog, who has...
Obama threatens "family tattoo" if daughters get their own
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If they were thinking about getting tattoos, the Obama daughters may want to reconsider.
April 25, 2013, 5:26 pm
Speaking on NBC's "Today" show in a segment originally filmed before the ...-
Thief with conscience returns cremated remains in Washington state
By Laura L. Myers
April 25, 2013, 1:28 pm
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A thief with a soft-hearted streak, who inadvertently nabbed some cremated remains along with thousands of rare gems in a truck burglary in Washing... -
Obama threatens "family tattoo" if daughters get their own
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If they were thinking about getting tattoos, the Obama daughters may want to reconsider.
April 25, 2013, 4:35 am
Speaking on NBC's "Today" show in a segment originally filmed before the ... 
Suarez accepts 10-game ban, seeks forgiveness
By Martyn Herman
April 25, 2013, 2:27 am
LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has asked for forgiveness after accepting a 10-match ban for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic during last weekend's ...-
Utah Mormon bishop brandishes Samurai sword to defend neighbor
By Jennifer Dobner
April 24, 2013, 3:24 pm
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A Mormon bishop armed with a Samurai sword came to the defense of his neighbor on Tuesday in a Salt Lake City suburb by helping to chase aw...
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Ken Ring
May 14, 11:46 amWhy climate is unlikely to be changingHumans walk at about three miles an hour, and run at around five. It is the shape and musculature of the human body that determines this. We are nei...
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May 15, 2:33 pmAP, DOJ, GCSBI've joined Twitter. Follow me here: @James_ARobins“Freedom of the Press, if it means anything at all, means the freedom to criticize and oppose” – G...
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