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Throngs of pilgrims slept out on Copacabana beach overnight before a final Mass today caps Pope Francis’s week-long visit to Brazil. As waves crashed ashore, groups of young believers who gathered in Rio de Janeiro for World Youth Day dipped their feet in the water or sang “hallelujah” to...

When Japanese troops flooded the city of Nanking, embarking on an orgy of rape, murder, and wholesale destruction, a local Nazi official risked his life to save thousands of civilians. His name: John Rabe. In the dark days leading up to WWII, the Japanese army embarked on a sustained...

"From what we can see right now, it appears to be suspicious," suspicious

Infuriated by what they see as the long arm of Washington reaching into their business, states are increasingly telling the feds: Keep out! Bills that would negate a variety of federal laws have popped up this year in the vast majority of states - with the amount of anti-federal legislation...

While Judge Does Nothing A CBS affiliate in Clark County, Nevada, has uncovered video of a disturbing incident in family court, in which a mother present for a routine proceeding is sexually assaulted and then arrested in full view of the court. An internal investigation has since revealed...

via zip Same guy who donated $1 million to Barack Obama’s re-election campaign (via his super PAC). Via Newsbusters: Bill Maher has said some disgusting things about religion before. Possibly the most disgusting came on HBO’s Real Time Friday when the host actually said, “God in the Old...

Canadians observed the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice at sombre ceremonies across the country Saturday. The events also marked the first official Korean War Veterans Day which will be held each year on July 27. "Establishing July 27 as a national day of recognition serves as a...

Seven people have died in a collision between a semi-trailer truck and another vehicle six kilometres southeast of Lloydminster, Sask. RCMP said they are still trying to determine the identities of the people who died and contact their families. They did not say if there were any...

D'erp Derpison Common sense is apparently hard for some criminals. Take for example, 22-year-old Derrick Mosley, who reportedly attempted to rob an Oregon gun shop on Thursday armed with a baseball bat. According to various news reports, Mosley strolled into Discount Gun Sales in...

Seven people were killed, including the gunman, in an overnight shooting at a South Florida apartment building, authorities said. Police Sgt. Eddie Rodriguez told Fox News that the gunman was shot dead by a SWAT team following a standoff at a five-story building in Hialeah, just a few...

This has the makings of a tinfoil movie of the week: Barnaby Jack, one of the world's most prominent hackers, died on Friday, the San Francisco Medical Examiner tells NPR's Steve Henn. As Steve tells our Newscast unit, Jack became a hacker hero when he exploited a security vulnerability...

Boeing is chewing on the big green wiener. DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar Airways said on Friday it had taken one of its Boeing 787 Dreamliners out of service following what it described as a "minor" technical issue, as pressure mounted on the plane maker over possible new electrical problems with...

Oh dear. OTTAWA — The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has handed out a total of $17,000 in fines over illegal robocalls made last year on behalf of the NDP and Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar. The CRTC said Dewar’s campaign for the NDP leadership failed to...

London Underground in the 1970s/80s - Telegraph Seems something Durka would like doing.

This is the first installment of a special series TheBlaze is running called “Inside the Bible.” We will be exploring controversial issues as they are framed in the book to better understand their context and meaning. This week’s subject is marriage. Atheist activists and Biblical critics...

Liberal Senator Mac Harb - Small Dead Animals OOPS. The senate scandal just got #NOTFUNNY. Related...I kid you not. There is not a single mention of Mac Harb on this page at this moment. Politics - CBC News — Stephen Taylor (@stephen_taylor) July 26, 2013

Unknown vandals smear paint on Lincoln Memorial - The Washington Post

...The U.S. government has demanded that major Internet companies divulge users' stored passwords, according to two industry sources familiar with these orders, which represent an escalation in surveillance techniques that has not previously been disclosed. If the government is able to...

From Fark Study finds marijuana use among teens may cause permanent brain durrrrrrrrr Regular marijuana use during adolescence, but not adulthood, may permanently impair the brain and increase the risk for certain psychiatric diseases such as schizophrenia, according to an article...

OMAHA, Neb. —A 19-year-old accused of beating and raping an elderly woman who later died will now face a murder charge. Prosecutors said Sergio Martinez-Perez beat and sexually assaulted 93-year-old Louise Sollowin in her home Sunday. Sollowin died Wednesday. Douglas County Attorney Don...