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Should shopping be a patriotic duty? view story
16 votes- Submitted by onreact.com
- 7 days ago
- (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_new...)
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"Politicians and central bankers in the UK and across the world are battling to get you to spend more money on non-essential items so lack of demand does not send the global economy into freefall."
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NDTV.com: Mumbai terror attack planned 6 months ago view story
31 votes- Submitted by DerivativeRe
- 6 days ago
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An arrested terrorist has revealed that the Mumbai terror attack operation was planned about six months ago. The group of terrorists stayed in Karachi for about four days. The mobile phone found on a dead terrorist was used to make calls to Pakistan.
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Should we recycle urine on Earth, too? view story
34 votes- Submitted by petsheep
- 6 days ago
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After five days of tinkering, astronauts aboard the International Space Station ran their first successful test Tuesday of equipment that turns urine into drinking water. Should we try this at home?
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Mexico's Unsuccessful Drug War, Painfully Preserved and Hidden view story
26 votes- Submitted by katharinec
- 6 days ago
- (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/27...)
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Run by the Mexican military and open only to graduating cadets and select guests, the Museo de los Enervantes presents the drug war in all its ugliness and complexity.
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Police mistake widow's tomato plants for cannabis factory - Telegraph view story
16 votes- Submitted by katharinec
- 6 days ago
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Police raided a 79-year-old widow's Highland cottage after mistaking her tomato plants for a cannabis factory, it was reported.
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Top 10 turkeys of the L.A. Auto Show view story
27 votes- Submitted by JessicaLaurie
- 7 days ago
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The L.A. Auto Show runs through Thanksgiving weekend, which seems appropriate, because there is a lot of turkey on the show’s menu.
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Manipulations, Corruption And Looting Takes Economy To The Brink view story
14 votes- Submitted by Cocreator
- 8 days ago
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It is time to buy. And hold. Commodities. I think.
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Two dead, five missing in Airbus crash in France - Yahoo! News view story
15 votes- Submitted by cmcgill
- 7 days ago
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An Air New Zealand Airbus A320 on a test flight crashed into the Mediterranean sea off France's southwest coast on Thursday, killing at least two people with a further five still missing, authorities said. News, Headlines and Latest Stories on Yahoo! News
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Somali pirates hijack tanker with two Britons on board | World news | guardian.co.uk view story
21 votes- Submitted by katharinec
- 7 days ago
- (http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2...)
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Somali pirates hijacked a chemical tanker with two British security guards and dozens of Indian crew members on board this morning, diplomatic sources said
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U.S. war on drugs has failed, report says - Los Angeles Times view story
24 votes- Submitted by katharinec
- 7 days ago
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Former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo, who helped supervise the Brookings Institution study, says Washington needs to focus on consumption in addition to targeting traffickers.


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