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Protests in Kiev, Ukraine have evolved in the past week from small groups of hollering citizens into massive demonstrations against the government.
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The latest Reason-Rupe poll finds that more than seven in 10 Americans, 71 percent, favor the elimination of mandatory minimum sentences for
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Under consideration: Tasers with electrodes that release light, flaky material on contact, showering subjects with confetti, glitter or rose petals as they fall.
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Among the world leaders who have showered South Africa with condolences since the death of Nelson Mandela, Israel’s Shimon Peres stood out as a peer. Like Mandela, he won a Nobel Peace prize.
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Prosecutors are warping the law to throw activist hackers like Aaron Swartz behind bars for years.
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Following pressure from the entertainment industry the domain registry of Sint Maarten appears to have seized The Pirate Bay’s .SX domain name.
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While the mass media devoted hours of broadcast time and scores of articles to Mandela’s release, they missed a key part of the story on how he got to prison in the first place–namely, the CIA’s r…
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For many years, a large swath of this country failed Nelson Mandela, failed its own alleged morality, and failed the majority of people living in South Africa.
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