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After Decades of Protests, Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant to Close 27 Aug 2013 | 07:53 pm
Entergy announced plans today to close and decommission the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vernon, Vermont, by the end of 2014. The site has been the target of protests for decades. In 2010, ...
Pakistan’s Musharraf Stands Trial for Bhutto Murder 27 Aug 2013 | 07:16 pm
Pakistan’s former military leader Pervez Musharraf is on trial for murder in connection with the assassination of opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The trial opened Tuesday i...
Serena Williams’ opponent needs hug from ball boy during rout 27 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm
Francesca Schiavone was down 0-6, 0-2 in her first-round match with world No. 1 Serena Williams at U.S. Open. The Italian had won just 25% of her first-serve points, had recently been on the losing en...
Venezuela claims foiling Maduro murder plot 27 Aug 2013 | 06:42 pm
Venezuela has claimed to have busted a plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro, arresting two hitmen it stated wanted to kill the leader on orders from a Colombian ex-president. Interior Minister...
Hagel says US military ready to strike Syria if Obama gives order; US gathering … 27 Aug 2013 | 06:33 pm
The U.S., along with allies in Europe, appeared to be laying the groundwork for the most aggressive response since Syria’s civil war began more than two years ago. Obama has not yet decided how to res...
Samsung confirms Galaxy Gear smartwatch for 4 September 27 Aug 2013 | 06:14 pm
“We will be introducing a new wearable concept device called Galaxy Gear at our own event in Berlin on Sept. 4,” stated Lee, stating that Gear would be marketed mostly to “young trend setters”. “The G...
The tongue, the twerking, the teddy outfit: Should someone have stopped Miley … 27 Aug 2013 | 05:59 pm
On Sunday the former Disney Channel star seemed all too keen to shed her squeaky clean Hannah Montana image, bursting onto the stage in a leotard which she quickly removed to reveal a flesh-coloured b...
Vanishing Chernobyl: Aerial photos show how devastated town in radiation … 27 Aug 2013 | 05:52 pm
Former power plant and neighbouring city of Pripyat are slowly becoming hidden from view by Red Forest Ukrainian government evacuated 350,000 residents from Chernobyl and Pripyat following 1986 disast...
US ready to launch Syria strike, says Chuck Hagel 27 Aug 2013 | 05:29 pm
27 August 2013 Last updated at 09:32 ET Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel says the US military is “ready to go” in responding to Syria Amer...
Just Thinking about Science Triggers Moral Behavior 27 Aug 2013 | 04:35 pm
With science in mind, morality increases. Image: iStock/Imagez Public opinion towards science has made headlines over the past several years for a variety of reasons — mostly negative. High profile ca...
