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Nicolas Sarkozy’s home raided by French police
Angelique Chrisafis in Paris, guardian.co.ukDetectives investigating alleged illegal campaign-financing by L’Oreal heir Liliane Bettencourt search Carla Bruni’s Paris mansion
French police have raided the home and offices of the former president Nicolas Sarkozy as part of an investigation…
5 climbers die in Swiss mountain accident
GENEVA (AP) — Police say five foreign climbers have died in a mountain accident in Switzerland near the Italian border.
Police in the southern Valais region of Switzerland said the mountaineers successfully reached the 4,010-meter…
Online Poker CEO Arrested for Ponzi Scheme
thedailybeast.comFULL HOUSE TO BIG HOUSE
Raymond Bitar was at John F. Kennedy International Airport Monday when he was arrested by federal law enforcement officials for his involvement in a $430 million Ponzi scheme. Bitar is the CEO of Full Tilt…
Japan Restarts First Nuclear Reactor Since Fukushima Crisis
Erica Ho, time.comYuriko Nakao / Reuters
A woman takes part in an anti-nuclear demonstration to demand a stop to the resumption of nuclear power operations in Tokyo, Japan on July 1, 2012.
This weekend, Japan re-entered the nuclear age. A reactor at the …
Chimp attack victim sedated after surgery
A U.S. graduate student remains in a coma following six hours of surgery after his limbs were “ripped up” in a chimp attack.
Storms, dangerous heat to continue into July 4 and beyond
msn.comTake precautions and seek out air conditioning, forecasters say
Several states were expected to see dangerously high temperatures until Thursday or Friday, the National Weather Service said Tuesday.
The NWS issued excessive hea…
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/04/world/middleeast/human-rights-watch-report-accuses-syria-of-torture.html
Wait a minute, he’s sorry for shooting down a Turkish war plane because they thought it was Israeli?! So if it were an Israeli plane that was shot down he would not have apologized?! Does no one else think there’s something wrong here?!
Caveman Bones, 7,000 Years Old, Said To Yield Oldest DNA Of Modern Humans
Jacqueline Howard, huffingtonpost.comBy: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor
Published: 06/28/2012 12:04 PM EDT on LiveScienceWhat may be the oldest fragments of the modern human genome found yet have now been revealed — DNA from the 7,000-year-old bones of two cave…
Report: Probe Shows Rangel Race Growing Increasingly Tighter
By National Journal Staff, nationaljournal.comCAMPAIGN 2012
An investigation of ballot complaints has led to an ever-tightening race for embattled 21-term Rep. Charles Rangel, who had been thought to be the winner of last week’s Democratic primary, CNN reported.
New…
It would be so awesome if he lost!
Syrian regime TV reporter defects
Martin Chulov in Antakya, Turkey, guardian.co.ukGhatan Sleiba, from the pro-Assad al-Dunya channel, says he has been providing intelligence to the rebels for months
A presenter from the Syrian regime’s main television channel has defected to the opposition and revealed he had secretly provide…
Facebook Execs Feel Betrayed By Nasdaq, But They Won’t Switch Exchanges
Seth Fiegerman, businessinsider.comTech/Media
It looks like Facebook is choosing to be frenemies with Nasdaq.
Facebook’s executives have decided to keep the company’s stock listed on the Nasdaq rather than switching to the New York Stock Exchange, the Wall Stre…
Saudi female athletes fear crackdown after London
BARBARA SURKHASSAN AMMAR, ap.orgRIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — While Olympic leaders and human rights advocates are encouraged by signs that Saudi Arabia may bow to pressure and send female athletes to the Summer Games, women athletes in the ultraconservative kingdom…
Japan’s ruling party suffers mass defection
Reuters in Tokyo, guardian.co.ukMove, led by veteran Ichiro Ozawa, could in fact consolidate prime minister’s hold on power after months of in-fighting
Japanese political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa, one of the key figures behind the ruling party’s rise to power, led a defection …
Mexico’s old guard claim presidential win
msn.comParty that ruled for past century has clear lead in vote count
The party that ruled Mexico for most of the 20th century claimed victory in a presidential election on Sunday as a senior election official said the party’s candidate,…
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