Clinton sees drug 'insurgency' in Mexico

16 hours, 53 minutes ago
Drug gangs in Mexico and Central America are morphing into an insurgency like the one that gripped Colombia 20 years ago, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says.




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Newsweek: The man who could obstruct Obama's agenda

17 hours, 9 minutes ago
Republicans have a good chance to win control of the House of Representatives this fall, and Darrell Issa will likely lead the oversight committee, with unfettered subpoena power.



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Challenge to CIA renditions dismissed

17 hours, 17 minutes ago
Handing a victory to the Obama administration, a sharply divided federal appeals court dismisses a lawsuit involving the CIA's secret program to imprison suspects abroad.



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Starbucks shortens menu by removing 'tall'

18 hours, 36 minutes ago
Starbucks has decided to shorten its drive-through menus — by getting rid of the 12- ounce "tall" drink size in favor of larger options.




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Chronic drinking is bad; suddenly quitting is worse

19 hours, 16 minutes ago
But chronic drinking has been linked to high levels of the stress hormone cortisol , which can be dangerous to health. But stopping suddenly can cause the brain's neurons to degenerate, research shows.



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Newsweek: Why DDT won't stop bedbugs

20 hours, 16 minutes ago
Some critics have blamed environmentalists for the current bedbug plague, arguing that the 1972 ban on DDT is a root cause. But there is virtually no demand, including from the pest-control industry, to bring back DDT to use against bedbugs, and widespread agreement that, environmental concerns aside, it wouldn’t work.



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Patriots' Brady unhurt after morning car crash

22 minutes ago
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady walked away unhurt from a two-car accident near his home on Thursday morning and was expected at practice later in the day, the team confirmed.




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Guard claims Britney ‘savagely hit’ her son

44 minutes ago
Bodyguard Fernando Flores maintains former boss Britney Spears physically abused her children while he was on the job, striking her young son with Flores' own belt.




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Britney denies bodyguard abuse claims

44 minutes ago
The pop singer and her attorneys said in a statement on her website that they expect Fernando Flores' case to be dismissed. Flores sued the 28-year-old on Wednesday, claiming she repeatedly exposed herself to him and that he witnessed her abusing her young sons.




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Colo. fire could worsen; 135 homes torched

53 minutes ago
As thousands of residents took in the news that at least 135 homes were destroyed by the wildfire outside Boulder, forecasters had more bad news Thursday: a hot, windy day is likely.




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