President Barack Obama said during a visit to Brooklyn Friday that the borough had always been "cool"

» Obama: Brooklyn Is "Cool," Inspired Generations of Immigrants - NBC New York
25/10/13 21:08 from Top Stories - Google News
NBC New YorkObama: Brooklyn Is "Cool," Inspired Generations of ImmigrantsNBC New York President Barack Obama said during a visit to Brooklyn Friday that the borough had always been "cool," and has drawn generations of ...

Five people were taken to WakeMed hospital in Raleigh Thursday night after a ride malfunctioned at the North Carolina State Fair

» OFFICIALS: At least 5 injured at NC State Fair after ride accide - WFSB 3 ... - WFSB
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ABC NewsOFFICIALS: At least 5 injured at NC State Fair after ride accide - WFSB 3 ...WFSB Five people were taken to WakeMed hospital in Raleigh Thursday night after a ride malfunctioned at the North Carolina State Fair, according to the W...

» Mass. students back in class, two days after killing - USA TODAY
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U.S. News & World ReportMass. students back in class, two days after killingUSA TODAYDANVERS, Mass. (AP) — With few details emerging about the killing of a Massachusetts teacher allegedly by one of her students, classmates returned to sc...

» Boy charged in death of Massachusetts teacher - Washington Post
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Washington PostBoy charged in death of Massachusetts teacherWashington PostA well-liked teacher was found slain in the woods behind the high school in Danvers, Mass., and a 14-year-old boy who was found walking along a state highway over...

» Man live-tweets details of ex-NSA chief's phone calls - CBS News
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Voice of AmericaMan live-tweets details of ex-NSA chief's phone callsCBS NewsFile this one under #PrivacyFail. While traveling on an Amtrak Acela train Thursday, former National Security Agency Director Michael Hayden apparently deci...

» Ukrainian jailed for life for killing Muslim, planting bombs in UK
25/10/13 15:22 from Reuters: International
LONDON (Reuters) - A Ukrainian man who murdered an elderly Muslim five days after arriving in Britain and planted bombs outside mosques was jailed for life on Friday. 

Publishing Edward Snowden security secrets a 'criminal' act, says former terrorism watchdog

» Publishing Edward Snowden security secrets a 'criminal' act, says former terrorism watchdog
24/10/13 10:30 from Russian news, all the latest and breaking Russia news
Publication of stolen state secrets by the Guardian newspaper was a "criminal act" and it is wrong to paint the newspaper's journalists as "virtuous whistleblowers", the former terrorism watchdog has said.    

• UK spy chiefs to give evidence

  
  Heads of MI5, MI6 and GCHQ will testify to the public for the first time in session broadcast on internet with short delay
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U.S. alerting partner nations on Snowden files

Ellen Nakashima

Documents taken by Edward Snowden contain information on operations against adversaries such as Iran, Russia and China that involve countries not publicly allied with the U.S., officials say. 

Ex-NSA chief learns the other side of eavesdropping thanks to a tweeter

Brian Fung

Michael Hayden’s cellphone call with reporter from Acela train turns public after it was live tweeted.

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Soros backs Hillary Clinton for president

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Soros backs Hillary Clinton for president

By Gabriel Debenedetti

WASHINGTON - Billionaire financier George Soros, a major Democratic donor, is backing an effort to persuade former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016, a spokesman said. Full Article