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“Instagram has moved from a niche thing to something people have heard about, and...”
– Terri Senft, a professor specializing in global media at New York University’s Department of Liberal Studies
Instaporn: Porn, ‘KikSex’ Lurk Just Inside Instagram’s Photo Eden
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'Missing' Tourist Ends Up Searching For Herself →
The mix-up began when a woman failed to return to her tour bus, which had stopped for a sightseeing hike in Iceland’s Eidgja Canyon, The Independent reports. Once she did return to the group — “freshened up” so that her tour companions didn’t immediately recognize her, the paper says — she joined in the hunt until realizing she was the object of the search.
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Sage Stallone's Cause Of Death: Heart Attack →
Sage Stallone’s cause of death has been the subject of scrutiny and investigation since he was found dead in his home on July 13, but now TMZ has obtained the L.A. County Coroner’s report which states the 36-year-old actor died from a heart attack.
Coroner Chief Craig Harvey told the Los Angeles Times that Stallone died of natural causes and the toxicology test came back...
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South Africa Miners Charged With The Murder Of 34... →
270 striking workers arrested at South Africa’s Marikana platinum mine have been charged in court with the murder of 34 of their colleagues who were shot by police on August 16.
The BBC reports that the miners will be tried under the “common purpose doctrine” since they were all part of the crowd that confronted police when the killings occurred.
“This is under common...
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Syria Defectors Live In Secret Desert Camp In... →
MAFRAQ, Jordan — In an isolated stretch of Jordanian desert, a heavily guarded, secret compound houses 1,200 senior police and army officers who defected from nearby Syria.
The men live in trailers with fans but no air conditioning, surrounded by barbed wire, and they pass their days browsing the Internet and watching TV for news of Syria’s civil war, longing to join the fight – but they...
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U.S. Foreign Aid By Country →
The top ten countries that receive the most financial aid, respectively: Israel, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
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“The good news is that the Romney-Ryan campaign has likely created dozens of new...”
– Fox News’ Sally Kohn: Paul Ryan’s RNC Speech ‘Was Attempt To Set World Record For Blatant Lies’
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Internet Addiction 'Can Be Caused By Your Genes' →
An analysis of the questionnaires showed that 132 men and women in this group exhibited problematic behaviour in how they handled the online medium - all their thoughts revolved around the Internet during the day and they felt their wellbeing was severely impacted if they had to go without it. Then they compared the genetic makeup of the problematic internet users with that of healthy control...
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Reddit Still Not Loading? Read Obama's AMA Here. →
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“John and I go way back, way back to my Republican incarnation…”
– Arianna Huffington introducing Gov. John Kasich (R-Ohio) at today’s Huffington Post luncheon regarding job creation.
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'No Easy Day,' Bin Laden Raid Book: Osama Was... →
The much-anticipated firsthand account of the Navy SEALs raid that killed Osama bin Laden reveals the terrorist leader was unarmed and was already dead with a bullet to the brain when the SEALs entered his bedroom in the compound at Abbottabad, Pakistan.
As the SEALS ascended a narrow staircase, the team’s point man saw a man poke his head from a doorway, wrote a SEAL using the pseudonym...
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Afghanistan: Taliban Insurgents Behead 17 Afghans... →
Afghan President Hamid Karzai accused the Taliban on Monday of beheading 17 villagers, including two women, in volatile Helmand province, in a gruesome attack recalling the dark days of the hardline group’s rule before their 2001 overthrow. The killings, in a district where U.S. Marines have long battled with a resilient Taliban, could be a sign the Islamist group is reasserting itself...
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“I mind my own business. And I don’t eat junk food.”
– Besse Cooper, on her secret to longevity
World’s Oldest Living Person, Celebrates 116th Birthday 