A member of Colombia’s Congress had a heart attack while debating a transportation bill and died hours later in a hospital after having to be transported in a private car because no ambulances were available.

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In another bad sign for Hillary Clinton’s sinking campaign, the blogosphere — and the mainstream media — is all over her racially divisive comments to USA Today about her white support (read alvernon90’s diary), and the verdict is not good. The...

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The United States and Russia have expelled five diplomats and military attaches from each other’s countries in moves reminiscent of the tit-for-tat exchanges of the Cold War-era, US officials said yesterday.
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Need a break from the working, walking, and standing required by the demanding and stressful life you lead?

Well, pack your bags for Houston because NASA wants to pay you $17,000 to stay in bed for 90 straight days.

Iran said yesterday that it is to present the international community with a new package of proposals aimed at breaking the diplomatic deadlock over the country’s nuclear programme.

Rasoul Movahedian, Iran’s ambassador in London, told the Guardian:...

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