John Boehner just confirmed everything liberals suspected about the Republican Party

Boehner is validating one of the most persistent and controversial critiques of the modern Republican Party. And he has the authority to do so.
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The ancient copper mines dug by children

Thousands of years before the Industrial Revolution, people were mining for metal on an industrial scale.
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There will be a huge new 'Panama Papers' data dump

The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists is about to unleash a huge data dump about how some of the world's wealthiest and most powerful people hide their cash. The group has already released a host of information regarding how major figures in politics and business store their wealth in tax havens. On Wednesday the ICIJ said in an email that on May 9 it would "publish what will likely be the largest-ever release...
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SNOWDEN - Official Trailer

Academy Award®-winning director Oliver Stone, who brought Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Wall Street and JFK to the big screen, tackles the most important and fascinating true story of the 21st century. Snowden, the politically-charged, pulse-pounding thriller starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Shailene Woodley, reveals the incredible untold personal story of Edward Snowden...
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Amazon illegally billed parents for kids' in-app purchases, judge rules

Amazon illegally billed parents around the US for allowing their children to make in-app purchases without their knowledge or permission, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. The judge decided in favor of the Federal Trade Commission, agreeing with its complaint that Amazon surprised consumers with charges because it failed to sufficiently inform them that games labeled "free" could later allow purchases to be made.
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China: Obesity 'explosion' in rural youth, study warns

Obesity has rapidly increased in young rural Chinese, a study has warned, because of socioeconomic changes. Researchers found 17% of boys and 9% of girls under the age of 19 were obese in 2014, up from 1% for each in 1985. The 29-year study, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, involved nearly 28,000 students in Shandong province. The study used a stricter cut-off of the Body Mass Index (BMI) than the World Health Organization standard.
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‘Lost’ Sighting of Brightest Supernova Found in Ancient Text

Newly translated writings from Arab scholars offer intriguing details about SN 1006, the brightest star explosion in recorded history.
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