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How much is a fair price for being shipwrecked? According to the owners of the Costa Concordia, around $14,500 should cover the "lost baggage and psychological trauma." Cruise ship... full story
At last night's Florida primary debate, GOP presidential candidates found themselves in the curious position of trying to prove who loves immigrants more. Hispanics make up around 13 percent of... full story
Is America to blame for Europe's debt crisis? To listen to certain angry Europeans, it is. The focus of the continent's resentment is the three US-based ratings agencies whose warnings to... full story
Violence and confusion after clashes in Bani Walid this week were a troubling reminder of the lingering dangers of shifting loyalties and rampant distrust that remains between many Libyan cities.... full story
"Man bites dog" makes better news than "dog bites man," or so the journalistic aphorism goes. Well then, how about this for a headline: Baby Bites Snake! The kid was one-year-... full story
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Is a "taste for eating elephant meat" among diners on Thailand's Phuket island behind a recent spate of pachyderm killings? That's the conclusion the Associated Press has drawn in a new report. A mysterious string of elephant deaths along the Thai-Burma border, according to... full story




