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Egypt’s military lashes out at protesters
CAIRO (AP) ― Egypt’s ruling military has sought to discredit the pro-democracy movement, portraying a detained protester as a woman of questionable morals, accusing a prominent publisher of incitement and alleging the media is trying to sabotage the country.Monday’s verbal attacks by a member of the ruling military council came hours after troops in riot gear swept through Cairo’s Tahrir Square before daybreak, opening fire on protesters and lobbing tear gas into the crowds. At least three peopl
World News Dec. 20, 2011
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[Yang Sung-chul] Steve Jobs and the demise of two cowardly dictators
Col. Moammar Gadhafi is dead at age 69. His demise has ended 42 years of brutal and erratic dictatorship in Libya. He and his cronies have left the country in ruins after eight months of civil strife. It may take years, if not decades, to launch a viable functioning democratic government, let alone to reconstruct and rehabilitate the nation.In December 2003, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein (1939-2006) was captured by U.S. forces in a dirt hole at a farmhouse near his hometown, Tikrit, as a fugitiv
Viewpoints Oct. 27, 2011
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Spielberg ‘brings Tintin home’ Hollywood-style
BRUSSELS (AFP) ― Belgium rolled out the red carpet for Tintin, its most celebrated son, as Steven Spielberg offered a Hollywood-style premiere of his blockbuster-to-be to enthusiastic crowds in the comic book hero’s home city.“It is a great honor for us to bring Tintin home,” Spielberg told a news c
Film Oct. 23, 2011
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Drawing is celebration of freedom: Romanian artist
Dan Perjovschi relishes freedom through satirical drawings at his solo exhibitionArtist Dan Perjovschi never imagined that he would be doing what he does now and sometimes still thinks that it is all completely unbelievable.“It is a celebration of freedom. This is kind of like negating art school. I
Performance Oct. 9, 2011
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H.K. student’s Apple tribute is Internet hit
HONG KONG (AFP) ― A Hong Kong design student said Friday he was overwhelmed and felt “unreal” after his somber logo in tribute to Apple founder Steve Jobs caused a worldwide Internet sensation.The design, featuring Jobs’ silhouette incorporated into the bite of a white Apple logo on a black backgrou
World Business Oct. 9, 2011
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Digitized textbooks key to educational future
Change does not always come easy. It often comes with the sacrifice of people whose livelihoods depend on the old way of things and against the influence of the powerful who are heavily invested in keeping the status-quo. However, sometimes change is not an option but rather a challenge a nation sho
Viewpoints Oct. 7, 2011
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Adult smoking rate edges down slightly: CDC data
CHICAGO (AP) _ Fewer U.S. adults are smoking and those who do light up are smoking fewer cigarettes each day, but the trend is weaker than the government had hoped.According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Tuesday, 19.3 percent of adults said they smoked last ye
Technology Sept. 8, 2011
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[Lee Jae-min] After all, packaging matters
The color blue is an appetite suppressant, so if you wish to reduce weight you may want to put a bluish picture of your favorite food right beside the dining table or even dye your food blue, if you can. So went an interesting TV news program a couple of days ago. Blue is associated with the bitter
Viewpoints Sept. 6, 2011
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US kidnap victim recounts details of ordeal
LOS ANGELES, July 10, 2011 (AFP) - A California woman kidnapped as a schoolgirl and repeatedly raped over 18 years in captivity described graphic details of her ordeal, in a first ever TV interview aired Sunday.Jaycee Dugard, who was 11 when she was seized and kept in a back yard compound by Phillip and Nancy Garrido in 1991, described how she gave birth to two daughters of her own -- and how that
World News July 11, 2011
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U.S. ups anti-smoking ante but will Korea?
USFDA OKs hard-hitting warnings on cigarettes but tobacco lobby checks similar Korean moveWith the unveiling of nine graphic images that will adorn every cigarette pack sold in the U.S. from the fall of 2012, government officials and outside experts predict there will be an initial wave of smokers seeking help in quitting. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says the graphic labels released Tues
Technology June 23, 2011
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Is Internet sex cheating? Many say yes
Jon Austin’s wife, Amy, had a blunt assessment for her husband as the Minneapolis couple watched Rep. Anthony Weiner’s stunning confessions on television this week.“You’d be dead,” she told him.Regardless of his professional future, it’s Weiner’s predicament at home that seems to be launching countless discussions among couples like the Austins. And this time, it’s not a question of actual physica
Culture June 8, 2011
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Tobacco firms may have to put toxin level labels on packs
The Ministry of Health and Welfare is considering forcing cigarette companies to label toxic chemicals and their quantities on cigarette packets, news reports said Tuesday.If implemented, it would be the nation’s strongest-ever antismoking warning on cigarette packaging. A family walks past a no-smoking sign, warning smokers that starting this June, those caught smoking at Seoul, Gwanghwamun and C
Social Affairs May 31, 2011
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Obama won’t release bin Laden photos
WASHINGTON (AP) ― President Barack Obama said Wednesday he has decided not to release death photos of terrorist Osama bin Laden because their graphic nature could incite violence and create national security risks for the United States. Separately, officials told the Associated Press that the Navy SEALs who stormed bin Laden’s compound shot him dead after they saw him appear to lunge for a weapon.
World News May 5, 2011
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White House: Bin Laden unarmed during assault
Bin Laden's wife was not a human shield: reportsOsama bin Laden was unarmed when he was confronted by U.S. commandos at his Pakistani hideout but tried to resist the assault, the White House said Tuesday as new details emerged about the audacious raid that killed the world's most wanted terrorist.The White House said it was considering whether to release photos that were taken of bin Laden after
World May 4, 2011
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Monaghan’s Midwestern roots keep her grounded despite fame
In the new thriller “Source Code,” Michelle Monaghan plays a Chicago woman described by the Jake Gyllenhaal character as “beautiful,” “decent” and “honest.” Beauty comes cheap in the movies. Hollywood boasts an eternally full quota of attractive nuisances, the nuisance part (separate from the beauty part) being the expressive limitations of those who achieve stardom without really having much star
Film April 15, 2011
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[Naomi Wolf] Al Jazeera will benefit Americans
NEW YORK ― Al Jazeera correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin is on a victory lap in the United States ― or rather, Al Jazeera is sending him on its own victory lap. After all, Mohyeldin is a modest guy, despite being one of Al Jazeera’s best-known reporters ― and clearly a rising international media star.Al Jazeera has good reason to gloat: it has new cachet in the U.S. after millions of Americans, hungry
Viewpoints April 7, 2011
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[William Pesek] Sex ratio does magic in China
The world abhors China’s one-child policy. Officials in Beijing must be quietly toasting its very existence as the Middle East burns.A common thread linking events in Egypt, Bahrain, Tunisia, Libya and elsewhere is big populations of disaffected youth. They’re angry about greed, corruption, the rich-poor divide and unaccountable leaders. Many Chinese harbor similar gripes, yet demographics works i
Viewpoints Feb. 27, 2011
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Seoul to build Hollywood-style studio
A Hollywood-style movie studio will be built in Seoul to promote Korea’s burgeoning filmmaking industry and to attract foreign travelers, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday. As part of the “Digital Media City” project in Sangam-dong, western Seoul, the new movie complex will accommodate facilities for special effects, large-scale sets, a theme park and other tourist attractions. Sche
Politics Feb. 16, 2011
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[William Pesek] Roubini’s next crisis is scary food for thought
Forget Egypt for a moment. Skip the water crisis in China. Look past angst on the streets of Bangladesh. If you want to see how extreme the effects of surging food prices are becoming, look to wealthy Japan.So big are the increases that economists are buzzing about them pushing deflationary Japan toward inflation. Yes, rising costs for commodities such as wheat, corn and coffee might do what trill
Viewpoints Feb. 14, 2011
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[Meghan Daum] ‘Skins’ MTV episodes pass an ick test
Even if you haven’t watched MTV since Duran Duran broke up, you’ve probably heard of “Skins.” It premiered on Jan. 17 amid a fanfare of anticipation after the Parents Television Council pronounced it “the most dangerous program that has ever been foisted on your children.”The council has demanded a federal investigation as to whether the young actors on the show (ages 15 to 19) are participating i
Viewpoints Jan. 31, 2011
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