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The Weirdness That Is Gangnam Style
If you haven't heard of Gangnam Style by now, it's a silly Korean pop song that went spectacularly viral online and has since become tremendously popular. Its music video on YouTube has more than a b...
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Oslo, Minn., site of Sandy Puttbrese benefit today
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. today, a benefit at the Oslo (Minn.) Community Center will provide a spaghetti feed, bake sale and silent auction, all toward helping Oslo American legion Auxiliary member and G...
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Slavery? Still?
Pinch me, please, and remind me that we live in 2012. Remind me that slavery was abolished in most northern American states in 1783 after the American Revolution. Remind me that the Constitutions 13th...
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The Bridgehunter’s Chronicles Rehabilitated!
Some changes in the online column to make it appear more attractive to the readers. In the past couple weeks, some of you have been seeing some road work done to the Bridgehunters Chronicles and it...
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Stricken Japan nuke plant struggles to keep staff

TOKYO (AP) — Keeping the meltdown-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeastern Japan in stable condition requires a cast of thousands. Increasingly the plant's operator is struggling to find enough workers, a trend that many expect to worsen and hamper progress in the decades-long effort to safely decommission it.

By Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer , May 24, 2013

WHO: 22 deaths worldwide from coronavirus while reseachers fight over who owns sample of virus

GENEVA (AP) — World Health Organization officials said Thursday that their probe into the deadly new coronavirus that has now claimed 22 lives is being delayed because of a dispute over the ownership rights to a sample — a claim disputed by the researcher at the center of the issue.

By Associated Press , May 23, 2013

Wave of attacks kill 95 in Iraq

Iraq’s wave of bloodshed sharply escalated Monday with more than a dozen car bombings across the country, part of attacks that killed at least 95 people and brought echoes of past sectarian carnage and fears of a dangerous spillover from Syria’s civil war next door.

May 21, 2013

Tunisian feminist arrested for alleged provocation

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — An outspoken Tunisian feminist who scandalized the country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested and may be charged for conducting "provocative acts" at a religious center where police prevented hardline Islamists from holding their annual conference, the Interior Ministry said Monday.

By Bouazza Ben Bouazza, Associated Press , May 20, 2013

A Native American tale with international pedigree

CANNES, France (AP) — It took an international production starring a Puerto Rican and a Frenchman to bring the Native American tale "Jimmy P.: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian" to the big screen.

By Jake Coyle, AP Entertainment Writer , May 18, 2013

Report: Torture evidence found in Syrian prisons

Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday.

By By Barbara Surk, Associated Press , May 18, 2013

Report: Torture evidence found in Syrian prisons

BEIRUT (AP) — Rights activists visiting abandoned government prisons in the first Syrian city to come under rebel control have found torture devices and other evidence that detainees were abused there, Human Rights Watch said in a report Friday.

By Barbara Surk, Associated Press , May 17, 2013

Idaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — He was a Russian-speaking truck driver who came to Idaho in 2009 to join hundreds of other Uzbekistan refugees for whom the state has become a sanctuary from violence in their home country.

By John Miller, Associated Press , May 17, 2013

Canada abuzz over purported crack video of mayor

TORONTO (AP) — A video purportedly of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack has caused an uproar in Canada. Ford on Friday called the allegations "ridiculous."

By Rob Gillies, Associated Press , May 17, 2013

North Dakota leaders plan trade trip to Kazakhstan

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota government and trade leaders are planning a trip to Kazakhstan next week to strengthen trade ties.

By Associated Press , May 16, 2013

Bangladesh honors the dead from building collapse

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of mourners gathered Tuesday at the wreckage of a Bangladeshi garment factory building to offer prayers for the souls of the 1,127 people who died in the structure's collapse last month, the worst tragedy in the history of the global garment industry.

By Farid Hossain, Associated Press , May 14, 2013

Syrian rebels release 4 UN Filipino peacekeepers

DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian rebels on Sunday released four Filipino U.N. peacekeepers they abducted last week in a dramatic incident that prompted warnings from the Philippines that the nation could pull out its contingent from the Golan Heights.

By By Albert Aji, Associated Press , May 12, 2013

Pope Francis gives church hundreds of new saints

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonization ceremony Sunday in a packed St. Peter's Square.

By By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press , May 12, 2013

Woman rescued after 17 days in Bangladesh rubble

For 17 days, the seamstress lay trapped in a dark basement pocket beneath thousands of tons of wreckage as temperatures outside climbed into the mid-90s F. She rationed food and water. She banged a pipe to attract attention. She was fast losing hope of ever making it out alive.

May 11, 2013

Bolivia's challenge: Making coca palatable

VILLA TUNARI, Bolivia (AP) — Since taking office seven years ago, President Evo Morales has tried to persuade the world that he has no tolerance for cocaine and that Bolivia's thousands of acres of coca plants can be dedicated to such traditional uses as fighting fatigue as well as whipping up wholesome treats like sweet breads and coca puffed snacks.

By Paola Flores, Associated Press , May 09, 2013

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