Saturday, August 09, 2014

Subject: And just when things were going so good ...

... or appeared to be under a reasonable amount of control:


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Medical Marijuana Research Hits Wall of U.S. Law
Though more than one million people are thought to use marijuana to treat ailments, there are few rigorous studies showing whether the drug is effective.
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Women stoned to death in Syria for adultery
BEIRUT (AP) — A cleric read the verdict before the truck came and dumped a large pile of stones near the municipal garden. Jihadi fighters then brought in the woman...
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448 children killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, UN says
United Nations and human rights organizations document the impact of Israel's military offensive on Gaza's children.
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Egypt: Court bans Freedom and Justice Party
An Egyptian court has ruled to dissolve the Freedom and Justice Party, the political wing of the banned Muslim Brotherhood. The Islamist movement's leader Moham...
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Israel-Gaza conflict: 150,000 protest in London for end ...
Thousands of people opposed to Israel's bombardment of Gaza have taken to the streets in London in a mass demonstration to try and intensify pressure on the British...
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Poland asks US to import apples banned by Russia
Poland has asked the United States to open its market quickly to Polish apples banned by Russia in a sanctions war over the crisis in Ukraine. Poland's ambassador t...
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Obama: U.S. Airstrikes, Aid In Iraq Continues With No Se...
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said that U.S. airstrikes have successfully destroyed Islamic State arms and equipment moving against Kurdish forces in Ira...
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Why Are 50,000 South Sudanese Children on the Brink o...
This year, 50,000 children may die of malnutrition in South Sudan—brutal evidence of the limits of American nation-building in Africa.
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Ukraine rebels 'ready for truce' - Independent.ie
Ukrainian troops have surrounded the rebel-held city of Donetsk and the insurgents are willing to accept a ceasefire to stave off a humanitarian catastrophe, a top ...
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