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More Deaths in MERS Outbreak
Nearly 300 people are infected in Saudi Arabia, and some worry that the virus could spread when millions of Muslims make the Hajj to Mecca later this year
Nevada Ranch Rebel Gets Racist
Cliven Bundy's refusal to pay the government to graze his cattle herd on public land was overshadowed by his recent pro-slavery comments
Yankees Pitcher Strikes Out for Illegal Use of Pine Tar
New York Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda has been suspended for 10 games after umpires found the grip-enhancing substance on his neck during last night's game against the Red Sox. Pineda claimed he used the pine tar because he couldn't feel the ball due to chilly temps
Bilbo No He Didn't: Jackson Renames Hobbit 3
Director Peter Jackson made a last-minute title change while editing the final Hobbit film, which until now had been referred to by the studio as There and Back Again, to the un-Tolkien-like Battle of the Five Armies
Netanyahu: Palestinian Deal 'Great Reverse for Peace'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called off peace talks one day after rival factions Fatah and Hamas announced a unity deal. He added that the choice for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is "peace with Israel or a pact with Hamas"
VICE Journalist Released
Simon Ostrovsky was said to be in good health after being released from captivity, three days after being detained by pro-Russia militia
Putin: Internet a 'CIA Project'
Russian President Vladimir Putin called for his country to "fight for its interests" on the Internet, which he believes is a CIA project. Earlier this week, Russian parliament passed a law requiring social media websites to save information about their users for at least half a year
Tech Giants Fund Encryption After Heartbleed Bug
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and at least nine other companies plan to contribute $100,000 or more per year over the next three years to the Core Infrastructure Initiative in the wake of the Heartbleed bug that targeted the free encryption protocol OpenSSL
Advocates, Critics React To Mississippi Abortion Bill
The bill signed this week by Gov. Phil Bryant that bans abortions after the midpoint of a pregnancy, and which makes no exception to cases of rape or incest, has quickly provoked adverse reactions from the pro-choice and pro-life communities
Doomed Ferry Journey Had Litany of Errors
Prosecutors have raided the offices and home of the Sewol's reclusive owner, seeking answers to a tragedy that has so far claimed 171 lives, many of them schoolchildren, while divers search for still-missing passengers
Three Americans Killed in Kabul Hospital Attack
Three American doctors were killed by an Afghan policeman at the Cure International Hospital on Thursday, the U.S. Embassy in Kabul has confirmed. The suspected shooter, newly assigned to guard the hospital, was wounded and is being held and treated
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Joan Rivers: 'Let's Move On'
Attorneys for Cleveland kidnapping victims Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus called for an apology after Joan Rivers, who jokingly compared living in her daughter's guest room to being kidnapped and tortured by Ariel Castro... but to no avail
