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With Nigel Wright, the now-former chief of staff for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, resigning Sunday, the ongoing Mike Duffy false residency claims scandal seems to have made the big time. The do-do has hit the fan and we can expect more of it.
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People are arrested every day in America, often on false charges. So what makes Adam Kokesh's recent arrest at the fifth Smoke Down Prohibition event such a big deal?
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Kathmandu -
A Saudi Arabian woman, Raha Muharrak, 25, was among 64 people who reached the summit of Mount Everest Saturday, having climbed from Nepal's side of the mountain. Muharraq is the first woman from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to reach the summit.
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Washington -
Making the Sunday morning press circuits, White House insider Dan Pfeiffer condemned GOP criticisms of President Obama as "offensive" and "absurd," while Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) insisted on a need for greater embassy security.
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Kabul -
A law on elimination of violence against women has been in effect in Afghanistan since 2009 by presidential decree. An effort to cement the law in the Afghan legislature with a vote, was blocked by religious leaders because it conflicts with Islamic law.
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Washington -
While the very visible big footprint war in Iraq is over and the Afghan war is winding down, the war against terror continues all over the world and is not expected to stop for at least 10 or 20 years.
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Reports say the Yahoo board has approved a $1.1 billion cash deal to acquire Tumblr. Yahoo's board reportedly approved the deal in a meeting on Friday.
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Ottawa -
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Chief of Staff Nigel Wright resigned amid the Senate scandal involving his help with the repayment of $90,000 for beleaguered Senator Mike Duffy's expense claims. Wright says that he accepts full responsibility.
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On May 11, Joanna Kotrotsios chatted in-person with Digital Journal’s Markos Papadatos about being a recipient of the prestigious Hellenic Times scholarship. She was one of this year’s 36 Hellenic Times recipients from all across the United States.
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Alexis Normand is a jazz singer from Saskatoon and not used to the big stage. That may be what caused her to botch the U.S. anthem before a Memorial Cup game in her hometown Saturday, prompting the crowd to help her finish.
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It was able to knock off "Iron Man 3" at the top of the box office pile but wasn't able to hit the early projections. In fact, one could easily say "Star Trek Into Darkness" underperformed.
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Soccer player David Beckham played his final home game on Saturday for Paris Saint-Germain, and after the game he embraced his teammates and cried.
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Ottawa -
Canada now is chair of the 8-nation Arctic Council at the beginning of a two-year term. Many experts hope that Prime Minister Harper will now supplement his talk about responsible development and stricter security with leadership on Arctic issues.
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Sydney -
The latest invasion of America (there have been so many lately) comes in the form of a species of ant which is even driving out the fearsome fire ants. The crazy ants are on the loose, changing ecologies and frying electronics around the nation.
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A US Navy dolphin has discovered a 19th century torpedo in deep water off the coast of San Diego, California, during an underwater mine detection training exercise. The 11-foot brass torpedo known as the Howell was built and deployed about 130 years ago.
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Arc System Works, at its 25th anniversary celebration event called "ARC FES," unveiled a trailer for the newest installment of the "Guilty Gear" series called "Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-" which uses the Unreal Engine.
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FUNimation has announced that the currently airing Japanese anime series "Attack on Titan" aka "Shingeki no Kyojin" will get a North American home video release in 2014.
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Two more compounding pharmacies have recalled some of their sterile drugs from the market after the FDA expressed concern about manufacturing hygiene and sterility assurance.
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Concord -
There is little doubt that Jimmie Johnson is an elite NASCAR driver. If there was, Johnson proved he deserves to be among the best when he became the first four-time winner of the Sprint Cup All-Star Race on Saturday night at the Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Christian music sensation Amy Grant released her latest studio album “How Mercy Looks From Here” on May 14, via her record label, Sparrow Records. It was produced by Marshall Altman. She co-wrote ten out of its eleven tracks.
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