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LIVE: CRISIS IN EGYPT
Egypt is in crisis as a standoff between its President and the military is nearing a crucial deadline that may upend the country.The deadline, according to Reuters, is 5 p.m. local time (11 a.m. EDT)....
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The TSA Is Instagramming Terrifying Objects People Wanted To Bring On Planes
Not wanting to be left out of latest social media marketing trends, the TSA launched an Instagram account last week.The subject of the filtered photos? Terrifying guns, knives, and inert grenades that...
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In One Chart, Here's Why The Media Is Spending So Much Time Covering The...
CNN's Wolf Blitzer had two rather defiant moments early this afternoon.First, he made a brief appearance on air to talk about Egypt's unfolding events, in a cut away from the network's ongoing,...
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How To Execute A Coup, In One Chart
Given the events in Egypt today, we thank FT's Joseph Cotterill for posting this chart on how to execute a coup.It comes from the famous Edward Luttwak book Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook, which...
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The Military Noose Tightens Around Morsi, As Tanks And Commandos Close In
Several witnesses on the scene are reporting that the Egyptian army is deploying barbed wire and barriers around embattled president Mohamed Morsi's offices in Cairo, Sky News reports.The army has...
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Robert Gates Says Syria Is A Tornado, And The US Should Keeps Its Hands Out
Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham think attacking Syria to establish a no-fly zone will somehow stem Iranian nuclear ambitions, while Dr. Robert Gates says the whole mess is like"sticking your...
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Here's The New Acting President Of Egypt
Adly Mansour has been named the new leader of Egypt.The 68-year-old judge was called to the position of acting President of Egypt by the military, following the takeover of the government and removal...
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4th Of July Sign In Public Park Sums Up The State Of 'Independence' In America
Check out this sign.It's a set of rules put into effect by the Lakewood Ohio parks division of the municipal government for the day that local Lakewood residents celebrate America's independence.It's...
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The Tragic Story Of How 19 Firefighters Died In An Arizona Wildfire
What started as a fairly ordinary wildfire quickly morphed into a giant blaze that engulfed a crew of 19 elite firefighters who might have been too close to escape in time.An investigation is ongoing...
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Military Sonar Is Causing Mass Whale Strandings
Whales flee from the loud military sonar used by navies to hunt submarines, new research has proven for the first time. The studies provide a missing link in the puzzle that has connected naval...
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Florida's Sanford Police Department Cancels Use Of Military Ribbons After...
Following increasing pressure from veterans, Florida's Sanford Police Department announced Wednesday it would discontinue use of military ribbons in their award system.Combat veteran Jeremiah Workman...
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Coups D'Etat Have Totally Gone Out Of Style
Today's news that Egypt's first democratically elected president, Muhammad Morsi has been ousted by the military was pretty shocking, especially considering how comparatively rare coups are in this day...
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Two Senators Lay Smackdown On Purported Effectiveness Of NSA Domestic Spying...
Last night U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.), who both sit on the Senate Intelligence Committee, called out the intelligence community in a joint statement.The release was in...
View ArticleHere's The Moment Where Egyptian Security Forces Arrested Presenters And Shut...
UPDATE: According to Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights head Hossam Bahgat, all 26 of the detained Al Jazeera Misr staff have been released, with the exception of of the station's director, Ayman...
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OBAMA: I'm 'Deeply Concerned' By The Egyptian Military's Takeover
President Barack Obama said he was "deeply concerned" about the Egyptian military's ouster of President Mohamed Morsi from power. In an evening statement released by the White House, Obama also said...
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Egypt Orders Mass Arrests Of Muslim Brotherhood Members
Egyptian police have issued arrest orders against 300 leaders and members of former President Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, AFP reports.MENA, the state news agency, reported police were arresting Morsi...
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Obama And German Chancellor Merkel To Meet Over Allegations US Spied On Allies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama sought to allay concerns from German Chancellor Angela Merkel about reported U.S. spying on European allies on Wednesday, and they agreed to hold a...
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Morsi's Fall Is A Brutal Blow To Islamists Everywhere
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt was the centerpiece of the Islamist movement's vault to power in the Arab world's sweeping wave of uprisings. Winning election after election here, the Islamists vowed to prove they...
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BASHAR ASSAD: IT'S OVER, I WIN
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's President Bashar Assad claimed in an interview published Thursday that his opponents have "used up all their tools" and failed to overthrow his regime. The remarks came as...
View ArticleEgyptian Newspaper Has A Special Message For Obama On Its Front Page
After President Obama's announcement that he was "deeply concerned" by the ouster of Egypt's president, the country's Al-Tahrir newspaper sent a very special message to him on its front page."It's a...
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