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This Cryptic Internet Scavenger Hunt Has Baffled Cyber Experts For Two Years
For the past two years, a mysterious online organisation has been setting the world's finest code-breakers a series of seemingly unsolveable problems. But to what end? Welcome to the world of Cicada...
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How The Free Syrian Army Became A Largely Criminal Enterprise
The Free Syrian Army began as a simple group of fighters battling Assad. But Ruth Sherlock, in Antakya, finds their mission is now making millions from bribery and extortionThe Free Syrian Army...
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Protests In Ukraine Over Scuttled EU Deal Are Escalating Quickly
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's political opposition said on Saturday it would call a general strike to force the resignation of President Viktor Yanukovich's government after police used batons and stun...
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Americans Fighting In Syria Are A Growing Security Risk
Though numbers are small, US officials concerned about Americans fighting in Syrian civil warRALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) — Federal officials say Americans are joining the bloody civil war in Syria,...
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Congressional Intelligence Chairs Shock CNN Anchor By Saying 'We're Not...
The chairs of the congressional intelligence committees surprised CNN anchor Candy Crowley on Sunday by saying that the U.S. is "not safer" today from terror threats than it was in recent years.Sen....
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Bruce Lee's Famous Yellow Jumpsuit Goes Up For Auction
HONG KONG (AP) — Bruce Lee fans who covet the original yellow jumpsuit that the martial arts legend wore onscreen will get a chance to bid for it at a Hong Kong auction this week.It's part of a...
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Why 1 Million Ukrainians Are Protesting
Protests in Ukraine have reached a new level. The New York Times reports that an estimated 1 million people took part in a rally Sunday, and thousands of people are still occupying Kiev's Independence...
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Amazon's Private Drone Deliveries Offer Up A Whole New Universe Of Surveillance
Amazon's Jeff Bezos has usurped Elon Musk as "most interesting" dude in tech with his announcement of 30 minute drone deliveries, Kashmir Hill of Forbes points out.Bezos' announcement largely dominated...
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Prominent Egyptian Blogger Arrested In Widening Crackdown
CAIRO (Reuters) - A prominent Egyptian blogger said on Tuesday he had been arrested, the latest political activist to be detained in a widening crackdown on dissent by the army-backed...
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Kim Jong-un May Have Sacked North Korea's 'Power Behind The Throne'
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle, considered the power behind the throne, is believed to have been dismissed from his posts, a South Korean lawmaker said on Tuesday, suggesting...
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The 18 Most Corrupt Countries In The World
Transparency International has published its 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), which ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their administrative and political institutions are...
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The Four Least Corrupt Countries In The World
Denmark, New Zealand, Finland, and Sweden are the four least corrupt countries in the world, according to Transparency International's 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).The U.S. is listed as the...
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2014 Olympic Host City Sochi Is A Strange Place [PHOTOS]
Before its selection to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, which start in February, Sochi was unknown to most people outside of Russia.That anonymity led photographer Rob Hornstra and writer Arnold...
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House Intelligence Chairman: Snowden Had Help
Mike Rogers (Rep.-Mich.), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, thinks that Edward Snowden had help when he downloaded as many as 200,000 classified NSA documents and fled...
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Inspiration For Iconic Female Lead In 'Top Gun' Has Become The...
President Barack Obama has named Christine Fox as acting Deputy Secretary of Defense, the No. 2 spot in the Pentagon, CBS reports.The move would make Fox the most powerful woman in America's military,...
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These Dazzling Pictures Will Make You Appreciate The UN Like Never Before
The United Nations currently has fifteen peacekeeping missions around the world, ranging from providing disaster relief in Haiti to alleviating a civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Since it...
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Thieves In Mexico Stole A Truck Of 'Extremely Dangerous' Radioactive Material...
A truck carrying a dangerous radioactive medical equipment used for cancer treatments was stolen on Monday in Tepojaco near Mexico City, BBC reports.The material could in theory be made into a "dirty...
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Hezbollah Commander Assassinated In Beirut By Unknown Group
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's Shi'ite militant Hezbollah group said on Wednesday one of its commanders was killed outside his Beirut home in an overnight attack it blamed on Israel.Israel denied any...
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The West Has Totally Changed Its Strategy In Syria
The West and its Gulf allies have held their first direct talks with Syria's most powerful Islamist militias, according to a new report by Stacy Meichtry, Ellen Knickmetyer, and Adam Entous of The Wall...
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I 3D-Printed An AR-15 Assault Rifle — And It Shoots Great!
Last week, Philadelphia became the first city in the United States to pass a 3D-Printer gun ban. Some critics feel that the city was premature given the state of 3D printing technology. Others believe...
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