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South Korea To Use “Science” Loophole for Whaling

Posted July 4th, 2012 at 10:35 pm (UTC-5)
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South Korea says it plans to hunt whales under regulations permitting whaling only for scientific research. South Korea announced its intentions Wednesday at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission in Panama. The announcement was immediately condemned by anti-whaling nations, including Australia and New Zealand. South Korea says its hunting of minke whales would take […]

Americans Celebrate Independence Day

Posted July 4th, 2012 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
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Nightfall is approaching in much of the United States, as millions of people anticipate traditional Independence Day fireworks displays. Hundreds of thousands are braving record heat in Washington for the annual July 4th concert and fireworks — and keeping an anxious eye on the sky. Weather forecasters predict a chance of strong thunderstorms after dark. […]

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Mexico Orders Partial Vote Recount of Presidential Ballots

Posted July 4th, 2012 at 7:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Mexican electoral officials are recounting votes from more than half of the 143,000 polling stations in Sunday’s presidential and congressional elections, in response to claims of widespread fraud and other irregularities. A spokesman for Mexico’s Federal Electoral Institute, the IFE, said 78,000 ballot boxes will be reopened this week. Edmundo Jacobo announced the recount Wednesday, […]

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President’s Coalition Wins Majority in Legislative Poll

Posted July 4th, 2012 at 5:10 pm (UTC-5)
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Early results from Senegal’s legislative election on Sunday show the coalition led by newly elected Senegalese President Macky Sall has won a landslide victory. The country’s election commission announced provisional results Wednesday, saying that President Sall’s Bokk Yakaar coalition secured 119 seats in the 150-member assembly. Demba Kandji, who is president of the national electoral […]

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Mexico Orders Partial Vote Recount of Presidential Ballots

Posted July 4th, 2012 at 4:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Mexican electoral officials are recounting votes from more than half of the 143,000 polling stations in Sunday’s presidential and congressional elections, in response to claims of widespread fraud and other irregularities. A spokesman for Mexico’s Federal Electoral Institute, the IFE, said 78,000 ballot boxes will be reopened this week. Edmundo Jacobo announced the recount Wednesday, […]

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Homeland Security Officials Report Huge Jump in Reports of Cyber Attacks

Posted July 4th, 2012 at 4:25 pm (UTC-5)
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says there was a huge rise in the number of public utilities and nuclear energy companies reporting cyber attacks last year. A new department study says authorities received 198 reports of cyber security threats in 2011, compared to just nine in 2009. Many of the threats were carried out […]

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Turkey Locates Bodies of Downed Jet’s Pilots

Posted July 4th, 2012 at 2:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Turkey’s military says the bodies of both pilots of an F-4 jet shot down by Syrian forces last month have been found at the bottom of the eastern Mediterranean sea as violence continued across Syria. Relations between Ankara and Damascus deteriorated after Syria shot down the Turkish reconnaissance plane on June 22, with Turkey warning […]

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Americans Celebrate Independence Day

Posted July 4th, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. President Barack Obama has marked the nation’s Independence Day by welcoming 25 active duty U.S. service members as new American citizens. Mr. Obama said in a speech at the White House Wednesday that “immigration makes America stronger” and “positions America to lead in the 21st century.” The 25 who took the oath of allegiance […]

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Americans Celebrate Independence Day

Posted July 4th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
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U.S. President Barack Obama has marked the nation’s Independence Day by welcoming 25 active duty U.S. service members as new American citizens. Mr. Obama said in a speech at the White House Wednesday that “immigration makes America stronger” and “positions America to lead in the 21st century.” The 25 who took the oath of allegiance […]

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Turkey Locates Bodies of Downed Jet’s Pilots

Posted July 4th, 2012 at 1:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Turkey’s military says the bodies of both pilots of an F-4 jet shot down by Syrian forces last month have been found at the bottom of the eastern Mediterranean sea as violence continued across Syria. Relations between Ankara and Damascus deteriorated after Syria shot down the Turkish reconnaissance plane on June 22, with Turkey warning […]

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