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UAE Donates $1 Million to Joplin, MO Students Affected By Tornado
The United Arab Emirates has pledged up to $1 million to provide new Apple laptops to high school students in Joplin, Mo.
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Why Was NY Bus Driver Fired for Helping Stranded Police Officers? [VIDEO]
A Long Island school bus driver who rescued three stranded police officers has been fired. The reason? His actions violated company policy.
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London Riots Create Mayhem in City [VIDEO, PHOTOS]
After three days of violence and looting, British Prime Minister David Cameron has recalled Parliament from its summer recess, and ordered 16,000 police officers to restore order on the streets of London. More than 525 people have already been arrested for rioting, filling every holding cell in the city.
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Cargo Plane Crash in Russia Kills 11
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Striking Verizon Workers Hit the Picket Lines over New Contracts [VIDEO]
Two unions representing 45,000 Verizon workers went on strike Sunday over stalled contract negotiations.
The Communication Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers represents service techs, customer service reps and operators at the New York-based phone company. The unions plan to hold more than 100 rallies from Massachusetts to Washington D.C. on Monday.
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Charles Graner Jr., Key Figure in Abu Ghraib Abuse Case, Freed from Leavenworth
When photographs of U.S. soldiers abusing suspected Iraqi insurgents were released to the public in 2004, they caused an international outcry.
Over the weekend, the man who orchestrated the abuses at Abu Ghraib was released from prison.
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Gold Prices Soar to Record High
With financial markets in disarray and the US suffering from a debt downgrade, investors turned to precious metals for a safe-haven asset.
Gold futures soared to an all-time high of $1,718.20 per ounce Monday at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange after rising three percent in morning trading.
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Mexican Town’s Entire Police Force Quits Following Deadly Attacks [VIDEO]
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Actress Daryl Hannah Arrested at White House Demonstration [VIDEO]
Daryl Hannah, who has acted in such films as ‘Splash,’ ‘Wall Street’ and the ‘Kill Bill’ series, was arrested on Tuesday for refusing to abandon a sit-in in front of the White House. Hannah was among more than 100 people detained by US Park Police while protesting the Keystone pipeline project.
“We stand here today to just say no to slavery, to just say no to tar, sands, oil, and no to the Keystone pipeline,” Hannah said.