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: popular gun nut * shot dead in own home , nra thinks he needed more guns
producer of popular gun-related videos found fatally shot
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this is so sad “ : 245 people killed in brazil nightclub fire , police tell state news agency . ”
hundreds killed in brazil nightclub fire
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former australian pm says " i went after guns . obama can , too . "
op-ed contributor : australia banned assault weapons . america can , too .
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nytimes : diderot , an american exemplar ? bien sûr ! a free thinker
op-ed contributor : diderot , an american exemplar ? bien s ? r
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good grief ! charlie brown voice actor charged - # law # legal
good grief ! charlie brown actor charged
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sl putting a number on smoking 's toll
well : long term effects on life expectancy from smoking
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is it a coincidence the most miss america 's come from the south ?
op-ed contributor : racial politics and miss america
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britain teeters toward triple-dip recession cnnmoney
britain risks new recession
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million man march ; promises to bring change in bleeding pakistan- # tahirulqadri # 14jan
'million man march ' promises to paralyze pakistani capital
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america , the saudi arabia of tomorrow - good luck saudi : )
america , saudi arabia of tomorrow
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french twitter case involving the identities behind racist comments is only latest skirmish over internet speech
twitter ordered to help reveal sources of anti-semitic posts
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" not all smoothies are created equal ! "
9 calorie bombs at restaurants
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us hospitals turn away visitors with flu symptoms - nyt
hospitals place restrictions on visitors of flu patients
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nytimes : 232 dead as fire sweeps through nightclub in brazil ( locked security doors and band pyrotechnics )
scores dead as fire sweeps through nightclub in brazil
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v ? a supreme court hears argument on the f.c.c. ? s authority to rule on cellphone towers
supreme court hears argument on cellphone towers
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iht : xiao shu , former journalist at southern weekend , gives insider take on iron grip of censorship .
op-ed contributor : dim hopes for a free press in china
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# wtf it happened again . police : 7 men gang rape bus passenger in # india -
six arrested over new gang-rape on bus
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# youth : the wants to know : " does # facebook ever make you feel l-o-u-s-y ? " share here
the learning network blog : student opinion | does facebook ever make you feel bad ?
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da cnn : ' at least 245 killed in brazil nightclub fire update'
hundreds killed in brazil nightclub fire
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horse meat discovered in hamburgers meat in uk and ireland
horsemeat found in hamburgers in britain and ireland
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dear abby , dies at 94 . dear abby : are birth control pills deductible ? bertie dear bertie : only if they don ? t work .
pauline phillips , flinty adviser to millions as dear abby , dies at 94
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jared diamond book worth reading ? " the world until yesterday "
? the world until yesterday , ? by jared diamond
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# socialmedia makes folks more honest , says # cornell prof # facebook # linkedin
social media make us more honest
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world 's best white-water rafting ? geekkenya
world 's best place for water rafting ?
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casey anthony has two of her four convictions thrown out .
casey anthony convictions thrown out
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workers being seen as just a cost ... we all build this society and will get what we pay for
opinionator | the great divide : the rise of the permanent temp economy
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on the need for humanity in online learning .
online courses need human element to educate
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weird , just the voice ? " : voice of charlie brown arrested , charged . "
good grief ! charlie brown actor charged
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opinionator : misconceptions ( linda greenhouse )
opinionator : misconceptions about roe v. wade
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frum : u.s. gun problem is not a race problem ( must read )
america 's gun problem is not a race problem
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free speech is a basic democratic right except in france # twitter
twitter ordered to help reveal sources of anti-semitic posts
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goed initiatief , inkomen op kwaliteit en niet op verrichtingen # new york city ties doctors ? income to quality of care
new york city hospitals to tie doctors ? performance pay to quality measures
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art meets technology before tragedy : photog taryn simon & computer genius aaron swartz create a project , via ny times
the 6th floor blog : taryn simon and aaron swartz 's experiment with images
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wow , what a story : in the subways , a voice to stir the soul
in the subways , geechee dan ? s voice stirs the soul
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microsoft 's windows 8 sales are ok , not great
microsoft 's windows 8 sales are big -- just not big enough
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death is bad enough :
your money : a shocking death , a financial lesson and help for others
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" husbands of hollywood " ? ? gender-flipped satire of reality tv ... & subtle commentary on limited options for black actors .
critic ? s notebook : ? real husbands of hollywood ? and lack of black male leads
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president hillary ! there are few things i would like more !
president hillary clinton ? if she wants it
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nyt , " mouse study discovers dna that controls [ burrowing ] behavior [ and whether escape tunnels are made ] "
mouse study discovers dna that controls behavior
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" : social media making us more honest ? talks to "
social media make us more honest
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thinking about how we can calm down our civic discourse . labels are powerful .
opinionator | the stone : what is a ' hacktivist ' ?
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public takes its shots at armstrong--what do you guys think of armstrong 's doping ?
public lashes out at armstrong
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after u.s. threat , north korea turns ire on south # military # skorea # nkorea # us # politics
after threats against u.s. , north korea turns ire to south
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sen. feinstein announces bill to limit semiautomatic weapons :
senator unveils bill to limit semiautomatic arms
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nytimes : victory for anthony and for knicks
win for anthony and for knicks
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the mexican gun-tablet exchange ...
video shows fiery copter wreckage
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from : cond ? nast writer deals stir dispute # condenast
cond ? nast contracts cut author ? s share in film deals
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fires threaten parts of australia -
photos : fires across australia
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feel good morning read ! : ) note on a napkin , ' this meal is on us ' -
note on napkin : ' this meal is on us'
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exercise can boost flu shot ? s potency # flushot # exercise # health
exercise can boost flu shot 's potency
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the telecom industry just took away our rights . as of today , it 's illegal to choose a different cellphone carrier
bits blog : a right to unlock cellphones fades away
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awesome ! # republicans can 't win on their ideas so they will change the rules ! ?
some gop-led states look at electoral vote changes
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77 % of americans use search to find diagnosis . ? : turning to the web for a medical advice ?
well : turning to the web for a medical diagnosis
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the tricks of moving from wall street to tech # dealbook
dealbook : moving from wall street to the tech sector proves tricky
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should babies be left to " cry it out ? " ...
should babies just ' cry it out ' ?
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interesting perspective on # broncos playcalling -
the cautious calls of john fox
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rivals watch as shell 's # arctic drilling hopes hit snags . $ rds.a # alaska # keystonexl # oil # politics
rivals watch travails of shell arctic drilling
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russian military ordered to switch to socks i learned something new today ! ! !
at war blog : russian military ordered to switch portyanki for socks
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justice clarence thomas breaks his silence nytimes or the onion article ? can 't tell
justice thomas breaks his silence in court
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interesting article . asap yams , partner to hip-hop 's asap rocky
asap yams , partner to hip-hop ? s asap rocky
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they were so young : ( # santamaria # tragedyinthenightclub
hundreds killed in brazil nightclub fire
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an architect is building a mobius band house with a 3d printer . i knew those things would come in handy .
architect to build home using 3-d printer
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thewritinggenie supernatural tales : manuel gonzales talks about ' the miniature wife ' : mr. gonzales 's first colle ...
artsbeat : q. and a. : manuel gonzales on his story collection ' the miniature wife'
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philly high schoolers , join the conversation . : would you feel safer with armed guards in your school ?
the learning network blog : student opinion | would you feel safer with armed guards patrolling your school ?
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some good news for a change more lives being saved - cancer death rates drop 20 % ...
more lives being saved : cancer death rates drop 20 %
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apparently a suicide
aaron swartz , internet activist , dies at 26
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this is an inspiring exhibition . the way to the future . ? making room ? in the city
weekend miser : ? making room , ? at museum of the city of new york
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jeanne vertefeuille , who played a key role in unmasking infamous spy aldrich ames , died recently .
jeanne vertefeuille dies , 80 ; helped catch aldrich ames
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wait , what ? ! - ' universal background checks ' defined
'universal background check ' : what does it mean ?
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our economic pickle : america 's productivity climbs , but wages stagnate
news analysis : america ? s productivity climbs , but wages stagnate
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weak protection laws for domestic workers : saudi execution : brutal , inhuman and illegal ? - cnn # p2 # p21 # tcot # ccot
beheading : inhuman and illegal ?
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reading : how to get america online via
op-ed contributor : how to get high-speed internet to all americans
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new york times top public relations exec to depart
times communications executive is leaving
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what 's so wrong with researching it ? what we don ’ t know is killing us
editorial : what we don ? t know is killing us
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benjamin millepied to take over paris opera ballet , with all the details :
benjamin millepied to be paris opera ballet director
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# java compromised take necessary action
critical java vulnerability due to incomplete earlier patch
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# morsi : " nurse our children and our grandchildren on hatred for them : for zionists , for jews "
morsi says slurs of jews were taken out of context
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nytimes : armstrong , a confession without explanation-the most sophisticated , organized and professionalized ? in history
for armstrong , a confession without explanation
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lean in sisters .... nytimes : she ’ s ( rarely ) the boss
op-ed columnist : she ? s ( rarely ) the boss
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pakistan bomb victims ' families end protest
pakistan bomb victims to be buried after protest ends
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this could play out very interesting ....
some gop-led states look at electoral vote changes
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senator schumer says he will vote for chuck hagel for secretary of defense good news !
schumer says he ? s satisfied with hagel on mideast
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this man can sing better than some big names who will be at the grammy awards geechee dan plays the 42nd street subway
n.y. / region : geechie dan plays the 42nd street subway
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security firm discovers cyber-spy campaign # itsecurity # cyberspy
bits blog : security firm discovers global spy campaign
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great ny times article : “ : “ : a saint in his city : archie manning in # neworleans
a saint in his city : archie manning in new orleans
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great article & comments on what biz owners face trying to figure out how to choose the right bank .
staying alive : why i 'm looking for a new bank
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put up your nukes [ dukes ] ! " north korea says new nuclear test will be part of fight against u.s. " jacques
n. korea makes new threats against u.s .
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calorie bomb disasters on the menu
9 calorie bombs at restaurants
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icymi : " as disabled athletes compete , questions of logistics "
disabled athletes suit up , raising questions of logistics and fairness
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if uv not seen # crazy # love , u should . nytimes : linda riss # pugach , whose life was ripped from headlines , dies at 75
linda riss pugach , 1937-2013 : linda riss pugach , whose life was ripped from headlines , dies at 75
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question is : does this mean civil war ? probably not . but still not a good situation # iraq
sunni sheikh to al-maliki : hand over soldiers behind shootings or ' face losses'
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couldn 't agree more with the facts here :
opinionator : india is losing the race
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interesting article for parents who support their college kids : parents ? financial support may not help college grades
parents ? financial support linked to college grades
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new york 's cuomo signs gun control bill . 1 down 49 to go !
new york to pass first gun control bill since newtown shooting
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synthax _ terror 2 : : more than 800 nyc rape cases to be reviewed for forensic mistakes
more than 800 nyc rape cases reviewed for mistakes
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wtf india ? ! ! this has got to stop .
six arrested over new gang-rape on bus
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cnn soccer 's ' bounty hunter ' takes on fifa : a leading football agent fined by fifa for using social media has ta ...
'bounty hunter ' battles fifa on facebook
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dey stay preppin ' ... the preppers next door
the doomsday preppers of new york
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family uses pot to manage son 's autism ... wow
boy given pot to manage his autism
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“ long island : ‘ attack of the bloodsuckers ! ’ at the long island children ’ s museum ” if you want to scare leo
arts | long island : ? attack of the bloodsuckers ! ? at the long island children ? s museum
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