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Ooh La La: Sarkozy Gave the Obamas $42,000 Worth of Swag

A $7,500 golf bag, a $600 towel, a $400 cigarette lighter, and more crazy gifts from the French president to ours.

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| Fri Apr. 26, 2013 3:00 PM PDT

"Go to Sleep or I Will Call the Planes"

Congress hears from a witness whose childhood village in Yemen was hit by a drone strike.

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| Wed Apr. 24, 2013 9:00 AM PDT
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"60 Minutes" on Their Pro-Assad Twitter Hack: We're Working on It

The pro-Assad hacker army continues its deployment of weapons of mass annoyance.

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| Mon Apr. 22, 2013 4:40 PM PDT

Was the FBI Monitoring Boston Bombing Suspects for Years?

After the brothers' mom claims so in an interview, reports say the FBI interviewed Tamerlan Tsarnaev two years ago.

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| Fri Apr. 19, 2013 3:34 PM PDT

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Question Everything You Hear About the Boston Marathon Bombing

From Oklahoma City to 9/11 to Newtown, the aftermath of major tragedies is rife with misinformation.

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| Tue Apr. 16, 2013 9:30 AM PDT
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A War Photographer Who Was More Than Just an Adrenaline Junkie

Sebastian Junger's "Which Way Is the Front Line From Here" recalls the brilliant career and sudden death of his friend Tim Hetherington.

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| Tue Apr. 16, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Charts: America's Troubled Affair with Overseas Adoption

In country after country, a rapid rise in US adoptions has been plagued by controversy.

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| Mon Apr. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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Orphan Fever: The Evangelical Movement's Adoption Obsession

When devout Christian families made it their mission to save children from war-torn countries, the match was often far from heavenly.

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| Mon Apr. 15, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Photos: Documenting Murder in Mexico

Louie Palu captures the brutality of the drug war, on both sides of the border.

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 | Fri Apr. 12, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Olympians to Obama: Climate Change Will Melt Winter Sports

In a letter, 75 sports champions warn that warmer winters will jeopardize their sports.

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| Thu Apr. 11, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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The Latest Bird Flu Freakout, Explained

Is H7N9 headed your way?

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| Tue Apr. 9, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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LISTEN: Here Is a Song About the Twitter Feud Between Paul Krugman and the President of Estonia

The creators of this unconventional Estonian operatic work talk to Mother Jones about their new one-woman show. (Yes, a singing Paul Krugman is played by a woman.)

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 8:15 AM PDT

How Margaret Thatcher Made the Conservative Case for Climate Action

Although Thatcher later went cold on the issue, as prime minister she rallied the world behind global action.

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| Mon Apr. 8, 2013 8:53 AM PDT

Bursting the Thatcher Bubble

The Iron Lady was a divisive, free-market fanatic who raised taxes on the poor and supported human rights abusers around the globe.

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| Mon Apr. 8, 2013 9:36 AM PDT

Travels in China, With Skateboard: A Photo Diary

Rian Dundon spent six years capturing the daily life of a younger generation.

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| Fri Mar. 22, 2013 1:00 PM PDT

Film Review: The Revolutionary Optimists

Inspired by their teacher, children in the slums of Calcutta become community activists.

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| Fri Apr. 5, 2013 3:00 AM PDT

Obama Proposes Making Food Aid Less Insane

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| Thu Apr. 4, 2013 10:26 PM PDT

Charts: How Foreign Firms Flood America With Guns—and Get Rich Doing It

We import millions of firearms from nations with far stricter gun control laws than the United States.

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| Thu Apr. 4, 2013 3:00 AM PDT
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The Taliban Are Inadvertently Really Good at Endangered Falcon Conservation

On a related note, whales benefited greatly from the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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| Wed Apr. 3, 2013 2:21 PM PDT

Selling Solar Power in India's Slums

As more and more Indians get on the grid, the government's pushing solar.

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| Tue Apr. 2, 2013 1:22 PM PDT