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Lawyer denies that Alaska mom on 'Dr Phil' abused kids
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The lawyer for an Alaska woman -- who's facing child abuse charges because of a "Dr. Phil" TV show appearance -- says authorities are intruding into a family matter. The audience saw video of Jessica Beagley disciplining...Tags: Television, Child Abuse, Phil McGraw, Alaska, Abusive Behavior
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Facebook raises $1 billion through Goldman
NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook says it has raised $1 billion from non-U.S. investors through Goldman Sachs. Combined with a $500 million investment from Goldman, funds Goldman manages and Russia's Digital Sky Technologies in December, the investments...Tags: Facebook, Media Industry, Shareholders, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Finance
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Watchdog group: Freedom slipped worldwide last year
WASHINGTON (AP) — The watchdog group Freedom House says 25 countries showed significant declines in democracy last year. The report's survey of 194 countries and 14 territories around the world found that China, Egypt, Iran, Russia and Venezuela...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Democracy, Elections, Human Interest, Washington, DC
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Obama to sign nuclear treaty documents Wednesday
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is pushing a key foreign policy goal, a nuclear arms treaty with Russia, closer to completion. He was signing documents Wednesday for the New START treaty, a cornerstone of U.S. efforts to "reset" ties with...Tags: U.S. Senate, Dmitry Medvedev, Elections, Treaties, Washington, DC
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Russia's parasailing donkey dies of heart trouble
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian donkey whose brays of terror while parasailing won her worldwide sympathy has died. The newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda says the 18-year-old female donkey called Anapka died of heart trouble after falling ill in December....Tags: YouTube, Newspaper and Magazine, Human Interest, Moscow (Russia)
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Mini-skirted Russians urge better snow removal
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Too much snow and not enough beaus — so says a squad of mini-skirted, high-heeled young women wielding snow shovels in Russia's second city. Seven women dressed for maximum hotness came to the frigid square in...Tags: Saint Petersberg (Russia)
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Suicide car bombing in Russia's Dagestan injures 11
ReutersMOSCOW, May 25 (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew herself up in car near a police building in Russia's Dagestan region on Saturday, injuring 11 policemen and passers-by, Russian media reported. Dagestan, an ethnically mixed, mostly Muslim region between...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Rebellions, Transportation Accidents, Suicide, Bombings
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Interpol rejects Russia's "political" case against fund manager Browder
Reuters* New setback to Russia in scandal over dead lawyer Magnitsky * Browder campaigning to expose rights abuses in Russia * Seeks to have Europe follow the U.S. in imposing visa sanctions By Jason Bush MOSCOW - Interpol has refused to include UK-based...Tags: Lawyers, Human Rights, Political Corruption, Litigation, Civil Rights
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Interpol rejects Russia's 'political' case against fund manager Browder
ReutersMOSCOW - Interpol has refused to include UK-based fund manager William Browder on its international search list after deciding that Russia's tax evasion case against him is "of a predominantly political nature". The decision is the latest twist in a...Tags: Human Rights, Political Corruption, Civil Rights, International Organizations, Government
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WRAPUP 1-Syrian opposition resumes unity talks key to peace conference
Reuters* Assad forces step up battle to retake key border town * Overnight talks fail to alter coalition composition * Veteran opposition figure Michel Kilo bargains tough * Clashing Saudi, Russian agendas muddy talks outlook By Khaled Yacoub Oweis...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Government, National Government, Lebanon, Bashar Assad
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Ukraine's first gay march held under police protection
Reuters* Gay activists march for about 250 metres with police guard * March was almost banned by court order * Follows defiant gay pride marches in Georgia, Russia KIEV, May 25 (Reuters) - About 100 Ukrainian gay rights activists held the country's first...Tags: Human Rights, Gays and Lesbians, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Syrian opposition resumes unity talks key to peace conference
ReutersISTANBUL (Reuters) - Syria's opposition resumed talks on Saturday aimed at creating a coherent front crucial to a proposed international peace conference, struggling under Western and Arab pressure to close their fractious ranks and elect a viable...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Government, National Government, Bashar Assad, Lebanon
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